Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-08-18
AN UNWHIPPED SCHOOL,.
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BY THEODORE S. FAY. &


Reformation is the order of the day and
among the manifold modern improvements,
Mr.. Strap, the scbOolmaster, had his.
i Instruct, said Mr.. Strap, 'On an en-
tirely new system
You do p said old Mrs GOsling. --
i do said Strap, Oracularly.
'Nuw do tell said Mrs Gushing.
Madam said Strap, the world is six
thousand years old ..... .-.. s.-
Law! SAID Mrs. Costing admiringly.
And It has been all that time wrong on
the SUI .iect of the education of youth.
Mrs. Crushing opened her eyes and ears.
She knew Strap was enc of the wisest OF
men. He saw she liked to hear him talk,
aud be went on.
Madam, children should never be whip
ped srEE ass-- ~ o. ...- ..-..
'NoT said Mrs Costing, iuterrqgatively,
and with a guilty look. She bad fagella>
ted her little son Jim every Gay of his life,
once, at least, on an average. If ever she
had omitted one day, from absence, illness,
or any other accident, she made up the
deficiency by flogging him twice the day
after. Jim was ten years old. Tea times
three hundred and sixty FIVE make three
thousand six hundred and fifty. This seems
pretty hard; but solemniy believe the
calculation to be within the truth / sol-
emily believe james Gosling had received
the rod at least that number Of times
Mrs Gosling generally made these iufic.
tions with her own hand; she looked, there
fore, rather coufouDded at this opinion Of
Strap, who was Ter oracle, and who some.
how or other, she bad imagined, by his
name, had her view of the subject.
Children, said Strap, Should never be
whipped # aasl 5aa
Mop asked Mrs GosIing. a
Never said Strap. .ll --
How would you govern them, then p
asked Mrs. G., with simI licity.
Kindness, madam, said Strap.
But when kindness wont answer2'
Reason, madam rejoined Strap with o
| magisterial wave of the hand
Reason may do we'll enough for some,
said Mrs. GOsling, shaking her head doubt
fully. E7H
at will do for all madam, if properly ap.
piled. We are created with reason. We
are not brutes. We are-we are-that
ir -. % 10 s-- -tA -a $3.50
Certainly said Mrs. Costing -.
i shall hereafter conduct my school on
an entirely new system, said Strap. y
shan't have rod in it.. i shall make my
boys love me--respect my kind attentions
bow to my reason, and obey me for their
own good g.. r-.5. 49,. .'..-..ss g.
What do you charge year p asked Mrs
Costing. ''
Two hundred dollars and each boy to
bring q silver spoon. two suits of clothes,
and two pair OF Sheets said Strap
pve been thinking said Mrs. Gosliug,
whether my son linn is not old enough to
be put under your care r
What is his agef asked Strap.
Ten, last june 's
'Cer:ainly.' said Mr.. Strap 'I'n take
him with pleasure -
I must tell you frankly said Mrs,
Gosiing. that ] have had trouble with
I'll take him, .modam, said Strap.
He's very Wild said Mre. G. -"
NO matter, madam reiterated Strap
with smile Of self confidence, III take
him. F,'''2- 0',A ~
He's a boy of good parts, said Mrs
GOsliDg, but he's beyond my manage.
I think understand his case, madam,
said Mr.. Strap, smiling again.
And you never hogr
Never, madam. When shall be come ?
When you please, - ~ = >
Send him tomorrow
4 will said Mrs. G. g ,ii-
weeks g" -ass iss'5a 2 NV - =
The next day Master James Gosline, with
two suits Of clothes, silver spoon, and
two pair Of sheets, arrived at Strap board
ing-school 10 the country, not far from the
town where be hal hitherto resided. He
was little red.headed boy, with short,
sandy hair, standing straight out like a
sho=brush--a forehead half an inch high
little pug nOss-an enormous mouth-no
eyebrows q pair q s;;s:sslI eyes, which
looked green inspsr ; .'.:sEnlns and red at
9Eght.. EOuE Of his front teeth had been
knocked out fighting. He Bit bis nails halt
way down, so that You could not look ct
I9en without setting your teeth on edge
nis bands we're covered with warts, aud be