Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-09-18
Tie Teacher ] loved most.

No icacher possessed such uubonndad control over
me. ssd hey one day Mis-. - was at That run
only nb"ol screr wears od, but shah never forget tee
attachment which EXISTED
Yves 1t you alone, asked, that was so aitacHtJ to
her ar WIS the attachment common in the tcloals
We al loved her, she replied. ! do not know Of O
puri IN he school lhat dd not love bfr Ike parent
Why was This Wherein DID she differ from other
tcr-EcTs a, TINT reriudp
She unusuolIy Kind and aiTrctiona;c ,ouq shp
as very fond Of telling us sio'ics story telling in
schooi VAS quite new tnu~ aud stturg- did it seem,
that almost feared that It was some hing wrong --
Yet no little being were ever happier Than we, whie
che told MS stores.
Were the stories usually short ones
Sometimes long, md s1uetimr. tho-' lat they
were always fol- ut interest. We needed no ur2inr 10
e'isnd to them We esteemed ra favor TO be permit
ted 10 hear iatm.
Were they related during what ute called school
hour, or Was Il durinC bc lutrrnls-i"n rrcrss'
In both but ci,enes during tic school hours Whcu
We had been siGd yug well for long Time she would
prrhsps say; Sow YOU my ala of yUu ay down your
ooo.s, aud NIll ten YOU story.
Nhat else did st', that made you peculiarly attached
t. her:
She used TO Lsep LILLE scWnr schools. nj tie elo.c
oi the day school which, ihoueh ycty find Of plsy,
we oscrn"d 1t great iavor 60 be pcrmitrd to attend
A. es the school sas d. smissrd we were allowed
10 run home, and get work, aud come 10 the school
and sew.
vas t tic sewing in company Of your mates you
w,rr fond of, 90 The society OF your TEACHER
The latter, principally. We were never more nappv
not even az home than IN her company. Wethpught
her lhr must hnnd,umc, the most neatly dressed
the most amiahe sud the excellent Of the ratt
No school teacher at least, good teacher
as Miss b. We woud no, have exchanged her lot any
o'heTl was going 20 say or sll ol4cIs--lu the world
Did sAr ever mdici punishment
seldom, inbred, # ever. Ihote was no necessity fof
II reh'tuber my tatieT asked aud M sisrt Que
day. bow it happened that dd not oilrncr get pun.
isacd. We tsid hun loved tie teacher too well f.
DO any thug wrong.
DO you mean To- ,ay sl- never punished at Az
do not She ai4 somctiues punish, though 1t Was
seldom.
Was there any thing peculiar in her method Of dis
oipiue,
she took great pains have the school all see ,ll1,
the punishment justly inflicted Hatthc uansgtes.
had brought upon Themselves aud That she took
no prasure ~ punisuinc for the sake Of puuishtng
remember, IN particular that number Of the lar,
ger boys, having Done something wrong. called
oul 20 be punished II vas MONDAY and the minister
Of the pash had preached tie day before ifom that
memorable text The wHy OF ira sEfr-safs - hard -
She applied uI- text 20 the curc before her and wiki
the most complete suctrss I'rTy boy srriucc 90 te.
that he was inbred uanssresaori snd that the ways o.
unusgressofs were Truly hard.
sue must hssr been captsl teacher Were you
not sorry 20 isuye her OF the close ct the prto
bcry sorry. iuGrsd and ie~ if any Of us could Re-
from from tears IS W-pt u the school ROOM apd 80
0rpt aitrf We got home and s'me ol ~ we're almo-
unwilling io b, cIu4iuEisd. I .r only A.le had was
ihst sHr would be employed again, t.e next summer
90 H-ica ~ iath'r n-a 10 give u'v s'ns cHceuiagr
uarut
wa. she egploye4 ihr nrrit-r,u
ho che was eHas'rd, rat.y. ln another district -
Her s'tor O.. 'mpi".ed vHo "asan s1csrtl teacher
boa not equal o. Inr first
Have yau e.cr sren Der since
so,era tars. si- visited iir school year ~ 50
sfrr she bad taught o. yass oseflat-a ip ss~ Le
and la such constant etu4tlu that a. h.u 90 r9.r uts
turn Go read IN any class aa- una1.a o. saYs asfd
arl tHfstir t-sfs hnd alrg .sr i.-r ieE yerr
lHtrr st aii-r sHe bad ul.fri-d aud araoih- u-
fltss q FuiF, ard perceived llat as~ bed begun "a
make nr0a-s upon hyr once far couh'rHuAcr cou.l
not fsifHI4 from i~~linr slr ~ the ,haurr.