American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-02-10
you something that will be useful to you

you something that will be useful to you
all your lives.
"Whenevsr you have anything difficult
that you do not understand, come to me
and l will help you out Of il. Do not try
TO get round your lessons With them half
learned, and make q show of knowing
them, but come up and honestly tell me
you are in difficulty will gladly help
you and we will see whether il is a hard
thing 10 learn or not.
"Then. again, want you to help ea,h
other. We live in the world with people
around us to do good TO one another. 1t
makes life pleasant TO make others happy.
l find it so. There are some who think
th,y can get along best by living for
themselves. But it is mistake. When
they die no one misses them on account Of
any good or kind actions they have DONE
They might as well be thorn n-bush on a
rocky hill side, as TO live without doing
good to others.
But" said Mr.. DabollI suppose you
would rather hear the story
He read several pages further, and then
stOppeup anu bAlus
"There are two or three other things
want to say to you, boys, before l forget
them.
II spoke just now about honesty in your
conduct to me. But l want you to be hon.
est in your conduct to each otheI. Homes
ty and virtue can be exhibited in your
sports and plays as well as in your dealings
Avoid all nnkind and ungenerous trick:
that will annoy playmate. Be careful
not to break this rule in anything. for yor
do break 1t whenever you do to others wba
you would not like have them do to you,
Avoid angry words and improper Ian
guage. possible, I do not want an un
kind word spoken while am in this schoo
The Bible says He that rueth his spiri
is greater than he that taketh city,
you want to be true heroes, try hard t,
rule your temper and your tongue, for lit
tie words often lead to great and serious
results"
"1u this way" said my friend. "Mr
Dabol continued with bis story. occasion
ally stopping to make remark ofhis own
or to tell us OF thing or two he wanted
US to remember. After awhile he looked
at his watch, and said that it was noon, b,
would dismiss the school, and we woul,
go to work in the afternoon. Noon in
deedl Twelve o'clock already! Tha
could not be! The time had assed S,
pleasantly, and the boys had been SO mucl
interested, that the hours passed by un
heeded, and all were surprised when Mr.
Daboll told us the time"
"And you had Oery disorderly schoo
with such teacher ?" | asked.
''It put new life into us ALL" said m,
friend. "The advanced scholars actual,
jumped ahead in their lessons. The dul
fellows woke up and surprised every bod
with their progress; and l then myself be
gan to learn. All know | am in debt tt
bim for. He did not raise his hand du
ring the time he was in the school to pun
ish a scholar. There was hardly case @
bad conduct in the school, and he reprov
ed the culprit SO kindly thata repetilio
was not known; and when he left th
school after long service to go to anoth
er and higher situation, the children erie
at the loss OF their friend, the parents pre-
sented him with valuable memorial {
their esteem, and he left on my own an
the hearts Of others an impress as lastin
as our existence"