The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-02

and lot Us further il Let rs have large,
respectable school buildings, judicious
expenditure Of school funds, teachers
that are scholars as well. and iity years
from now the aspect Of our country viii
be widely different, and the intellectual
and moral tone Of her inhabitants vast
~ higher.
Julien, on the evening we left him,
strolled to the village The duh heavy
atmosphere Of the school room bad
stupefying effect upon him, and when
released sought the fresh air
Passing hovol like house he heard
loud conversation A sharp voice that
could belong to nothing but an old
Dutch sour krout Of about fifty years,
said in syllables distinct though some
what broken, "Kiphena shan 60 Gin
ooter mint I'm set NIT dat " The
voice Of man responded with the au-
thority of a husband, by tam, ! sees
bot des minesel. She go or | fight De
master ist inc goot man. Vas dc mat
ter nit you? You b'lieyo vat You hear
all time ?" Julien perceived that he
was the topic Of their jargon, and tho't
il might be well to make his first call
about this time He raped and and n
great man of about $50 pounds opened
the door and babe him enter. After a
short search, half barrel with the head
partly knocked in was presented, and
he sat down. The room was very small,
and the disorder was the only interest
ing feature.
The ingenuity with which such
quantity of rubbish was stored in SO
small a compass was indeed very pleas
ing.
This was no other than the home of
Herr Sweedlewasher, for he was the
cnly German in town. A strong smell
Of tobacco smoke, sharpened with fla
yor that always attends confusion and
filth, would have been rather too much
for pure Yankee stomach, but half
Julien's blood was Of the right sort, and
of course he received but half the incon-
venience. Triphena must be away, as
no one was in sight but Herr Sweedle-
washer and his frau. They did not
seem inclined to relinquish the subject
they were upon before Juliens entrance,
and Herr Deutche went on, We vas
talkin about dat wich evry body seems
to talks, dat is do school; and / do not
tinks as mine woman tink She say it
is no use to send Triphena, coz de Mas
ter is cross. He do strange tings. He
no does right NIT his boys and girls
All say dis ting; but | do not under
stan Wy dey say dis. You know de mas
ter?" Arnold little curious to ac-
quaint himself with the feelings of the
district, did not reveal his knowledge
Of the gentleman under consideration,
and continued the conversation as a
stranger
"I have heard him spoken of several
times since / have been among you
here. You speak as if there was some
excitement in regard to his behaviour
towards his pupils" "Vell dare is.
Dey say he coof John Welsh very hard.
He takes him by his hairs and trows
him cross de room, an hurt him very
mooch. like dat He is one scoun-
drel an he deserve vat he got. / tink
de master do him goot, il he keep him
all time. Dey says too, dat he mix
strange tings nit our old coostoms, an
dat he hear de boys recite sometimes
two in de same class at de same time
De teacher before dis, he hear one, an
en- he hear de ooter one, and so he go
NIT all de tay."
Julien, seeing that it was difficult for
him to speak English, offered to con-
verse in German. Herr Sweedlewasher
was highly pleased to find some one
with whom he could once more use his
Mutter Sprache, and he led off with a
gusto that satisfied Julien that his
thoughts when suitably expressed, were
far beyond those Of his friend, the com
mittee Their after conversation would
be of no use to the reader not familiar
with their language. But it may be in
teresting to know that Herr Sweedle-
washer informed Julien that the com
munity far and near were fairly raving
because of treatment toward young
Welch. During all this conversation
the woman had spoken but once, and
then her remark was considerably lees
tinctursd with the bitter than her talk
before. Julien saw that she was well
meaning enough, but being Of weaker
mind than her husband, she had been
wrought upon by the maddened
speeches Of those about her, and had
imbibed their fierce spirit The appear
ance of truthfulness in all the words