Br HENRY J. STABLE
38TH YEAR.
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ttipiti poctrn.
"God Itegaireth that which is Past."
Perchance nirlinurs are numbered now,
And life's remaining . sands are few;
Still o'er the past i.,y tears must flow,
Sad the review !
From ainrefreshinT sleep I wake, •- -
An I while in restle.suess I sigh
A mournful retrospect I take
Of days gams by.
Ifow have I laid dln;rn to rect,
And balmy sleep's - re resinuents famed,
Nor thought of him joy nights who blest,
My life who spared
Row ott Iwo; mornines ft:agrant breeze,
'Whose breath t now no,wore inhale,
Wafted the joys of herlth and ease
On every gale..
But still I slept, and still I woke,
Th.tiikless to lbw who all - bestowed,
Awl never, or profanely, spoke
• Of thee, great God
A form of words, a heartless prayer.
This was the homatre paid to thee ;
Whose bounteous lore, whose cesnelees care,
Gave all to me.
I loved my friends. and wat beloved,
But self was-all in all to we ;
Thy gifts were not for thee unproved—
_ I loved nut thee !
And thuslity first and great (In mmand,
If not despised. was dkoLeyed ;
Well may thy heavy, chastening hand
• Make Hie afraid !
Well mite r re. r f h it. now in 'Wrath,
Thou Olt cat abort hie's brittle thread,
Anl close for nie that nal row path
I would not d.
Bid m•ca, mercy I implore
'Ehroul,h Christ's at() ning sacrifice,
To Him e'er- lire's short days be o'er,
I lift toy eyes.
For pflor lost qinne: q hr, W3C
Var then he die l—ior the a he lives;
kin lip- in aiv ha,t agai ;
That hope he giveb.
Sclut Iliiscellam).
Who was Cain's Wife?
How often has ibis inquiry-been made ? To
a certain class of minds such a question pos
ses,es more importance than the graveSt in.
vestigations in theology. Brother Weaver: of
St. Louis. in answer to a correspondent, tints
responds through' the Reread and Era to the
inquiry "Who was Cain's wife ?"
A subscriber ti.sks . this singular 'question.
We answer, she was arin's wife. That's all
we know about her. That is all the account
slys of her save that she was the mother of
Enoch. It is said that Cain went into the land
of Nod ; and we suppose that he took his wife
with him, as any good -husband would. In
the land of Nod they had Enoch, and probably
other children not a few, and grand children,
far they built a city there. The city probably
was not so large
.as St. Loris k, but it very
likely was a large household. of which Cain
Was patriarch., ft might have been hi s o wn
and the families of his children living in sepa
rate- dwellings.
What Cain's wife's name was, and who her
parents were we are not certified. She m i g ht
have been the daughter cf Adam and Eve, or
sonic of their children. She was probably
closely related to Cain, or a sister or a niece,
or something - nearer than cousin, Cousins
marry in our day when the world is f u ll o f
-strangers. It wouldn't have been so' great a
wonder for Cain to nuirry his sister, when there
were no other girls in the . world. and no l aws
of marriage, and nobody else to claim her af
fections. The command was to marry and
ntoltiply and replenish the earth. And we
presume it, was pretty well ofwyed. for it seems
Well replenished now, and likely to be.
- We know nothing about the number of chil
dren and grandchildren the first pair had. No
doubt it was a goodly number. both of male
and female : else who inhabited Cain's city.
and who were the wives of Enoch. [rad. Mehu
tie!. Nlethusulah and Lamed' the bigamist f
We haven't got the whole story of those days
only a drop in the bucket. as it were. We
have the descending line of generation from
Adam downward and but little more.
A S4ngular Human Being.
We have in this village one of the most
singular human beings (all things considered)
to be found in this corner of the world. He
is a dwarf, about eighteen ye trs & age, quite
small and dethrtned. and not exactly an opium
eater, but a laudanum drinker. He has been
a victim of the habit for years. and all attempts
to prevent his indulgence in the stupefying
drug have been in vain. The desire for more
has steadily gained on him, until at the present
time he actually drinks two ounces of lauda
num every day : and, what is still more le
utarkable, oil al rine lime This enormous
potation is swallowed at a regular hour, in the
afternoon of each day : a pipe and ioloaceo t hen
follow, and smoking is in order till midnight.
unless indeed the Sll hj ect —wiAch i s somet i me ,
the case—falls asleep, when he is helped :o
bed. The only object fur which this strange
being seems to live is this deadly narcotic. and
his only care and ambition are centered in pro.
curing the little means required to buy th e
two ounce draught. As it has been found
impossible to place any effectual barrier be
tween the drug and the drugged—the attempt
has beer. abandoned. and it has been thou:.ht
best. -to hereafter interpose no obstacles in
the way of free indulgence. 1 ;1 a 6 eol d ance
with this determination, we understand that
the victim—who.:e yellow and haggard visage
gives fearful evidence of the preNenee - --4
the coiled serpent which Aternatel
and slumbers in his bosom—has made a
tract for the daily supply at. reducta hriccs
with one of our drug stores. from which -be
draws *tlte death"—whose influences
have been liken to sivid , lwy• glimpses - of
heaven followed 1;y the realities of hel!-- - .vith
the most punctilious poticeuality...,'Hi.'ius;ro
y9a bow you rcap. *4--
,fautill 31emvaptr---3rimo to rniitirs, Itgrirultarr, I itrrntnrr, :Firth fto Itirraro, trijr Marktl;:, Ortirral jiatorotil nab /pulp Vatrtisiag, 2111115e111Ent.
