The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-08

eyes. of course: but It II take me only
about two hours to get ready.
The Squire honestly believed he was In
for trip to Roanoke; but he stood up 20
his word ike a stone wall. He hadn't lost
his old wartime grit, and the odor Of
burnt powder was a familiar acquaint-
ance When he learned that the job was
trumped up ne had the satisfaction Of
knowing that the young legal light didn't
have any Joke on Squire Samuels,
for he's Just the kind of n constable
Henrico has use for.
The younger individuals are sad. me
school term has commenced in earn
est. and every youthful pedestrian that
hurries along the street with an extern
sive bookstore attached TO a strap and
hanging over his back wears a graveyard
expression. He has been grieying ever
since the public and private schools open
cd IT'S a peculiarly Of the buoyant, mis-
chievous small boy 10 kick against ed
vocational matters, and he forms strong
antiphathY for his teacher on general
principles. The fact is, he is totally
averse to the idea of having his brain
polished To be straightout barbar-
ian is much 10 his taste, and he never
gets over his enmity towards his precep-
tor for hammering a few points or In
formation into his Uranium. Why. !
can remember, more than half cent
ury ago. when | sat upon rude bench
IN a log cabin from sunrise tin sunset,
and theorized, behind my spelling book,
whether the old man who rubbed his
glasses every minute, and groaned be
meath the task Of enlightening my youth
full brain would ever let us out 70 chase
a hare through the Old field pines. Twas
nothing less than torture TO listen 10
the hounds musical voice, and hear
the negro urchin who fed the swine every
morning yell: "Hark to him, Ring.'
while all the boys peeped through the
Nttlc windows 20 see Ring get left ior
I'm aarear Of the fieet-footed "cotton-tail."
Yes. hose were days long To be re-
membered. But things are different
in this progressive age. and the mind
OF the youthful student Is suffering
from the pressure. Whenever see
n boy % twelve years Of age going
TO school. 1 sympGthize with him. why,
think Of what his tender brain IS expected
10 master On his shoulder hangs q treat
ise each on the following subjects: read
ing, spelling, arithmetic. grammar. his
tory. analysia, definition, elements OF
rhetoric fundamental principles Of
Psychology and hygiene, latin grammar,
not TO speak OF exercises IN writing, elo-
cution. and sometimes singing No won
der ne is haId-headed. Nothing but
hard head would ever be able 10 retain
such y variety Of information. a smat-
tering Of each theme is ramed into his
brain by some power. But the effects
OF such a plan are almost sure 10 have
an evil effect later on. The poor child
gets up al o'clock In the morning, swal-
lows his breakfast as II he had 10 eaten
the 8I5 train, goes 10 school, where he
stays four hours. and then gets rev
minutes to eat his lunch nd pay.
Naturally enough he consumes most OF
the time in a game OF leap frog,
while he devours his lunch tcold DeaisteaH
and heavy biscuiO In two minutes by
The regulator. and has most distract
inr case OF the stomacK-ache after
swallowing his cold dinner at two-forty
rate of speed By this arrangement the
mind has sufficient food for reflection
In wondering over the condition or the
internal organs And yet the think
ins, apparatus OF promising young
American is ., f,d with enough materi-
al TO compile small-szed encyclopaedia
,ut such Is the eCuca tional rad or the
are. and after all guess 1 may be con-
sidered an old fogy for dipping my pen
| ,ato the Ink Of sympathy. And yet,
certainly feel sorry for the schooi-poy.
| He may acquire enough Information 10
! conduct query column IN metro
| politan journal. but no has q tough time
| Of II IN his young days, while his patsr-