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TOO LATE
15Y MISS MOLOCH.
Could ye come back to me, Douglas, Douglas,
In the old 1 ike ness that 1 knew,
I would be so faithful, so loving, Douglas,
Douglus, Douglas, tender and true.
Never a scornful word should grieve ye,
I'd smile on ye sweet as theuugels do;
Sweet as your smile on me'shone ever,
Doug'as, Douglas, tender and true.
Oh! to call buck the days that are not I
My eyes were blinded, your words were few:
Do you know the truth now up in heaven,
Douglas, Douglas, tender and true >
I never was worthy of you, Douglas,
Not half woithy the liko of yon;
Now all men besidejeem to roc like shadows—
-1 love you, Douglas, tender and true.
Stretch out your hand to me, Douglas, Douglas,
Drop forgiveness from heaven like dew,
As I lay my heart on yourdead heait, Douglas,
Douglas, Douglas, tender and tiue.
AFFECTING INCIDENT OF RAIL ROAD
LIFE-
An old railroad conductor relates Ihe follow
ing touching incident ol his own lite and the
lives ol the passengers raved—lhe return lor
little acts ol kindness bestowed on the widow
•ud Ihe fatherless :
"The western division ol our road runs thro'
a very mountainous part ol Virginia, and the
stations are few and far between. About three
miles from one ol these stations the road runs
through a deep gorge n( Ihe Blue Ridge, and
near the centre is a small valley, and there,
hemmed in by Ihe everlasting li'lls, stood a
small one and a half story log catiin. The few
acres that surrounded it were well cultivated as
a garden, and upon the fruits thereof lived a
widow and her three children, by the narneol
Clralf. They ware, indeed, untutored in the
cold charities! of an outside world —I doubt
much if they ever saw ihe sun shine beyond
their own native hills. In the cummer time
the children brought berries to the nearest sta
tion to sell, and Willi ihe money they earned
they bought a few of Ihe necessities of the out
side refinement.
"The oldest ol these children 1 should judge
to be about twelve years, and the ytmngest a
bout seven. They were all girls, and looked
nice and clean, and llicir healthful appearance
and natural delicacy [gave them a ready wel
come. They appeared as if they had been
brought up to fear God, and love their humble
home and mother."
"1 had often stopped my train to have them
set off at their home, having found thvin at the
station some thrie miles Irom their home, alter
disposing of their berries."
"I had children at home, and knew their lit
tle Icet would be tired in walking three miles,
and therefore felt that it would he Wie same with
those fatherless 1 illle ones. They seemed so
pleased to ride, and thanked me with such love
ly thanks alter lelting them oil near home.
They frequently offered me nice, tempting bas
kets of fruit for my kindness, yet I never ac
cepted any thing without paying them full value.
"Now, if you remember, the winter of ISiH
was ve.y cold in that ol the State, and the
snow was nearly three feet deep on the moun
tains. On the night cf the 26th of December
•I turned around warm, and the rain fell in tor
fents. A terrible rain swept the mountain tops,
and almost filled the valleys with water. Upon
thai night my (rain was winding Hs way, at its
usual speed, around the hills and through the
valleys, and as the road bed was all solid rock,
I had no fear ol the banks giving out. The
night was intensely dark, and the Wi.id moaned
piteously through the deep gorge of the moun
tains, Some of my passengers were trying to'
sleep; oibrs were talking in a low voice, to
relieve (he monotony of the scene. Mothers
bad their children upon their knees, as if to
ahield them from some unknown danger with
out. °
''lt was near midnight, when a sharp whistle
torn Ibe engine brought me to my feet. I knew
th 'k WOS an P er ty 'bat whistle, and sprang to
breaks at once, but the brakesmen were all
•top. J seizei j m y j an t ernj an( j found my way
orward as soon as possible, when what a sight
m 3" gaze! A bright fire of pine logs illu
fated my track for some distance, and not
~ or' y tods ahead of our train a horrible
Ti "P itself to receive us.
th k sno . w > ' o g e 'her with the rain, had torn
e whole side of the mountain out, and elerni-
J '.self sePmed spread out before us. The
° w "taff and her children had found it out,
ami had brought light brush fiom her home be
[ low, and built a large fire to warn us of our
danger. They had been there more than two
hours watching beside that beacon of salety.
As I went up where the old lady and children
stood drenched through by the rain and sleet,
she grasped me by the arm, and cried— *
"Thank God ' Mr. Sherbourn, we stopped
you in time. I would have lost my life belore
one hair ol your head should have been hurt.
Oh ! 1 prayed to heaven that we might stop
the tiain, and, my God, I thank thee!"
The chiluren were all crying for joy. I con
fess I don't very often pray, but J did then and
.there. 1 kueli down by the side of that old
woman, and offered up thanks to an All-Wise
Being for our sale deliverance from a most ter
rible death, and called down blessings without
number upon that good old woman and her chil
dren. Near by stood the engineer, firemen and
brakesmen, tears streaming down their bronzed
cheeks.
''l immediately prevailed upon Mrs. Graff
and the children to go back in the cats out of
the storm and cold. After reaching the cars, I
related our hair-breadth escape, and to whom
we were indebted for our lives, and begged the
men passengers logo forward and see lor them
selves. They needed no further urging, and a
great many ladies went also, regardless ol the
storm. They soon leturned, and their pale la
ces gave lull evidence of the frightful death we
had escaped. The ladies and gentlemen vied
with each other in their thanks and heartfelt
gratitude towards Mrs. Grail and her children,
arid assured her thai they would never, never
forget her; and before the woman lelt the train,
she was presented with a purse of lour hun
dred and sixty dollars, tbe voluntary offering of
a whole train of grateful passengers.
