Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-10-08
TALES AND SKETCHES.
TRsE SCEsOOEMAsTEp OF BON
CHURCH,

iOouiS lOG uWGlllnS, ana Darn 1Of TIT
school. He was self EDUCATED in the com
mon clements of knowledge, and had mad,
the human heart his study; and it was hi
delight not merely to teach.the mathemati
cal parts of reading, writing and arithmetic
but also to influence the moral and intellec
tual powers Of his children, and to strength
en-. elevate and purify them. In this largo
aim he had but one text-book---the Gospe
Of the Great Teacher; and in this he learned
one lesson in especial-that "it is good tc
! seek to save that which is lost
Like all its order, the master in his school
had to contend with boys who could not
learn and boys who would not. But the
boy who gave him the most trouble could
and did learn only he was So intractable in
his rc,,, al conduct, and such an imp OF
misrhief that II was a ceasclcss pcrpleXity
with the good master wha, o"@ht 10 nc zone
with him. The master had no wu,.dIV mo-
tive for retaining so difficult n charge,
since he gained not a penny by it; but he
ielt "A christian yearnng toward the lad, who
was an orphan, and was not without prOmi-
scs Of better things.
Harry. Harry, looking in my face sir"
exclaimed the master, one day, in his very
stcrnest .~Gcs.
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ace; but When his bright eye met that of
,,'.;,,,,j lfr,
"l!arry Bonner. you were last night steal
ing Farmer Natson's apples"
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within ten ,n,l,s; and. really. | often think
II, oor, il vul {. mere loyc OF adventure
and ucru."
"IuQr s,rap vii, do him no good" said
The sister. cui,tlr.
"NyL.a, t.Iyu viii 2"
"Pa,icnl kindness, and instruction, and
time"
"Why, does hc not know that have al
most paid b.s uncle. the blacksmith, to let
him come tu -chool--that send him vege-
tables out of my gar,lln every now and then
to keep him in good humor. y
Harry knows you are his only true friend
aul thinks more Of one gentle W"rd from
you than all your blows With your strap
lie has lax TOO much yioicnt usage at his
nome.
-. uol is ,rur; You urc right
Onc forenoon, Harry Bonner left his seat
at III, head OF the hiEa form. i'nc3 his book
aside, a.j planted himself at the window !;