The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-04-06
For the Southern Enterprise.
MY PUPILS.
by JOE, A JERSEY MUTE.

personalities, I'll take a few minutes leave of
my leisure and go at my class-digging into
boys and girls, minds and tempers. If We of
the Enterprise step into my well ventilated
room, Withhold up your hands in amaze
ment at the towering form Of SAM, on being
told that he is only II years Of age. His
mind is rather weak, but he studies hard.
Next this modern Goliath is seated an
Irish boy rejoicing in the name of GEORGE; !;
as weak minded, and less studious than his
tallneighbor. Quite an oddity in word and
deed, he is a source of amusement TO his
more intelligent school mates. He came
from Jersey, where his parents live.
! WILLIE looks a very baby. He is by no
means smart; no fault of mine. His sister is
also deaf; intelligent, bright-eyed, and much
petted..
CHARLIE is semidunce never studies,
looks this and that way while his teachers,
lectures, pays no attention to his evening les
sons, and, to cap the whole, is a worthless
scholar. He, however, writes good hand.
His sister, who studies under another teach
er, makes rapid progress in the studies, un-
derstand.
Ben is good, gentle little fellow, with
little brain; writes a clear hand, and i'm
proves little. Never quarrels unless dread
fully provoked.
Sol, though at times lazy, writes well ;
could improve; has a fine, intellectual fore
head /; is only ~ years of age-but looks
younger. Come from Jersey.
ALFRED is a sinner all over but he looks
remarkably we'll. Mischievious and given TO
lying, his word cannot be relied on. but he
does not care a farthing for the world. His
sister Tin another class)!sets along we'll, SO !
am told.
1 ANNIE speaks some, having lost her hear
ing in years of yore. She looks pleasant,
skin singuIarly white, rather stout and tall.
She generally writes we'll talks too much,
yet in a lively way, and has the air of a well
educated woman. Her temper in school is
good, but out Of school, it is said to be the
reverse.
JANNY is, should suppose, five feet six
inches in height, and is more lady like than
any other mute girl have taught Pretty
and modest she is the favorite with her school
mates. She is afflicted with dulness of com
prehension, and makes poor scholar in conse-
! quence. But she is remarkable for her un-
affected goodness ofheart (; she tries to please
her teacher in everything, and often washes
his room unsolicited, and without his knowl
edge.
SALLIE No l. (for there are two Sallies in
| my class) is a gentle, modest, though -
weak minded, young woman dark complex
ion and black hair. Always smiles when
spoken to.
! HANNAH is stout young woman with
little or no brain, rather prepossessing in APP
pearance cannot write story though she
knows number of words. Excessively bash
full. -
HARRIET, ditto ditto.
/ MARY No. 1. Looks, and in fact is, an old
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improvement, through she is mistress OF
many words.
SALLIE No. 2. Ye Of the Enterprise can
not see without falling in love with her for
she is as pretty as is necessary to make one
fall in love with her at first sight. Every
body admires her face. a A splendid bprnette
she is; with a smooth forehead and black
eyes, shaded by wealth ofbrown ringlets.
5 Her temper is gentle, but | regret to state
that she was not born TO shine in the repub-
lie ofliterature.
i ELIZA writes the best Of all my scholars,
Z Her figure is plump; her temper is lively |;
her features almost regular, and she is, alto
lgether, good looking girl,
Lizzie has a handsome face but little ex-
preston in it. A poor scholar, and has no
taste for study. 80
T MARY No. Q. is little plump Of girl,
almost baby, for she is only nine, and a