New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-13


Of the other Why had supposed all the while,
that you were some young sprg OF the law who
had scented oat cur foolish title quanei here from
a distance, and bad come 70 see whether the Court
like the monkey Judge In the fable, would Work
up an the cheese himself or leave enough to auord
a nibble 70 a lawyer Bat have you really come
to offer yourself as master for such school as
ours p
o." came for that purpose, sir." replied Locke
and trust to be found qualified for the situation
Rave brought with me certificate OF qoahhca'
tons and farther am very willing 20 be exam
ined personally by yourself and others
The story Of Bunkers examination Of our hero IA
exceedingly amusing, but too long to be given en-
tire The Captain, though he could not read was
man Of great originality, a close observer ard
thinker, thorough master Of arithmetic and geo.
graphy Amsden found bis qualifications subject.
ed to scrutiny that he little anticipated and if
he had not been a thorough scholar would have
come off second best. Bunker thought the all
important qualification 10 schoolmaster was, that
he should be able TO think for himself and being
convinced that Locke possessed this qualification
he finished the examination, as follows;
"And now, sir, all ! wish 70 know farther about
you whether you can teach others 70 think.
which IL half the battle with a teacher. But AZ
nave hdl an eye on TINS punt "hAS ntttnNlA- -
the others. probably one experiment which VIII
put upon you to make on one OF the UOys mere VIII
be oil | shall want"
Proceed sir" said the other
"Ay, sir, reioned Bunker, turning to the open
fire place, in which the burning wood was sending
up column Of smoke; "there you see that smoke
rising don't YOU Well, you and know the rea
son Why smoke goes upward. bUtmy youngest boy
don't, rather think. Now take your own way,
and see # you can make him clearly understand IT,
Locke, after q moments reflection and a glance
round the room for something 10 serve for appara-
tus took from a shelf where he had espied mum
Der the articles the smallest Of set Of cast iron
cart boxes, rs is usually termed the round hollow
tubes, in which the axletree Of a carriage turns
Then selecting tin cup, that would just take m
the box aud turning into the cup rs much water as
he Judged with the box would I'll IT, he presented
them separately to the boy, and said
There my lad, tell me which OF these Is the
heaviest r.
why the cart box, to be sure, replied the boy,
taking thecup halfiilled with water into one nand
and the hollow iron in the other
Then YOU think this iron is heavier than ne
much water as would I'LL the place Of it, do you
resumed Locke
why yes, as heavy again, and more tool
know I is, promptly said the boy.
ell, sir, now mark what do" proceeded the
former, dropping into the cup the iron box through
the hollow of which the water instantly TO the
brm of the vessel
"There, you saw that water rise to the top ofthe
cup. did youi'
Eyes, did"
"Very well, what caused il 70 DO so q
why, know well enough, If ! could think
why, it is because the iron Is the heaviest and as II
all round the water 50 It can't get away SIDE
ways, it is forced up"
THAT is right and now want You to tell me
what makes that smoke rise mp the chimney
why, guess replied the boy scratching MS
head guess--I guess don't know
did you ever get up in a chair to look on some
high shelf so that your head was brought near the
ceiling Of heated room, ia Winter and. II so, did
YOU notice any difference between the air up there
and the air near the floor below r.
Eyes remember-I have, and found the air up
there as warm as mustard and when got down
and bent my head near the floor to pick up some
thing | found it as cold as tunket.'
THAT is ever the case bat wish you to tell me
how the cold air always happens to settle down to
the lower part Of the room, while the warm AR,
some how at the same time, gets above
why, why, heavy things settle down, and the
cold ar--yet, that's IT, ant 1t the cold ar y
heaviest and 90 settles down. and crowds up the
warm dir, that is highest
Very good. You then understand that cold ar
is heavier than the heated air as that iron Is
heavier than the water so we now will go back to
the main questOn-what makes the smoke 60 up
ward p
@Ohl see il now as plain as day; the cold air
settles down an round like the iron box. and drives
M the hot air as fast the fire heats II in the MD
die like the water; and so the hot air carries the
smoke along up with t. same as feathers and Things
in whirlwind. CORY l have found out what
makes smoke go up-it is curious, though, ant IT,
you" mi,
thing is settled. / will give up that you are 81
acadepician of thousand You can not only think
for yourself but can teach others to think aud
therefore pronounce you well qualified Tor schoo
! master in everything except government aoou'
which we will hope for the best, and run the risk
so you may call it bargain as quick as you
please
Amsdens success as Teacher was wonderful
aud the School which had long been noted as The
worst in the region became In his hands the best
The former master had been driven of by violence
but our hero. after many trials, not only subdue'
the refractory spirits but inspired them with the
noble ambition to excel in intellectual attainments
In this state Of things unexpected difficulty &C
Cured Many OF the scholars were taken suddenly
ill., and many of the people unable to account 10
the fact that the children in their district should b
sick while those in the neghboring district were il
GOOD health contended that tie master bad mad
them study so hard as to undermine their constitu
tons; while others said that he must have resorte
to some unlawful art or power whereby he ha
given them an unnatural thirst for their studies an
as unnatural power Of mastering them. Excite
ment in the district ran high, and, Capt. Bunke
being absent, a meeting was called to see wha
should be done. Amsden went to the meeting D
company with Dr. Lincoln, an eminent physical
who came distance OF fifty miles to prescribe 70
q scholar who was dangerously ILL., The incident
Of that meeting are so amusing that we cannot re
sst the temptation to quote our authors account
The cause of the sickness, it will be seen wa
very satisfactorily explained
On reaching the place Of destination, they found
with the exception OF Bunker and one or tw
| othors all the men, together with several on 20
! oder scholars of the district, already assembled
and ON the point of proceeding to business A
soon ss Locke had helped his friend, the Doctor
a seat. and taken one near by for himself he cas-
leisurely look round the assembly. Ii require
neither much time nor closeness OF observation
anprise him that there was great deal OF SUI
dressed excited feeling prevailing generally anon
he company Nor was be much longer IN satisi,,
;ny himself from the words which occasional
reached his ears. from little knots oil eager "ni