Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-09-06

oOtbNtlAhNG AhhhC LilotAhND ~ ulIoi I'm :
sentences, where the meaning of the au-
, thor was not plain but he remembered
his rules and knew how to apply them.
!, With Luke Weston | was sorely per-
picked. He did not get bis lessons well
at all. When he came to compound
fractions he could do nothing with them.
Left to himself, with his own method,
he could worry the sums out but he was
behind hand in his recitations, and always
blundered upon the black board. In
grammar he was also remiss, though not
so bad as in arithmetic When he came
to parsing he got along much better than
| could have anticipated, since he had
been so clumsy in committing the rules and
exercises. In analyzing language and
compreheudng the powers Of words, and
in understanding his author, be betrayed
a keenness of perception for which / had
] bOI thSH gwen hlh ClCNlt' AChChOCl
more, the class were parsing in passage
FROM Milton. A relative pronoun came
to Luke, and he parsed it. corrected
him in the matter of relation. told him
it related to a different person from the
one be had named. He read the sentence
over again and objected 20 my idea, main
tanning that he was right and he was
proceeding to show me where | was
/ in error, when l Interrupted him, and
made him stand on the floor an hour
for bis disobedience of my instruction.
That night when was alone in my room,
read the passage over, and at length
became convinced that Luke had been
right But | would not own it to him.
No, no,-that would have lowered me in
my own esteem. Yet | resolved to be
more careful in the future how ! correct
ed him in bis parsing lessons. However,
be was, in my estimation, full Of short
comjngs. With his general behavior l
bad no occasion to find fault, for he was
a noble, generous hearted fellow, and was
beloved by bis friends.
Luke" said l, as l stopped him one
night after school, "why is it that you do
NOT Get Notlr Lessons -
lie said he didn't know.
Don't tell me-" l cried "that you
don't know. You don't study-thafs
the reason. See how James Shute gets
his lessons. You are older than he is"
Luke said he could not get such long
lessons-he could no: remember them.
He had tried hard enough to do the puz-
zIng sums, and to spell the long words,
but he could not do it.
told him it was all nonsense. He
could do it if he had mind to. He did
not try. He was more fond Of play than
study. In short, l talked very severely |
to him, and assured him if he did not
have his lessons perfectly on the following
day, i should punish him, He went
away with his head bowed, and thought,
in sulky mood
The following day came and with it
came the first class in arithmetic. James
Shute could do every sum. Luke Wes-
ton had not done half of them. When
the class came up to spell, James spelled
all the words, aud gave all the definitions
promptly. But Luke could not remem-
Der them.
So ! told Luke Weston / must punish
him and stood him out on the floor; and
l made a great FOOLS cap, and put it upon
his head; and there he stood until school
was done. He did not cry nor did be
look particularly ashamed; but he COM
pressed his lips, and looked very ugly.
At all events, so l thought at the time.
When | relieved him of the fools cap, at
the close of the school, told him
hoped he would get his lessons better
next time. He made no reply, but left
the room with quick stern step; and
went home without stopping to play'with
his mates.
On the following day, Luke did not
come to school and on the day after
that, | understood thut he had gone to
learn the shoemaker's trade. l made
some little inquiry, and found that he had
declared that he would go to school to me
no more, if he had to run away; and as
his parents were poor, they had allowed
dim to 90 to work in neighbor's shop.
In time | finished my school, and James
Shute bore of the palm of scholarship.
Upon him bestowed the highest encom-
iums, and held him up to the admiration
of visitors.
During the vacation l visited neigh
boring State and found employment
there. Then l went South, and finally
became engaged as a teacher of mathe-
MATES in a school in New Orleans. The
years slipped by and still remained in
my new home. One day | received a