Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-04-04
A Teachers Influence.


\ few years ago a correspondent oil
the Boston Transcript related the fol
lowing interesting incident in the col
umns Of that paper:
i cannot rem cmber the year-it was
long ago-that | passed the night un-
der the hoSpitable roof of the Hon.
Salem Townc, Of Charlton, in the
county Of Worcester. As we sat
together, in the evening, and were
speaking Of education and Of schools.
Mr.. Towne informed me that about
the year 1900 he taught school in the
Southwestern district of Charlton.-
An inhabitant Of Sturbridgc, the ad-
joining town, had 4 son of whose abil.
tiles and general character he appear
ed to entertain lo@ estimate, and Of
whom he spoke to MT. Townc, Gispar-
agingly, Gas boy who gave him tr0ub-
lc.' Mr.. ToWne, notwithstanding this
patcrnaI torewarning, consented to re-
eciye the laA On probation. On the
evening Of the very first day, the
school agent came TO the teacher and
told him that the boy was very bad
boy, and would disturb the whole
and must be turned ont.
h. ~ So, Wy t I'oo'oS Ieee''eu
rent Who scams -G'' - hat,o .'Lo ,oI ,u'iIonS Pa
cret OF his opinions. Mr. T0wnc re
jccted this hasty counsel and informed
the agent that he should keep q watch
i ucnId fa t7oa.. nna,i, l'r,' ''Ii' ~ tmoU2
ont Of school wLon Ia r,aI, ~ ','r Il ann i:
tnrhance and tbot bn ,,,n s','C ant4iaJ ';'y -,
fair tr;,i Whon S,,r "I 'Io '" a. 9, c'lliII'u @ 70
the first fino - ,n,;ta t'o ,D 10y ~ O''li'' ioI
Lod lottcn M LroDh " wv NJ ''S ~ ieSsot, {I ana
shut his hook i7a did 50 h,t ,u't nt', '.t,,, -
" ronn;IoJ anl ~ IS5l '''u ~ Out Instant
fa axnnntod ".,u lIa, uo.'Se4 r1, ms ne"a' as II
nTircd vC5o4 wbot o'4M w. ne teacher IN
rnniod tLa+ !" wy l'l''' 'Gi - ne p9y
heaten. and HAM,. ~ ,-I po9JG ~ oIr'4iu DC
oc"rs4on,nJ ,lJ 4S'"5 - 'sAeu Il ne had 0cen
in tLe ofirmaI;ro ~ |"o" ,TS us"T'' !; ne FePneo
cd his aiarrr :, anI u .-,,o, ll ,: lle" 4G'e'
nothinn r. faar 81 t''t, i''''t ~ ,''','
ed himself wai " onJ 'J'5 q, ng IoIoHct- 5 Ct.
i e-.' !. :,.'n GtivG'L"3eu MN
50 impressed by the manner Of i,,, re,,ceiT- /
lh8 TINS appreciation, that he yeDturod .
10 say to hlm-l believe that YOU are \ |
GOOD BOY, These words not only en-
tered at the ear-thev reached tho
heart: l will not adopt the strono nv-
preston which | once heard from the
nPS OF a very intelligent Jesuit and
say that the teacher had found mas.
cs1 ~ Uhe soul OF his disciple;' but
from That hour he had effcctuaIIv
'"Tned The Slcdch. That beautiful mn
PeaI-'My son, give me thy heart haId
not rJ peen thus silently made in vain
Inc lad told his associates that thouob
(th9rS ,, had said he was a bad bov. NJ.
"''' Io'q nm that be believed he
,.;0I ,"S 4 Sooo boy, and he was sure he
wished to be good boy.
Not long after, the school ee,a,+
anne again and carnestIv roora22.aJ
hat this boy should be dic,n issdI IIslCu r,-.-
he school With this rconns. NJ gI' ~ :
etused to comply; and Said tGat i. ?
liked the appoarance and '',," ronJmtt ,'''1t ne
ne boy, and thourbt tbot ,,:,L 49, ".,' ~
tile Illustration Of tho low, ~ - I,:I s?Ile
ess, he would make hjmsrlfr,Yn,nI, ~ nI'i+- u
&c world as a useful rit;zon, nv " Il III
This youth continual - ,+...,,
;hool, steadily and DrofIaII+, I+,0 Cue e L
70 winters. At the clos" of .H Ior
'cond winter the father came - .Tn
:, and said-'Bjn says that 70, Sa5li -,l'
ust send him to coIIa%o onI -" I,'y /
m fitted with soma ,,,2o' ana nave Z
)t AT an aoo3or,r-, ITi IAN ~,