ECCLES. it'. 15
EL Story of Leap Year.
It is a well knoWn fact. that the Indies are
allowed, by the conventional rules of society.
and common consent, to take the lead of the
men every leap year : and, if they feel disposed,
to go.so far as to "pop the question," without
fib, ,dered Ide i -Although
dying considea rude or forward.- atn , s - 7FW
it)
The right' and privilege is conceded to the la
dies, we seldom hear of-theta taking advantage
of it; However, one case, in whieh the lady
did avail herself of the privileges _of leap year,
did occur in this city on New Year's day. We
will relate
.the particular's, but not give the
real names. for the reason that the parties are
residents of this city, and might not relish the
idea of having the privacy of their domestic
affairs brought before the public.
There is a certain fashionable boarding house
- in - thiscity, - (we - will - locate-it-on -Third-skreet T )-
where a very hat Date young widow was
\
'bearding. This lad? we will call Widow
Cheerly, who has a flirt ne of 'seine 630,000.
left her, by- her deceased ', shut. and no chil
dren. Three -young de rs, (we will name
them Smith; Brown and mies,) who formerly
boarded at this boarding house, called upon the
landlady on New Year's day. The Widow
Cheer!y was in the room, andc , saw the young
gents approaching. She immediately -dressed
Verielf titiliOrei.:b - fiilial array;" called the laina:
lady and inquired. the names of .the young
gents. The landlady informed her, when she
remarked, ...I intend to have one of titoSe young
men for, a husband." The landlady smiled
ineredulousty,.and then went down to the par- .
for to receive her visitors. The widow followed
immediately, and' without waiting for an in
troduction, approached Smith and sat d—
“ ill you consent to become toy husband ?"
The young man blushed, and was very much
confused at hearing the question front•a, lady
he-had never before seen, but be finally suc
ceeded in stammering out— ' .
II
ng to the shoriuess of our acquaintance,
(very short, having, never seen tae lady nelitre,)
and another person having some slight claims
upon my affections,. you will please excuse
me."
• -Certainly," said the - widow, "I will with
pleasure. as I did not: notice this gentieu►an,"
addressing Mr. Brown, "before I spoke toyou,
or else I would have proposed to hitu first.—
Will you marry me, Mr. Brow❑ ?"
"I will," said Brown. ••the ice is now broke._
I would ha‘ie been a married u►an years ago,
if I could have mustered courage eitoult to
pop the question ; but as you have taken ad
vantage of leap year, and ren►uved the stumb.
ling block, I will become your husband just as
youpletnie
_ .
"Right off," re►narl:ed the widow. ••Larl.
lady, you will please send for my bonnet,-and
other oat-door wearing apparel.''
- The necessary articles were sent -for, and
Mr. Brown,..with his intended hanging grace
fully on his arm,- started for the residence of
the pastor of the Boatman's ()mirth. When
the minister was about to unite the couple in
the bonds of wedlock, _they gave him their
-names, and each heard the other's name fin• Cite
first time. Everything went on a; "met ryas a
marriage Kell,"
. with the new inimical couple
all that day.
Next morning, when Brown awoke, the ef
fects of the nemeious drinks of the day previ
ous having now entirely' worn 011, he began to
reflect. tie became serious. Ile thought lie
was in rather a bad scrape—out of employ
ment, in the middle uf winter, very little mon
ey, and a wife depending on trio► for support.
While revolving the subject over in his mind,
and-not being able to decide what he had bet
ter do—run off or commit saint le—lns wife
awoke. "My dear," said she, "have you any
objection to collecting a few bills 'f"
He started, thinking that She suppoeerl he
had sonic u►oney coining to him, and tutu she
desiicd him to collect a —little money," for her
benefit, and muttered, rather surly, "No, I
have no objections to collect money, when there
is any coining to ate."
"I do not mean that, my dear. Get up and
go to my bureau dra%, et, and there you will
find hills to the ainotint of $3OO, for rent: due
me for the past month : you will plea , e collect
them, and accept the money from we as a New
Year's gift."
Brown leaped from the bed, scarcely believ
ing his senses, that he had distinctly under
stood his, wife, and then rushed to_ the bureau
and there found the bills. -
When we saw Brown he was out collecting
his bills--found it a very easy job—and heard
him expaciating upon the benefits of manimo
ny.—Sl. Luu:s
Yesterday constable 31iller went Qri..h n
search warrant to look for some stolen goods.
After some examination they were found in
the possession of a bouncin g servant girl.—
The property consisted principalle of aiticles
of dres,., among which was a line worked
collar.
This the officer endeavored to get in his
hands,. but the g'rl put it in her mouth and
"shut down on it.'
The constable deiermined not to he foiled in
that way, run i►is linger in the girl's mouth in
order to pull out the collar, when she opened.
and taking his linger between [tor teeth, crush
ed it almost to a jelly.
The officer not ailing that trap. jerked out
his linger, and the girl swallowed the collar.
