Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-18

are resting like huge Gods upon your
bloody knives g. Cannot the thur.ders of
the tramping feet of Ethiopa's tyranni-
cal exiles arouse you from your sleepy
slumbers? Away with such thoughts,
and buckle on your cannons Beat
your swords into terrible plow shares
and march to the fight. While you rest
asleep in your vast State honses, the
hosts of Venus are coming upon you.-
The locusts of Iceland are overrunning
your apple trees, and eating away the
underpinning of your great temple of
Mammon, and before you know it, the
terrible rocks will tumble down and
crush your poor bones like dry sticks"
Jerry stopped to take breath. The
preceptor had been at first wonderstruck,
but broad smile gradually spread over
his features, and at length he had to
force his handkerchief into his mouth to
keep from roaring outright. Down the
cheeks of Jack, Sam, and myself. the
tears were rolling as we held our shaking
sides, and as the old preceptor's eyes at
length fell upon us he seemed to COM
prehend the truth. e9o7a b -
"Stopt stop! !' burst from the old
preceptor's lips, and the. roar, which he
could no longer control burst FORTH 4 .
This unloosed the restraint that had
been making hideous. the faces of the
scholars and visitors, and a simultaneous
burst of laughter shook the whole build
ing. 80. q ... stsI ;o.Ii'I 10 'aaiaioos9
Mister Grecians !'1 si,5.,., .5 .la ....l, .'I..
"Stop, j Jerry-do, for heavens sake.
Where did you getlthat stuff ?'' 10 .gea
{" 1 writ it, sir" returned the unlucky
wight.
swell, don't read any more of it
now" h1s $50 i9hGsCe5 - FEB svatl
Jerry was dumfounded, and mechanic
ally he sunk into his seat. : I
Jack was next called upon. Jacks
composition was not only good, but it
betrayed considerable knowledge of
Grecian history, and as he proceeded
with it poor Jerry began to see into
what wicked snare he had fallen, and
as soon as the school was dismissed he
seized his hat and skulked away. Our
preceptor called upon us to remain, but
when we informed him of Jerry's at
tempt to steal our composition, he had
no rsproof to administer. =, 7.'.. ~
During the remainder of the term
Jerry went by the name of "Mr. Gre
cian," and when the term was closed, he,
with the rest of us, applied for certi6-
cate to the effect that he would make a
schoolmaster.'
"Well, now" Jerry exclaimed, as he
entered our room, holding folded paper
in his hand, II got my certificate, and /
know'd should" sads.-] $50 "a
Of course we were much surprised at
this announcement, and with considera-
BILE curiosity we asked to look at the
document. 9ii 2 bna iiiHaI aIir .riE5Qu
"What yer laughin' at ?'' he asked as
we looked at the Recommendation
Nothing" We replied. 81 7ss.el :,
The missive read as follows: tei
"To all School Committees whom it
may concern:-Jerry -, the bearer. is
young man ofexcellent morals, and you
will find it highly edifying to examine
him previous to placing him in charge of
a school. -f.... .'I' -.
(Signed) 81. D.
Principal of O--Academy."
The old preceptor could not find it in
his heart torefuse Jerry certificate, and
so he had given him this inoffensive
missive. l never heard that "Mr. Gre
clan" obtained a school though he still
keeps his teachers certificate as proof
that he is eminently qualified; and for
the present he confines his genius to the
cultivation of his fathers farm.