The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-03-28
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Philadelphia, who, remembering back
some thirty years, can recoliect the honest
face Of a sturdy pedagogue from the
North Of Ireland, by the name OF W,
q stern disciplnarian Of the old School,
who believed that learning as often went
in with ''thWack" as an inclination.-
Among the pupils cf honest old W
WAS one who has since arisen to some dis
tinction, but who, during his school-boy
days, was generally regarded as thick
headed, lazy fellow, and as sure to get old
VS. attention In the "warming way"
every enthusiastically One day when
johnny had forgotten to study his lesson,
as usual, the old dominic blanJily request
ed him to take his place On the floor, as
he had few words which he wished to
say to him. Johnny of course stepped
with fear and trembling, and was greatly
asfoal-hed to hear his stern teacher address
him in very kind and gentle tone.
''Johnny, my son." said W, "ye're
Of good family, so you are"
Johnny, who was expecting a pretty
severe punishment. and had already begun
to whine and dig his knuckles into his
eyes, looked up in the greatest Imaginable
surprise.
Il say, Johnny" pursued the dominic,
"you're of a good family-d'ye under
stand 2"
"Ah, thank you, sir, said the lad with
some confidence.
"Tes, Johnny, l repeat it, ye'ro of a
good family, as good family as my own
| knew your father, Johnny, in the ouId
country and in this, as a lad and man.
and an honester lad and man, johnny,
never knew ayther side of the big deep"
'.Thank you, sir" said Johnny, with a
pleasant smile, and a furtiye glance al his
playmates.
And knew your mother, too, John
ny, and dear, sweet little girl she was
afore she grew up and married your faith
er, Johnny; and after that she was bies-
sed bride. and as kind-hearted and lovely
mother and mistress Of family, ohnny,
as ever left the blessed shores of ould Ire
land"
ssYes, sir-oh, thank you, sir" respond
ed the delighted Johnny.
'sAh, Johnny, your father and mother
and myself have seen some happy days
across the great seas :" sighed the senti-
mental schoolmaster; ''days that I'm
knowing now viii never return to me
again. And then your sisters, johnny
you We got fine sisters, too, that I've known
since theywere toddlings, and which same
now are ornaments to society, Johnny"
'.Oh. sir, [ am much obliged to YOU"
responded the happy pupil, scarce know
ing how to express the JOY that he felt at
finding himself such great fayorite with
his heretofore stern master.
''And then, there is yourself, Johnny,
that I've known since your birth-the son
of me ould friends and companions of me
youth"
ooh, thank you, sir"
'Ah, yes, Johnny" went on the domi-
ME, with something between a sigh and
groan, and some slight indication OF tears,
ats the whole blessed family 1 have
known so long and so well aud so favora-
bly,, Johnny; and now that I look back
with pride on these same by gone reminis-
cences, think | wouldn't be doing justice
to your noble father, your kind mother,
and your lovely sisters, nor to myself and
the rest of mankind, if | were to let such
lazy, ood-foF-nothing rascal go without
a good thwacking. Houid out yer hand,
Johnny, hould out your hand, you young
rascal -
And before johnny had time to recover
from his astonishment, he found himself
in the process of thwacking that he
never forgot to his dying day.-LRiaois
Teacher.