Thus ended the search, as Mr. Miller 4 inriclucled,,
the eoll►,r was then 'beyond his jur►-diction.--
Healtl►y gill, that, acid fond of
Tow.le I•;:rprvs.l„
Goon LEA:,ON.—A country pedagogue had
two puptln• t one of whom he was
,very
se
vere. One morning, it. happened that these
boys trete viry late, and weie called to ac
count fur iL.
"You Milgt have heard the bell, boys ; why
(I'd you
.not cone?''
"Please, Nail the favorite, ''T was
( 11 alniag thiit C vra , : going to' Californy, and
thoimht the school (Jell was the steamboat bell
wa: : ;_zoing , ;n."
—Very n el', sir," said the - master, glad of
a pretext to eXen , :e his ft : "and now,
sir," turning to. the other. —nita t have you to
?" —Pieitse sir." s.tid the puzzled boy, -I,
waifing 1!) .ike j;, 'yr:"
FORT' DAYS 11'11 . 114)n' Foot).—.l I 'A,- named
kl, ot
wwns,:ill), Allegheny county.
alauut eigrlL r,llir. froon has been
ylwr' • z•erionsl) sonic tiine. Dining the
p tz , tforty days, she not ea-ten a :Lim',/,' of
loin' of any kind, awl her only drink is viati.r.
She- a--roridulA awl tire — mother ul a faiui y.-
11er pnysiciaits have nut given the di4e.az,e any
natue.
Rich Scene.
GETTYSBURG, PA. : MONDAY, FEB. 18, 1856.
Ethan Allen.
A good story is told of thnt rare old repro.
bate. Col. Ethan Allen, whose services* to his
et . mutry. in the "times that tried men's souls."
were only equalled by his daring assertions-of
the right of private opinion on theidogical
matters. , we •nown t e pastor n
the viltre church; called one evening, on the
Colonel. and while enjoying his true New
England 'hospitality at' the supper table, the
conveisntion turned upon church mattes:
Qnoth the minister, "Colonel,' how does it
happen. that a man of your extensive influence
and information. has never seen it his duty to
join our society. You know mil want laborers
in-the—vineyard : especially such laborers tts
you. your examV.e would tend greatly to
Ntrengthen our hands. and fortify our hearts
again=4 - the - dire - assitults - of - the evil
"Well, brother," replied Allen. Fare
often thought as you do about the business. and
one day I had almost made up my mind to fall
into the ranks, but that night I had a dream
which canned me t•. - , give it up."
-Ah exclaimed the minister, "what did
you dream ?"
~W ell, I thought was standing at the en
trance of Paradise, and saw a man go up . and
knock.
“Whols - Th - a - t7 l =e74 - a voice frothwithin
"A friLud wishing admittance," was the re ,
ply.
"The door was opened and the keeper step
ped nut.
"Well. sir, , •what denomination did you be
leng in down yonder e"
—I am an • Episcopalian," replied the candi
date for admission.
-Go in then. and take a seat near the door
on the east side."
ugt then another • stepped up, he was a
Presbyterian, 'and the guardian directed him
to take a seat. A large untidier 'Atte admitted
and received directions hue to seat •tirem
selve. I then etepprd tip to the' Kura ry-e.
“Well, sir. what are you?' 'asked the guar
dian.
nm neither High Churchman, Pteshyte
ritio, Lutheran, Calvini:,t, Catholic, or Jew,
;au I not that same old Elhan _Allot that. you
prohaOly ,have heard of from below."
"What. the man that took Ticoode:oga
"The same," I replied. • •
"Ad _right, Ethan," said "just step in
nod sit down wisr, - Geer plufse."
Refreshingly--Cool.
conductnr on a New Eoglatiti rolri
sent for I) - y the President or Supevinteo.lent
• .
• A •
.• A t
formed that after that week the company woulu
not rtcptire his set-vices. Ile asked who was
lo be his successor, anti the name• was given
him. Ile then asked why he was to he remov,
ed. .111er pressing the question for some
time, awl failing to obtain a sati-factory expla•
nation, a little light dawned ttpon hint and. he
adtlret;sed Ins superior ofii.:er nearly as fol
lows :-- You. are about making; a great tuis4 ,
take, sir,itt g reat mistake. • You know, sir. I
have a nice house, a fast horse, a splendid gold
watch. and an elegant diamond - ring. AO
. yint hove 011 ell hi hflCs• p ace has
111111r>e thin;." It is send the argument
was conclusive, and the conductor tvtu, allowed
to retail) his po‘ition.
rt" . .YNY iSrA 1; E. —A 51101 t time since, a lady
funk passage in the ears on the Cttu::intatti,
ll : m i nion and Dayton Ptiilroad„ - She put her
ticket in her tires, pucket, where she Its 1 serer
al other articte4, and ,:acing herself, became
earnestly en:i,aged in conversai ion with
friend. conductor soon came around for
tickets. When he came to this lady, she di e‘s•
um her vocket what she suf./Vl:Med to the
.deaet„ and, without looking at 11. handed it to
the conductor, and continued talking
a aer ex ending it for a short time. and he nut
taking it,' she rooked up, and 51kcot ered that
site was oliering the CQll4.letUr a line tooLli
comb.
Ei'..Ljoliit." said au parent to his son,
— yogi go iliLo your roo,o, piepalt: for a
flogging."
