Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-08-11

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learning lived upon the banks of river; he
was not one of those amiable sages who enjoy
in solitude the fruits of theif studies, but re-
who necessarily tormented every body he met,
with quotations, metaphors, sc. # he had
but contented himself with addressing those
who were able to understand hm-but he was
surrounded by poor peasants, who knew little
beyond their field and plough, and yet he ac-
companied them into their nuts with Homer,
Horace, and SoPhocles, without even transla-
ting his quotations. "Sir," said the peasants
to him, "let us till our fields, and plant our
cabbages; if we spent our time in filling our
heads with things which we did not under
stand, your cook would find no vegetables in
market, and you would not have such fine fruit
upon your table. But instead of seeing the
truth ofthis observation, he exclaimed with
much seflsatisfaction, Labor lmprobus omnia
uincet."
Not far from this pedant lived sailor
droll fellow, who has always merry and happy,
constantly singing, and was considered very
skillful in his profession. One day the pedant
had occasion to go to the other side of the RI
yer, and went on board the sailors boat, who
Immediately took his oars and pushed off. On
the way the following dialogue took place be-
tween them:
Friend" said the passenger to the boat
men, "you seem to be very cheerful and hap
py, and suppose you are very well satisfied
with yourself"
"And why, should not be satisfied" said
the boatnlan: ~ make good use ofmy time,
and have no cause of sorrow"
"Ah! you make good use of your timei
Truly should be glad to know whether you
deserve to be happy.-Can you read?'
"No, Sir, not letter.
"Poor wretch! you cannot read, and yet
you sing! Why you have lost quarter ofyour
life"
The boatmen did NOT answer, but continued
to sing. Soon after the pedant continued
"Can you write!'
"Why, to be sure not! told you INcould
not read, so how should writer
"What! you cannot write, and vet SO cheer
full; you have lost another quarter of your
lifew 4
The boatman shrugged his shoulders, but
did not seem less cheerful than before. Pre-
sently the pedant began again:--
"Boatman, do you understand mineralogy,
ornithojogy, zoology, astrology physiology
and psychology, sc.
3" The deuce take all your foolish long
names! What dol want with them?"
"How! you know nothin of these fine
things, and yet fancy yourself happy! Why
you have again lost quarter of your life?f
During this conversation, storm had sud-
denly arisen, the waves tossed the light boat,
and at length drove it on rock, ON which it
could but perish
Sir" said the boatman to his companon,
at this critical moment, Scan you swimg
Ono, indeed cannot; have had more im-
portant matters to attend to than that
"Well, then, fear you have lost your
,chole life" ,..a s4 Ass &s
Thus saying, he leaped into the waves and
swan ashore. He suffered the pedant to
struggle while in the water, and pretended
not to hear his cries for assistance. Atleneth
he took compassion on him, helped hin; out Of
the water, and took him home half dead with
fear, dripping wet, and trembling with cold,
Since that time the pedant is ssald to have lost
most of his pride. 81 ss