“Sincethemillsfailed“thewritersaid“wehaveallgonetoworkanddonealotofthingssothatmothermightkeeponlivingintheoldhouse。Yes，thesalarywouldbeatemptation。But，mydear，isn’tWyomingbadforthecomplexion？AndcouldIsuethemifminegotdamaged？Itisstilladmired。IcouldbringonemalewitnessATLEASTtoprovethat！“Thenthewriterbecamebusinesslikeagain。Evenifshecametofeelthatshecouldleavehome，shedidnotatallknowthatshecouldteachschool。Nordidshethinkitrighttoacceptapositioninwhichonehadhadnoexperience。“Idolovechildren，boysespecially，“shewenton。“MysmallnephewandIgetonfamously。ButimagineifawholebenchfulofboysbeganaskingmequestionsthatIcouldn’tanswer！WhatshouldIdo？Foronecouldnotspankthemall，youknow！AndmothersaysthatIoughtnottoteachanybodyspelling，becauseIleavetheUoutofHONOR。“
AltogetheritwasaletterwhichIcouldassureMr。Taylor“sizedup“verywellwiththeletterswritteninmypartoftheUnitedStates。Anditwassigned，“Yourverysincerespinster，MollyStarkWood。“
“IneverseenHONORspelledwithaU，“saidMr。Taylor，overwhosenothighlycivilizedheadcertainportionsoftheletterhadlightlypassed。
Itoldhimthatsomeold-fashionedpeoplestillwrotethewordso。
“EitherwaywouldsatisfyBearCreek，“saidMr。Taylor，“ifshe’sotherwiseuptorequirements。“