The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-08-24
4 E1igh schcn-r

= o-iooi Legend
On this dullest Of s!esny
some school boys talking owe. 3s Il We ba,
aud mishaps a: the High S.bo1, =, 'l.i' Ia.
aud enc Of them told little -:,- ~ 'ls els
that struck us as being ratfs- --..c'--i,as's,
Friday afternoon the "D1,,fr: S'.4. O
presided over the Interests Of H.. n. DO tlf
had occasion 70 repfimaul ora. 80 - .- ~ N-a.
gentlemen for having a yery n '.s ycr
tlon. 10 fact, It's brevity wa, 81 r..- ...,.'l
that 1t couldn't pass for Gealsr......' ...'''is
and the delinquent was iDstrrr,.i. a.
another one, II suitable length ,... " ll7
Monday morning. The unbsr2r -'.'e-
mitted to his punishment. en5r.s'f' y '.,- SO
kind remarks Of bis fellows NIL '-' %
grace, but said nothing to noJoly "a
home. "-- BE,
Monday morning is alwavs NJ.
day at school, and the idea If bar.'.. .-'.''
liver defamation on that chcers.5s y
ing, unsupported and uraccomr... '-.r {.
other wrCtcLed morta's, was ab..r,, '.s .-.s
contemplation as would be csr.a5 YEA
reception Of an invitation 10 a luparsr
With Monday came TIE command
ate!y after the opening exercises 'I
happy wretch to take his place m ,... w..
fUrm and say his piece. Tie yor-~
man, with " hom We are sligIuv 80. 7,-
wasn't a real tirst-Tatc, good d. A'E., -.
TO study, neither was be rsgrr,-
nothing. lazy, shildess. worst kf15-f.
at school. 50 you can judge what MI
boy be was. lie walked mp to ifa r-..
as sober as a judge. aud everlr6v a..
he would say his piece like a I.t.,a ny
when he got through with it % t.g-
he never got through with it: never "a.
day.
He made little bow. and .bea e,--.
ced:
"Ho, trumpets; sound a warn5.e.
And every body recogu.z-l The herf--;--
the battle Of Lake RegiI'us.D sr1 .-
body settled himself for a real gsl ,
for was there ever a boy who didn't ar.s
length" on the lays Of arcfcn, R-
They had good listen berYrs tais"rr,-.
good and not real awful bad" barg5.tl,s
though.
He spun along with the easy -~,.
rhythm Of the poem IN deliberate -
way, but with frst~rdts delivery. g-gs.,,.
less, holding the boys in rap. a..sgar
le struck the tenth verse:
Up rose the golden marfrr
over the PyTcilu height"
And The boys got ready for the fglt n.
deliberate, carefully eurLa>z.i le.--
continued. the hands Cf the clock went =
and the " DJmiuio'' began % notice tis.a
hour for the first recitation vas ls--.,-
into, but the boys-they were not tre5sf
when the speaker cLau;cl tie fs. .B.
the eighteenth verse:
But fiercer grew the fighting
Around Naiurius' GuaI-
For Titus dragged him UE the Fg--
And Au.us by tile head"
This must have leeu severe On Vs'-a
chignon, but it was what tie Jrvs l,..
listen to, for Back Auster would COMA u
pretty soon now. But tie PRINCIPAL .s-q
arxioasly at the cIock, and tie l.s.ss-s
glanced auxioUSly Al tie nri-cfp4f. rrs .lr
swept his stern glance around thereon. 8.
suppress any symptoms gf a discovered a
But the boys suspected nothing ya., s1.
they listened with redaub.ei attention, sis
the boy who had too short a sre-c1 c-1,5n.
edly droued on with the twenty second 7a.z
Vow. hearken. Caius Coysus:
Spring on thy horses hack,
And ride as the wolves cl the A1p5lils
Were ali upon tiny track.
So Caius COssus ga!iopgd IF at that rsi..y
dangerous pace which Au.us the DaEf
bad recommended. the scholars hgFl:
him through the journey, until:
from tae south The cheeHl.
Rose 10 a mighty swell:
HermiuiuS comes Heruiuils.
Who kept the bridge su well.
Hermipius brought the 9th verss an;
with him, aud he also brought a.s-g rs
first glinmerings Of mighty IKE. A5l
the time the cheering rose with 6 u'-rI
swell' the grin began o. expand ar 0g-l 'ili
school room. The time f9r the hEsi rs,4'
tion was past, and the second Was ba.sF e.
/ croached on. The "Dguiuis's" glE' grss
more uneasy and anxious, uuti. be so7.=..
! the speaker at the 3).h stauz9. and asset q
there was much more t5 cons! "A s'a-z'
OF two" was the modest reUIy. "J' l-
I then" And be went on. Herm1.l, va
dead. the bravest Tarquin was o5.l. iz
gray horse had made a home Tun with --'
culum for his objective points, more pop.
with long names were dead. a isE A--- -'-
coGncilmen were made miuceme7t o.. .-
Duke de Castor and bis honor ST L..-
had beer assigned TO duty as corps GU
manders in the Roman army, and s'a!
thing went well tor an hour or 50 l. = |,
when as the speaker sung out, Win ---'
minished vigor:
Hail TO the great Asylum!
Hail 70 the hiIi-rDgs seven
Hail to the fire thar burns Tor aye,
And the shield that fell from he'''-.
the Principal, with ono last agon.za.7 ~. =.
at the clock. cried ont, THAT Will d. :. =.
you can sit down. Try an J have your =
lamation ready at the usua! time hsIsA.'
And then the boy who bad "too 'n.a
piece" but had improved his opP'i'--..---
between Friday night and MONDAY in.'--. --.,
went down to his seat with hls hear ~. ,,g .
flowing with serene satisfaction, ana j, t-,- =,
ing how things in nature and 10 ScI.J' J.-. ~
lamations tended to equalz3 eacA 0'-'''
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