Tile. boy departed, and winl i n the ariLtry pa
rent sought the offender he WAS :4 1 111)1i$I'd at
the sullen appearance .of the young rascal's
back.
Vk hat does this mean ?". he asked.---What's
on your back ?"
t• s x, leacher apron," replied John, “three
don lon 10111 Inc to prepare for a flogging,
Loki I did the best I quoit:."
Tht..hard set features of the father's counte
nance relaxed, as did also the muscles of the
hand which grasped the whip, awl J.Mit got
off for once with a gentle admonition.
07'A very good natured gendetnati, with a
very long nose. was one day walking down it
very narrow street: two or three very quizzi
cal ladle,, %viol very ill brace, paused in their
Way, and looked steadfastly at the gentleman 's
nose; when he good-litinkmedly placed his fin
ger on its tip. and pressing it to one side,
"\uw, ladies, you hairre — roont
to pars."
a ..- Pvesident Jefferson. while ‘valking the
street one day with a merchant, returned with
air of kindness the I,ow of a negro, who
ed.
said the nietehant. "does your cai•
celieney condescend to salute a tiet o f"
should certainly be very hurry," said the
Presnient., —lf a nelpo should exceed me in po
liteness."
Struck ING l' .--A laitri - y-- riding, in the
cars a few weeks since, f and herself .voted by
the side of an old matron who nas estaadufg
ly deaf. ‘•ltt'atu," said she, hi a high Lone.
—did you ever try electricity ?" '.lll hat did
you s•ty, ?" asked you if you ever
icd electricity for
. your ?"
yes I did : its only last sin:fowl. I got struck.
by lighosing, but I don't see as it did use a
bit of good."
fr7A runaway thief haring aliplied to st
blacksmith for %yak, the latter showed him
sonic handcutis, and desire I to know if lie
made such kind of work. "Wily. yes, sir."
said the know, scratching, his pate, "guess
had a hand in 'eta.''
READY TO PAY.—Aillee yOUllg 11. having
cha_oLes.Liniu , •
t - -
a einiipaw, id petty gill:, fur a whole evening.i
Lk:mantled m
pkyelit dole ,•r
thetu utly replied : obetu.
your Li /."
made him bald. replied that ••the girls pulled
big hair out pulling hi.n into their e indov.•.i."
"TRUTH IS MIGHTY, AND WILL PREVAIL."
- A well-cooked_pwee of meat should he full
of its own joke. or te , tor.d. gravy. 1,1 toist-
Itherel'ore. it shenlll, be exposed to a quick,
tire, that the external stirlace may be mane to
contract at time. :411.0 the albumen to coagoiate
bef6re the juice has had time to escape from
within. And so in !toiling. When n piti-e0 of
beef or innttun is plunged into boiling w a 'cr.
the outer part Contracts,. the alhuineu which
is near the surface eoagtilates, and the inter
nal juice is' prevented either from escaping into
the water be which it iN surrounded. or , frout
being diluted Or weakened by the aihnis , ent of
water among it. When Cu; op the meat. yields
much gravy. and it is rieli in flavor. Hence a
. beefsteak or' ttititton chop is done quickly ovr
a quick tire, that tile natural juices tirty but re 7.
tied. On the other hand. it the meat he eV
, posed to a slow fire, its pores rei n do (lan, the
juice condones to flow flour within. as it has
Utica front the surface, and the flesh pities, and
becomes dry, hard. and tin-tavory • Or it it ;t,
put in eold or pid water, which is gradually
brought to a boil. much of the albumen is ex
, tracked before it coagulates, the natural juices
let the most part dux Ott, an.l the 'neat i'•
Nerved in a in.:lily tasteless state. [Jena:. to
prepare good Lolled meat, it should he pat in
to water already brolight to a boil.. But to
make beeltea, mutton-broth. and o, her meat
soups, the flesh• should be put hie, c, tld water,
and this afterwat ds very slowly w armed, awl
finally boiled. The advantage derived front
--situntering"—a terns no: norrequent iu cold:-
cry books—depend; very nite•li upon the ef
fects of slow boiling. as Above described.
These are the views of Ltcbie amt. professor
Johnstone on coining meat, and should be
;treasured up by every person %via) boils iii at
pot or fries in a pan. •
STRANGZ M MArrEn.—Ati entirely new
nrticitTol . transmission in tile mails was reeeivo:
a he-postoilieW- f-t cityst_few_ da.ys 4i; ce •
On opening one of dr: wes,ern wails what
should bounce out of the bag but a small tlng,
properly addressed to the owner and noirked
paid, according to the rules of :he department.
The little fellow seemed glad to get his _Li i)erty
again and tO breathe, the fre4t an once *un..re.
lie or ived at his destination apparently safe
and well. Sc' far as we are aware, this is the
first instance of the tiansportation of live ani
mals by Lot ditty is no telling to what.
use.: such a convenient means of public convey
ance may be put when it is once in
operation, and no other way presents itself.
We do not know that this is a noise perversion
of the design of our postal system than occa
sional practices of ineinliers of Congress in
sending their washing thousands of miles to
their twines, under to !nark of public docu•
merits, anti With their frank or pus,,age
CIIN-1-:-MICM,----Wliy---11/ (—our—sit
mu -le e Becaube if you. don't, C ahurp you II
II flue I.
tsr — tlal It is woreimportant - to
sleep with ti wintiuw up in wit wintA:r Livia in
zutrimer-tiro;;.
