The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-05
AN UNwHIPPED BOY.

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AN UNwHIPPED BOY.
Reformation is the order of the day
and among the manifold modern ifii-
proyements, Mr.. Strap, the schooi-
master, had his. f,'e Aa5
---I instruct said Mr.. Strap, 4. on al
entirely new system"
You do 2" said old Mrs. Gosling.
81 do,v said Strap oraciilarIy.
Now. do tell" said Mrs. Gosling,
| Madam said Mr.. Strap "the
world is six thousand years 5old.r e :
"Lawp, said Mrs. Gosling, admir-
ingly. - ai9 Q
-. And it has been all that time
wrong on the subject of the education
of youth"
Mrs. GosliDg opened her eyes, and
ears. She knew Mr.. Strap was one
of the wisest of men. He saw she
liked to hear him talk, and he went
on.
:. Madam, children should never be
whipped" ....., ..3 -,
No p eaid Mr.. Gosling, interroga-
lively, and with a guilty. look. She
!, had hagellated her little son, Jim,
every day of his life, once, at least, OH
an average. If ever she had omitted
one day, from absence, Illness, or any
other accident, she made up the def
cheney by fogging him twice the day
after. Jim was ten years old. Ten
times three hundred aud sixty five is
three thousand six hundred and fifty:
This seems pretty hard butI solemnly
believe it to be within the truth. l
solemnly believe James Gosling had
received the rod at least that number
of times. Mrs. Gosling generally
made these injections with her own
hand; she looked. Therefore, rather
COMPOUNDED at this opinion of Mr..
Strap, who was her oracle and who,
somehow or other. she had imagined
by his name, had her view ief the sub
ject. n'si@+is L,,ia a.s..l
"ChildreH, ? said Mr.tStrapp, SHOULD
never be whipped. 'i se't g -
No ?' asked Gosling.
"aNever," said Mr. Strap yg n
/" How would you govern them
then ?n asked Mrs. Gosling. with SIM
plicity. -.rse5..s,, z,,.,;, ...sf..,4.c-
..Kindness, madan,ss said Mr.. Strap.
sBut when Kindness. W out answer r,
4 (. Reason, madam,s reJoined Mr..
Strap, with a magisterial wave OF the
AReason may nay do well enough for
somew said Mrs. Costing, shaking her
head. don nbttully.s s. ',,91i .'.''s-
at viii do for all, madam, if prop
erly applied. We are created with
| reason. We are not brutes. We are
we are-that is s'i''tt iis = fi4.ft= ~
a t.Certainly !' said Mrs. G osling. .ae
81 ellalt hereafter coniinct my school
/ on All entirely new system.' said Mr..
| Strap. sI sshan't have q rod in it.
shall make my boys love me--respect
and kind intentions-bow 10 my rea-
son and obey me for their own good. "
! o." What do you charge q year," ask
ed Mrs, GosliRg. J,s 55iSs 900. sslsqs ~
i "Two hundred dollars; and each
boy TO bring a silver spoon, two suits
of clothes, and two pair of Sheets
said Mr.. Strap. -
"I've been atllinkin" said Mrs. Cos
ling,~ whether my son Jim is not old
enough to be put under your cafe..e
HWhat is his ageN asked Strap.
f. aH Ten last June" i,at
Certainly, said Mr.. Strap, spll
| take him with pleasure. ss
tt must tell you frankly, said Mrs
! Gosling, g that l, have trouble with
him." ~ 3sesi .s'ts.l I.e.a-l
"I'll take him, madam said Strap.
He's very wild, said Mrs. Cos
ling,
Mr. Strap, with smile of self-confi-
dence, t.I'll take HIM"
Hes boy of good parts" said
Mrs. Gosling, but he's beyond my
| management" H
81 think 1 understand his case,
l., Srnilinn
again. ,ss a
;" And you never fog 2"
s.Neyer, madam. When shall he
come ?" ,f,sss...,z..-.5
When you please.
"Send him tomorrow"
SCI will" said Mrs. Gosling.
| The next dav Master James Gosling
with two suits of clothes, a silver
spoon and two pair OF sheets. arrived
! at Mr.. Straps boarding-sehool in the
country, not far from the town where
! he had hitherto resided. He was a
/ little red-headed boy, with short sandy
| hair standing straight out like shoes
| brush, and his forehead half-an inch
| high-a little pug nose-an enormous
mouth-no eyebrows, and a pair of
small eyes which looked green in the
morning and red at night. Four of his
teeth had been knocked out fighting.
He bit his nails half way down SO
that YOU could not look at them W tn
out setting your teeth on edge. His
| hands were covered with warts and
he had d shriII cracked VOICE. jim
/ was sad fellow, and one would think
| from the nufnber 0fWhippiDgs he
had received must have 1ea sad lite
I of it. 1t appeared, however, that he
had accommodated himself to his sit
Amatiou. and that he lived among his
y annultifarious fiagellations almost UNI