The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22
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700 10 lsg bin remain, lie Is oBo Of M
brightest pupis, aud i gsslag along %
vel il would be pity 10 have bim lcav,
jos, BOW.
dou's feel A. | could spare hin, Ar.
Colby. Hos been going to school al
winter steady, aud need bin At homJ
very much.
Bot be Is a Zoe scholar, and be laleut'
ought 10 be cultivated.
II bc.s good scholar, there's less nged
ol his Eoiug 70 school, eAu't afford to
hire hand 10 DO lhe work that be is able
10 DO.
Bot every boy needs good, common
school education. No matter what busi.
uess be follows, be will be better fitted lo
undertake It II be has thorough training
at school
] Ain't 30 sure OF that. never went 10
school more than three months In year
myself, buI got learning enough for all
my neads, aud I've prospered preitg fair
ly, aud Mr., Aiken looked around conplA.
Gently 1t his comfortable house aud his
broad acres
Bot you would not object TO your chill
dfsn's enjoying greater advantages than
yoa had.
They don't need them. There's my
oldest boy, John. He tended school
every winter till hs was sixteen, and he's
good boy 10 work. He didn't get any
OF them pew tangled notions into bis head
that George hss.
But p.rbsp. George may not be so well
dIted TO become farmer m John.
We'll, | cSle' q TO maize him farmer
returned Ar. Aiken. Going TO school
too much gives boys good many foolish
idses, II makes 'em think working on
land 10 beneath 'em. But I'm going to
bring up all my boys to be farmers. It's
the most healthy and Independent life
there Is.
That may be quite true, but ali boys are
not intended by mature for farmers. The
world needs professional men aud busi.
ness men rs we'll As those who til the soil.
But, even If George became 4 farmer, the
knowledge aud training he could get al
school would be great advantage TO him.
don'l know about that. In my opinion,
II would be pretty apt 10 make him a
sook farmer, like neighbor Percival.
But MIR. Perciysl seems quite prosper.
Gus, aud certainly his farm appears 10 be
in excellent condition.
Well, yes, things look pretty well, but
he lays out power of money for new.
tangled machines aud faucy fertilizers
and George says be takes three agricultu.
raj papersi call that arealextravagsncc
Well, that is according TO the way one
looks at 1t. but must be going. Don't
you think you will let George continue
ct school another term2
No; I've got too much on hand for him
to do. ought TO have had all my plaut.
ing done two weeks ago.
It's strange, soliquized Mr., Aiken, as
the teacher left him, how some people
think there's nothing OF so much impor-
tsnce as books. II they'd had the exper.
fence that I've had, they would look more
to getting something TO live on.
lsn't il too bad, mother7 said Richard
Percivsl, that evening. George Aiken
has got to be taken out of school TO work
on the farm. What mean, close listed
man his father is
Do not judge Mr.. Aiken too harshly,
Richard. Whey be was child the fami.
ly were Ia very straitened circumstances.
His father died when be wss quite young
and bis mother was obliged to put him TO
work early In order TO help provide food
and clothing for the rest OF the family.
lie was not only kept from school, but he
was deprived Of most OF the other advan-
tages and pleasures OF childhood. His
lack OF money 10 his boyhood causes him
TO perhaps oyerrate its value now.
But be carries bis economy 40 far,
nother George told me that bis father
took q newspaper one year, but he dis.
continued II because they could get along
with ont II, aud beesuse, ss he said, it
would be so much better TO put the
amount paid for it 10 The bsnk for future
needs, 0uly think OF it, they don't sub
scribe for single newspaper Dowi
Mr.. Aiken lie certainly very careful
about spending bis money, but, as said
before, that is largely due to hlsesrIy cX-
perisnce.
But fast think Of Georpe's having TO be
taken cot Of school. DON'T you suppose
you could talk with bis mother and get
her to persuade Mr.. Aiken 10 let him
keep onY
don't think abe would have much in
nusnse With bis father on that point. He
il very sci in bis way, and he seems TO
isel that be must have Georges help on
the farm. Bot have q plan TO suggest
which may prove practicable.
What IL il, mother! inquired Richard.
eagerly.
i George 10 your elAti3
Yes.
Thsu why couldn't be study his lessons
With you evenings, aud 70 keep up with
The rect Of the Glass? don't lhink bis
father would have any objection TO his
doing 20 90, did not interfere With his
work Aud II George really desires 10
learn, be could get on quite well 10 that
way.
That's just the very thing, moiber. lie
viii be delighted with the plan, I'm ssre.
think II will be as much Of bene6t