Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-03-18

border, far prettler for painting than
them pale blossoms which one migh pick
up anywhere in the woods. r
"She certainly must be acountry rustic,
Mrs. Brown confdentially asserted to her
worthy spouse, after reporting the above
circumstance, "for she is the fondest crea-
ture of MOSES, leaves, dried grass and all
such trash, that mortal eyes ever beheld ;
and she is continually lettering her room
with them, until a body's eyes ache at the
sickening sight. And indeed!" she ex-
claimed, warming with the subject and
shaking her head disapprovingly until her
cap ribbons were in quite tremOr, 81 have
actually, seen book in which she pastes
these things wasting whole hours cutting
them to peices with her knife, which, she
says, some foolish person Ann Eliza, be-
lieve she calls her, taught her to do, to see
| if they had geniusi Now do tell me, if
you think body in their sober senses could
believe that flowers had genius for any
thing but growing'" -..r"
"Hush wife do hope you did not
tell her that, for there is work - bot
any, l believe, yes botany,-that treats
upon the subject. 1t is becoming popular
in our colleges and seminaries, though for
morly, none but medical students paid
much attention to it. l must get work
and look it over, for she, (alludiDg to Lily)
is anxious to get up class and my opin-
ion will, of course, be called for
"Indeed, then no child of mine shall
be carried away with such nonsense, I'll
ensure it. I've enough of her trash to clean
after, without theirs, said Mrs. Brown
decisively and Mr.. b. did not dispute her
will, but contented himself with cautioning
her against expressing, too freely, her
opinion in regard to the proposed study,
as some of the most influential citizens were
inclined to favor it.
"The march of intellect is onward, ever
onward could speak an hour upon its
progressive tendency without exhausting
the subject, wife, and we must keep step,
as Corporal Briggs used to tell the militia
recruits training day, or we'll be left be-
hind" concluded the squire with look OF
profound sagacity, as he toasted his feet
over the corls carefully embedded in ashes
to facilitate the early lighting of his morn
ing fire, and then considering his antago.
mist defeated by this last shot from the
great gun Of his battery, he beat rather a
preciptate retreat, for conqueror, from
the sense of action, lest the disconnected
enemy should recollect the forces and re.
new the contest
And Lily not only continued to analyzC
her flowers and paste dried specimens in
her herbarium, but greatly to the annoy.
ance Of poor Mrs. Brown, who, "could moi
see what good would ever come of it," dis
seminatcd 'her nonsensical ideas, amongs
her pupils. The class we're delighted Will
their Friday evenings ramble, the rewarC
for perfect recitations and good conduct
during the week wandering by the side
of winding streams, threading labyrinthint
intricacies and climbing rocky lodges, with
a botanists ardor, to obtain new speci
mems.
The school increased and prospered, ant
Lily was very goddess enshrined in the
guileless hearts of her worshiping pupils
Fruits and flowers were daily offerings, anC
pen -wipers, bookmarks delicately embroid
cred and odd volumes of poetry, or romance
occasionally strayed in to diversity heI
accustomed tribute. These were plea
SAINT days with Lily, and in after years
when suffering and sorrow had shadowet
life's bright dream, fond memory cast
halo over them which not all the glitterin!
pleasure of her present or bright visions .
F. future bliss could equal
Lily had but just become accustomed t.
those peculiaritics which rendered her stu
alton at Squire Browns so unpleasant, an,
began to entertain a home feeling for tn
little chamber that opened upon the orch
ard, when the family carriage Of parsol
Barker,-a huge unweildy vehicle, swing
ing upon its crazy springs like a schoc
boy on stills and reminding one of a grali
spider,-stoppcd at the Squire's and tn
greyheaded driver with his best bow, tina
resembled the flourish Of the head waiter
4 napkin at table d hotel announced tina
"Miss Aylmcr's time was up at de Squire
L; and massta sent his complaints, hopin d
: young Miss vas well and wishin to see he
i at de pa'sonagc, eff she pleases,' uncle Be
T concluded his message with vigorou
a crack of his cOachwhip, A Juvenile dc
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