The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-26
= Dorl1sbire Traorop.
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Katy was sorry on our account, glad on
her own, for since her mothers death her
life had been very nonotonous. | don't
think my uncle was harsh to her, though
he never showed much kindness or con-
sidcration towards any body. Yet, child
as she was, she had contrived to obtain
some slight influence over him. | fancy
he might have loved her if she had been
his own daughter. But whatever cx-
pectations Of company and immature
coquctrles our arrival excited in katy's
bosom, were doomed to disappointment
at that time, for our uncle soon announ-
ccd his intention of sending us to board
ing-school. Our ignorance justified him
in this, if his dislike did not. say
his dislike, for l knew he always
hated US, and, from that day he became
our guardian, had promised himself the
qualification Of subduing us, breaking Us
into his humors, and, as he once said,
togging the rcbcllious devil out Of ns,-
How he succeeded in this will be seen.
Hitherto we had had, literally, no
education. For when our father sent
US to school, as he did once, upon the
first attempt at the infection OF punish
ment We had made fight for it, subse-
qucntly escaping aud returning home to
be half laughed at, half-commendcd-
not ordered back. But, now, there was
no disputing the will of my uncle, even
if we had been inclined to attempt it. To
boarding school we went accordingly.
Yorkshire schools have of late years
obtained most unenviable uotoricty. In
my day all schooling was conducted on
severer principles than the more fortu-
nate youth of this generation have any
idea of. Punishment BY blows and star
walton formed an ordinary part of it. |
do not know that the school selected by
my uncle had savager master or a
crucler discipline than many others, but
| am sure that a more direct method for
the perversion CT every honest and mali
ly quality could not have been devised
than the grinding tyranny which, under
the name Of an education, we endured
for two years. Strong boys it trans
formed into DULLES weak boys into cow
ards and liars.
We experienced enough of it and to
spare. am not going into detail SUI
fee ii to say that we were not conquered
easily. One thing our school discipline
taught us-to bear, perhaps to inact,
pain.
We never went home for the holidays.
or saw our uncle's face, until the expira-
ton of two years. lie paid the school
masters bills regularly, and received re-
ports of us from him. Then word came
for Us to return. We had had all the
schooling necessary-all we were des-
tined to have as it proved.
Katy was more beautiful, and moro
conscious of it than ever. when VIC saw
her again. Often as we had talked OF
her-Jack was especially prone to this
and once tried his hand at schoolboy let.
ter to her, which the schoolmaster con.
fscated, fogging him for writing it
we had never pictured to ourselves such
=. loneliness as two years had developed
In one whom We always regarded as oul
cousin.
/ am not good at description, or
would attempt to convey some idea Of
Katy's face though don't think word.
could do it. i see it in my dreams some.
times-dreams that it is dreadful tc
wake from-but shall never meet its sim.
ilitude again unless in heaven.
The struggle between us and our uncle
commenced Immediately. lie never
made any pretence of liking us, always
addressing us rather as dogs than human
beings. think the spirit with which
we met and resented this, presented som,
sort of internal fascination to him. Tho
day after our return, cnraged at defiant
answer Of jacks, he took a horse-whir
and, in spite of a furious resistance
logged him lnereilessly. My turn came
soon enough and after that it was al
oaths, curses and blows on one side, anc
desperate but Intellectual struggles OF
the other. We should not have remain
ed in the house three days, but for one
reason-Katy. We were both in Low,
with her.
You may smile at the idea of the pas.
sions entertained by boys of twelve anG
fifteen for girl of thirteen. But | an
sure that nothing have since expert
enced was more real or all-cngrossing
The trivial incidents connected with il
remain indelibly impressed upon IN,