The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-03-17


thoushtIess, while perhaps their fash
ionable mammas are spending their
time Mt somc gay dinner or evening
party, theatre, or some other place
of amusement "Only the teacher"
Who isdebarrcd from the select cir
Gle, whose presence is looked upon as
an intrusion, and if by chance, she
happens to be present on one Of these
occasions. she is made to feel that she
is with, but not one Of them, while
she only waits to steal unobserved
to some quiet corner, some secret
nook, and there pour out the tears
that swell up from her heart Of hearts!
for as the mimoso too fudcly toucled,
folds up its leaves, so if you approach
sensitive nature in rough and
heartlcss manner it closes the avenue
to its affections and shrinks tremb,
lingly from your contact.
Stranger teachers we often meet
from the North, the South, the East,
and the West, who perhaps, like some
of you, reader. Of the elite, the bon ton,
and the arstocracy, have once rev.
eled in all the comforts and uXuries
that wealth can afford, until by some
freak Of fortune adversty came and
compelled them to go forth in the
world-many of them far away from
the loved ones at homeland for what
purpose! to teach your children; to
instruct and guide them up the rug.
ged steps Of knowledge, without even
an encouraging word, friendly call, q
passing interest in your hearts and
homes, or a look of Kindness and
sympathy to cheer them in their tolls.
An! no says one for "she is only a
teacher" and cannot be admitted into
our circle. She is agreeable and
looks well enough, but teachers must
be made to feel their position and
keep their place. The streams OF
small pleasures Gil the lake Of happi
ness: the kind word, the soft and
gentle tone, even the friendly glance
of the eye, may sweep with tremb-
ling felicity the chords Of many a
sorrowing strangers heart, and you,
kind readers and patrons Of the elite,
the bon.ton, &c, would feel all the
happier for having done good action,
for benevolent impulses enact many
a scene of beautiful wonder amid
plaudts of angels; and it is q duty
that we owe to those less fortunate
than ourselves, not merely to sympa'
thize with them, but to let our SYM
pathy lead to acts OF charity and
kindness.
Some good writer has said, that a
virtuous person struggling with mis-
fortunes and rising above them, is an
object on which the Gods themselves
look down with delight, and also, that
we never yet found pride in noble
nature, nor humility in the unworthy
mind. OF all trees we observe that
God has chosen the vine-a low plant
that crecps upon the WALL ofalI beasts
the soft, patient lamb; Of all birds the
mild and gentle dove.
When God appeared to Moses, il
was not in a lofty cedar, nor the
spreading palm, bat bush-a hum
bic, slender, abject bush. AS if he
would by these selections, check the
conceited arrogance Of man. Moth
ing produceth love like humility
nothing hate like pride. And we
feel gratiied that there are still many
kind noble and true hearts ready anl
willing to extend the hand of sympa
. thy and encouragement, who arc
above all such vanities and frivoliies
and who are not ashamed to be sccr
in any circle, conversing and ever
associating with "Only teacher
, Why are mankind like cOWsl Be