The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-22
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tense.
"And now for my advice. The oues-
tion Is, how TO educate this strange boy.
One thing is clear; II is no use trying
the hundrum plan any longer; 1t has
been tried. and failed. l should adapt
his education 10 his nature. Education
"a made as stiff and unyielding as
board but IL need not he. l should abol-
ish that spectacled tutor OF yours at once
and get a tutor. young enterprising,
manly and supple. who would ooey
orders; and the other should be TO OBJ
serve the boys nature. and teach ac-
cordingly. Why need men teach In
chair, and boys learn In chair? The
Athenians studied not In chairs, the
Peripatetics, as their name Imports
hunted knowledge afoot: those VINO
sought truth I'm the groves OF Academus
were not seated at that work, Then ie'
the tutor walk with him. and talk VIII
him, by sunlight and moonlight reiatins
old history, and commenting on each
new thing that is done, or word spoken.
and improve every occasion. why,
myself would give guinea DAY 10
walk with william White about the
kindly aspects and wooded slopes OIL
selborne. or with Karr about his garden.
Cut Latin and Greek clean out OF the
scheme. They are mere cancers on those
who can never excel in them. Teach
him NOT dead languages, but living facts
Have him I'm your justice room for haif
an hour a day. and give him your own
comments on what he has heard there
Let his tutor take him 10 all quarter
sessions and assizes: and stick 10 him
like diaculum, especially out OF DOORS
order him never to be admitted TO the
stable yard: dismiss every biped there
that lets him come. Don't let him VISIT
his nurse so often. and never without
his tutor; II was she who taught him
10 look forward TO your decease; tnat
a. t,,st like these common women. Such
a tutor as ! have described will deserve
Ave hundred pounds n year. GIVE u
tim, and dismiss him IL he plays num-
Arum. and doesn't earn II. Dismiss hair
n dozen. II necessary. TIL you get
fellow with a grain or two OF genius lot
tuition. When the boy Is seventeen,
what with his oriental precocity, ana
this system of education, he will know
the world as we'll as n Saxon boy or II.
and that is not saying much. Then. II
his nature is still as Wild, get him
large tract In Australia cattle TO breed.
kangaroo to shoot. swift horses TO thread
tho bush and gallop mighty tracts; ne
will not shirk business. II IL avoids the
repulsive form Of sitting down Indoors.
hunting. galloping, cracking OF rifles, and
of colonial whips as loud as rifles. ana
drinking sunshine and moonshine In that
mellow Cline beneath the southern
cross and the spangled armament OF
stars unknown TO us
His own eyes sparkled like hot Goals
at this Bohemian picture.
Then he sighed and returned TO civil
xation. 'sBut," said he "be ready with
for Inn
he NAV enjoy his own way and join you
In barring the entail. / forgot l must
say no more on that subject: see IL Is
as offensive-as IT IL inevitable. Cassan-
dra has spoken wisely. and see. In vain.
God bless you both--good night"
And he rolled out ot the room with
a certain clumsy Importance.
Sir Charles treated all this advice with
a polite forbearance. while he was In
the room, but on his departure deliVered
a sage reflection
Strange. said he. that man so
valuable In any great emergency should
be SO extravagant and eccentric In the
ordinary affairs Of life. ! might as we'll
drive to Bellevue house and consult the
first gentleman | meet there"
p Lady Bassett did not reply Immediately.
'snd Sir Charles observed that her face
war very red and her hands trembled
? why. Bella" said he, has all that rho
domontade upset you?'
Lady Bassett looked frightened at his
,boticing her agitation. and said that Mr..
,Rolfe always overpowcred her. He Is so
large. and so confident. and throws such
new light on things"
New light. wild eccentricity always
does that: but IL is the light of jack-o'-
lantern. on a great question. so near my
heart as this. give me the steady light OF
common sense. not the wayward corus-
cations Of nery imagination. Bella, dear.
] shall send the boy To n good school. and
30 cut of at one blow all the low asso-
Citations that have caused the mischief"
You know what is best, dear" said
Lady Bassett: you are wiser than any
or us"
In the morning she got hold Of Mr..
Rolfe. and asked him If he could put her
I'm the way OF getting more than three
per cent for her money without risk.
'Only one" said Rolfe. London free
holds In rising situations let 10 substan-
tisl tenants. I can get you five per cent
that way. II you arc always ready to
buy. The thing does not offer every day"
81 have twenty thousand pounds TO dis
pose OF so,'' said Lady Bassett
Very we'll" said Rolfe. 'T'll look out
for you. but oldheld must examine titles
and do the actual business. The best OF
that investment II. II r. always improving
ups and downs Come" thought he. Gas
sandra has not spoken quite In vain
Sir Charles acted on his judgment and
In due course sent Mr.. Bassett TO a school
a. some distance. kept nv clergyman.
who had the credit I'm that country OF ex-
ercising sharp supervision and strict dts
cipline.
Sir Charles made no secret Of the boys
eccentricities. Mr.. Beecher said he had
one or two steady boys who assisted him
In such cases.
Sir Charles thought that very good
idea: II was like putting Wild colt into
the break with a steady horse.
He missed the boy sadly at first. but
comforted himself with the conviction
that he parted with him for his good;
that consoled him somewhat
The younger children OF Sir Charles and
Lady Bsssett were educated entirely by
their mother. and taught as none but a
loving lady can teach.
Compton. with whom we have 90 do.
never knew the thorns with which the
path of letters is apt ~ be strcwn a
mistress Of the great art OF pleasing
made knowledge from the first prim-
rose path TO him, Sparkling all over with