A Fearful Man-Trap
A citizen of New York. in ordet to protect
his • preniises from thieves, has attached a
spring - hoard' to his tenee: In the end of
this board. (nen.tly twenty feet in h•ngth.)
wan firmly attached -a ,sharp and immense
.7d7
toWdo cutter. wooing iirxteen pounds.
and so prernred with springs that when any
one 'getting from the outside and stepping upon
a small platform on his way-.-over. the fence.
the. trap would spring anti propel with great
force the end of the plank containing the_cut:
ter against the one treading upon the danger
utts and forbidden ground. The Tribune says :
This fearful inan•tittp wits baited. and set
--several nights: in succession, hut without catch
ing any pine. and the inventor began to think
that he had had all his trouble and expense
howevern few
mot nings since, this rogue catcher was heard
- to spring against the lenoe with so much force
that several inmates of the house were awak
ened by it. - As soon us possible the owner of
the premises bed , n man im his employ burned
to the garden expecting to capture a. crippled
thief. hitt they were disappointed. The work of
effectually itetint;ng, lead been accmplished,
but- the had jumped hut) the street-and
hobbled off. was traced some distance liy
the copious flowing orstiltatd, - brit - the fugitive
could not be discovered. he prohabfy having
been taken up and conveyed away by some an
complices., • .
On entering it was discovered that the - 'powt..r of the splint! board had foleol the iron cut
ter through a two inch plank of the fence, by
the side t,f which was mond part of a brogan
or hoot coot tieing three toes nail .(I1 her
parts of a man's foot. winch hail been severed
I,y the victim sprtnging the trap. This, hlood
aft -the time was &wino from the lost
Clad he been struck in the abdomen. he would
have been cut entirely in two.
Sharpe's Rifles. •
This recently invented wen Ton. if it-poqcess
one hallo{ the power and capacity'elainted thr
it by it prOIIIiVILOr, i. destined .;; , 1. , :111 to super
sede every other wk anon for Nl'arlike purposes.
nnw in existence. it is the most, eitieacinns
and tertihie tire-arm in existen;:e. Thu small
eartnne now• used bYllie bailed Skate'; 11/011111 -0d
0d m e n, throws a hall with dewily accuracy
one yiarter of a 111 . 110, and can he liled ten
tittles per minute. It i 4 not complicated in'
structure, is easily cleaned. and 'milers no
ht
lury fromi wet Weather. Sharpe Is now,
prepa'rtng mu lets 14 font• new species of his
small 1..,c10u c4letllaled
I 4 . t V )to t • Ted - v .- a - rd.,
cavtilry with n ntt.,e..of live" hood red
y.trds :tl fOr 1611i4fien. with n
range or one : hui I a large goo tolhrow a
Iwo cl tltiee. ball or a small shell. one mile and
11.11, nr far :'s man or horse ra n r b. seen
au adv.totage. With this . wt apon. Mr. S. de
clares he can sett it file a }loose or ship Jtt, a
distance of Iv. o miles, and In event the' h .. e 0 0 :
aviary by killing the hot ses before the
gurta arc brought within goed range. 'llO4
tale, in the hands a a 6 ,0d1 loarlistonu,
1,; 1:11,tu tell muskets, bayonets nod all, for
place at man .sir, 101 s distant, with at musket,
too bayonet. and beiltte be Cal) briot the hay.
(met, into Ilse 'the rifle can he loaded awl clis
.';.•!-:.ed ten times. Tiny earl'}' Itall.l with
:,1c.:1 precision and three. Mr. Stmrpe intend
these tiles to become a national nod ,
should .Uongess, by usiug a little liovrality.
purchase _the patent. the eonotry would be
possessed of n means of twat foe noel - planed in
the werld.—Missguri Peamerid.
Effects of H3at Upon Feat.
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A 1) S S - -`-
.ICO THE TEACHERS' HHEVEN'TIOS; OF AHAIVIS
CPHI4:TY, RY. •
S..S. SeignitttliEns De P.
. ,
Thuttee to appear•hefore von'on• this OcenSlon;
although touch occupied . by duties :connected,'
with: my' profession, I dittnat feel at
! liberty to,.
decd*.
,Here, thought 1, is - an_ assemblage c
of men; purss.thig one of the' mosChotioradd°,'
most useful, and yet most diffienit profeisiOnS:l
They have associated together for-the pnrposo
of mutual improvement in the duties of their,
vocation, to commune, with one another and to !
hear the eonnsel of friend Son thy hest methed.!
