The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-05-17

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I told him 10 see what he could make o.
them Time went on from May iii Al
gust; then JohnBy's bed Of verscuas wa'
The admiration OF the village, and stran
gers passing often stopped to look At II
with surprise and pleasure.
Johnny's duties aud little tasks were
always done In time. The cows were il
the milking yard precisely at hal.-past
six the chip-bssket was always fnll and
in its place, so that Mrs. Flaxman never
had to call, Johnny hips chips.
The minister said he liked Johnny be.
cause he had such good and honest
heart, and, besides this, he said thai
Jshnny Flaxmsu learned his Bible YER
ses very perfectly, never jumbling up The
small but necessary words-to, Of, ietth
by,--as. many careless children do; so
that IL was pleasure TO hear Johnny''
Sabbath School lessons.
His teacher declared, that, although il
took long time to get anything through
Johnny's head, when il todS learned ht
knew 1t forever suppose You could
have seen the struggle he had with the
multipllcation-table, you would have
smiled. Nobody knew how long be had
studied il; but little Betty Tattle used tC
plague poor Johnny, aud say that he had
began to study ii as soon as be could talk
and hadn't got II yet.
But the multiplication.table was moth
ing 10 long division. lie bad disoour
aging fight with that. All summer The
teacher went over it, again aud again
but johnny could not comprehend how
to get lhe dividend. One afternoon
toward the close of the term, wonder
lul light came into Johnny Faxman't
face. lie had conquered long division al
last. Until he was twelve years old be
was always at the foot Of the class IN
spelling after that any one who got
Joknny's place at the head Of the class
had to work very bard for IT,
The fact Is, Joanny was plant of slow
growth. The morning-glory creeps to
the gable and roof of the homestead in
one short summer, hanging all the way
along its delicate blossoms 1t is very
easy to coax a willow sprout to take
root; a little sun aud little rain fulfil
the condition OF its growth; in two or
three years 1t gives in return TOR little
care yards of sivery spray-like boughs.
But II takes an acorn many summers and
many winters TO become an oak.
When Johnny was about eighteen
years old, trustee from district on the
hill came down to the valley school TO
hire teacher.
| Our district is rough and tough
place, said Mr.. Eyre, as to wind and
weather, mean. The snow drifts cover
the tops of onr fences; the winds seem
never 10 tire Of blowing mp our way but
we have wood enough and food enough,
aud good horses and sleighs; and we
want young man that can really give
us lift. Our big boys can't be spared
/ to 90 TO school In The summer, but they
are very anxious TO learn all they can IN
the winter. If, continued MIR, Eyre, we
could get young man who knows all
about algebra and arithmetic, and who
can give us lift in our Debating Socie.
~ and prayer meetings, we shall esteem
it iasor aud will pay liberal wages.
/ But our teacher must hoard around, as
it's The desire of the boys OH the Hill Ia
have him for company; and, as our Iiv.
Ing costs US noihiHg, we can't pay money
for his board.
Unanimously the verdict of the teacher
aud school was: Johnny Flaxman IL the
one to go.
When some one asked Mr. Eyre, In the
spring, how they liked Johnny up in bis
district, be replied; A moro faithful
young man never drew the breath OF
lie. The learning that the big boys Of
the Hill school acquired undor the teach
log of Johnny Flsxman was something
/ like a miracle. You ought TO see the
neat writing, TO hear the correct spelling
the psrsing, and especially to see the way
tie boys did those puzzling problems in
Partial Payments.
Johnny, how did you like teaching
inquired bis mother.
f ] think II did me more good than Ia
go 10 schoi year;
Johnny Ftaxmaa IL OF TO college, said
the minister TO pretty, yonog Mics Betty
Tsttle
Why Johnny was always the dulest
boy Ia school. How did il happenY
nc prepared his Greek aud Lain will
me; he does seem rather slow, but when
hls mind grssps any science Il Il wife The
precision Of master.
The career Of Johnny Flsxmsn 10 col
ege was similar 10 that in the district
school The brilliant young men lauged
Al his slowness. They spent the time ID
boating and boxing that Johnny spent
over the classics; wbcn examination
came they found many things learned q
easily had slipped ont Of memory, bn
Johnny Flsxmsn stood Ike a rock. III
passed through bis studies with bonol
snd took tie highest prize 10 mAitsmss
los. Oa the daY that he graduated, Tx
President had letter from tie trustee
Of ; yOaag college 00s uesl Tbel
wrote We waat youDg man that y0I