The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-08-28
An incident in School.
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the following incident a'c"'' i'''' NV
be told it Is subject Tor them 10 tllhR
&c Citizens. in their intercourse with
h H. noo1 % 10 w.,.b6,, for +,
each o''ie'' "e'' " " " "
word may ruln-may save study your
self and Others well before you venture to
s,ooL os ,bcir relations in life. Better be
r. r.. .is,, - ,,ono ,lo,, d;scor,or,
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or discourage erect ""' ii
Incidents trliilhg III themselves o''r'
have an important influence III de'er'h'h,
ing the character ol lie. n worn
spoken in season, cruel taunt, woundlng
the heart to its core, have been the turn
ing points in destiny, and put a young
mind on the high road to fortune, or sent
it downward TO ruin. Almost every per-
son can recall some occurrence III early
life, which gave tone and impulse to eliort'
and imbned the mind with principles
whose influence is even now controlling
The following narrative is an illustration
of this fact, and lnc''lcatcs a TRUTH which
every man, woman and child, may proh-
tably bear in mind.
Years ago. when ,,;, Was a,oi ooy, jn,;n, T. WA,
customary 10 nave sPe',i"s sImUEs h,;n',o % m"rs.
'ne winter ':l,.. III, Is' So, ;n,er,s, hr
Always an'ie'l''eu WI" 80 go s '".. ~ -,
the scholars as, AT NOS s, ',sS' sS.,,ar M o" w.
u'tlu'i .i, VINO @ ""s Ill I wonid r;s;, another
cas'o',ai..' c"y shS,ash;n
lot !" 'c:' y, :.'.. sSn ",hno, ono, can, wor,
~ ne'sho.'s '. "a.,a;r Jar IN ,bc oc
10 o"rs' .Ia. VIZ I'LL NI. ,"aa, ' ~; omr s.hooi
'''oon' '.! u ,,,a.,, A, ,I,o
house ior one o' 'he'c ey"''s'a. no 80; w
tlhic was sn1r'' ',vSI S y. ~ .ohotI . I and homo
were suspenue II % hs.J. - ,yor, s,rJr;nn
III 'he e'en,"ss, ".' nI .',IDI,, vi J;.a'.IIaij"s
10 h'aster 'ne IJa,;o"s nI e. wI;oL
Po'!sy'mW "To'o'a..,o ''.';, "'7
inc speIlins oooAS , eVn," ,a,,,aSan,od ,,y m no.
olr ,'S',"'s ., VIZ T.. vps p,,,l,o.a narcr,s had
co'''PlIs'cd o"'s '.u.' WIS .''s pme ~. ,,,. $50
recently arr,.eu arrive, ~ 'o"n' ""u ou,s y IL ~
sell, poor ''''e poy y. 'en ,. S' ,''h;l, W ,,,,
haa sat UP n,sn' ",.e, I've. ,san n's"' " ,"n
'"c,no' ,,a o @ ~ a, nao.a,o,, uos o,c;-
Inc ihtcres, Oh 'he spectators was es.r
ted to the h'gneSt P''c'i' anu : Mo,u ",i'' ",
word was speheu ny c'V"I az ,0"S" ''''
young lady missed, and 4 $1,000 mo"e.-,
Her teacher said she did not understand
! the word. She declared she did;|'iat
the honor was mine, and that rlchly de-
served it. That was proud moment tor
me. had spelled down both the schools
and was declared the victor, My checks
burned, and my brain was dizzy with ex-
element
Soon as the school was dismissed my
competitrcss came and sat down py my
side, and congratulated me on my success
inquired my name and age aud tatter'hs'
ly predicted my future success III me- i,
| Unaccistomed TO such attentions l
doubtless acted, as most little boys uhder
such circumstances, injudiciously. At tins
Ijuncturc, Master g., the son OF the r'eh
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man OF our neighborhood' tauntlns'y sa'I
to me, in the presence OF my 'a,r 'rieho %
and a number Of boys from the other
school,
"Oh, yon needn't feel so big--yonr
folks are poor and your father is drunk
ard"
was no morc'-l was u drunkards
son,-and how could look my new
friends in the face! My heart seemed TO
rise up in my throat, and almost suiioca-
ted me. The hot tears scaldoa my eyes
but kept them back, and soon as posi-
bic, quietly slipped away rom ~! som
paniOns, procured my dinner Daske!, anu
nnobserved, left the scene oi my triumph
and disgrace, w,'n tina, a heaS!' n'a'! "''