The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-03-11
Gdneatipaal 9epartment..
EDITED BY
PROF. JABEZ BROOKS.
1iUW 'fUN WAS MANAGEU.

Toni a trial. Tomat school gets tbrous
the geography by boring hole through tt
: middle. That is his royal road to learr
ing. or rather past it. - He holds the smal
er boys up by the heels, and stands thel
on their heads. He mel,s up all the ink
stands into bullets. lie urses and say
y the minister on. Sunday talks in that "a,
He plays ;r'iaat, gets into trouble, anc
when he can, lies bis way out. Whc
The teacher tries to correct him he kick
her and bites her alternately. This is Tor
at school. lie lounges, the streets, insul:
passengers, and goes down and stones tn
schoohcuse windows, This is Tom il
vacation, He takes other boys on plea<ur
excursions, such as stealing pears, apples
and melons, This is Tom on 4 farm.
The other day Toms father calico
upon the school committee, looking
much like an injured and prosecuted
man. Mark this: If a boy lies every
day worse than Ananias and Sapprira
especially if it is abou, the school, hi:
mother will believe every word OF it
And if his mother believes it, O.
course lis father will. So in come.
Mr.. Skinner, the injured father:
My son has been turned out o.
school, sir
'For what.?'
Nothing in The world but missing q
word
Indeed! How do you ascertain,
h. o
'IIc says so, and all the other child
r:n say 50.
'All the other children were two O,
three smaller ones, who had to bt
Toms echoes under penalty of stand
ing inverted.
Now, Mr.. Skinner, I know littl,
of Toms antrccdcnt probability.
was in the school two days ago, and
he dian', spell but one word right, and
that one he guessed at. IL wom'
study, and hc sci lom answers n qucs
ton rightly, except by accident
'Why, sir, he says he's got through
most Of his books
Yes, sir, he gets through his books
AS worn, gets through an apple, OF
rat gets through \ meal-cl,vst. IL,
digs through with his jack-knifr.'
well, ant unreasonable. l'm
willing Tom should be punished bu'
his mother don't want him turned
out Of school. We want him to have
Il good cdica,ion. The teacher car
whip him if it is necessary
You seem to think, sir, !. must be
" great privilege to whip your boy
Ii strikes me that that is asking a good
deal OF ayo"ng lady, and that sucl
little jobs as those you ought to dc
yourself Parents are bound to sen,
their children to the school-room i,
such condition that they will nci,he,
kick nor bite; and if they neglect
this duty they ought 10 forfeit thci,
privileges ...
Mr.. Skinner went home with new
views. But for Toms sake l did no
let the matter rest there. l gave :
prescription which I thought suited
cxacuy to TOMS case, and which
have never known to fail; and as i
works with boys Of the Tom Skinnc
stripe as charmngly as Rarey's doe
with wild horses, Igiyei it for The bcnc
g., 6t Of all are ITS and school committee
titus. e.- -....
Take Tom ont of school for on
/ week, dom, leave him any leisur,
wherein 10 torment the cat, or ston
tue neighhor's hens; take him out il,
TO the field, make him work at you
side from morning till evening, $,
that he will be sure to sleep o nights
> never strike him or whip him; wor|
him seven days in succession, At tn
end Of which time yon may reason ,
bly, e1pec. all the bad spirits hav
worked out Of him, a. the rate Of on
devil per day. Then Ie, him 90 bac
Ito the school, and If the evil ,.ossc,
sion comes again, repeat the cxerci..
TIL y is ctfeciuaI and complete ~ 7
r Tom is now under tai. regiment
It works beautifully, and I am ,.er<u:
: sded We shall have new and bct..
iedition both Of Tom a, school and /,