Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-26
THE FLEETING SHOW.

Written Expressly for the JOURNAL AND CoURIERl
THE PRINCES RIDE.
It was perhaps the baby princes first roysl
progress, but he bore himself with dignity,
his sweet gravity all unmarried by curiosity
as to his unwonted surroundings, or interest
in the pageant of which he formed 30 im-
arms held him close to her warm heart, and
his eyes sought her face ss If heaven, earth
and all things fair and sweet were mirrored
for him there; sometimes he turned them
benignantly upon the king who seemed to
covet glance from him as q most precious
gift, and often pleaded for . look with most
persuasive tones. The coach of state lum-
bered heavily through the city streets; the
king himself guided the strong and spirited
steeds with care and skill, but lifted q hand
sometimes to touch the prince caressingly or,
when the coach iolted around a curve, ,grasped
his robes lest he should be rudely thrown
from the mothers arms; often, too, he chal-
lenged the passers-by with commanding
look as who should say, "Menials, do ye see
this my son, and do not do him revsrence4'
e His little serene highnsss wore upon his
baby brow no ''round and top of sovereign
ty," his garments were not rich with en-
broidery or crusted with jewels, his wee
white cap and coat were such as any plebeian
child might wear, the queens robes were of
ten c6uE Rluxuhiu, LILO COdCu VI stdkc Whb u
street car, and the king was the driver
thereof, but all the same, if they were not
the royal family they were royalty happy In
that small, very small, boy, and their love
and pride ennobled them, and all this little
by-play was very pleasant and interesting to
few passengers upon a Fair Haven and
Westville horse railroad car.
NEGLECTED ART.
The recent competition for the scholarship
prizes offered by the Boston Herald to grad
uates of New England high schools brings
out the fact that the art of composition is
neglected or ill-taught in most schools, In
other words, pupils are not taught to think
or to express their thoughts clearly In written
| words. OF the two hundred and twenty
essays sent in competition for the prizes
| only twenty three were worthy of considera.
| tion, and of these very few rose above medi
ocrity; from this the Herald drsws the conclu
sion that not many of those who graduated
from New England high schools this yeai
know how to write in an unaffected manner
or have more than superficial knowledge o
the great authors to whose works they hav'
devoted months and perhaps years of study
| The chief merit of Miss Clarke's essay lay IL
It's clearness and simplicity of expression
Obscurity and tautology were prominen
flaws in most of the others. An
| Otner notlceaDie 1Act 1S That pOtn pfiZ
winners were graduates of village schools in
stead of Boston schools, which, in thei
superintendent's last annual report, wer
said to have made great improvement Il
composition and language work.
| Rev. ]. w. Webb, who has found in this
theme for q sermon, thinks that the reaso
why 30 little originality of thought an
power of expression is developed in cit
schools is because the haste, shallowness an
love of display that characterizes city lii
enters into educational and religious, as we
as into social affairs. 1.-THE mass of peopl
live surface life. What they see and hes
is about all. They read the daily paper
but only as part of the gossip. They dss
over the pages, but never take time for met
! itation and thought. The young people al
sorb this spirit and have hardly time |
get an honest, thorough Lesson, and boys an
girls, like butterflies, are borne upon Il
Pupils in quiet country places, he assert
take time to read and think, and their tho
I, ough methods of study more than compe
y safe for the poverty of equipment whie
places them at great disadvantage In point
opportunity compared with those affordt
Q pupils In city schools.
a However this may be, It is true that
most schools children are given subjects +
composition that are far beyond their ment
grasp-subjects about which they kno
- nothing and for which they must borro
q both ideas and language. Their perceptio
should be cultivated; they must see and fe
that which they write about. Then only O
% their treatment of the theme be original al
% genuine. A child who could write with II
h interest and pleasure, using clear and viv
language, about the contents of Christm
y stocking, kite flying or the tricks of favor
d dog, ia sadly at loss when compelled to d.
le with suoh topics as "Advereity," "Expe
ence" or 'tFortitude." Words must sta
for facts, and tho facts must be fully col
pretended by the young writer, or vaguen'
d Of expression must be the natural result.
'e SPECIMEN.
es Speaking of compositions, the little bae
" woods urchin who wrestled with the then
,e Industry, succeeded in putting a oomme
n place idea into new and quaint form thu
o. ION Industry.
10 Man, If he are not a industry. are q idle and
. account.
he CURIOUS HOUSE.
of A very curious and interesting house
As one upon Staten Island designed by u
ill Morgan of the New York Times for her o
to and her sisters occupancy and now be
decorated by Miss Jane Morgan, who recs
ed her education In Munich. Althol
De- three years have been spent in the work
rd decoration, IL is yet incomplete, only the
oh per rooms being finished, but the inlaid W
NO npon window frames, fireplace, panels
No furniture, the paintings and carvings
'A marvellous. A great oaken settee,
no magnificent piece of furniture unequsllet
ipt this country, of which the lower part TO
lob an immense chest and the upper part Q