The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-01-13
The FeTnaie Teacher.
DI HORACE MANN.

If ever envied mortal being upon earth.
it was not the queen with realms betting the
globe, 10 whom the m ghtiest OF earth's lord
were proud to paw their homage; but it was
the devoted, modest female teacher, conscious
only Of her duties, unconscious OF ambition
Or earthly reward. The scene Of her labors
may be some obscure rural district; the spot
where she gathers her little flock s3me
slightly corner between public roads. swept
by the bleak winds Of winter. and scorehed
to barrenness By summers suns; her house
weather-bea.en. unshafed by tree, unshel-
tered frori storm, open to noise and dust
and gaze of passing travellers; yet, there IN
cheered by recognition of the outward world,
her fidelity equally unre4uited by the sym
pathIes or by the gains of men, there she
opens upon earth once more paradise of
light and love. There, day by day, she gath
ers her little group around her, ani hoyers
protectingly over them while all their little
hopes and fears, and joys, and sorrows nes
tie beneath her wngs-to them, the dove of
the holy spirit. There, daily, on the altar
of young and guileleSs hearts, she kndles
and burns the choicest incense that ever rises
from earth as a sweet smelling sayor TO God
There she spreads the daily repast of knowl-
edge and wisdom on which their young souls
grow strong; and the guests Of that banquet
I
OF the little realm shadow forth the great du
ties of life e-peace. truth, honesty, honor.
benevoencc. forgiveness; and as they behold
hese more through the principles of Jesus
Christ than through the policies and econo-
mics of men, their hearts are purged as with
hyssop, and become clean.
Unprotecte! seems her rude domain, yet
on high does she build a wall around it Of
truth in things seen and faith ia things un-
seen. that the satans of temptation rage with
out, but cannot break through overleap
it. So cherries, so affrontive to taste and TO
every sense of beauty,-you would not be.
lieve it, vet she makes this rude spot for
tress and stron ghold, and armory of God,
and out of it shall go forth great conoclasts
the breaker of the idols OF men-benealh
whose blow mosque and pasoda and henthcn
temple shall 90 down. From beneath the
gentle covering of her wing shall 60 forth
the thunder bearers, with bolt aud flame of
eloQueuce to rend and consume the organ
izeI and deep seated expressions OF man, the
proAigacieS and briberies OF capitals and
courts; the robberies of nations, whether it be
Poland or Hungary. Mexico Cuba; the
Ia Is Of men, Spdom, Gomorah, Ursh; the
bondage Of men, Serf sepoy, or si1ve; the
appettes OF men in lntemperancc, or the am
biton~ of men in There, too, shall go
forth sweet angels Of mercy 10 Gndemonsze
the hearts to restore the sanity, to soothe
tie aronies of men-the Mrs. Frys, the Miss
DiNes, the Florence Ni.htin1ales. Christ's
lessons were all lessons of purity, charity.
faith, benevoence; bat they never souniei
50 beautifully, they never touched so divine
ly as when spoken By the voice and minis
tered by the band Of woman. \ gain, | say,
if ever | envieI mortal being upon earth, it
was not the qt-en with realms beltIngthe