The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-12-02 00:00:00

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• ANTHONY TROLLOPE OÜREADING.

. °II u. a T
^4.lt --1-13 r evening the annual meeting, Ortlie City and
umalfields School of Art—unique of its kind' E this City of
etietrw_sll, and Well-worthy of iroitation in other parts of the
tt tionolis and in large provincial towns, for the good
113 g and the benefits it confers (remarks The
• 1---NVas held at its head-quarters, a large, lofty,
tish well-ventilated building, situate in the heart of
Irticc°Digate- The school, which has been popular and
Q 1,2.10111 from the very first, was established In 1842,
RorY through the instrumentality of the Rev. William
DmZelis, 31t
SI.A., Rector of Bisbopsgate, aided by roost of the
po-Z.e, Dal citizens in the Ward, among whom ho is exceengly
rtiar- The occasion of the meetiug on Tuesday night was
I,
..,, 4nunal distribution of prizes, and the ceremony attracted
laree audience, including the representatives of the
the Court of Common Council, and most of the
tee of the district; the members .4 tile
ogre',ll,.. 0.1 management; Sir John Bennett, li . John_L.
Anthonysit honorary secretary, and other gentlemen. air.
relieve, on whom the duty of distributing the
0.....:.4 devolved, was much cheered on rising to discharge
lie said there was nothing, he believed, in this world
80 variable as success, and he could conceive nothing
atoore typical of success than the giving away of prizes.
.12herefote, he had been asked to take part on that very
Interesting occasion.
•But he had not unnaturally
4,,liked himself the reason why. He was a man who.had
"'toted his life, not to the instruction, but the atuuze-
baeht of his fellow-creatures. "All work and no play
itllacle_ e Jack a dull boy ;" and unless they could aunuee
egmaselves by means of recreation they could hardly
j.',e_ ancceesful. He was going to recommend them to
r coree readers; but he was not going especially to
°llernend them to read novels, though he was a
A 55ee,4er of novels. From reading gcod novels they might
e
read good lessons ; but if they would condescend to
leas bad novels they would certainly get very bad
edrecsrla- He hoped that every young boy that heard
Watild have to earn his bread. Ninety-nine out of
eeo• :°lleand who had to earn their bread were much
lie lee IIaPPY than the unfortunate person who got his
adctiektbod without labour. Each one of those he was
With sil.h3g had to ask himself what he meant to do
h
tile. la life. Let their trials and struggles be what
'414, 411 nht, there would be many hours to each of
Crea-7114 Which their happiness would depend on the re-
Rely- ..," 441 ~„'which they might be able to obtain for them-
,..tte remembered when he came to London as a
toe 5, lad. and when he went into a public office to
led; uie bread, that an old relative of his—a dear old
Ilelt);:lvr°te him a letter recommending him when he
aed 18 office for the day to be-sure and go home to tea
hi iread a good book. That was all very well in
iee,"ar, but it did not bring to him a sufficient
dolabe't the life he had 'to lead. There was no
that the reading of books, whether with tea
eeitillthout ought to be the recreation which they
Ilfe, Proposed to themselves for their future
ask With reference to the reading of books he would
iietil: clueetion which would perhaps insult them all; 1
he ee-e„th,eaY were indifferent, as Berne of them might be,
at ."`"Q ask them to stay their hands and not out him
lan°lll,7' The question was, could they read? (A.
Dre,s ) Re had no doubt that every young person
cal, ellt who heard him would ausiver, "Certainly I
tieei What businese has he to come here and ask me
troli2a %elation ? Of course I can read. Let him (Mr.
OPe) tell them, however, that among his friends—
stlloL'ig those who were .nearest and dearest to him;
fort:„g a°tile who were among the wisest he had—he
tak,,," 41, an and women who could not read. They could -
lie -,,.! nook and open and read it ins well as any whom
thjaa, then addressing; but they did not read.
tene"tuaY once saidlhat a man who was a scholar was one
ttlici could
DI it with his feet on the fender at his ease and
•lee :',ato. Mr. Trollope wee not, going to recommend
eeafrrilence to read Plato; Lut again be aeked them,
ilett`' theY read? There were, no doubt, many pre-
d,, who said to themselves, that reading was rather
ki';' work ; but he had learnt to read, and could read,
la, cLak as fast as anybody. If thcee among the friends
as addressing never read books when they wore
te R*, they might be assured they would never read
''
„Lta when they were old. (Cheers.) He had written
4i passage from a well-known author in Latin,
titleh he would read to them in English—namely,
t Cicero had said of Literature. He had been
e4taking of the pleasures of the world, and he said, in
tt`te et, Epee:ling of literature, it nourished our youth,
:led delighted our old age; it adorned our prosperity,
ti;l4 tended to rob adversity of its sting. Now (eon.
