Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-24
.1f(istellaneous.
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shall never forget lesson which re-
c.iyrd when quite young lad at The Acade-
my in B. Among my schuoleiows were
Hartley and Iemson. They were somewhat
older than myself snd 10 Jerlsun looked up
as sort Of leader in matters ci uu!nion as
we'll as of sport. He was Tot at heart mali
cious, but he had foolish ambition Of being
thought witty, and he made himself feared
by the bad habit Of turning things into ri.ii-
cmle, and being ever on the lookout Tor matter
Of derison.
Hartley was new scholar. aud little Was
known af hin,-otnA..l, tn, i..vr- n------.--
;ng, as we were on the way o'schoo!, he WAS
seen driving COW along the road towards
neighboring field. y group Of hoys among
whom was .Jemson, met him as he was pass
ing. The opportunity was not to be los, by
Jeuson. "Halloo.r he exclaimed, what's
the price of milk? say, Jonathan, what do
YOU fodder Oh What will you take for al
the gold on her horus? Boys, if yyou wait
to ace the la,cst Paris style, look at those
bouts y
Hartley wayin. his hand to ue with
pleasant sm lie, and driving the COW to the
field, took down the bars Of rail fence, saw
her safely in the enclosure, and then putting
IN the bars, came and entered the school with
the rest of US. After school, in the afternoon
h, let out the cow aud drove her oil none OF
US knew where. And every day for weeks bc
went through the same task.
The bows of B. Academy were nearly al
the SONS OF wealthy parents, and some OF
them among whom MAS .lemson, were Ounce"
enough 10 look down With scrt OF dlSda'n
unop bow who lad TO drive COW. lhe
sueers ana isers of Jensen we're accordingly
often renewed He once, "n :. Plea 'nat ne
did not like the odor Of hraI:, Tc!a-cd tO sst
mex: to Hartly. Occasionally he would IN
uuire afte. the cows health, rronounc'ny the
word .keow,n after the manner OF sone
country people.
With admirable good aature did Hartley
bear all these silly attempts to won'id and
annoy lin. lup"t remeG'ds' M"f "s 'sas
eren once betrayed into n l"p!s: or m'sn q 9a'
gy ,elaliution. Good
81 suppose, TIart!ey,;' said ,I":;'scn re day.
"vour daddy me.,as 10 make n:!!k'nan ont
o: you 2
"Wuv r..t:: ?" aske.: Hartley.
so nothing only don't leave mich water
in the cans ate. you rinse ;hrM--thnts all !:
The boys laughed, anu Hartley, not in-tbe
leat lnnr,,iied replied, never fear. if ever
saould rise 10 br rilkman, I'll give goca
measure and good milk too
The day after this Conversation ti,arc was
public examination, at which Eunher ol
ladies aud gentlemen from the ncighhtrne
towns were present. Prizes were awarded b,
tho principal OF oar acsday, and both Hartley
aud Je;nson got crcditatle number; io:, II
respect tn scholarship these two We're sb"u
equal After the Ceremony OF distribution
tho princip" remarked that there wss ont
prize consisting of = gnl medal: which Wa
rarely awarded, rot 50 much on ii.c accoun
Of its great cost, bat Lecau>e tie Instance
were rare which rendered this be>tUwa
proper.
I, was the prize Of Leroi>n. The ast b.
wko received o,c, was luung Manners, wi'
three years ago, rescued blind girl tr"
drowning. The pr;:cip. tlien said that, viii
the permission Of :he COMPANY he would rt
la;e short st0ry.
"Not long since, some SCI .arS were fyia
kite in the street JUS, Us a poor boy
hnrsvback rode by IN his way to mill. Tl'
h arse took fright and threw the boy inj.:.in
hin ST, sadly that he was carried home an
confined some weeks 10 his bed. Of ii
scholars who had unintentionally caused IL
disaster. none followed to learn the fate
the wounded boy. There was one schola
however, who lad witnessed the accident frol
distance, who not only went to make il
ouirics, bu: stayed to render services.
"This scholar soon learned that the woun
ed boy was The grandson Of poor widos
~iose sole support consisted in selling Il