The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-03

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lIiroiu lhr Massachusetts Iaanberl

among tr1clrlf Tor though fhf lr llf-
rIurtrtiy ErtiiiA ii,sHe ~ the hlckdlztIici-
Of Forcstyillr, sbe Is equally az home lu
each Of the Iopulous wridsoi hlcuopol-
itauia. Indeed, dat lady Is 10 o BOOB
district whata crooked deacon Is 10 O.
rnrisli You win have un oporiuDity
Afforded you Of knowing Mrs Smith
nearly as soon ns you have made tAf ug-
guaiI,taucu of her Willie
OF course il is wen lor the teacher 60
know the characteristics of DDS pupil
and lest you should fail u discovering
tlcse IN he Junior members Of tho smith
family. if you do not call on the good
lady during the first week, shc will call
On you. Indeed ii would not be re-
markaLlo If she made her appearance the
first morning, and remained while you
opened school 90 observe whether yun
probably have the qualities which she
.rauaideisrc4rrftc IN the person 10 whom
Iht commits her precious charge, II D.
not 10 be expected that you will realize
the amount Of confidence placed Ia you
by the resignation Of Willie Smith into
your unpmctccd hands, until h.s moth
on has appraised you indeed, she never
does fully resign him, but holds him by
the button, ready TO draw him 20 her
maternal bosom IN case you are found to
have a way Of your own.
Mrs. Smith feels il her duty at the
onset to let you know that her Willie Is
HeypOHs." He always was nervous
child, having hereditary disposition
that way: moreover, he lad IA severe
tccthing fever which rakcd his c3nsti-
tuition in infancy, otherwise lac would
now be an incipicnt llcrculcs,' As
il is, lac will sometimes lay violent hands
on his school-icluws, not from any in
hereut mnlignity6f disposition but from
the state Of his nerves Ills brain Is al
so remarkably prccocious dcycloPca
alarningly--and youarc called 70 notice
the magnitude Of his Uranium, Nouwlll
some day be more surpiiscdut Its thick
ness His head has been chronological
~ examined by Professor Feeder, and it.
chronology is true, aMilton, Bacon or
Newton Is there held in reserve for the
enlightenment Of the coming generation.
She reminds you that "os the twis Isl
bent the tree Is inclined, 81 and does not
want you to bend her twig at all : she
prefers that nature should have is way
though you would like 10 suggest that
nature makes men sawgcs.
She encourages you with the promise
that if she likes your management, she .
may send George Washington, and, per-
haps Benjamin Franklin to school next
term. In the meantime Willie is not to
be crowded in his studies, as his brain
will not bear IT,
1t is possible that, Notwithstanding
thcrcmarkablcprccocity ofWillic's brain,
which Mt present prompts him 10 find re-
taxation in cxcayating horsc-chcstnuts
under his desk with his knife, and
prccipitating pulycriacd chalk into the
ink itands etc, lac will sometimes, not
to say often, be found to be remarkably
obtusc, his heavy eyes and pallid on
burning checks sugsestiHg Indigestion
IL YOU board whilc ut Mrs, Smiths, or =
visit there often, you will he able to nc
count for this by the fact that this Same
child drinks strong tea and coffee, cats
Of indigcstible condiments /,
NJ tdb1c, and TCgIics himself wIttPIrchud +
corn, molasscs candy, nuts and raisins in
the evening, and sta up as long as
father and mother do,
If you venture to suggest that the
welfare Of the future generation is im- ,
pcrilcd in this disregard OF the embryo t
digestive functions you are q
politely reminded that mothers know
best what agrees" with their children. d
at is not to be presumed that Willie {
is perfect, Mrs. Smith remarks, any O.
more than other children, though you ,
wonder which of the virtues he is not i
-cputed to possess but in time you will h
find out, viz, che isgcnerous toa fault, - il
md you become mindful to keep your ~
stationary under lock and key, or it will @
DC given or traded away to other g
boys, Gradually, as Willics hilings d
discover themselves to you, Mrs, Smith t
'ecls called upon TO apologize. She a
losent know what makes Willie act so d
lnless it IL playing with those Browns Il
tHa Je#eses,- be #I'e- enough teFHiTttsfry
hid. ,
About the middle of the term her ma :;
crnal fears are excited lest Willie is
himself Mt school. she v
links change will do him good, and
sends him to his grandmoth /
RS to spend four on five weeks. Mean !
imc, his class reviews When cXami n
alton day comes, the absentee appears, ;
fjtL thcrcst torecitc. The word - gra'- Il
'lafe' is proposed to him to spell, and al
aving photography ef his-nwn- in that W
riginal head of bis, he renders the word
-r-a-t-c-h- y-o-u-l-a-i-g-h-t, and aston
ihcs every one present but yourself
18th the assertion that the Nile rises al
a the Mediterranean sea, and flows south q