Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-04-26
other common affairs Of life, the gentleman
was not iacapacitated from attending1so bis
own interests. - - - -,
The sl1ghted Scholar.

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Manv years apo when I was but a small
bow. 7 attended school in the town Of NJ.
Among the scholars there was boy named
George Henry His father was aspoor,
drinking mans and the, unfortunate boy .1ai bad
70 snfersin consequence: George came to
school habited in ragged garments-bus.
they were all be had; he was rough. and
uncouth in his manners, for be had been
brought up in that manner; he was very
Ignorant, for he had never had opportunity
for edncation-
Season after season, pool. George Henry
eeonpiedsthe same seat in'thes schoolsroom'
it was back corner .ssatg away from the
other scholars, and there ne, thumped ~ his
tattered primer. The ragged condition OF
his garb gave a nomely cast to his wnole'
Appearance and what oil. ipteligenoe snete
nisr9 lase ne5n ~ nis oOA.'ene' 10 ~ .sL "aI
al Ha1 hx1k khatf Nnf nfdr 0n
|. c,ouaea tpy tne i"oasei coSstius - snS pp''
aie .'iss selaom .,el pfayea WY tle oslet on
LOT sa 'ney seemea 70 saun -. Das III al. -
o'a, 10, wpns' Joln WIN 'le" -. :ne,, :
spof'S, 10 was ~ tousu 'nA' No ;""' ''''
SnoVea Oh ee' q lae way
The teacher passed the poor boy eoldiy
by in the street, while other boys, IN better
garbs, ,swere kindly noticed: Inthe school,
young Henry. was equally coldly treated.
The teacher neglected him, and then called
him an fddle blockhnad because ne qa
not learn The boy received no incen.lVe
TO study, and consequently ne was moSV oi
the time idle, and ldieness 'oegas oispoSi-
tlon to while away tne ttme IN niscnie!
fof TINS. ne was rAppeu' 'uu To - I
ne: was wh'pPeG tue lno.e ,u,' aAe 49, as,oo
ne became he eAheW 'na' no MaS SessO ~.
TED by tae seacner s,mPy Oe0au'e 80 80 su,1an n
poor asd rasgeo' anu WIN = sOts ~ so,;nsa or
indiherence' shafpenSa A. ''lnes ~ .'e aa-S
of bitterness, ne ploaaea on IL n'' 'A'
thankless way.
Thus matters went on tor several years.
Most OF the scholars who were eof George
Renry's age had passed on to She higher
branches of study, while he, poor fellow,
still spelled out short words OF one and two
syllables, and still kept his distant seat in
the corner. His father had sunk lower In
the pitef inebrlation, and the uniortunate
boy was more wretchec than ever The look
of.cloWnish indifference which had marked
bis countenance, was giving Wayto a shade
of unhappy thought and feeling, and il. was
evident that the great turn:point of his life
was ct hand He stood now upon the step
in life from which the fate of after years
.mustetakefits cast.
At this TING a man by the name Of Kelly
took charge Of the school. He was an old
taacher ], carefnl observer Of human rda.
tors sand > really sood man LONG vears
of ,o,ardianshin over wild, vonths had Given
him q bluff. authoritative wav, add in his
idiscipline he was strict rnd uuwaveri6s
The frst dsy be p,assed:in the teachers desk
of our school was mostly devoted to watch.
ing the. movements of the:scholars, and stu.
: diving the dis,tositions with which be had
to deal Uuon George Henry l1is ewes res.
ted with a.keen, searching glance. Bot
he evidently made little Of himthe iifst day,
but on ths'second be- did more. 1t was,
during he.afternoon of the second day thai
Mr.. Kelly observed young Henry engaged
in impahDg aies ,upol The point of a large
pin. lie went to tue boys seat, and after
reprimanding him for his Id'eness, be took
up the dirty, tattered primer from ms desk'
"Haye you never learned more tnan Is ln
this bookf' asked the teacher.
: "No, sir" .dra"ied George' o.,
"HoW iopg nave, yoa a.1enaea sclpols
II ID! dOn'tknow, ! i sir. It's eversihee, I can
rsmemper ,,aey -,
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.a, sa m.nn wv ,aars nsu 'S H. ~ tbro,0U
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