The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-05-31
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A1o'iooh So''S" "Pc1'oSiiV9 VI a1NOEtIaSJSF.sS
man paper relates story wi,hregard
to the way in which Prince Albert dis
ciplines his children, whichfthe 9'rib-
unc translates as follows:
"The young prince stood one day
in his rooom in the royal palace at
Windsor at the window, whoseSpanes
reached to the floor. He had q lesson
to learn by heart, but instead was
amusing himself by looking out into
the gardens and playing with his sfin-t
gers on the window. His tgoyernessy
Miss I1illyard, an earnest and pious ].
person observed this, and kindlY asked;
him to think of getting his. lesson
The young prince said: 4 don't want
to- 'Thcn,' said Miss IIiIly ard, s must
put you in the corner,'I Il won't 'tSlearn, &
answerd the little fellow resolutelyIs
and won't stand in the corner, Tor sI s
am the Prince Of Wales And as less5
said this, he Knocked outsone ofthes
window panes. with his foot. At this,
Miss llillyard rose from her, seat.&S
Sir, you must learn, or must put you.
in the corner won't said he, knock.
ing out a second pane. The governessi
then rang, and told the servant who
entered to say to Prince Albert. that
she requested the presence ofhis Roy;
al liighncss Immediately onfa press
ing matter connected with his son.----S
The devoted father came at once. and I
heard the statement. ofthe whole;mat-
ter, after which he returned to his Its
tie son, and said, pointing to an otto
man, sit down there, and wait till H.
return Then Prince Albert went. to-
his room and brought bible Listen.
now, he said to the Prince of Wales, :
to what the holy apostle Paul saysto
you and other children in your posi-,
tion Hercupon he read Galat.iv.l
and Q: Now say that the heir, so
long as he is child, differeth nothing
from a servant, thcuh he be beloved Of
all; but is under tutors and governors,
until the time appointed of tie father
1T is true.' continued Prince Albert,
that you are the Prince Of Wales, and
if you conduct properly you may be- 1
| come a man of high station, and even
after the death Of your mother, may
become King Of England Butnow you
are little boy, who must obey his.
tutors and governors. Besides, lmust
impress upon you anoher saying, of the
wise Solomon, in Proverbs xiii. "a:
He that spareth his rod, hateth his
son; but he that loveth him cllastiseth
him besides. Hereupon the father
took out rod and gave the heir to
the throne of the weightiest empire of
Christendom very palpable switch
ing, and then stood him up in the
corner, saying you will stand here
and study your lesson till Miss Hill
yard gives you leave come out. And
never forget again that yon are now
under tutors and governors, and that
hereafter you will be under law Civ
en- by God" This adds, the cores
pondent, is an excellent Christian
mode of education, which every citizen
and peasant who has a child may we'll
take to his heart as model.
1t may be proper to add that the
younster who is represented to have
received this paternal admonition is
but II years old.
Who OAR. The papers say that
Ten Thousand q Year is the beat
novel of the season.---With equal
prcpricty we may say that the follow.
ing is the best negro story Of the
season.
Gumbo was wicked negro, who
had witnessed the ravages of the
cholera in 1882, with Indifference,
but seeing his best friends dropping
off by dozens, in negro valley, Gum.
DO began to leave some fears of Wv
ing the last kick himself in pretty
much the style he was wont to 'fro
dat next brick bat,' in a row. Gum
bo then for the first time thought Of
praying, to use his own phrase, sto
de angel OBJ de Lord declaring dat
if he could only be spared dis time,
he would be ready next year to be
taken up and lib foreber, in Massa
Abraham's bosom. Some wags hay.i
ing access to an adjoining room sep
arated by board partition, hearing
him at his devotions knocked.
'Who dar?'
De Angel OBJ de Lord
'What he want?'
want Gumbo.'
Blowing out his candle with a
'whew,--no such niger here. Dat
niger dead dis two three weeks, dat
the trufe---de fac
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tom, whom did you say our friend
B married p He married forty
thousand dollars, / forgot her other
name = was the answer.
Dick, | say, why don't you turn
that buffalo robe t'tother side eout !?