The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-21

The late fatal accident at the Lyc&e
| Of Anglers. France, recalls to the Lon
| don GIohc an institution iii French
| H"hoolA that wont by the name of G"i-
| mN9c, the remnants of which custom.
| still to be found, may he best cXempli-
fled by a few examples taken at ram
dom from the experience Of those who
have seen il. FIRST and foremost comes
the sport Of tossing in blankets, repre-
Sentrd by the indignant virtue OF the
French pcnNy-a-lincrs as Il hdcOus
and terrible act of torture. 1t was
thought by many French critics Sc
rious blot upon tho humane character
Of Ccvvantcs thn; he should hu, ;aik-
cd iii tiippani. if moi ac, ualiy ruiumcn-
datory, terms about the mEction of
this dreadful punishment u;Ion his
hero, Sancho Palila. l.no her t:lvoriic
pasimc which survived certainly till
quite Il short time ago is the proceed
ing described by the word "crcr."
The sufferer is in this case taken up
by the arms and legs by several Of his
comrades, wl.o ii cn use IN as sort
ofliat-irou or polishing brush, and rub
him up and down the surface of table
or form until it Is, or supposed to be,
Sufficiently "polis',ct' by the pr cess.
In order to carry ont these Hn,uSc-
mcn!S with success and impuui!y ii is
necessary for the French Schoul6oy to
take precautions ofnn elaborate and
iudicious kind. IIc has two things to
drcad-thc actual surveillance Of the
masters aud the Informing or "b.ab-
bMg" Of the victim. Now, the former
peril is more ubiquitous and conprc-
hcnsivc than any Eton boy could pos
sibly imagine. The master or teacher
is Il spy who thinks no manpuvre too
mean to use against his flock. He
crccps about in soft slippers and bursts
suddenly into 4 room. lie cuts peep
holes and car holcs-cnllcd t,'OuS"c .jU-
daS--in the walls, arl ap) lies his re-
spectacle eyes and ears to them when
ever he can do so unpcrccivct. he
schoolboy, therefore, has to post scnti-
ncls "i door and passage while he is
engaged at unlawful enterprises; and
the game becomes trial of cunning
and n&,,,rcc between the mice and cat
Inform u m0NchUIdS, are also at Il
premium in all the small French
schools. They arc pcticu and cncour-
aged by the school-,nastcrs as much as
they are hated by their comrades. and
the latter have either to cludc them or
! TO keep them in some order by means
| of dire and constant threats. When u
''roW" occurs in n French school-and
| il does occur now and then even in
those tyrant-ridden scminarics, as wit
ness the cases which we reported on
| Monday from Renncs-it is generally
the result ofan attack made upon some
detected m0uch01W. Tho rage of the
boys on such occasions is such as to
triumph for moment over all tho
shacklcs artificial obedience inspired
by long tyranny and an cmeuic Is the
consequence. Barricadcs are erected,
siege in regular form is commenced; !;
Ike police and probably the Sons-prc-
feet and the Procurcur appear and tho
inc,lent ends with tho appearance of
tho military, tho snbjugation OF the in
surgcnts and the ignOminious expul-
sion Of tho ringlcadcrs.
do not carry on conversation
with another in company about matters
which tho general company knows
nothing Of. 1t is almost as impolito as;
to whisper.
Tho New Orleans Picayune notes
that among tho most curious things to
be seen in tho city is an ulster with a
cigarette, standing in front of theatres