The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-03
PROM Chamber Journal.
In . Gentlem0n'a Family

" EdUcatioO," you cannot but have often
perused- that rather compact statement,
just within the five-shilling charge, of ex-
actly what is wanted in the tut0rial line
by A. T., in Derbyshire "In a gentle
mans family, at picturesque village in
the north"-I put in the word "p;ctur-
esque, not at all because the prominent
feature of the place, which is singularly
bleak, is a tumble.down old granary, up
on a very unproductive ROor, but be-
cause thOughtit might attracts draughts.
man; in which case my boys would gain
an accomplishment, in addition to the usu-
mol oe an extra" an opportunity Of ina
king himself nobly usefur-the idea
which that happy turn of expression con-
veys is, it is right to state, borrowed from
the classics; but the phrase is all my
Own-"is offered to any gentleman Of
character and attainments in the capacity
Of tutor to three intelligent youths. For
information regarding salary. &C., &C.,
apply to Rev. A. o., Peakton, Dcrbyshire. "
had some conscientious doubts about
referring inquirers to those initials, on
account Of my surname not beginning
with 2, and Of my Christian name being
William; but these were Overruled by my
wife. She objected strongly to nv real
address being given in the paper, lest it
should be supposed-sO she argued, and
] am not bound tp find her reasons. but
~SNS, J~rO renurr ner Uueonehce-luaI l was
connected with the public press.
Never" said she, "let me see you so
forgetful Of what stock | came Of, as to
put your name in the columns of news
paper, William" Nor, indeed, am | like
ly to forget it, since am reminded Of il
every day of my life. 1t was great blow
to my good lady's importance when Mr..
Donald Macdermot, of GlengarithcOe, n.
B., having answered the advertisement
and our requirements, came down to Peak.
ton from his Highland eyrie aud ancestral
home. lie gave US to understand that he
was in his own country parsonage OF
great power and dignity, three generations
at least in advance Ter rather behind) any
southern pedigree. He would have pre-
ferred, as he confided to his pupils, to
have been called by his territorial name
Of Glengarithcoe, had not its incOnveni
ence to our English tongues been too tire.
mend0us; but he was known, among
ourselves, by title conferred upon him
by my daughter Georgiana-" the Mac
dcrInOt," as conveying in some degree ar
idea Of the singular and almost ierecious
animal which he really was. My wife's
ancestral pride was grievously wounded
by the assumption Of this gentleman from
North Britain, while her moral dignity
as YOU shall hear, received at the SAINT
hands shock from which she has never
completely rallied.
The young man had been with us for 9
, month or two Of spring-time; aud thu
first summer day had just arrived when
was awakened from my afternoon nap il
the library, by succession Of agOnizine
screams from my wife and daughter.
heard them scamper up stairs into my
bedroom, and lock and dOuble-lOck tn,
door, after which they began to scream
alresh with undiminished vigor. in
s,an,ly flew to thsir assistance on tht
wing, of husband and father; but il
was long before the hysterical indignation
of the ladies' would allow them to fine
words to explain themselves.
1--WE suddenly came upon Glengargar,
sobbed my wife.
"Yes," interrupted my daughter, cup
on the Macder. der. .der-mot at the corne
Of the gravel walk"
"Yts; and what do -do--do you think
William :" coNtiuued her mamma; "theT'
he was, this beau beau beautiful tuto
of yours without any"
"Ycs, papa" corroborated Georgiana
without any at all"
Without any what?" cried impa
tiently. Speak out, what had he no
got?"R
mo tut--tut-tut-trows or" ex
claimed the wife Of my bosom, relapsint
into Mysteries.
At this moment, "Papa, papa, shrek
, cd my second son from without, in an &C
stacy "there's Donald Macdermot, Esq.
walking about in the costume Of his NATIVE
land; and the COOK and the house maiC
have locked themselves up in the cellar
and he has almost put poor Gus to deati
for laughing at him."
The young man coOlly informed me, il
his defence, that he always wore the Kill
in hot weather, and recommended me t
discard "trews" myself, and take to 1
shepherds plaid petticoat of black ant
white, such as would be appropriate to I
clergyman. This reprehensible style o
dress (which he persevered in), Joined tt
the SRss Say 'OafsFsing acquiring GttdeI
his tuition at least as much Scotch as Lat
in, caused the dismissal of the GlengOritt
man from my unworthy roof.
Mr.. Donaldson Adams, who succeeded
the young Scottish chief, was of very
different order. lie was the best scholar
of his years, and indeed a better than any
old or young whom it has ever been my
lot to know. He had carried off all thu
honors that were open to him at his uni
versity, both classical and mathematical
and yet he wore them as lightly and al
gracefully as a wreath of flowers. How
we managed to get him for a hundred
guineas year, was always a marvel t
me and the reason which he gave fol
his acceptance Of so humble post, wa!
itself most -emincntly characteristic Of BIZ
beautiful nature.
81 love retirement" said he, land do
mesticity; and the approval of such 1
man as you (he was indeed so good as t.
say SOY, is more to me far than the ap
plause of senate-houses. have hac
enough of ambition. Here" he woulC
say. laying his thin, white hand upon thu
head Of that of one of my three boys who
CHANGED TO be most convenient, "here lies
my future duty, and it is one that is in
expreSsibly dear to me-"
Ny wife averred that it was quite q
privilege to have such q young man as Mr.
Donaldson Adams In our house. GeOrgi
ana raved about him to that extent that
had to remind her that, although when
house and land were gone and spent
learning might be most excellent, stilliI
was best to have house and land to com
mence with; and that Mr.. Adams, hSR'
ever eligible in other respects, was not
in his present circumstances, the man fol
nv son-in.law. The families in the neigh
bc.hood avnrocsed theUacalveS indehtpc