of training the rising generation to become
useful and httppy nilnibers:of.soeiety, ris well
as faithful nod resp:‘titahle citizens of 'oar fa
vored country.' It this ardnotel'wOrk- t 0014
cantrihnte tiny - aid the question of day was
decided. I felt the more willing to comply
with your request, as the Val u. of your servicel,,
anal the- itn portance of your ii:"fie .1, are so' 'often
nnderrated bythe public, and even by parents ,
them •telva.s, forgetting that you itro their most:
effective auxiliaries its training their children
olic!lient; 'itfractionate and - happy
• me.nbal'A of the Or :11'
meats to Ociety a.ttd bleiqiags tO_Abeir coml. •
try. Alt l it parents more frequently Micro&
how much the, future prosperi7oftheir children
d e peudii on proper early training, both in the'
school and itt the domestic,. lire Side, titiov would
number the .alto iltnaster writing .their: , hest
'riends, and strive.° .rttestly to co-operate with-,
hint iu his clutics.' They would sustain the,
just emit:else of his 'mind frertitehtly,,
exhort their offs;pring to ituinstry hi stialv,'-toid •
to rzispeetfal, ntlbetionate anti ethedient depory
meta toward their teacher,;_ they woithl•
adopt the estimate of . tha great neeorraer of
the sixteenth centiry,:- expressed in his' own
vigorous style : shirt. ! (Says' het T'affirm:•
that an, industrious, ,pions,' schoolmaster• ot
teacher, who a'n'tis ,atul instructs, bqs.lvlt-!4.
faith Niles s, caene-Trim.stifficinntly rewarded,.
sir paid with avy . Money,' its even the heathen.
Aristotle has eteits.s - rtit- - • '
ft lilts plt;:ti4Kl thy great-Arebitect of the.oni
113 ' Olt° thiQ:, world, ps
;'tnd leave ny flO-`yeari ilopettdent on the
hind otrtoo:4 of parrots and friPndß,
lung yourAti of,toptroetion.tind training , for ';the
pe,,per dyvoloproyot.of our piIYSICTS: an:ti
leet k od Thii i 9 t,hl towlintipmelAY, law
of cyn; • oil 'Jo still Tres have tie
ic n e(14: ;d it, Y:orl td vflrei to Itcyym'pligh
Ihn w ();'' orl-H.ottirili I y fliffm'otiL'rne 1i6(13. R ut thi
awl with -vitriol:l .
of
~4nePe..4.Bl ' aa khey
tlient,e'ves h.tvo net:in - Atilt a higher or lower
9:radli hi tit f.tte. , of ..fivilizittion oil:lief
lectlial and The most atiOetit
schools on record are' those of the ..I?,97l)tialtis
and Persians. subsequently, nbatit,a thons,
anti liefbre Christ,. tile - sehools of - the
proinets among thee!,remi.. .Tlic latter Were
ptirely religions ittstitutioon.' not fbr . hoys' lfitt
voting m lot ; af.er the flabylimisli Captivity,
schools Mr minors were ostoblished,
\vere sant et i m
N'otte of those institutions, however reached thi;
ul t,ssr,: of the o tottatnity. They wcro Most
il.:tioctifly the hoot, of the privilegri classes.,
his ClyropiKlia; presents inter
esting, but probably ino..;t ideal than liktorical
aeet mot of , odliCation aniong the Persians.---
Like that Sap . rta children-ra
t her as the property of the Salle than of the
cshicationni efforts also con
the inioniviMicitt of the body. ; more
than or tl O wind. They consisted mainly of
~.;: vimia. .tt i e exercises, and
. slieh other discipline,
as toil( il!thl., iii in p.t development.
of 111.3 ploy tical nt tn. Lyellrflil4, Snera!ex,
:ti-d, , ,1 -1- 1 / 4 1in all considered the training. of
!,rencirntioli :td worthy of:the. tnoit,
r-pect/n1 n.ttorition ori he civil
. goveritnient.—
/,,,,w, ) informs tis' that the achteational (voile of
5.,/t);> nt the ihrornvetnent of the entire
limo. in 0...,1e.t•- , -tilatteeitizetis might become vir
t :cots in• mind and vigorous in. bodY." -
But lin. our tinie• a:A. present design will
allow any :Aligner notieeoftlie ,lifforentsystemiii,
or !no tern. Not to 11 - ,t3 most pe.rAtCt
A l 'lloo l System ip existence, that ofPrits-la and,
ithtr':i; ("Tr ..ir:aany, or to the school-,
of the l'or . nita faller; of New 1 7 ...tigland and
thei r tlesce;el.lnti. can time ho devoted.—
I Jur pr:o efie eitim tit li,rtefit the
ate , aiwN o'; his A j-if WIWI I in !mil throtigh them
tio;:r papils. Cv,s wotilil eontriinite to the
its , ;*iiltio-,s and poptibtrity °fine Free Scholl
sysleiii, sl,,su , •e(l dip tjt 0110 or the . main pit
1..., of our roieu ., ,rieit , i institutions, anti a far
better saf.,rilaril of our liberties than standing
armies mid
A 11.)w nie• then; gentlemen. to propose and
suHwer several vital questions involving
_your
Tea , .ll;!rs of the ruing ''generation.---,
And soem to any of you to ex.^riise
too Tri , •it freedom in ineulenting your oNi:ra.:
tion let an experienve of five and thirty yea , *
in Liii..bosioess3 or teaching plead-tny npnlogy.
