Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-12-21


grabbed tree,and then plant some potatoes
and white beans instead Of so maav tiow
ers."
All the beauty Of those rich and varied
blossoms were Of no account TO him. ias,
because he had discovered hole IN ~
wall and a ragged looking tree. lie eopn
by no means look over and by these to nd.
mire the beauties of nature. Allwaslo,t
and good for nothing, just because all was
not exactly fitted to his taste; the milk Of
human kindness aud sympathy was 50
soured that the former must enjoy herself
alone or not at all.
In the remarks Of Mr. Adams unon the
evils arising from badly constructed. badly
ventilated and old school houses, (which
in the main were exeellentl he seemed all
at once to throw asidethat affability which
he had repeatedly enjoined upon others as
the best means OF retaining the wicked.
clothed his brow with an expression Of
| dreadful indignation, and a scogl enough
10 change the sweetest juices TO The
strongest acids, when he called the atten.
ton to the school house standing a few
rods distant, declaring that its yard was
perfectly naked, having neither shrub nor
plant, to use his own words most sarcas-
tically uttered, "no, not even a white
bean - then he declared that "one third
of the plaster was off the wall of the
house, and that with all their putting and
steaming it would be impossible to keep
from freezing" He had seen a hole 10
the wall and no aghite beans, and hence
there was nothing else beautiful or Of
good report, and the people themselves
must have been sinners above all men
beside. This, we confess, did not ex-
actly meet our agreeables.
Had he possessed that affable spirit he
so strenuously enjoined upon Others, it
seemed to us he might have truthfully
said something like the following -
Here the citizens have expended be-
tween one and two thousand dollars in
erecting a commodious house for theis
school; surrounding it and suitable
plat of ground for yard with a tasty
fence, not forgetting that white paint was
an excellent finish, and that good and
well adjusted bell would be a good regu-
lator of the sehool-in addition TO which
notice some twenty-five or more young
sugar naples with several punches Of
rose bushes tastefully arranged within
e the enclosure both as shade and an
ornament; also within, their varnishe9
u desks, table, and chair-a good clock-a
Il woodshed in good taste, well stored with
), dry wood all bespeaking for the people
# an interest in the rising race and the
cause of education yet there is much
more that might and should be done
:. the spots of plaster which have for some
s reason fallen from the walls should be
repaired, dictionary, globe, and out
line maps should be provided; and then,
if he had turned to the yard and advised
the setting out more shade trees, the
making CT flower beds in squares, in cir
! cles and semicircles, in the diamond and
~ heart form, the planting of all kinds Of
:, flowers in and around them, rows of tULtts
. beams not excepted, we are sure all would
"a have been swallowed with out choking or
!; strangling, and strangers would not have
- drawn the inference that they must has
ten from the place like Lot from Sodom,
N lest their garments might be contamina-
p ted with the pollutions of the heather,
"a or that the people were on the verge il
= not actually in state of barbarism.
70 With this kind and gentle treatment
ri the young Albanians would have start.
At ed to their feet, inspired with new life
d and animation TO do their duty and their
- whole duty. However, from their good
!. sense, we do not think that in the month
of December, with several inches of snow
"a on the ground, they would attempt thu
= growing Of lehite beans, nor that wher
N warm weather returned they would hay'
9. been torgetful Of even so small part o
- their duty. But why should we stant
" gazing at this hole in the wall when there
4 is so much to admire within the garder
Id of the late Institute? So many spark
IL ling eyes, beautiful, blooming, and smiling
H. faces, so much conyiviality, with the NOR
ve touching evidences Of the present AM
I'd growing intelligence of this country
he the strongest pledge possible Of its futur
!, strength and prosperity. Upon q risia
COUNT II WAS dSEHEtalISA lBdt AhSEG WI
on present forty-eight practical teachers Q
I'll our schools, and adding two who came il
eli afterwards, would make up the rornt
A. number of fifty. From the deep impres
,rv sions made upon our own heart, our con
oc viction is that each will 90 to his worl
he more than ever impressed with his re
70. sponsibility, and with an increased ablitJ
,ad to put forth more cheerful and heart!
Of effort in bringing their pupils up to th'
,ci- full stature Of true manliness.
= - We believe the entire outlay and ex
ool pense of the Institute viii bring bacl
rhe not only ten but more than hundre'
n fold to the county. And when agar
DOL returns to us our parent bird all ladel
.ool with the richest stores for our digestion
I'd he viii find the merit full and runnini
over, each more eager to catch the pre-
al cious morsels that may fall from his lip,
orr A BIRD From THg NEsr.
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