, 1877-10-27
FAMILIAR TALK.


In the Introduction to the " Lcut,nd Shnk-
spearc," Mr. Furntvat, the crui1!te commentator
on the works Of the draH1atst, pictures the train
inr Of tho youthful Shakespeare IN his tchool-
hoy days, hasIng l,ts dclincatlon npun the rcEu.
1ations for the behavior III buys wllch prevailed
In the nEc when "Gcnt1c VIII u was passing
through tho various stages nf adolescence
lIow sel,ool-bny of the time wns IL dress
and behave" writes Mr.. FurnivAtl. ais told us
by Francis Scagcr In his 'Srl,t,olc Of vcrtuo and
Hookc Of Govd Nourt.lrc for ChyIdrcn.'" A. u.
1b57:
lie was 10 rise rally. put on his clothes, turn M
his rcd, 60 down s.al1s, B.ne ia parents an.l tho
family wash his hands. cumh his i,ta, brush his
ea mu p H bs axs va. to M M ~. Mc he 10 10
hts ncck. -cr that hts rtnlhe+ wrrc iA!y. fnrten
hs E;dIe r"and hs' waist % ta b. srs "r
:,as .if u ncsi wsle,: M 1isan " ;at. wsss @ IL
take H. en1hct. n'okt pen. paper. and INK. aud
pfl 10 scGrv1. TN ir Ivav ihrre to was !" lake III
h!s g" nd ~ans t' !"ak h: met. r,s'ns tansu the
frllow-. Al sr'.uol lIr wuk 10 ralnto Ills ,nnster
and rchnn'htrs. gn 'ta,shl IN ',* piacr, md" bIa
h' coad. AItcs eehuol ho was 10 walk otdcsIy
hpmr-
Not r,Innynrr mn hearct NJ q swas,nc Of bees,
Asst tHtE tl1y Ettrsy man It naw ttcst
s ~ a. f Y,. ts.: shf Sy.fs y 'oysa
Ihut GIeH II firaryhGt. ueVyue them witt sIlOckcs
tprnre wnrn'N tl,e contrary. not to talk Or
CHATTER Ar he walked baine, Or tn enpo ar uazn Ht
every ncw tanGie; hut 10 IN *ohcsir. In free Of
home. IL ilv W Wns 10 lid hts fellows fsrcwcll. snd
ra!nie hrs parentn with MI resesenre. Then ha was
,Se , Us eey T. si a ~. y'' E'ses ses
may I I" yon:" i !'a wa. ,,,r enough no wa.
to m .ic iIt.hc. loo fnl, 20 ~ J." spi thsn, on s
naren,s' clotheB ar he tabse e.clo.h. lie was to
hare sparn ttrnehers md napkins tendy In case any
bread nnl drink+ often empty tllc vndcrt anto hcA
boacn were thrown. anu 10 alwara rcady. In
away. First cover tho raltce,af, ti,cn @ct voiior
-.uiA; patc' skct-" the talte. md put into It
al :he dirty trenchet: and natkn. e. forks were
1D. yet In use. nl folk Aa with thclr jfHers+ tho
Tho sruEl,. intn nno'hse soldes, ind lpy 4 clcut
f:u:l. l'.cntlt, earrnwnys. with wine ttf thrse
wns any, NJ e..e a!e or herr. When .l! had nm
it ro a m ri faa It Ill cnnaa ri III ts ."p as Tst
done, rrcad clean towel tho table, ar II there
WAS M"t u towel. usc thu table. cloth. bring the
no. too much. Then taIs AWAY soyls"-the
tallc. lat nh might rise; and. Justly. 'akc low
The hanary boy IL at Inst free to eat hs own din.
e, but y o. ~ n.t cpsss S' ta
>alt with s knife; to cut his bread not hrea; II;
not TO i'll hts spoon 70" sall Of poitage !eoupl ior
GUY lis knife Il 10 be s,afr, III order 10 cut Ill
meat neatly. anl hla mouth IL not 10 te too full
~trn liz eats.
NJ" i ,s = es,u 1in'y So osse
fs Z. ie ,asa ehaso III sf .ss GSfS:'' u2s 's
fiu Il 10 keep his an9efs clean hy wfp.nR them On
napkin; and t'efote Ito drinks nnt u ths common
tnp hn Il tn wpo ls n,att. 81 Tint. llEn Caccr's
pHorcss. he 1nay leaye no rrcusc IN tho clsH AZ
tm. ,aIc, hls &onsac as noi to walk, be IL not 10
talk. ur .tHn.
Fur ''aIra.a,e !. treasure. iu prSaesbu doth say.
llu "n!y ~ laugh moderately and u t0 learn ~
much roHs manners AZ he can. for
!" sss 81 81; ns9 sss'sy !ys ss"a' writ
1hen "l"snEc or tussfumeates aud vayno pleas
Fur srrsaous maue1s Il must precious trrasarc."
So our ehe.lnul-haired. fslr. bro~h-cJc1. rosy
,aoarl III; o. isaat. WHINING .shocibay. . WITH
il. VI. I45-7is I'D lie nevss: an,,xo '',hs
hIs''ei ss'i ot th,sayrn. Ef:e ,n'ehsr t'raan!
sstea" q ::il<a,y ,hr fourth. 'ii j.. v, ssoS.
nil b. not r'ay ..nns ~ ,neu'. mufrfs" t"Mla.um.
to ths mt,l .Io,cs i.sf Ia. in.', IT, si1
anl olhcr games llks hscsry. nu!.all, cic., ihat
Undoubtedly hs dla: sn! tid.af.isa Ii taS. Jars @
sSsy. end to.nsa y Mayaxy. w., Christmas M sua
harvest, homes aud sl'ecp..acatlnrs - Waters
2ti.s}. ram ont With tho llaEslrrt t.vcius and
Ad9nis."st llMa;l1s), M . snd lesea az g ana hotss
M,-li., II; ..Illchard tho eecund,," s.. y,
7h.AH ''lirnry thu Fourtt," H., Ill, 2. e,c, !,
dearly ever boy in England did. Itis Eood il
thlnk u ,Ac bright young e0uls b0y-lffe. hut, IN
one Vt thuso extEa. bits That he occaslon
boy days he did no1 hear u goitrous throats and
travellers lies:
ToHx5fD, When We WERE hnYs,
Who would believe that thern hlouatalppefs
!Mx,!snd l!xu hails whose thEoata Lad hanging ~ en-
WxC1s IL he4h7 Or that l1trc NufV eACh fucI.
Mhsc heads ko4 III thcF bEtaIt4Y which nov we dad
Zach pustcr out Of nya for on1 xl!l hr!ux Us
GoU1 warrant ot.-"1ttnRssI," H., H., 43-a.
Tie Country lore he did learn, IL it not written
In GjA Wurk1l