The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-05-03
Forced EBaOSSOnnaS.

"No danger of Ilarry's making
himscliill with study; and rs he vii
learn, shall let him. lie is head III
all his classes, and his teacher tells II;
that the boy is really genius. lie
came yesterday for permission t.
Commence French icssons-but as h,
had Il long task in Latin, hcsitatcd. ;
How old is Harry, sislcr?'
Nine last month aud Tor n boy
OF his age, | mnst say ilv is doing un
commonly well. Ele has gone through,
biake's Philosophy, and now is &c
lighted with an aL:idgen:cnt Of Way.
lands M;:::. S;'iv',vv. ,.,,nIcss uu
not understand it all III, self; but he
must, for he repeats chapter after chap
ter without missing u word. I!:"ie
are boys in his class seventeen and
eighteen years old. Why what arc
You doing Laura -
Her sister was busiIy employed and
did not look up at first. As tn,
conversation progressed, she seemed
quite unconscious that she had taken :
waxen bud from rich cluster Of tube
roses, that stood in vase upon the Ia
bic before hcr-and had forced til,
pure petals outward, until the bud be
came II bl"ssnln."
. Is it not beautiful ;" said she Civ
ing it I" her sister and out SO lone
before the res
Yes, very beautiful just now bu,
how ,"',g d" ,y"n think u Will STAY 80
Il 'ir"".'a Il. raI,, why could YOU not
irt II hr till it WAS developed natural
ly?"
llr' remark WAS just-lcautlula as
II was al first. the petals soon became
hr"w', then shrivclcd. It's trcShnc>,
and Fragrance were fast passing away
Just then Il fine Iittl,. fellow came inlo
the room, and. taking book from th,
centre table, threw himself Ianguidl,
upon the sofa, and hrushi & back tn,
wavy hair from Il lull, pale forehead
comlnc ccd reading very intentIy
Why 4" you not go and play will
your cousins, larry . said his moth
cr-
Oh, they are So rude, so noisy.
mean am in u hurry to finish this
too )" and the boys eyes were once
more fastened upon the page befor,
him.
His mother smiled, well pleased a
his studI"usncss ; but his aunt locke,
grave, and pointed to lis flushed cheek
and the peculiar brIlliancy Of his eyes
lie needs xerci>e you should in
si>t upon his going out" said she. {.
do no' w>l! t" alarm you ncedleSsly
but YOU W., I.:,i lhc truth Of YOU
Own ""iu,; and She held up the with
rIin;. BLOSSOM.
beautiful just now; but how lon,
think y"n il will Stay SO. 1t droop
a''cady why could You not let it b.
until IT dcvrlopcs naturally ?"
:" Harry" said his mother, starln.
as ita new ligL, bad flashed upon he
mind, Z" insist tha. you 20 into tn
air, for halt an hour at least. You en-
finish your book this evening"
She had seen the justice of her sis
tcr's delicate rcproof; and we trus
that if this little paragraph falls undc
the notice OF parents who arc given t,
the forcing system" they also ma,
bc warned in time. Henry is no, N
ina mary 'NampIc, neither is he
solitary In''ancc where the mind i
SuIlrrr |" ucNrlnrc itself ut the cx
pcnsr oflhe ph, >'raI powers.
>~~->>.~a-. 100 -,--~----~~>
y boy who WAS sent to inquire how
an old lady named Wilkins was il
health. said To her servant,
Nlis,ns wants I" know how 81,
Mlssns Wiki is, to-day ;" to whicl
the latter replicH, She is jus, ~ to
day"