The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-06-24


TIL
aud the cattle sery m,se~sbly
managed the mayor VII. ti,e richest
psrson IN the village. icr i,s vas slso
landlord Of ,l~ oaly nm . and he ~ho
did no, drink enough VI beer, vas sure
TO he punished In some wny Or nnoihcr.
Tee eAl,rrai sppearsnre Of Tie village.
The rows Of miserable hats. the interiors
Of which we're dirty and disgusting. tie
coar,e manners Of the peasants and their
wives, the radrpess of ,hc Children. aud
their ragged dirty cloihins--all told me
that this MAS such caiiiny as ! had de.
sired Thai here | had the opportunity
Of doing god AMI l danced in my lii.
tlr loom for. joy ill the whole Lon<e
sl,ook.
=, = The school funds were, as nsy he
ssp;,c.ed, very ls~. aud Isei about ie.
paving gihs rchoolhouss n my o~n cs,sL
(IIln nioInnn - - -.
19lI(1NllJv|lI0slll& a6ofx cleaNcA, and the
tables, benches. AMI dfnss well secured.
] bought linen for my bcd, and had a
na,rass made Of moss. dug my gur-
den. divided il into beth, plnniea v-sr,.
ables, aud sowed my three acres with
corn. l kept a goat. which gave milk
cnough for my wants, and which gav"
milk enough for my wants, and which
grakcd an the common during The day,
and nj night WIS hdged in the stable.
was soon quite comfortable in WY new
abode. Even the cures house was no;
as clea.i as mine. The people nll won-
dered at my being SO neat, and ye, 50
poor. and ] wondered ut their drtines.
and ignorance.
Tur BYSfSgING Cr rHg KsrORMATtoS
As soon rs bad seated myself com
! iortabiy in my now pretty abode. turn
, I'd my attention TO the school children
Fhcse were more like u herd of swim,
Han Ike ta,iona! creatures. l hcs"h
tv accus.omimg th,m to shake haud
! With me when they entered The school
room, and whoever came unwasbed
VA. sent TO the brook for insisted
i upon heir ieei, rs well ats their hand
and face, briu. clean. and also upo,
their hair being combed. They laugh
ed at rne Lut l begged the cure II
, stand 10y me, and l asked him 10 preacl
u sermon on ,he advantages OF ciranli
ness. Tint does not belong TO religion
Mr.. Schoolmaster. said he; 90 and at
tend To your Lusiness.' However. b,
dint Of perseverance, I snccee ded, in m
Efforts.
The clothing was next TO lie attend
ed to. The children were dressed j
ragged garments; this l could NJ
change, but / was determined that The
should be clean, and l promised re
wsrd to those whose clothes were h
cleanest at the end Of the week. d.
iribu,ed needles, pins, pocket knive
scissors, and other irihes. which bo"gl
at wholesale at the yearly fair in ii
neighboring town, and each receive
some reward for being tidy and clea
, The cure and mayor, and in fact all Il
; .iIlagcrs, laughed at me but Iesolu''
ly prosecuted my plans. We must FIR
civiiize the habits Of men before we ca
: succeed in educating them. With I!
help o. these rewards ! succeeded ~
before a Year passed, the children we
:. cleaner Than their parents. Then Il
elder people began to be ashame
: for their children's nea'ness was
, r.proach TO item. Wien ] we
+, ,lnoush the village, the young on
). would leave their games in order
h greet me All loved me. They fear
d my cen>urc, liked my gifts TO them, a
:, above all were pleased with the s'oli
] related for their amusement.
=. AN The village talked of my ger
;. rosiry and cerlainlyI hal spent mu
:, more than Fl ~ gui!dens during my fiji
:, year at Hard. Two Of the poores,
= ,le children were clothed al MY expcn
- ard all this wa, thought by The peul
a. to n done by unnatural means.
a schoolmasier in the country was ge'
II rally the poore.t among many poor;
~ man with any propr,'y would have
10 come a schooina.,er.
/ M. predecessors had received pr
- ents and money from The parents
Il gave more away than all the pare
:. PIT together. they knew not what
make OF me. They said was n iii
i. who had coshe TO live here on SO
=. money. Meanwhile the eure gave
r. president Ike highest certificate of !
an anneains 4 some Tenai ks on my prese
ne 10 the scholars but as TO give Is not
. bisliea IN the ten commandments, nc
b- ing wss said, r'sd wss . lass ciee
a, sehoolmn,ser tor life. .3y..fs