New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-09

whipped boy for fighting But did your father
tel Won not TO defend Yourself
Please sir replied Charles he forbade me TO
strike snv one for any purpose he told me Kindness
and furgiveness were the best defence.
&C. Is your father fool ?" exclaimed the master
' Take your seat
The master was very angry. The veins IN his
forehead swelied and his nosirils were diated. be-
cause of the presumption Of the boy IN bringing
such fsnsticsm into the school Bat very wisely
knowing his iraty Of old he dismissed the subject
saying shall At the opening OF the school this at
ternoon. explain what i the duty OF boys IN TINS
matter Now attend To your lessons
Ia the afternoon he gave us the promised light
When he began his sermon, he affected TO be very
calm he spoke slowly and emphatically. Boys,
said he "you know | am for peace There Is no
thing so much insist upon that there shall be no
fighting among you. Fla c not this very morning
logged a boy for striking another shall Away :
do so. There must be no fighting while am mas
ter" Here he clenched his fist. " | should like to
catch any of you afghting. You would have me
10 reckon with.
But continued he. 81 have another most sol
emn duty to perform. Here his voice became sub
dued and impressive | must warn you against
the foolish notions which modern fanatics are striv
ing 10 establish What absurdiiy They would
overthrow all government Don't you see II We
read Of iniunctions TO fight in the very scriptures
one great Teacher said if he were of this world he
would fight 1t is very clear
am for peace and because | am for peace |
cannot let the new fanalical opinions come into my
school War is the worlds emphatic curse, and TO
prevent war ii is necessary 10 fight lmean TO fight
sometimes on proper occasions. Ny conscience viii
permit me 10 say more IN favor OF war than this
Nor il II necessary, for YOU have no temptation to
tight except when YOU deem It important Tor you TO
fight. The cause OF Peace Is injured by fanatcism
I toll all ltstp.
wrong mean in every case-all fighting mean
then here the master got entangled In his own
argument, and came 10 an abrupt stop.
But feeling that something more was necessary,
he called mp William White and desired him to say
what he thought on the subject Now William was
a very straightforward boy he was all logic. with
out the least tact or poetry 10 his composition he
was the best mathematical scholar IN the school.
Master Horton made bad choice, for William had
been puzzling his head over the masters language,
and could not make head nor tail OF IT, When order
ed however he marched down to the desk. aud
stood like post. with his mouth open, and his eye
fixed on the masters
Tell me-" said Master Horton. what ] have
been saying about war and peace. know you un-
derstand me.
Yes sir think you said fighting was always
wrong and sometimes-right."
Il said no such foolish thing exclaimed the mas
ter in towering passion. TRY again"
w lillian was very anxious 10 please MS master
and TO acquit himself well before his school fellows
20 he spoke again with great care and deliberaton.
You meant, sir, that war was not always wrong
of that am certain and think you said 1t was
always unchristian."
The master was COMPOUNDED and lost all his pres
cnce of mind and determined to get proper answer
from William he roared out. "Sirrah if you do not
Immediately give me a proper answer | VIII hog
you
William was frightened and could no, remember
a single word the master had said on the subject,
except the last sentence about lying, and the mas
ier's doctrine was puzzling that he thought he
would shift the ground Sir you said. that all
lying except when necessary. was very wrong"
At this jnncture-the boys could not help 1.-THE
whole school broke out into roar of laughter and
Master Horton, having no other resource, laughed
himself
After the uproar had subsidized, Master Horton re-
marked that he would more fully explain his opln-
ions on the subject some future opportunity-but
the opportunity never came .. h. Z.
Portsmouth,, ". H.