The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-07
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The October number OF the London
Quarterly Rer,er has been long lying ON our
table unnoticed, through tue press OF local
and political news. Onc Of the frat articles
in this number Is review Of book emit.
tied Tom Browns School Days II any
one of our numerous readers wishes 10 see
a sketch of noble schoolnaster, We pre-.
sent him with one of the late Doctor An.
MOLD, Head Master Of Rugby school. Never
was there tiucr character drawn Of a great
and good man. as we can testify from our
own personal knowledge Of the subject
The tall gallant form thu kindling eye,
.ske~ya;ce- naw .sal, Al the ,cy ssl.... q! y
flute, now clear and stirring ~ the call Of
the light infantry buglo OF him who stood
there Sunday alter Sunday. witnessing and
pleading for his Lord, the King of righte-
ousness and love and glory, with whose
power he spoke The long lines of young
faces rose tier above tier down the whole
length Of the chapel. from the little boy s
who had Just lett his mother TO the Young
mans who WAS going out next week into
the great world rejoicing In his strength
What was il that moved and held us reck.
less childish bows who feared the Doctor
with oil our hearts, and very little besides
in heaven or earth; who thought more Of
our seats in the school than OF the Church
OF Christ. and put the traditions Of Rugby
and the public opinion Of boys in our daily
life above the laws OF God! We couldn't
enter into halt that we heard; We hadn't
the knowledge OF our own hearts or the
knowledge OF one another. and little enough
ol the iaith, hopc and love needed TO that
cud But We listened as all boys in their
better moods Will listen laye. and man too
Tor the matter oil that, to 3 man who we
felt 10 be with nil his heart and soul and
strength striving against whatever was mean
and unmanly AMI unrigbieous IN our little
world Ii was not the cold clear voice of
one giving advice aud warning from serene
heights 10 thos. who were struggling aud
shining below, but the warm living voice Of
one who was lighting for rs and by our sides
and calling Oh Us TO kcep him aud ourselves
and one another. And so, wcarily and little
by little. but surely aud steadily on the
wbo.e, was brought home to the young boy a.
for the iirst time. tine meaning OF bis life:
that it was ~ !oo!s OF SlUgs.nIs paradise
into which be- has wandered by chance. but
u battle field ordained from OF old, where
there are no spectators, but the youngest
must tax his sldr anI the stakes are life
aud deat.4. And be reused thi, conscious
nc,s IN them, showed them ut the same time
by every word ne spoke in the pulpit, and
by hi, whole daily lite, how that battle was
10 be ipa2tt and stood there before them
their fellow. soldier aud the captain Of their
baud. The true sort oi captain too tor
bog army, one who had no misgivngs aud
gave no uncertain word oi command, and
Ict @ho would yield or make truce would
tight the tight ou, so every boy fet) 10 the
a,t gasp, and the last drop Of blood. Other
aides Of hI, character might take hold Of
and influence boys here and there. bn, il was
his thorougbness aud undaunted courage
which more thar anything else won his way
10 the hearts Of the great mas Of those on
whom be left his mark. ard made them be-
lew fii ST 10 him aud then in his Master"