A : 17hal i;z4fices :rhol6l actuate'
'be fve;•:er
This is a moinentonq rpmstion to 1/mlllll, 11w
proper a.dinstutent of which will render your
wok- more pleasn.lt. will • Sustain volt amid
it; n navi )id 1100 diflividtlr.i. mulnicss a feaeh•
er gholti , l'eln•rish the 'Aiding, rtcollectio , i. that
a trust of vast importance, is confided to, his
hands. TIN Influent , in shaping the charac
ter and destiny of liit pimils in alter life call
ow. fail to be great and forthe proper exer
cise oftlo, p':wic_power_he is re.i onsii,le tO
flod. A.G;ire so to discharge tit.; duty, that
he raft" render his account with joy at the
gre!tt shoolcibe a moving spring• to his
actions in the sehool.room, as well es clse
wh....re. As a man he is to exercise benevob n
aGetions towards his fellows; a 4 a teacher h -
should elmrish an especial affection _for the
tmdct'r, eo &ding, boor:int yontig immortals
eolumitted to his training. Your pupils, gcn
tlem:•n, will meet you a!rain ages hence in
s•rn> 0 •1 1 f. t • irt inn of the Almighty's (tom mions,
thert either b! - •ss yell as the benefiletors
tit • fon:elation oftlieir character and
Inpoiloss.or - eitrsevoa for having blavted their
p roi p e t., be ne.rlecting to eultivate rim nobler
fecliwrs of their itarnro. and by exciting those
s-ifisit, malevolent nal •leoeithlil dispoAti.nai;
10-0 rovel their prioripleq. d iem
into the path.; or ruin. Moreover. ice teaoher
. 4 ;,. )11 !•1 he a nht, , ( l 1, • an holtorahle, desire to_
,1;:(11 - 1,-_ , ..;• with fir. , :.ttv ! ( 11114'i /t . his proros
,i 0r.;..r lo cia;in to
1111 111 erniiid:•ll(!t' re ,pec:t.
Our s(icoad inquiry i 3: ap. !he
which 110 gh6pda ai,il ly prnitnee iri. ; , .4,
C,
.
T'.4e.w design." we suppose to be three ; to de.
TWO DOLLAIIS 4-YEAR.
- retoirrlazinkrr, Arm. -
comatotairate lent.nabtdite,' It :is -,a 411481130-71.
judgment, which would make the acquisition of
knowledge the first and:most ,iniportant object.
of .„The great-design-of our, schools
slwhdd beto teach men lime to thhili;:rettiei .
ekt=:L-tollink--foieuteelve4 , --enVelibill';,-;-
ratesent own Opinions ~ from ;.the . igiviirC,
rather than to learn, and : adopt thoopinions of
others, and thus acentnulatea stoek ,of ,other ;
men 'S thoughts : TievelOyinelitOf' raeulti'attd
formation of correct habits are botleotgreftter
importattcein early than ~the, „Omotutt, of
knowledge then rtequired,':- . 'Suppose - a imith
, of Well clevelOped &cultic...4'4nd Coireee
and another of badly .developerr-mindiantVir
rognlar habits. , If i the „former „were - divested
,of alt the hnowledge acquired in school and
and
both started 'tege titer in life;" the initit 'With'
deitelOped'poiversvand - ictirectlinbiti' would in:.
a few years far-onntrip thcrotheieveniuknowl:.
eflge, and-througly-Ufe possess :the ,a4vanto,,p,s,..
.o‘;er „Thil l ,development of faculties is- tie r
cnniplisli it fey dttq".ntid'ivell diteeted 'praellee:
Let the teacher elipect",:leaseitahle
offilitof every, .pupil.,;iti , the precraratiOn of]ench.
exercise
devolop ; , all the: prominent, p were .crtiVe mind
Called iiitonctio the; 4,lfitreibtikitildiisT '
tile - 10V it ;:inev
that,sout. , schidars-JIIM lesszteltn4lOr s ., - Attft
yartment ofthe sciences than ~ ,OtkOtiltstA,lTO:hdt,
tice and attention will enable' them greatlyle
r,
the 91414 ,ft
lion
.01
_du r r kailit(te
the rPßnit of tift-re t pilnery YttliitrlSir'yrtt~i -'
Lions or tlin eame:ktrid‘, 'their) formation:tit vet y A
rnneft.htuler•onr,'own.gOtltroj. l -:?Att,,,the i teaOher,r
directs Ote YranniarY„oPfte,'r-I. l ilift of
pupils. 'shoidd careful tO;cti Vafe - scittli
'habits 'as fa ior
and' inniai.,towilt.; , A.A.t iiimAtudrio-fott in
them bah IP;
sttfdies of the honr, io she '4-Salfislort, 4l . , Pikers
mere'..lietht int( 'Terhaps , lntereipissell,rop - orien..
torthinintt., habits:: 0.-0!!80-Al l tlf , x,StirliSTi
tentken An,,, s p.roiretie t ,
„hlthtH„
pintriPine44,,
babits nrheisonal6l4l44l - s :Atifilatr.4-T'l'e';
ihe-exeltolicinof-hlitleolobtbatintlitimataiteer,)
ttiv.yuts weed..tohactto,4dlititiSS,nt't Sl,l4l.tdolpAs
ttod honor, of 'kind riel'ts to ther e`
poi iteneSs: nil ethers, of reaPeifiiiffeifiliiii'
and obedience. tolltuir,te,tdhe!. Thi.O,f,tltOrtknde
and 01)11,44.0e to ,clrL
U
' teae her; litelt nitrite/I
intyr4sing these nob' iii,nniltblessett4tn" esmiThits , i
on the character of the fr.,reatonastt 4 o,fitia
,ie-thied-ohject-oPthe-t‘eac-her-4neskte
tn-commnnicate to-ins pupils thafisiginirjit.a'n
tidahlentrou In of - know 10440 b, A..nfitr*ANd
well111 , :j1i110,,
confessedly
,nOt the; kfri
d 'Aid) fed I y iiilittilk - Irlijitiriattinhjea r ti of'Leil
non. •'lltitt,kituntledge: nialerials
with whicit the
,tirthrtlar!ii fonitteS,Ne_toOfte-4.4
rite. awl his habits be employed. As the
of Icnnw lodge , is Thou ntilettai,..oo;loadifieterne'ld .
