The daily gazette., 1876-06-19

school with a determination of
making all my boys understand.
'Now, ; he added, ,abisrac ctedly, what
is understood by the first limo you
have read, Tho Lord my pasture
shall prepare? Can you tell me,
Jack James?
Jack looked on tho floor and
sadly puzzled. Hesitating for
some time in this position, he at
length broke out;
Il don't no sir
DON. know, sisd.ropeatcd Eph-
rain; why, lam thuuder-struck at
your ignorance! why, it is old as
Greece and Rome, and used to be
spoken by Cicero and Demosthe-, d,
mes. Can't you tell, Bill Jones
what that line mcans'
Bill Jones was abort as much
troubled as Jack James. Hc couldn' t
tell and so it went on to the foot
of the class.
We'll meow every boy pay attcn-
ton, while | explain, and don't
none on you forget what | soy.
This sentence us | said before, has
rcferenc to the Greeks and Romans,
ho were Il people, living in AZ
rica about four thousand yearsago;
but don't recollect the exact
period. They were u rowing race
Of people, and lived pretty much
as many folks in New England do,
by their pasture land, and the
manufacture of butter, cheese and
such like; and they were all be
levers in, tho Christian religion,
and somewhat superstitious, they
used to sing this hymn at the be-
ginning of each year: 'The Lord
my pasture shall prepare That's
it. Will you all recollect?'
Every child nodded his head :,
and muttered HUmph.'
Now said Ephraim, you can
all take your seats; and be sure to
understand your reading lesson
next time.
The hustle of reading-class re-
turning to their seats had not SUBJ
sided, before the masters voice
was again heard;
class in astronomy and geo
graphy. Re-cite.'
The astronomy and geography
class formedwith more dignitythan
the JUNIOR class which preceded it
Mr.. Mills seemed to look upon its
members also with an increased de-
gree OF respect. After they were
collected in order, Ephraim told
them that geography was great
study: that 'he himself didn't
know nothing of the world only
what he got from this;' that his
grandfather had studied a great
deal of it, and oucc visited Lake
Erie in person. He said he hoped
we would all meet his expectations
in this sublimest tf all sciences.
He would now proceed to ask
some questions;
William Dobbs, how is the state
of Maine bounded
'On the north by the Gulf of
Mexico, east by Arkansas, south
by the Potomac, and west by Mass
achnsetts.'
Very well, sir. The-Nicholas
Rice; what is the principal river
in Name
The Sabine.
Very well. Thencxt Joseph
Mills: What is the capital''
'St. Augustine
That's right. The next-Henry
Dobbin What is its produceg'
Hemp and beeswax.'
Right. The next-Israel Booth;
How many parts of the earth are cover.
ed with water?'
Europe and Asia
How many with land?
Africa and North America,
What is the shape of the world,
Nicholas Rice?'
Partly round and partly fiat
Which part is flat?'
THAT part near the equartor.'
Very well said, indeed: The next
Joseph Mills What is an equator?'
'Aa equator is large brass ring put
around the earth, which holds it
together, while it turns upon 1t axles. ;
Answered well, The next: What
are the poles:
The poles are large irons run
through the world, on which it turns
round a thousand miles u minute,
or rather said Ephraim. nine
hundred and ninety miles minute.
The next: How many miles is the sun
,from the earth:'
"A hundred millions
1T is supposed to be that. said
Ephraim, but we have no certain
means of knowing. The next: Is the
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