New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-20

-., NUMBER II9.
had produced the bitter. mysogyny. the uttel
abhorrence Of any yt1iDg approaching TO the ten
der passion that we persisted in attributing t,
him. Once, indeed-Ats our shame be it re
corded-we conspired IN sending him q cost,
valentine, with IA coronet on the zeal, Just t
see what the effect would be. 1t was a fata
piece Of curiosity, and most deseryedFly met III
reward. He read and burnt it in awful silence
and forthwith institutiDg a sort Of Reign o
Terror, fogged three boys day for the mex
fortnight But must return to my slate.
There was a sort Of prophetic pantomipe ii
which Tigerley was won't to indulge, prepara
tory to the infiction of corporea1 punishment
He used to draw his under lip slowly into BIZ
mouth, and display his large, white front teeei
ferociously over his chin. Nothing but a mira
Gle could save one after that; and no miracle
had been known to occur within the memory Of
the oldest boy in the school.- In the prescnt.in
stance it was done with even more than usua
sofemnity and effect
Briggs he proceeded, in a stern, sepul.
-chral whisper, "if you are positively under a
raise impression as to the motives which induced
your parents to commit you to my care, am
sorry Tor you. Mere correction would, in such
case be to no purpose and ] am sorry for the
boy who is not made better and wiser by the
simple application Of the birch. Buff as ]
trust and hope, you ares merely laboripg Under
some agreeable delusion as to the means am
in the habit of employing to carry out the
wishes of those who entrust me with their boys
there, an glad to think, I can disabrse you
of your error"
Well, my martyrdom has been accomplished
and Justice has received her own Tigerley,
remember, was fond of predicatiug of a duh o,
stubborn boy, that he was g as obstinate n i
pig" To judge by the singular want Of forti
tude eyinced by that familiar beast during th,
brief surgical operation which csmronly ter
inmates his earthly career, the simile is an un
happy one; but If loud lamentation and piercing
outcries under af1liction be taken as the pofn
of comparison, l am conscious of having dis
played good deal Of the porcine Temperament
within the last five minutes. Ihave Just beer
turned out Of school. and desired, with ironica
sympathy, to come back again as soon as 1 fee
quite ceol and comfortable. =
4 BY way of promoting SO desirable result.
cross the stile which divides our play-eroun
from the churchyard, and sit upon grave, /
was favorite recipe, practiced time ont Of min,
BY the whipped pupils of Mr. Tfeerley
Whether we hought-that the turf might proba,
bly, be colder there than elsewhere in conse
quence Of coming in contact with the cool par
lshloner below, OF whether it was mere suspiciop
or whether sitting upon grave does actually
from some obscure physical cause, allay til
smart of sound weeping, can not certainly de
clare. And sitting upon the grave, first cry
good deal, and then, pulling small scented not
out Of my jacket pocket, begin to read.
The communication in question, which hat
read and re-read some fifty times previously, Al
the very least, ran as follows :,
.DEAR Mn BRioes-papa hopes that you md Mr.. Luea
will do us the pleasure coming to tea with US this
ing at six O'Clock / hope you viii be able to c51ne
Yours, very truly MsRfAssE scaLPrL.n
Papa" in the above invitation was no less
person than Abraham Scalpel, Esq, On. R. G
s.. for all l know to the contrary,9 doctor gene
raj Of our village. His house overlooked tn
churchyard, which, as have already intirnated
abutted upon our playground, Scalpel was
widower, with only two children, Isaac and Ma
rianne Isaac was big, barbarous youth
hairy and strong. He were wild, sandy i'm
perial, that might have stirred the envy of
Don Cossaek, and sported all manner of outra
geous. Embellishments peculiar to students a
Guys, He intensified his conversation with
variety of ferocious oaths, and concealed b
| meaning from the (less) vulgar by curious 81
perhuity Of slang 1t WAS commonly believe
in school that he confined his hospital praeti,
| to the most murderous and revolving operation:
/
hent, would slash away at the latter until a,
tually lugged off like a bulldog by some of b
| less hardened aecompIces
Marianne, on the contrary, was according
our boyish notions, the most bewitching httl
creature in the universe She certainly was
remarkably pretty child, and, what was a srea
deal more to the purpose. immensely eontden
In her Juvenile charms. 1t was droll enough t
see her in church, carrying on a sort of long
range Irritation with some of the bigger boys
1t was curious to contrast the sly piauancy wit
which she would dart a glance of almost imper
ceptible recognition to some favored youth, witt
the bashtul, blundering sheep s-eye, with which
the latter would return the compliment, MOI
was so fattering and suspicious distinction
altogether without its drawback MANY a boy
detected in perfect ecstacy Of confusion and de
light, stood convicted OF s'indeceat. behavior
during divine service and found himself il
any thing but a state of raptureo the Monday
Two of us only, Lucas-and myself, had til,
eBtree ofMr. Scalpers medieo- chirurgieal abode
Lucas was the long, slim boy, with the viciou.
countenanee, whopinched Burgess when want
ed him to lend me his slate and save me u fog
ging. My yfather had got Scalpel into the coun
try hospital. Lucas's governor, it was believed
WAS brother saw bones, and quandam fellow
student. of the doctor We each, of course
looked upon ourselves as the accepted suitors
anu 1uUure nuSDandS OF Marianne, and held
each other in bitter rivalry accordingly. Exter!
nally. Lucas had, unquestionably, the best q
it He had straps and stick-ups.- I was still il
turn-down collars, and had out grown my trow
sers. But had no small confidence in my su
frerior intellectual powers, and despised aimos
as much MS detested him
Thelittle tea- party wus ielrtful Marianu,
never looked. so charming mullins lrts5ssE were
so good, nor marmalade so plentiful, ens
cloud alone interfered with the full sunshine
and the reader will easily guess what that was
Lucas had seen me -hogged not two hours ago
and the spiteful brute would. as a matter o.
course, take the opportunity of putting me IN O
painful and ridiculous position before the even
ing was out. knew as well as he did when il
was coming. Old Scalped had got me into q
corner, and was RECALLING me with professiona
| aneedote touching a departed patient whose in.
terrier he had lately oyerhauled Lucas and
Marianne, were right at the other end of the
| room. But distinctly saw him point out tc
her the uneasy face with which listened to the
Doctors narrative; and then, as if to accoun
for my not being quite comfortable, whisper
something in her ear, and the words fell upor
mine as burning and distinct as if they haC
been thundered through speaking trumpet
That whisper never forgave him.
The sleepless and angry night that followed
how well do / remember Next morning, i'm
medately after breakfast, took my confdentia
friend, Burgess, by the button, and said that
had something very particular to tell him if b
would only step with me as far as the church
yard. Burgess, l must mention, was q stout
slow, plethoric boy but nevertheless looked u
to by the school in general as an oracle of world
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