The Osceola times., 1880-10-09
The s1ao., Eassisr.

T. ? X Sr.1-- u Los Eaczc scs-e- !y---z
One o: tne ms eTlrhic p9rt-zitures
u esT-zlr tyF-e O4 the genus sch1ol
r7z..eF d t-fllu ! that q Ich 5od Crane
N lFTinEs Lecend q Sleeuy H9llsE.
lrTlng cr-crlu=-s him as a worthy wight.
VINO isrTlel in Sleepy H0.l0E f5r ih=
plfy1'.e o. ls=-rlc'inZ the chillren Of
TIE VANITY The oogu lnen q Crane
VS. Lot inaprliez-ble ~ his psrs0n. H@
E1s tan Dut exceedingly larE. with
narr0S shoulders. long arms zud Ie.--
hands that ds0gied a nile out II bis
sleeyes. feet that might serve fJr sigyel-
and his whole fame hury lags4l,- -
ge.her. 70 s-e him -zriIfn, al3n-' Sc
prDLle ni Dbl On a windy daV. With his
clothes bs-Ius and elurrir, lf1.-
him, one might have mistaken him fJr
he genius u famine deseel4ins upon
ils earth, or come -farrlr.w eIrr..1
iron cyrnhel1" DfIelabyi'. yi-er1r--
system u school gOTeuMeu;: u his
methods q tezchinE; bis make-hi.t. q
piece ont his scanty incomes u hrs aBr.e-
tiie i0r the marvellous. and biz implicit
belief in the existence " eho-,- and
witches; q his love for Katrina Van
I4t-el-or rather. perhaps, bis love i1r
Old Baltu. Van Ia--el- broad acres. ia-
pigs and plump pcuiiu-; oi his perecl-
ti1n bT bis rantip9le uyal Bf1m Bones.
" bis rejecICI by tie plump k4irina.
and his dark and dismal journey home
ward on Old lilupgW leF: o. bis meeting
with the neadiess h0Tseuen Of the hol-
low, and bis sid ride with tha. ehs.tlv.
gallOpinv Hezs.au-Hlth an the-.s event.
in his life, 10 doubt, 10y readers are
familiar.
Dickens hyJlmas,ers are 10 great
honor 10 the noble profession 0fteachins
WackiJrd s4ueais. Of DJtheboy's Han.
''an educator Of youth. a. be loved 10
style himself quits il 10 serve a seven
years term On d penal colony. Bradley
Head-t0ne ends his pedagogical career
in murder and suicide. Dr.. Bimber j.
a pOmrOus Old Dedunt who "0u,-HerJds
Hefod" in the murder of the innOcelts.
MCCnDakumchill j. an evaugci of the
gospel Of mOuO'ony and a iirm believer
in the redemption of the world by the
teaching Of facts. Constant association
with facts has made him cold and frosty.
He takes the bloom of the higher
mathematics, and all the warmth ont of
the natural sciences. lie always begins
his preparatory lessons by congeaiing
the Imagination aud freezing the fancy
out Of the little unfOrtunaies who fail
into hi. chilly hands. Tie only one of
Dickens sclO0luasters who i. a credit
10 the profession is the Hameies- one
who beiriends little Nell and her grand
father. Dickens schOolmistresses are
an improvement on The masters, vet
they fall very far short Of being model
female educaiors. Miss Peechcr is alto
cether too methOdical 10 be lOyahlc.
Indeed, we are in doubt whether she h.
really little woman or only mechau-
real cOntriyance for putting knowledge
into pupils. Miss BiimJer j. q young
lady who has no nonsense about her,
"shc is dry and sandy from working in
the graves Of deceased languages None
Of your live languages for Miss Bllmber
They must be dead-st0Ee dcad-lnd
then Miss Blimber dug them no like a
ghoul.'
Ergleton is the first author Of repute
who has made q schoolmaster the Chief
hero Of a story. Ralph Hartsook, the
IIsosier schOOlmasteT II a marked con-
trast 10 the other schOOlmasters in fiction.
He Is a. near perfection a. the others
are dis.ant from that exalted but rather
imaginary state.
There are other schoOlmas;ers in
fiction as worthy Of mention a. these ]
have presented; but time and space
forbid their introduction. There is one
that | can not pass by without brief
mention, and that is Mr.. Bird Of the
Birds Nest IN DIR. Hollands Arthur
BOnnicastle. Mr.. Birds methods Of
teaching. his mode Of government, and
his noble character are well worthy Of
study by every teacher.