Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-03-28
KENosHA, WIS, FRIDAY, MARCH Is, 1851

endured were parts of verb, but the connection
was not explained, though the application was
often made to his shoulders.
The crpple's mind was made up before morn
ing, and believing that it would be benevolent
act to develop the powers OF the boy S mind by
little proper training, so that he might become
reconciled to study, and needing also lad to Dc
many things that his lameness and i'll health made
painful to him, he proposed to Robert to live with
him, tend his store, and learn whatever he might
be able to teach him. Robert never was so hap.
Ply in his life. The days flew like feathers, and
he did not know which he loved best, the cripple
the shop, or his studies. He wrote all the words
of the Spelling Book on a slate, and when he
could collect class Of the village children, he
taught them how to write from his example,
He never heard the word Grammar mentioned.
but he soon learned to write senten ces, and in
less than two years wrote letters for various do
mestcs who came on errands to the shop, and
even had begun to correspond with the teacher
OF the village school, who had taken a great IL
king to him. He was so serviceable to the Grip
pie that he enlarged his shop and his stock of
goods. Besides making shoes themselves, when
they had leisure, they employed other workmen,
and even before Robert was of age, he became
the partner of his excellent master.
1t was not long before Robert became chair
man of the School Committee. and what was his
establishment one day to see his old teacher come
into the shop, to be examined for vacant school
In one of the districts. 'Of course you have
taught before said Robert assuming an air Of
indifference. al have" said the teacher, "sor
nearly twenty winters" "What are your lead
ing principles of instruction and discipline ~
81 have learned to place little dependence upon
cd ~ oil
upon the rod" "Why so? many think these
essential TO thorough instruction, and good gov
eminent" Il thought so once, but my opinion
was entirely changed some years ago by an Incl
dent which drove an unfortunate boy from school
and from home. That was the great error of
my life. and dearly have paid for it," "How
OF" "The odium of the boys disappearance
attachedto me, though the parents sustained me
at the time But when the boy was given up
as lost, they blamed me for not resisting their
wishes, and have been induced to leave that
region to avoid their reproaches, and the scenes
which reminded me of my crime. Here, am
unknown, and my experience will not be lost 4"
"1ou are playing truant, yourself, them" said
Robert, "and do not like the school of afilicton,
whose lessons are only words. You would not
like to be beaten, and sent home to be re-beaten,
after you had solemnly promised not to play the
truant again" The teachers eyes were fixed
upon the speaker as they had not been before,
for the words told upon his heart, as well as his
memory. AS he scanned the features of the
committee man, and seemed to recognize them,
he exclaimed There can be no mistake -
"None at ALL said Robert, offering his hand,
81 am the truant boy, himself" The poor teach
er seized the proffered hand, and as he begged
his pupils pardon, he wept like child. Rob
ert, too, who shed no tears when a child, was
melted by those of his teacher, and the good Grip
pie could haadly prevent the teacher from wor-
Shipping him, when Robert introduced him as the
friend whose benevoence and judgment had dis
cerncd remnant of good in the starving truant
boy, and by wise instruction had led him 10 love
the knowledge from which he had formerly
fled