The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-06-24
THE VILLAGE MAYOR
A STORY from the German If Zschokke.
(Conciuded.)
ChaP. VI.
Tur VILLAGE sCHoot1asTkR.
haP. VI.


i roarned abou, Germany for nearly
llrce months, bu, did not succeed in
iirding any employment; everywhere
there was but How foolish people
are, tlrnght !, TO ,Link III OF a man
because he desires nolEing bat the op-
por,uni,y OF making his knowledge use
iul TO Others. | thought l should be
doing tie world and science great SER
,i,c, If I went to London. and offered
TO 60 on n voyage Of discovery 10 Sene-
gal and If The English refused my Of
Ter, l resolved to 90 al my own expense.
With this determination | bent my
course to the northwest.
Que evening l arrived very tired at
the inn Of li,ile town, and while l ate
my fruga! supI er, ] amused myself by
reading the newspaper. There ! found
nm advertisement for 4 scl'oolmsster i"
| a di.iant village. The salary was fifty
culJcms u yeaI Tabont "a English mo-
1 nc,. | II hou.. and firing free. and the
produce Of three ucres Of land. This
uas inst the situation for mt. School
I master what weigh,y calling! Might
( | not he the means Of reformation to
Whole ,ilIaye--,he savior ot thousands!
Night ! not open the way TO their I'M
p,o,.ment in hu.handry, in morality
and in religion Ard the pay-it wa
certainly small. bu. enongh for me
Could virtue ever b. rewarded by mo
nrv? The salaries given 10y the state
are in proportion TO the knowledge re
auired. A village schoolmas,er require
bn, little knowledge. and has bu. little
work; therefore the pay is snail hu
u court chamberlain, "a court !oo', pub
lie singer or dancer. has need Of mucl
tal~nt therefor. either Of these Is paI'
more than nll the s.hoolmasters in tn
country put together.
Il implied for the situation; my Ger
,itica,.s we're examiand. snd ! was be
iieved TO te II boisierous, runaway stu
dent. This l let pass. There WAS noihln
said against INV o~leasr of sr,,hme'
&C. aud singing; nevertheless di'hcoliie
arose aud ! could mol blame The ger
tieman who.e duiy i, Was TO eloose
.choolna.ier for ! Knew quite Ne
that It MAS noi usual ios nan VII
.puke six or se,tn languages 10 aPp'
for 50 inferior situation. bcfr'e
shuuld not have hecn chosen hHd IN
Other canAidwe appeared than nn ol
deaf tailor. who ~ss OF course rcJrc
ed,
Listen said the president, Of III
school commission 10 me (; the plat
Z sAaM be yosrs II. sfte, u year 'rial, ~
are satisfied with your conduit the
received The paper appointing n
scAeolsassrr professionally, and aise
ktses u insvodscsinn 10 Ar. PSoek. u
cure OF Hard, who was ORDERED 10 II
..cdaee me in the village.
..Iwas ~ happy ~ king--if KIN
ever are happy land ] b,sencd
Hard. lfoond my abode d'lapidAi'
hut, aud dirty a. stable /; every WI
' dox half pasted up ~i'h paper, aud u
r ti,,ing room very DARK, and ni'hen,
stove il il. The orly stove sas IN u
}, scIcol.room, in which apartment ski
!. Eve children assembled daily. The gr,
den was full ot rubbish. and the ih'
acres OF land were o,ersrown WI
weeds. The cure received me ~'ll
- sus'eie face gave me some wholeson
, precepts; and introduced me on The f
2 lowing Sunday nfiernoos TO his coner
CATION, With many adraonhions to 9
srhool children. This cure wss n ze'
J" ou. orthodox mar, who Numbered e'
- ry Sonda, with a powerful voice agar
ali beEevers. On week days. and
oommon lite. he troubled himself .
. ii,,le abou: The welfare Of h's flock, a
uu e.nieai il his kitchen were well
tended 10, and Il he we're invited 10
msrrisre urA bsfiisn'ai irasss. !
yalssess we're poor ani slAost sAss 8
!. there ~as u, issk OF quarreii,ns, ns'
% iog and tswsniis; every isAsan' "
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