The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-11
~ OLD SLOPE !"
Recollection of an Old Time Irish School
 master
Brookhn s.aglr


 Brookisn Eagle
 There are but ie~. suppose. ~ho do not look back with feeling of rcgrcsful tenderness ia their school. days When ever educated. whether III hrs;-S lass college oT humble school there are mel denis connected with school life winch be- come deeply impressed upon the memorN and li,e toreses Especially l ih,nk s> tAs> the case with those who have been beTn ln Ireland and attended d village ss hool ,hete Ever, incident .>. ;heir school days ln the long ago is sisidly remembered. In the dear old dass. when chlldhood's cares and troubles consisted onh in hesng obliged ,o attend school. the writer ot ihis feared no one so much as hIm hnse nickname IT, escrcntN imposed upon him i, his >5hal- ars heads thls ariele.
 Master ot the \auonal vill- ge ,hool. he MAS feared and beloved a> much < anN teacher m Ireland Feared bs the ,9cnI.z llns uJs hiu> who >tt oa~cfang under hls glance. beloved bs those who. haAu4g leit school. retained ! klndlH remembrance oi the good old pedasoEuc who frskned there severe and stem. the striking ai whose ta- leg upon the desk caused then hcaft> l. beat rap'dis and t s.lcnt, iiAe th.4io. ( gh ;e peIN ade the h,tic assembly. Net hc VI a- kIud and cannot sAs that hc Na> c>ct severe save when good eAa>c provoked hi~ anger l1nkiue back now l ala >agv h, never set us .tn eN,fa i..>A t3 ,I,. ar gave t.> slap eu :he hand. utiie>, he though, th.,t | wa> Tor egI 1o,d aT .hai ht believed hlH deserved |.
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