The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-01

Ne4t fnsFtl3fe al u tEftcl ah1 fustfreN
and BIS good ores wefc never called out
He aiwtys expected that bic teachers
would bate him. 20 be arontsd anew biz
eombaiive powers to oPPoss them, and b,
hsd made up be mind 10 turn the usv
schooimt'am out Of doors. when, there
fore, Miss Mestoo,s said sbe wAs glad 3,
bAye bim 10 her school, be was amaEsd
and that she should manifest such an 10
teresl for hlm sud give him = set Of book,
was perfectly inoomprehensible 10 him
Miss Wetsooit understood bis position snd
character and determined 10 modify them
She felt that be was equally capable oi
good aad bad Se,lons, though The bad
now pFedominAisd. She knew that hi,
aedve mind mnst be buay; one might As
well think OF ehAinlnE ths lightnisg AZ
bending down by force that wild spirit Ia
bis books. She would giYe him en-
ployment; bnt such As would call out :
new train OF ideas and thoughts. lie
mast feel that be was not guided along
by bis own waywArd will, and yet there
must be 40 restraint upon him; be musi
choose TO do good.
Tom went home that night with s new
feeling 10 bis breast, for the 6rst time Ia bis
life be felt that he was capable Of rising
above bis present condition, and becom-
Ing somewhat greater and better than be
was. His mind became inundated with
new aud strange emotions, and like a
mighty river turned from It's course-his
thoughts and energies from that hour
sought new direction.
The next morning be was mp with the
dawn, and when Miss wssicott arrived
at the school house, she found Tom
Jones there with bis evergreens.
Good morning, Thomas, she said kind.
ly--so you are here before me; you must
have risen early aud | see you have found
some beautiful evergreeus. Now il you
will belp me hang them, we will hsve the
room all arranged by nine O'Clock.
] have brought a hammer and some
nails, said Tom; thoaght we should
need some.
Yes, so we shall; am glad you thought
OF IL, replied Miss Westoott.
That day every scholar looked amazed
to see Tom Jones actually studyiug bis
book, and heard him answer several ques-
tions correctly, aud they were still more
confounded when al recess Miss Westcott
said:
You will take care OF these little child
rem will you not, and see that they do not
get hnrt2 You must be their protector.
One would as soon have thought OF
setting wolf to guard flock oflambs,
as Tom Jones to take good care OF little
children.
Well, exclaimed Sam Evans, | never
saw such school ma'am 10 all the DAYS
of my lie, did you, Tom?
No, replied Tom, but wish bad aud
I would have been different boy from
what am now, but am going to study
now and learn something. Miss West
colt says can, and am determined to
try.
| was astonished to observe the effec,
that Miss Westcot's treatment of Tom
had upon the scholars. They began
to consider him of some importance, aud
to feel sort of respect for him, which
revealed certainly more kindly feeling
toward him.
In less than week, Miss Westcott had
the school completely under control yet
1t was by love and respect she governed,
and not by an. iron rule; she moved
among her scholars very queen, and yet
so gained their confidence and esteem,
that IL did not seem TO them submission
to another's will, but the promptings oi
their own desire TO please. One glance
OF her dark eye would have queled an
insnrrection, and one smile made them
happy tor day
Julia Westcott understood human ma
ture She made 1t study, as every
teacher ought to DO. She rooted ont the
error aud prejudice from the minds OF her
pupils, showed them The evil OF sin and
beauty Of vilrue, the advantages OF edu-
cation, and The consequence Of ignorance:
taught them their own capabilities and re.
sponsibliiies, aud she adapted her in
s,ruction TO capacities and necessities.
Aud thus sho went on, year after year
scattering good seed into good ground,
and she reaped an abundant harvest.
From many happy home and high place
came blessing upon her; and there 10 no
one who bresthes her name with greater
reverance, or remembers her with more
grateful affection than Tom Jones, who
has 6lled with ability one Of the highest
judicial Offices 10 the union, and freely &C.
knowledges that be owes bis present
character and position, under Gods prov
idence TO her treatment and instruction
THE IssocEST ABROAD.