Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-03-18
A Kentucky School.

w e extract the fOllOWIng from one OF w HIS WeS
ern letters, lately published in the Home Journal:
g wanted DarIey at my elbow TO sketch the inte
rlor of this school. Inconsistencies makes beautiful
pctures-the rudeness and grotesqueness of real life
groupings rather adding than otherwise to their effect
While three four of the girls Just entering upon
awkwardhood, bad their heels on the benches and
with their chins their knees, feeling of their toes
there were three four younger ones with grace and
beauty enough to equip angels-the heaven they were
leaving behind them still radiant in their delicious lit
, tie faces. One could have taken to my bosom with
hug and stolen (to adopt and add to The Orion's
belt of three who form my constellation at home y
little fairy lying flat on her stomach the top of
s!opng desk, and with her hees in the air, and her
cheek in her hand, too busy with her spelling book
10 notice our coming in. Her heans of curls were
of brown tanned lighter at the curves, and the
russet red OF her cheek was beaming with tranquil
health-eyes large and steady. hand plump and dirty
shoulders and back bare and frock ragged There she
lay learning 10 spell and meantime more beautiful than
she will be when the spelling is learned, and better
worth admirng and loving than when her heels are
Kept down and her rags changed to the petticoas of
womanhood. How out of time and place the
things most want in this world am inclined TO
think Eden is still around Its lovelness and hap
piness on " mised, mislabeed and unrecognised
"Of the troops on board the bench provided for the
jacket and trouser department of the school. half
at least, were picking the clay from between the logs
and so getting look at the open air outside; and
they had so far succeeded that the four walls let in
/
"a hole sawed through of the logs, that is 10
say-bnt the main supply of light through the
door. Near this stood the tall, erect majestic form
of the schoomaster- certainly the largest supply Of
dignity for the money twenty five dollars month)
which had yet seen in my travels How so hand
could see himself in the glass; once a
day, and keep that school for the pay, presume
Providence knew and provided: but he seemed to me
TO have natures ticket his brow for the govern
ment of older minds.''
! An artist night make beautiful picture of this
! 1t is, however, papable enough 10 tine eye it is.
A HOLE IN HIS BRFEcHEs "A correspondent, of an
exchange relates the following anecdote OF prominent
lawyer in Alabama, who, BY the way is considered a
! g character: -
"M has a habt-rathcr an elegant one almt-
of seiZng the seat OF his inexpressibes, and pulling
them energecaly up and down, in The heat of debate
especially when addressing jury, leaning over with
his face nearly to theirs 10 read in their eyes the
fate of his cause; with the neither end of his person
apparently suspended in the air by his hands, he pre-
senls an attitude that would make Patience on a mon
ument forget her province Often he renquishes
his hold OF the-above mentioned, and seiZes hold of
his coaine, pulling ii up and down a la modede
breeches
his pet gesture and certainly, with great effect for
not only the jury, the audience, but his Honor him.
SELF with iil-disgused attempts 10 maintain the dig
nity of the ermine NJ saw the effect OF his speech
with decided satisfaction, he made papabe hit: The
Judge was Smuggling a Iaug gh-the jury were laugh
ng-the outsiders roaring with laughter--eveIy-
| body was enjoying the scene. And wonder Bill
had that day put pair OF pants with hole them
and what he supposed his coat tail was The Meth
end of that garment in which ancient poets describe
| NesSus as being so restless % sfas e4
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