Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-07-17

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reason. Another boy who stood in the
corner with his finger in his mouth look
ing very unhappy, was named Tommy
Dont-Care; he, poor child, had no home.
There were others whose ways Mary de-
scribed to Frank, but I've have no time
now to give more than their. names, such
as Harry Wont Take a Dare,r-Polly
PROUD, Sally silly,-and Molly Mind
Eyerybody's Business But Her Own
Phillip Thinks He Knows Everything,
was seated on the front bench. s.
When the teacher had heard the SPELL
ing class, she called Master Know Moth
ing and asked him what his name was,
which he told her then she asked him
if he knew how TO spell it. His mamma
had taught him how, SO he began:-
Observation-Disclosures 4 n,o,w
Nothing.
Straightforward. you see, was his mid
die name; his mother had been Miss
Straightforward and she had named
Frank after her.father, and taught him
to spell Straightforward fashion. Frank
was very much ashamed when all the
children burst out laughing, and even
the teacher smiled. Phillip. thinks He
Knows Everything, bawled out: THAT.
is not the way. II is: K,n,a,r,f D,r,a,-
w,r,o,ft.h,g,i,a,r,t,s G,n,ih,to,n W,o,n,k.
"That is spelling backwards" said
Frank.
SIT is the way spelling is taught here, :"
said the teacher. 81 am afraid your edu-
cation has been neglected and I shall
have to put you in very low class. L
will now examine you in geography and
arithmetic. IF the world round CIR fiat p"
Round. answered Master Know
Nothing.
"Flat," cried Phillip Thinks He Knows
Everything.
II am sureit is round," saia Frank
positively he did not like to he correct
ed,-(indeed who does D-
III see you have been taught in the old
fashion way" said the teaclier. "It is
now allowed by all that the world is ex-
cseedingly fiat. Can you tell me, into
how many races or great families the
people of the earth are divided2"
Master Know Nothing considered a
little while, and then he said Two
the Know Nothings and everybody else"
"That answer is rather better,'' said
the teacher. "Now let me see what you
know of arithmetic. Suppose your mann
ma gave you two apples and I gave you
two more, how many would you have ?,'
Zone" answered Frank.
"Four," shouted Phillip.
"No," said Frank: "for I would give
one to Mary Bright Eyes, one to Nurse
and one to Aunt Susanna, think 1
would only give her half of one.
"That is not the way arithmetic is
taught here" said the teacher. 1You
will have to begin over"
She then gave him some books and
set him a task in spelling backwards, to
be Learned for The next day. Mary
Bright Eyes now came forward and asked
to be allowed to show Master Know
Nothing over the academy.
every WE'LL" said the teacher. at
will be good for him to learn something
about the ways of the school so I will
excuse you both from any more lessons
for the rest Of the day."
"Where shall we go first z" said Frank
when they had left the infant class room,
and were out sn the hall again.
"Let US go to the painting room," said
Mary Bright Eyes. st is great fun to
look at the pictures. They are all paint
ed by the blind"
ooh yesl Let us go there" cried
Master Know Nothing who thought they
must be wonderful pictures indeed; and
SO they were, as you shall hear.
The blind people sat in row, each
with paint box by him, q brush in his
hand and a picture before him, which he
was painting as fast as he could. The
teacher walked up and down the room,