One of the girls who had failed to
get any breakfast came out and went to the well to draw some
water to drink and take the place of the breakfast which she had
not been able to get. When she reached the well, she found that
the rope was broken and that she could get no water. She turned
from the well and said, in the most discouraged tone, not knowing
that I was where I could hear her, "We can't even get water to
drink at this school." I think no one remark ever came so near
discouraging me as that one.
At another time, when Mr. Bedford--whom I have already spoken of
as one of our trustees, and a devoted friend of the
institution--was visiting the school, he was given a bedroom
immediately over the dining room. Early in the morning he was
awakened by a rather animated discussion between two boys in the
dining room below. The discussion was over the question as to
whose turn it was to use the coffee-cup that morning. One boy won
the case by proving that for three mornings he had not had an
opportunity to use the cup at all.
But gradually, with patience and hard work, we brought order out
of chaos, just as will be true of any problem if we stick to it
with patience and wisdom and earnest effort.
As I look back now over that part of our struggle, I am glad to
see that we had it.
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