Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-08-07
a sohoolmnster Abroad.


You do 2" said old Mrs. Gosling
Now, do tell" said Mrs. Goslinc.
"NIadom (" said NJ Strnn ,"ti,nll :.
six tbousonl yonrS oI,l P' WV "0Ai" 10
Law /" said Mre Gn,,;ro oI,,;r.,l,,
And If Lns Lccn ali tbnf9 t;,nn ,rr,'.,. ON
the subject of the cdncot;on Of vnntl, y
Mrs. Goslinp oucnod her cvcs md oars
She knew Mr.. Strap was one of the wisest of
mon Uo saw she Iitol to Leo,. b;,, Ill
and went on. NV ' '''N' " '''' nun ''''N'
" Madam cbildrcn sborIJ povor ro Win
ned"
:" Mop" said Mrs Gos,;nc ;ntorroo,,;,o,,,
and with n ruilt; look. Sic had AnSoiiotcd
her little son Jim cvcrv Jnv Of h;s i;Ec n~co
at least, on an average. fever she Ind omit,
ted ono dnv. from absence illness or on, ntl'-
or accident She made nn tho de6ci~ncv NV
fo~minm him twice thc dnv nffor -
5Childrcn" said MIR. S;ran any, "sbouldncvcr
bc whinnod"
" "NG?" r!' asked Mrs Goslinr
Never" soid Mr. Strnn
How would YOU Govern thom thcn ." so;d
Mrs G win s;mnlt;t,, '"'''
:. K;mdmnsa ms" T,'li ,,nlI"o' 3 .o;d NJ, ct.
"Bnt when kinInnss wonit do ~,
"Rcosnn. madam " ro;ninoI Mr. S.ror
With = ,n;n;.,nr;,I ,rnr oF ti'n IL 0'"P'
&" Reason mny do we'll cnmUri, .''t%, s',, .omo y
said Mrs Gosl;no sbok;ng bnr Iood Jom,,tr,,I
Iv 9
It will do for all madam if ,rorc,,, an.
,Eoj W. nrn n."atoI ,';ti' - Wv! up.
we arc-thnt is" ''S' -
81 shall hereafter conduct NV school a., -,
cntircIv nov, svstcm +" sn;d M. StWn,> ~
shan't have n rod in it. 7 Shall MIKE NV
hove Iovc mo rcstont nv, l;aI ;,.an.;o1 "tNu l"1
bow tn NV rcasnn--ond oin,, ,,n Cav Iii
"What do Won CHARGE n vcor ~ asked Mrs
Goslinr.
"Fiify hounds nor nunum and oocb how
to bring a silver spoon. two snits of clothes
AMI two nnir of sheets J, sniJ Stron
eve been thinking snid Mrs Goslinc
whether NV son Jim is not old cnourh IA Ln
put under YOUR caro-"
"What is his arc?, asked Stron.
"Tcn last June"
"Ccrtainlv." said Mr.. Stran "Tll take
him with pleasure"
81 must tell YOU frankly" said Mrs G
" that / have had trouble with him"
"Tll take him, madam. and the trouble
too" said Strap
"IIes very Wild" said Mrs. G..
"No matter. madam" reiterated Mr.. S
with smile of self.confdcncc, "pIl take
him"
"IIcs n boy of good parts" said Mrs G.
"but he's bryond nv n,anaremcnt
Il think understand his case. madam -
said Mr.. Strap, smilinr. AGAIN. "Wbon shall
he Gomez"
"Whcn you please"
"Scnd him tomorrow"
Il will" said Mrs. Goslinc.
".ind come you and sec him this day four
weeks"
The next day, Master James Goslipo with
two suits Of clnthos - .;lvor .no,,, cl .,
pair of sheets, arrived at Mr.. Strap's board
ing school in the country, not far from tho
town where he had hitherto resided. lie was
q little rcd-headcd boy, with short sandy hair
standing straight out like shoc-brush-a
forehead hall an inch high-a little pug-nosc
AN enormous mouti--no cycbrows-and n
pair of small eyes, which looked green In the
morning and rel at night Fourof his front
teeth had been knocked out fighting. He bit
his nails halfway down so that you could
not look at them without setting your teeth
on edge. His hands were covered with warts
and had a shrill, cracked voice Jim was
sad fellow; and one would think, from the
whippings he had received, must have led IL
sad life oft. 1t appeared, however, that he
had accommodated himself to his situation,
and that he lived amid his multfarious na-
gellations, almost unhurt, like a salamandcr
in the fire. He had been literally whippcd
through life, and had become hardened to il
soul and body, rs n camels knees are to the
sand. Such was the lad sent by the ever
wcaricd mother to Mr.. Strap--not more, If
the truth must be told, to get rid of heavy
trouble. than from curiosity, what Jim would
do III school where theI never whipped"
On arriving Mt school, Jim was let loose a.
mong the rest of the boys, to play. He rot
into game of marbles, but his antagonists