Year: 1867




10 the old Inconsistencies 81 school


teaching is indeed 8 mystery. Here is
/ the only place where difference between


now and the past il not clearly appa-


rent; and here the only improvement


that Is more farce than reality is ear
/ ly education of minor importance, does


the first impress have 40 effect upon


after developments II so, the good


old fashioned folks have the common


sense idea; II the contrary, this cling


ing to the coat-tail Of long ago, because
lt IS long ago, is plainly ridiculous and


absurd


The trouble is people generally don't


like to think Of so small subject as a
district school or school house. Both


have been handed down, rs it were.


from their fathers, and they rely upon
1 the old folks judgment, considering


themselves SO much ahead = The
truth IS they are So much behind, and


more too. When this subject oi com


mon schools shall be brought up before


the minds Of all, as it leu be before the


close of this woodworking century, we


may look for complete overthrow of
ancient bigotry and nonsense. The


day is not far distant, when the support
of common schools will no longer be a
useless expenditure Of time and money,
nor clever leather heads perfection for
the position they now hold. District
school teaching Is going 10 be a science,
and those ,rho teach, philosophers. Julien
returned to his boarding place in
thoughtful mood. Hearing Jack in
cat-squabble with one Of. his brothers,
in the next room, he was reminded of
the interview he had promised him with
his father and went out to look for the
man of the house. He found him milk
ing his cows, and after complimenting
his stock as highly as they would allow
introduced the subject. The parent
said that Jack had "always been a.
peaceful boy ever since he was borned,
and there must have been suthin very
particular to have riled him So It.
was of no use to argue with the loving
father, for he was unable to SEQ why his
I" boy should be n payin for Bill Joneses
dodgin." Julien perceived that the
" old gent " was nearer Jacks son than
father, and concluded to govern his
school thereafter without any advice
from the C0mmittee" 1t was about a
mile to the village, and being too far
to walk before tea, Julien contented
himself with a ramble about the prem
ises. Every thing about had the APP
pearance of sloth, end bad manage
ment; and with the conversation few
moments before fresh in his mind, he
could not help harboring the disagree
able truth, that he was in nest Of no
bodies. No one could have thought |
this from Julien's bearing towards those
around him. Herewas another feature
of his character. The lady with the
fang seemed to take quite an interest
i'll her boardor, and hearing of her eld- /
est sens i'll conduct, she said, he had |
always been more trouble than he was
worth, and was GROWN worser every
mint, Julien thought the statements
OF the father and mother harBtoHized
well, and was thankful for the corrob-
Grating statement Of the latter. The |
old lady Though perhaps she was not
so old as she looked, teeth being often
deceptive in their indications of age |
gave satisfactory evidence from some Of
her logic, that there was cavity in her
head Of considerable size, but much |
less than that Of her devoted husbands |
When this is the case, things work al |
most invariably in an inverse ratio. |
The confusion and ignorance that at
tracted at once, tho attention of vis-
itor at the Committees were the result |
Of necessity Where the woman rules
the man must be a ninny, and by the
laws Of inheritance his offspring must
partake Of his weakness. After supper
Julien concluded to read The read-
ing, writing, eating and sleeping rooms
we're one, and he took his seat, Byron
in hand, within about ten yards Of the
table where Mrs. H and her young /
est boy were doing up the dishes"
he was just becoming interested when
a shower Of soap suds upon him and
bis open page caused him TO retreat TO
a better fortified corner The wide
ness between his present comforts and /
those Of his own little home in the wood /
came mp very iorcibly about this time
and &c soon resumed his reading |
Morning came again after a more sleep /
full night, and the teacher was early |
walked by the oniarie. Halo there, get