epileavrit to, cpadus,l,_his.xypiMOlUgn,ll. l .,its,l
most, eeeful
r
,fires, 'ili . s.itontkletrgi('tfiey`he,tfuliiitnif
heti that 'boirt the ititritotiet "04414:
lift., to .facilitate the iterfarlofitos . 4 l 7oitifition. ,
ties end the attainment 'Of the higkest degree
or , tliteraine4s' respectability,
a- thitt work tbn:tencher itri isup4ztts t, ;
Si 0 1 silhry in tit „tr.t104.,,P.r:
sett tiol honks,
.plepared."by
°kW and clirisnart'lnen, woltintler.lset,mylkAfe.
eertnie‘ These„books ,embody, th,e,,,,Foolt i ltst• f
porta tfl • Inir p ectenee",bKiriest,'
nit' the . real duties . a ell': 6614'MA - fel
the' aim' offlte teacher'shouittAte,,,i,
the . minds,,of,
ringfineaments, yossi-
Id c or 11114JOiereeti* instructive efittittefnlS,
k t fit. I i eitrYeitalltr ittifithi4tift
the ease of the". greaterpatinethe p#OEll4 whose.,
sotto!aßt p edoesti9t!,,wilA4,jett*,lNlth,thejreo.
Rith !1011, arid wfinie - aitootiori
tredi . ssedbi the yrhetidat ,
theh
are the verions ittipprtant - ..erut i djtfiettlt,,,,obicets
at. which the ie:lClter:should' aito t.rinillThe the
suedes of ilifferenti
ferent,
taint air anitePv l o 4. 7 c4 1 7.- 04 1 *.,:ce,711 7 41 1 ,
ej - reA, these .object, P-, Th, f ,, - g o ßerll V ll ,l,
hss ia, ru ek tegat Opr.firtice . golf
reapret of" Stolle
them by , theselandl other wittral tntttiives 'L'o
he morn
1, o v Ake, a ckTf4.4 qfferliq 7l l C.4l l .9+filig•
.71,77. ;Alan;
,e f t iniggnei," in 11 . )ut' tritirrlinir6b: with your
a uitititC. nd the .teacher , who cultivatein eitein*
in I nese ,of „,t1 ispoSition , a ty! ttplaks
kindly to his popils,,wiq ,
fuse the (tante spirit ainiin4i thins. anti tiiihke'
' . Oll anil theta' hrmyy: The. idelinirs
of httutan hearts i n general of all thailittle
hearts within the walls
.nf your,school, bost ! ,
r;e' lii4titheil by streng arid uiteastaliea
hie. hoeflii 'of inpathy ; hod ;:dheerfo
the teacher will spread like:an eleetriotarrent
over his whole...school, and eels 4y„i v .py, ,
heart within his little kingdOm. ',The teacher
ho treats his' pupils with kindness, and'alree
, lion, will receive far more love and'nhedience
from theta, than lie who „in-characterized.hry a
morele disposition, who never greets his sphol,
ars with• a smile. and sometimes unnecessarily
wounds their feelins,rs... A -nbeoettr“,,kind
hearted tearther will alway,, be„w s elefitine . iie hits
w ill rejoice 14 see (din linpipaeir
the school linilv.v; even if the hourffni.'itatidithas
not yet arrived ; , beeause.they knaw - he rejoices'
in seeim — riHtesti py, and will, interrttp
their am tisein.nt4 before the reitilltr
the morose and illananired: teacher is -,ever:utt.
welcome, and. hated, by his He is
regarded as Cie,enemy of their. happiness, and,
rarely enjOys the confidence bit
the other hand, the teaebei t 'eSpeenilly enlarger
boys, should not forget, the digrilly.'ci,..kiwpro.
nor pl-me himself entirely
be
with his pupils. They should be tiught to
respect, as well as love and. conftde. ) initinti.
Whilst it is proper, that he should : ; witness,
approve and.control their reereatiOns, we think
it in general utiadvisable fer . hitn to participate
in them.
' 2. Teachers shnuld.seek..t9lq).q.4../4.l4 r iii
' rf the schn o t ea.4l/ and pleasant; so.,thettir - sp — hol"
ars may deli , rltt in them. - It 'is a, ,ingestive
fact, - and n-it with,nit sumac. philosoPltiegn.ited,
that the ancient limn:ins termed. their islettien
t.iry ,chin is places of play and °report. (tudus)
—lnd the teacher was termed ladi
tn,e;ter of the play. it is itnleed ft/tither de
:4 rao le nor possinl.. for the ~eacher,-to..retnovn
every ohsiaele. and relieve the pupils front
- fl e c essit his."seheql—
literally into a house oreport . .of
( (,onriuded w. fourth page)
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