The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1867-01-31
For the New Era.
LEISURE PENGILIEeS.
BvBRAf NERD

By BRAfNERD.
How fair upon the aaHfiriae sight, .
In behring's sacred fame.
With check Of bloom. and step OF lgh5
Glide on vopr graceful train
Bless creatures! whose gentieeye
Ea45h' eiided gits=are new
Ye know not shat disEfnstful sigh
Which deems Us VOWS un6fde.'
Thy words had such mel in4 flow,
And spoke Of truth SO sWeatlY we'll,
Thev droDpd like heaven : seHehestsaoW
And all was brightBess WIN theE fell"
The calm current. of social lie was
most pleasantly rippled a few days since.
[gy courteous invitation attended the
semi-monthly reading Of original CON-
positions and essays, by the pupils Of
|"SC1ENcE HIIL"-a PRETTY and ap-
|propriately named Temple Of Edu-
Ieation. This & Tnstitute OF learning"
/ IS situated about one mile south Of this
village, and is locallSswell and favorably
known. From what | have seen and
heard, those parents and guardians who
! have patronized the school may Justly
congratulate themselves upon the secure
ment Of Miss Bette l.. PAYNE, and the
pleasant AZ comfortable hone, provided
/ for their daughters and wards, by Mr..
and Mrs. l.. P. Campbell.
Entering fhe classic courts i1ound the
ready performers in the suee sding ex-
ercses, pleasantly arranged about the
room, with prepared pages sprinkled
with the gold-dust Of Thought, and
Wreathea with the beauteoas flowers of
Rhetoric open before then. The reg
nant Preeeptress of the seheiassic Realm
awaited but the ENTRANCE OF expected
visitors ere having the specimens OF
youthful thought-paintias exhibited
unto not unappreciative audience. The
Z Feast of Reascn'' was commenced by
the recitation OF Or .1oo'ogY''-a
gracefully written, but, unaer the cir
entirely sup =laaus little
production, which eXpfesssHs. as one of
the fair pupils a1erward remarked, the
/" sentiments of the entire sslipol.o The
youthful elocutiOner plat we'll his
part, and if the scholars at 8 ss3s"ce 71F'
lever acNuit themselves tho and else
where as creditably as ug&a Che day OF
(which I write their Nom ai1tnre need
contain no such word IL APOLOGY"
Isuch diversity Of ages ,#i character
|istcs as are represented e The school
must consequently prod g i cores
Iponding variety in the s. e and merit
|of mental efftlsions. yet eaE enc of all
|those many pilgrims u The hill Of
|scence1'- those jus Timing the
|arduous ascent to those asf the gilt
|tering summit, should f. 3iseonraged
|by the performances of las a'fiday. Az
surely did well. With tnica TO COM
|mend, and a little jus little, you
know, to condemn. theit a4mposilions
richly deserved she amecd 81 Nell-eafn-
Cd NTsfise, ar @fat au, viii
he, pefni IA = pee i IA 4494 ~ eael.
\ musical intoAationand TEAR anunci-
alton, linked 10 beauty q thoaght and
grace of diciion RENDERED Dreams"
and "The MYS'crieg TIM gzaro'gea as"
peculiarly pleasant. The air writer's
and readers thereof need Yer fear the
return of the oil dreaded imposition
day
Without presuming to BE a mentor
unto any, | would like a Asief whisper
unto all persons engaged IN : compo-
sition writing.n Donot W Ia 10 a natil-
raj desire to write lengthy says-study
the art Of condensation, ( dozen lines
full of thought and eSnrHssion are far
9fefera@ 70 rs many im Of Wisliy-
WHISKY matter. scarcely Wofst he paper
AEON which it i, written Remember
shat voluminoas and luminous are not
synonyms. and use Size 'aaing tife
freely. Bu. ai sis. eapi =, do rot
|eon'luds. :hat heeafise . Bfesity' is the
soul o Wit" your productions are neees-
sriiy Wits srea hrie. suis She
4aal,s iequanti = il2 subject in
fefi'H o. rs good tEoa@lt OF sine cX-
~ ess.a i}e q el,sA.laf,f IN 4f;s5nHent.
3ai.l sch are lost through earelessness
ami - atsa s,r