The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-12-01
The English Reader.

with deep affection the old " English Rea !
der - Amid this latter day multiplicity of
books this classic Of our school days is lost
sight Of buried, its epitaph written and
Young America stares when told of such a
book Going over list of popular" school,
readers, we were astonished to find the num-
Der now in extensive use to exceed one han
dred, embracing all the varieties and phases
of words, thoughts and feeling, from pulling.
sentimentaity to theology strong enough toI
split the head in its comprehension, with a.
sprinkling of poems and dramas that tear
passion all to tatters or charm the man in
the moon into the secret chambers OF the
sad and love-lorn. Each succeeding volume
" is demanded by some great public want
there is great vacuum to be supplied in
the ool-room-there are manifold errors
to be corrected, induced by vicious system
Of reading, &c, &c. and thus do authors
and publishers excuse themselves to the
world for their contributions to the stock Of
books that already is frighdully large in the
ewes Of the parent of few dollars and many
children. After careful scrutiny of these
latter day books, closely regarding their con-
tents and professed excellencies, we are fore
ed To- the conclusion that, with very few ex-
ceptions, the good old /" English Reader" is
in almost every respect. superior and truly
preferable to these new and almost constant
lv changing volumes of readers. speakers
ciassbooks, &c. We may be wrong :-indeed
we have the authority Of more than one
teacher that we are blinded by old preferen-
ces nav. We are assured by one really eX-
cellent lady of thirty years experience that
our taste is absolutely +" horrible ; but, fail
/ ing to SEE all these weaknesses in our judg-
ment and taste. we must persist in saying
! that our dear, measurable Reader, of district
school remembrance-of associations with
/ girls and bows OF the g reading class whom
we loved or envied-of defamation days
and spelling school nights-the reader where
Pope, and Aikenside, and Johnson, and
Swift, and Addison. and Burke, and Goldy,
and Gray, all reign like monarchs IN some
grand domain over the mythic sea, Is as in
comparably superior TO modern class books
as the worthless we have named are superior
to our modern Lippard Headley Abbotts and
to your burst-your- butons-of genius which
now commands the forum and school-room
| and select class. Therefore, if we do sigh to
see " the friend of our early days restored
to the Academic shades from whence he has
been expelled, we trust to be forgiven.-L Reg
{ We like the following excellent " cut" al
the feminnes" from New York, who come
| west TO astonish the natives 1t is quaint
: forcibe and "phunny."
MEN's SHAwLs.-A correspondent direct;
f our attention to a most singular and unbe
:, coming style Of dress worn by some oktht
5 young bloodS about our town. These youns
: exotics, finding the apparel of manhood un
. suited TO their effeminate nature, have adopt
ed the habits Of women. They are seen strut
: ting about with shawls. and looking lik
: half breed Indians, or Mexican "greasers.
Where these exquisites got the fashion from
is matter of vague conjecture. The shawl
: wearing men belong to that class of biped
n of whom it is said:
: " The dandy is man who would
;, Be a Young lady if he could;
But as he can't, does all he can,
To show the world he's not man."
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