Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-12-29
LETTER ERoM MONTGOMERY TWP.

Olh SthOVls- hAhhHs
"I won't go, I'll be d--d i'll do r. said a small
type Of our great American Republic, while
splitting ap kndling wood ono cold morning 10
the early part Of December. "What's that you
said, Mac?" responded soft voice IRON the door
way, using a term for short which when, spelled
nut in full, meant MethusAlah, al said wont
20 II school and won't any how, ri 90 to -
"stop, stop, you have said enough" interfered
The same parsonage, which was evidently Macs
eldest sister. "iou used some big words, heard
you" al don't care, | won't 20 by thunder -
"0h Oh !" broke Mack, "you CT like a small
earthquake. Shouldn't wonder II the earth
opened her mouth and swallowed you up. Ge-
ologists saw its very hot down little way un-
der the crust we stand on. read so in a book
tother day. What do | care how hot it is I'll
not go to n school marin. All she's good fot Is
TO teach babies. You can have lots Of 'em at
seven and six pence week. that s all they hired
herIfor - because sie's ekecp."
The above smacks somewhat Of the antediluv-
! an. But have been assured that It was enacted
very long timeafter the food and that it is not
at all likely that the hero, Mac, will live nine
y
| sentiments ex xprcsscd by Mac. haYe had a pret-
ty long run and may run for some time to come.
Yet have great faith in our school marin. She
does not look as IL her ists would 60 very far in
knock down game, neither does she lock ns il
she had descended 10 a right line from gorilla.
| To tell the truth when one takes a fair look al
| her physique, she dnes not seem to be much OF
| n ferrnr IN evil doers on account nf anv nassau
sion Of physical strength. So far as that is con-
| cerned she does MT seem to be worth seven and
sK pence per week, unless It was for the pur-
pose Of taking care Of b,bcs, or the Minnie ha-
has and Minnie boo-hoos Of the nursery. But
the people are beginning to recognize other for
ceS. They appreciate intellectual tact, moral
powers faith. patience, hope, love, courage, hon
esty, truthfulness, uprightness and virtue. Our
Republic IS getting somewhat tired of Boss
| rweeds and all Tamminy Rings, and Plug Ug-
! lies, and Prize Fighters, and ANA zonians and
! Phiiabustering, and Ku-Klux- Klans and a long
! list Of monkey shines including Darwin. These
| Uni'd States Of America have already paid mint
| Of money for these amusements, AMI are heart.
| ily tired Of the game. and now wish to clean ont
! the Augean Stable. We want Hercules. Yes
| Hercules with his club. Where is he Per-
haps he is in the or adle and the serpen. threat
ems to destroy him in his infancy. There i. a.
old adage the people have not yet fully forgotten
II is this: "JuSt as the twig is bent, the tree i,
Inclined" Whp has fairer hand Tor bending
the "lwig," or who can watch more carefully by
the cradle Of Hercules, than our school marms
Who has nicer discernmant Of justice ? WhC
has keener sense OF proprieiy7 Who has
/ purer heart! Or q nobler spirtf Young gent
that is the reason why you ought to feel tie in
nIence of her .ceptre and bow to her as OF rirh
the Empress of the school room. "But you wan
| o ioemsn to fight worthy Of your steel ?" "And
| 4 wnmau-l fully understand yOu-you wouiC
be ashamed to fight" That spirit speaks vel
for you. A brute, whose soul has gone 1t Of hi,
body, might possib raise his hand to strike our
schoolmarm. Such persons are scarce. | nev.
er heard Of one. Here is the power of woman
as tea cher. Men need to learn in CHILDHOOD
and youth to feel the moral as well as the intel
lectuAl forces which biud the soul. Ii is no
physical, brute force which men need 10 b.
Taught to feel, to lead them to do right. We've
had too much Of that already. Our republic
and the world as we'll need men who will turI
from the wrong to the right of their own accord
entirely from outward pressure as readily n
the needle turns to the poles. We do not wan
our citizins so trained as to need a police q
armies to insure justice and keep the peace. We
ne d men whose moral senses has been educate,
to such degrac as to make them conscious o
the highest pleasure when they do right an'
susceptible ~ the greatest pain when they d.
wrong, That is all the club modern Hercule
need An ExSCHOoL BoY.