The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-06-27

sasDias 70 Ne, i her most insinuaiios man
- 40 sskoans.h,r glass 4 Frensieasc!n
s W. pufIic;cnt. TO pfevent being Il
complete ~ pnisoncd [ eummo1ed mp Iesole- Il
ton TO look 1t my watch; seeuaed surprieed /
II wss 30 late, and took hasfy leave q the
party.
There is something ia coursship, which
writer's on the moral sentiments have not de-
seribed. Ii Is the most exquisite piece o. !.
foolery that life produces, instead Of beng |
the serious matter that people imagine
Cupid is usually represented blind. .6ut ne
has only ) cast in his eye; and al his wor-
Slippers are marked by similar obllqMty q
vision. Itcamot be denied that love squints,
for no lover Ipoks at his mistress 70 straignt
forward, nn{ter-of-fact manner. Instead q
gazing on her, his eyes are on the heavens,
and he thinks Of angels; and she, lnsteaa o.
observing him, has her vision taken up WIZ
The principal character in her tavorse TO |
nance, and sees ahcro. The insight nave
gained into the natureof the ludicrons, made
me regard things in less round aDo'.
fashion han Is usual with lovers; ana, mo
/ / certainly felt pleasure IN observing the
i signs by which my adored was continually
leyincinr her kind feelings towards me, i
I was one, that had possessed the use Of the
risible muscles, must have ended in laugh
ter.
/ had heard, in confidence, from her man. ;.
ma, who never LET slip an opportunity o.
praising Amelia to me, as possessing all 'ne
lcardinal virtues and all her own virtues =.
we'll, that the young lady. from feelings Oh
pure benevolence, meekness and charlty,
had voluntarily become grataltous leacne !.
in the village Sunday school, and deyoted All
her leisure hours to the tack OF instructlns
the Young IDEAS Of the juvenile population
!, of the neiyhborhood. On the earliest occa.
] sion bent my steps towards the scnool, anu
Twas on the point Of entering the room' wnen
! / heard an angry voice 10 loud ailerca'.o.'
Z mingled with sort of convulslye sonDlns'
= that seemed to proceed from chitd. sop
J ned to listen, and heard the following GA
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g IC-a-t.n muttered ono of the scholars
= with wnimper between every letter.
y aWeIl! and what does cut spell. you stu
u MD little hussyf'' fiercely inquired her IN
lstructress.
r. aSay il this minute, Miss, or I'll beat yo'
black and blue" -
e aC-a-t,'' repeated the child more slowly
- but with sobs increasing in Ioudness.
: aYou obstinaselittle slut! You're enoug
10 nrovoke saint, you are! and il | had'r
,e the patience Of Job, and the m'idness OF Q
. angel, should not attempt to en'igh1en you
.. wretched ignorance" Then giving the P,
- nil shake which increased the sobb.ns
:. n roar. the other cried, "Tell me what
IN does spell, or I'll give you such q box on u
-. lear
= Vhh convulsive effort, the girl ende
~ vored TO make her answer audible, amid y
=. |lacrymose outcry, and said, aPuss-puss-
|, II puss-pussy!"
ed IheardA blow follow the unfortunate
,as ply. that thought would have finally settt'
ed. 1.-The education Of the young student; but
po- only elected scream; which sets descr'
ing ton at defiance.
en-, aStop that numbering this instant, or
nu- give you something to cry for" said !
yht. teacher sharply. sBut it is all for your Cox
ned YOU unprateful jade! Am not striving
at can do to make you happy? There, ia
!, | that. and 90 into the corners" and anoti
Z It spanker was followed by another scream.
myl .Tommy Tucker" cried the same vol
sscome and say your reading lesson.
rus Iaa few moments, distinguished the
flowing words; repeated in tone and u
Du'- maaner which / can only describe BY say',
an thut the smaller words were given in HI
pa tone, with pauses Of various lengths betwe
fka- and the longer or more difficult words
rather more than an octave lower; the sin
letter denotes an attempt at spelling:
5. A wise-son- INA, maketh a-glad-
Mss -fat-hse-r-fat-
l lne <sFathcr, you Ounce"
'eue nFather;-but a-foo-foolf foolish SON
,I-the--h-e-a-hea-"
,oeo nHe, You blockhead!".
Aan 1He--v-i-heavi-ne-double s-n
'ssD
Here there was pause.
~. "Well, what doestthat spell, dolt1" q
800 the teacher.
so aHeavenliness-"
A box on the ear made the untortuu
ns' Tommy Tucker cry out. =.
e1y' aHeaviness, you stupid little fooI!'
claimed bis instructress.
sMr aHeavinessu' repeated the boy, raj
;ra soto uoce; but here an interruption