tlettlead Als. Trollope), let those whom he addressed
Dr:lJ' What all that me&nt. There were many very
wh_levtorthy delights. There were the theatres,
~e'tnls the people received additional amusement, and
otirlalY a knowledge of the world and of nature;
tbe,.4 book people could take to bed with them if
alirehr Pleased. And, again, how great was the plea-
walking into our National Gallery, and gazing
‘:,x4Za ina.terpieces in art as his friend Mr. Frith, for
hiaZ ,Ple, had 'painted: There were noblemen who
tek etY nnancipictnre galleries, which they could not
b,te I'6 thn seasiee ; they conlo riot al way s play cricket; A LIVING RAILWAY PARCEL—A CHILD
Not: gocl book went with them every where Some IN A SOAP BOX
.
ie,b:
jued oi hunting, but there woos a good deal want-
th'es, Ifs°a People oonld evjoy that recreation; whereas The Poetmmt,,r- G eneral, in Lie annual report... the_
read "'au always suii their fox if they knew how to other week, stated that among other peculiarities of
20 toa Rood book. If however, they did not read from the year's tranernissions had been that of a terrier dog.
however, the officials et Tithe]) trrestteet
60, .44° Years of age, they would never read frond.4o to Yesterday,
'4l tCe,a(lvieied.thein, therefore, to set with their feet station dift-oiered that the Lancashire teed Yorlehirer
the b'e aender as Macauley had said, and thus enjoy Company had. been entrusted with the conveyance or
ook .11 '
Aft l'-ieY were reading, even mote -valuable tied perishable living cro","6,
- Among the parcelesihich had arrived at the station by
kr, r thia brief address which at times was cheered,
the 00 rollepe a goods train from Preston was a box from which the
proceeded to deliver the prizes gained by call of a child was heard. It was at once opened, and
ot a, °re successful of the students. Many hundreds found to contain a living female child, thoroughly
iltia-i‘e baBt families in that part' of the City were pre'
.healthy, and apparently nene the worse of ita
Pout °II the occasion,' including a large proportion of long confinement. The box was a "Hudson's
elegig Ladies' who contributed Born K
e ,yie.get 4.lee dry soap" box, and it was addressed to "Mr.
thecouree of the eveeieg.
.;;,:t3 gagman -,e, Willi Ims' Liverpool, to he 1., f t Toll Called
.
Wales" , f the particular Mr. Williams in question
131r4r4EIMS to an AMERICAN SHRINE. was is matter of impossibility so far as the officials of
A. c the rail pray station were concerned, the chile was first
Write.. °rrl'aPondent .of the Cincinnati Commercial given into the eatitody of the police. It was conveyed
hil 4-:—" Mount Vernon never looked 00 attractive to the detective depertment but, a 'though cu,riouely,
nee ?w, and thither go eaeh dayefrom -560 to 1,200 inspected, the "Intelligent officers" present failed, to
autti, a—arid such pilgrims! I-went do on on 'Friday, trace its name or lineage.. T.T.uder those conditions it
teeee:'"e -Arrow was crowded e .t. utmost capacity by was taken to the workhouse, where it was, of course,
.' tVvtin ill lookalfk-Ttatlkalsike,and dress alike. carefully attended to. The little thing, which is doing
tea iY tad y, almost, wears over her Waterproot at least well, had been booked sit Preetthe sher.ly before five
tea,,"tl3 bf e6lee cable (lain. I counted seventy quite o'clock, left by the 645 p. antrain, and arrived at
their,4l;._ What on earth they want with so m 1 uch Liverpool shortly. after • eight o'clock. It had thus
4re ee- '3 a Puzzle that no fellow can make out, They been in close confinement for about three hours, for
are —cluisitive to the last degree, and their appetites I there was no provision for ventilation beyond-that
40 llever satisfied. They venerate any relic from left for " dry soap." Tne child was dressed in a white
ajetl4. t *Vernon, from a brick to a pin, and some of them I chemise and flannels, and was wrapped in an old blue
Afarulti. 7 ignorant why they venerate. Since last petticoat. No trace to the consignee!hfr been obtained.
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