Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-27

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commentary. But chiefly my attention was arrested
by the painted cupboar at end Othc room. What
could 1t be designed for! what could IL Contain
These were questions which longed to ask, but did
not venture TO propose Ia my temporary guardian
whose solemn visage harfrightcned me- while at the
same time perceived that opening ones MONTH ex-
ccpt for occasional yawn, contrary to csab-
lsied rule My curiosity was therefore necessarily
condemned to remain unsatIsied; and left to the d.
recton ofmy own Judgment. had settled IN the
conclusion that this cupboard was stored with the VA
rlOus good things intended Tor the refreshment OF the
worshipiuJ assembly The only object that seemed
10 oppose tins deduction something of d dark CO.
lour, which was just visible the top as j THOUGHT
at the interesting repository. This nisrs ed, must
be bush used to dust the cupboard but considered
1t strange indeed that 1t should be let in conspicu
Gus n station. Presently to my uaspeakable ssto
instrument, the dark Object appeared 10 elevate itself
above the top OF the cnpboard and whenit rose into
iu. view aud presented human head lnvolunlarilv
shuddcred at the resemblance Of the whole process
To the description, IN the Arabian Nights. of fu
lenerglng from the earth. The owner of the head
"a 1t woiul glance the congregations and then
wh out utterIng syllable bent fJrward nd Ind ls
face IN his handkerchief In this position he remained
some minutes, during which conceived him TO be en-
gngcd IN returning thanks for his good cheer and
very naturally began tn be impatient for my turn 10
come round. lie showed no disposition. however to
rrinquish lls post; and soon convinced that If
not privileged to eat behalf Of the whole assem-
bly,, lie NJ least undertook perform M the TALKING
an assumption which | regarded rs ht;ic less selfish,
Disappointed, yeXed and hungry, | sunk back in my
seat, and tho CungrFcai ION soon led me 70 IN W
their munOtoIoIs melody.
! Ater induction into tho school, which event took
place IN" following day, do no. know that my his
TORY torthc first six months clifford any thing AZ
all remarkable. had the usual ordeal OF ,--an,iIars
TO pnss through ana venture add the feat was
performed with much cordial hatred and "a MANY
bitter names bestowed on The lea rned Thomas RuId
man, over an IDLE schnpboy had 10 answer for Yet
amid all the wDcsof this now situp ION and Tho into
I, l,,i-
ny LIE, To TO any thing. AMI particularly wit dill
not IKE tn do; M roa mite disp lston suC' REL M
tiie OF abatement. The SAM was oniv truniei rnd
from th" country TO the town; tic tue changed
from day 10 night. When the ia;i-uCs Of the Gav
were over. and 'hc stiffness Of darkness sucsccl, Il
the busy hum Of the school and the rqit, of carria-
THs, could yet indulge with wInted ievvnr in T. , de.
lgbtiu visions wic Il hid once formed NV cr,. c,.
Ga"ctd rnt-nor, alas wofullv Cortrastrd lv .hc
compulsory avocetiona Of the school room. Oncn
too during the hoUrs coasccruied 10 learuiar would
forget wheye was, and all th" particulars oil l..y
present condition, the lovely rules of thc Latin GROIN
mnr, the original text on one side and the translation
on the other, would assume under Toy active ianrv
the scmb!auce oi my aihcrs parallel rows of rn tin
pedagOgrc and his tcru,e were remembered no more:
and the trees the rocks md the springs Of nv distant
home rose in the dstinctncss OF rculiv before NV
entranccd aud enraptured view.
The first logging | received n: school was Sc
we're wound TO my sersBIiites both OF mind and BODY
In transIdting ofthe sentences OF our Latin lesson
means So rare n; tb t'l''sn ~ no
Phenomena would be secuted and rcproba,cd IN adv
moGestv cn,,r - 5,d I,i, I 90 '.' - :, = :"
silent f1r ti,o Io,,,, ,,, ~ -: - ','i'''.-
receive rs due share II admiration. skinned y,.rv
cooiIy To tic next sentence " hat was my aInazp-
u cnf y,hcr tl,. rnnst.r ,I ,,,,
words. aud insisted on = trsrsi,,,in', C,rf,5.J nv
the unexpected order -,zaI =, HIN -, l - ,
phyHoTnuny, which lac naturally enough n,stoqi for
confession OF cporapco. and ac,ir,r ,,l,r ,l; h.
lief made inc Forthwith martyr 10 ,l, c,,, 81. ma,
dcstv. 70 b. n.li,upnJ for ans. c.,,., ,,t,,,, -
utiab,c cncnch % -, rrv school nov, ,,iu 1910. ,,i
but to cnc.uu,.r birch where we ryynac..d ionos
daton * Indeed wo thrice ,:l;of IT,. WINS The
first practical Illustration Of KIM So.il.t,
maxim 'l.rr IS time for nil h,no ~ ,,,b b,d
been my %, TO NEE, with much MOI. - ,f1o- - ~
proper person. Before :hs rcrioI bod :-n----.I;,
presume, t'~t 49," -oot ,,~,~:9,z Of r1oiest,, Ele
those Of mathematics, were totally ndcpenjeuf Of
iirrc Mace .,,G circumstances 49,, ~ g
hewclr-. ior drLarriu.r ~ the er.rci,,on nj ,gds
which 10 spoken NJ horc IN presence ~ unv I'm, ms