American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-05-10

Ny rhyme is simple but it will your attention CALI
And if you will listen my story will try to please
Ny story i about the institute how regular attend,
And I'm going to relA IT all from beginning to end
Young friends It f. by kind request
Thst ai going say few words AMI | II 40 my oest'
hadn't much time % write few ihes
And thot the cheapest way was to write it in rhymes
I concluded to DO it in very quick way,
If shouldn't have much of Importance ta say;
My object in writing is 70 let you see how much We nave
learned.
And how to education our hearts have been turned.
Tie proceedings of institutes are contained in my
So you viii please give attention fr very short time,
10 learn something OF course that We donot know
Is the object Of cur Institutes that's all So
To ascend the hill Of science and from her peak
Bright aures to gather. and wisdom to seek,
To have our names recorded In the temple Of fame,
l believe in word, is the principal aim.
To walk in the ways of justice and truth;
Aud to have it to say we didali We could -,
Aud to Try to make ourselves useful we certainly would
Waters te superintendent to visit our schools,
qo see what we we're doing and what cur rules;
lie Is always kind aud cheerful ai true
Aud be wishes us all good course to pursue
Our Frst institute wns ~ School MOL;
Ilpt that was before all the schools had begun,
So YOU coullnt expect all the teachers 10 be there
And it didn't turn cut to be much Of an affair
Then in two weeks from that we met at School No 2
And there with the aid Of Mr. Waters put business
right TIN, ugh
BIT We hadn't many exercises, as you might srrmise
Va luI off % T.
Then at Nos 3, 4. ard o each in its turn,
Ne met every two weeks something TO learn
Aud again at No. l. as around we passed,
And then here to-day which believe ia the last
But we arc all verv sorry That they soon done,
For they were the oleet Of much pleasure and fun:
Thore six teachers In or society that You wll hnd
And ri give YOU list OF their names as to bear til Gel
in mind.
There's Mr. MGrcw, Mr. Deighcy Miss Henry Miss Ne
Cullpugh, Miss Gayvy, and /;
nj make the thing interesting, very hard we do try
We have our classes arranged in proper way,
Aud We all come up quietly our lessons to say.
Then the teachers assists US in anything We ask,
In Tccting our lesson performing our task,
The spelling comes first with steps light and free,
And the teacher will chastise if words miss three
The fourth readers come next in class on the floor,
Which occasions much interest, and what is yet more,
We learn all the words that are spelled and defnedi
And to study our lessons we all feel Inclined
Then next the Arithmetic, Geography and Gram
mar,
For We have our cIasses arranged in very nice manner
Then each one tries to do the best he can,
In using the slate, the pencil ana pon,
The way we recite, and The way we are classed,
Reminds me Oft Of the days that are past
II reminds me Of the time when went TO school,
anu NO" '''V''''' - my p'"7
l remember we'll, if composition would come,
Ana an essay or speech, wouldn't have one,
Ana oh' Du' 'h"' "ou'' '''N' "' ''''
rr ,, ,.r ,r, ,s IN an accoupt and nut Ms rieLt
thro'
Aud ii wouldn't get our lesson and keep ourselves
straight,
We would get touch Of the rod right over the pate
But can tell y"u this thing composition writing doh
always pay,
And guess II you had much oi the business 10 10,
My opiuion Is, YOU would ihihR so TOO
So you will please overlook any blunder, and pardon
mistake,
IL any in my rhyme chance to make;
suppose 1t don't matter t2ull say what You choose,
And II nv composition Is not quite as we'll done
A. those y,,l have heard read by some other one
hope you will pardon it, since you're aware
But now is the time for Improvement YOU know
m We wish 10 be useful wherever we go
To spend our time diligently is the general request
And to take n rood advice is always the best
-, : ~ :, :
We all have room for improvemept vets
Irt If We dnnt study nov when we're old we'll regret
And lnnk hack win reunrse on The time that We lost
And tben with san snitenc vail know what idleness
We all have mead az vat In learn u vrite road and smell
g. Nc hove Won will nsrann ,s If ge do moi excsI.
ppt now INV dear friends 4 the time for to study.
Come on.I .soroe ali come eyerybotIy
Nh +, 7 roroor,bar ,II tho ta,cbcrs Ive had
"a ~ n,, d.ar fricnd i II not n,ournf,t and sad
H. ,hiti M tbst,,a raari, an gone 10 war
Al ii.,, @ az tb onc ~ return no more
e,,o 49,. ,ori.t..s o,,r 1-rto, 70 saw.
And now tbey sIesn' IN a soidierss sfaTs,
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