Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-12-28

discard "rews, myseil, anu take to
sbepards plaid pesticoat3 Of black and
white, such as would be appropriate to
clergyman. This reprehensible style of
dress (Which he pressvered in,) Joined to
the fact of my offspring acquiring under
his tuition q, least as much Scotch rs La.
tin, caused the dismissal Of the Glengorth
man from my unworthy roof.
Mr.. Donaldson Adams, who succeeded
the young Scottish chief, was Of avery
different order. He was the best scholar
Of his years, and indeed better than any
old pr young il has ever been my lot to
know. He had carried of he honors that
were open to him at his university, both
classical and mathematical and yet be
wore them as lightly and rs gracefully as
. wreath Of flowers. How We managed
to get him for hundred guineas . year
was always a marvel TO me and the rea-
son which he gave for his acceptance of
so humble post, was itself most eminen.-
ly characteristic Of his beautiful nature.
IL love retirement said he, and do
mesticity; and the approval Of such d
man as you" he was 60 good as to say
SOY is more to me far than the applause
Of sena,e-houses. l have had enough Of
ambition. Here he would say, laying
his thin, white hand upon the head of tina.
one of my three boys tina. CHANGED 10 be
mos: convenient, here lies my future
duty, and it is one that is inexpressbly
dear to me-
My wife averred that it was quite a
privilege to have such young man as
Mr.. Donaldson Adams in our house. Geor.
giana raved about him to that extent that
had to remind her that, although when
house aud land are gone and spent, 2U
ing might be most excellent, ssi
better to have house and Ian
with and that Mr.. Adams,
gible in other respects, was
present circumstances, the ms
son.in- law. The families in the eighUglel
hood expressed themselves indebted 10 me
for the introduction of such an Admirable
Crichton into the county. Nay, he com.
plc,ely cut out the pet Puseyite curate in
the market town among his own female
disciples and the member for the bor-
oush himself spoke to him in public, atia-
bly, upon two distinct occasions.
Mr.. Donaldson Adams was indeed at
the apex Of his popularity at the very
moment when the whole OF it came down
with crash. If he could but have man.
aged TO hold Oh to his tutorial position
! for another six weeks, think it as pro.
able as not that be would have received
piece of plate but this he could by no
means do. The restraint which he had
put upon his disreputable nature for half
a year could he no longer maintained.-
He cast his slough Of responsibility, and
came out, harlequin like, when you least
expected it, in his own proper colors at
once. a- @. aa" f.#
My watch, my wle's watch, the cooks
watch, Bob's silver mug, given to him by
his godfa,hers and godmothers on his bap.
tism, Gus opal ring, left to him by his
great aun,--every,hing of value, in short.
which he could possibly get lent to him
upon any pretext by anybody. Mr.. Dom
aldson Adams had pawned at various
country towns within radius OF sixteen
miles from the rectory He was so good
as to write out neat and accurate ac.
count Of the respective places where each
If these articles was to be found, and 10
leave it upon my study table, when he de-
) parted at three o'clock on certain morn
ing, after having received his quarters sal
, ary over night. 1t would ring my heart &c
f recapi,u a.e the many crimes Of that abon
niable yoa man. II is sufficient to state
!. that in him nourished a serpent Of ,h'
. worst description in my bosom, and tina
r he took advantage Of that situation t.
= pick my pocket Of very considerably
!, sum There WAS nothing true in the &C
count he had given Of himself, in answe
J.. to our advertisement, except his statemeL
1t Of his university career, which was on
half correct---the half which rslsted I
{. his honors the dishonorable part, cor
. tanning an expulsion and other matters
be KEEP, rehgiously to himself. His wor'
d he kept, bis best he gave as the po'
,; sings; and, l am sorry to say, recon
K. mends in addition. He certainly wa
70 however, On admirable scholar, and taug
ia nv thsee boys Of thirteen, fourteen OIL