She refused the proffered gilt for some time,
and 6aid she had only done her duty, and the
knowledge ol having done so was all the re
w aid she asked. However, she finally accept
cd Ihe money, and said it should go lo educate
her children. •
The railroad company built her a neat house,
gave her and her children a free pass over the
road, and ordered all trains to stop and let her
off'at her home whenever she wished But the
employees needed no such orders; they can ap- j
preciate all such kindness—more so than the
directors themselves.
"The old lady frequently visits my home at
H —O, and she is at all times a welcome visi- j
tor it my fireside. Two of the children are
-it'.ending school at the saine place."
WHAT CAMERON WANTED TO SAY-
I he New York Tribune of the -iih inst. gave
the whole Repnit of the Secretary of War, as
originally drafted oy hiin and sent to a portion
of the press. The following is I lie poition
which was stricken out by the President's or
der :
"It has become a grave question lor determi
nation, what shall be done with the slaves aban
doned by their owners on the advance of our
troops into Southern territory, as in the Beau
fort district of South Carolina. The whote
white population therein is 6,000, while the
nunjber of negroes exceeds 32,000. Tire panic
which drove their masters in wild contusion
from their homes,- leaves them in undisputed
possession of the sril. ' Shall they, armed by
their masters, be placed in the field to fight a
gaiust us, or shall their labor be continually em
ployed in reproducing the means for supporting
the armies of rebellion ?
The war into which this Government has
• been forced by rebellious traitors has been car
ried on for the purpose of repossessing the prop
erty violently and treacherously seized upon by
the enemies pi the Government, and to re-es
tablish the authority and laws of the United
States in the places where it is opposed or over
thrown by armed insurrection and rebellion.
Its purpose is to recover and defend what is
justly its own.
War, even between independent nations, is
made to subdue the enemy, and all that belongs
to thai enemy, by occupying the hostile coun
try, and exercising dominion over all the men
and things witlun its territory. This being true
in respect to independent nations at war with
one another, it follows that rebels who are la
boring by force ol arms to overthrow a Govern
ment, justly bring upon themselves all the con
sequences ot war, and provoke the destruction
merited by the worst of crimes. That Govern
ment would be false to national trust, and would
justly excite ridicule of the civilized world,
that would abstain from the use of any efficient
means to preserve its own existence, or to over
come a rebellious and traitorous enemy, by spa
ring or protecting the property of those who
are waging war against it.
The principal wealth and power ol the Rebel
Slates is a peculiar species of property, consist
ing of the service or labor of African slaves, or
the descendants of Africans. This property has
been variously estimated at the value ol from
$700,000,000 to $1,000,000,000.
Why should this property be exempt from
the hazards and consequences ola rebellious
war ?
It was the boast of the leader of the rebell
ion, while he yet had a seat in the Senate of the
UpiteJ States, that the Southern States would'
be comparatively safe aod free from the burdens
of war, if it should be brought on by the cori- i
templaled lebellion, and that boast was accom- j
pinied oy the savage threat thai "Northern
towr.s and cities would become the victims of
■ rapitt."&,[■ m. liJsry -apsv! av.d- tbat J 'Northern•-
men should smell Southern gunpowder and feel
Southern steel!" No one doubts the disposition
of the rebels to carry that threat into execution.
The wealth of Noithern towns and cities, the
produce of Nortl ero farms, Northern work
shops and manufactories, would certainly be
seized, destroyed, or appropriated as military
spoil. No property in the North would be spa
red from the hands of the rebels, and their ra
pine would be defended under (lie laws of war.
Freedom of Thoagit and Opinion.
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY RORNING, JANUARY 3,186/. /? & Z
While the loyal States thus have all their prop
erty and possessions at stake, are the insurgent
rebels to carry on warfare against the Govern
ment in peace nod security to their own prop
erty ?
Reason and justice and self-preservation for
bid that such should be the poiicy of this Gov
ernment, but demand, on the contrary, jhat, be
ing forced by traitors and rebels to the extrem
ity of war, all Hie rights and powers of war
should be exercised to bring it to a speedy eud.
Those who make war against the Govern
ment justly forfeit all rights of property, privi
lege, or security, derived Iroin the Constitution
and laws, against which they are in anned re
bellion ; and as the labor and service of their
Slaves constitute the .chief property of the reb
els, such property should share the common fate
ol war, to which they have devoted the prop
erty ol Joval citizens.
1 While it is plain that the slave property of
the _S.>ulh is justly subjected to all the cotise
r quencesof this rebellious war, and that the
I, Government would be untrue to its trust in not
employing all the rights and powers of war to
i bring it to a speedy close, the details of the plan
for doing so, like all other military measures,
■ must, in a great degree, be left to be determin
ed by particular exigencies. The dispesition of
■ other propeity belonging to the rebels that be
comes subject to our'arms is governed by the
• circumstances of the case. The Government
has no power to hold slaves, none to restrain a
slave of his liberty, or to exact his service. It
, has a righ', however, to use the voluntary ser
vice of slaves liberated by war from their rebel
i masters, like any other property of the rebels,
in whatever mode may be most eflicient lor the
defense of the Government, the prosecution ot
the war, and the suppression of the rebellion.
It is as clearly the right of the Government to
arm slaves when it may become necessary as it
is to use gunpowder taken from the euemy.
Whether it is expedient to do so is purely a
military question. The right is unquestionable
jby the laws of war. The expediency must be
determined hy circumstances, keeping in view
the great object of overcoming the rebels, re
, establishing the laws, and restoring peace to the j
nation.
J It is vain and idle for the Government to car-'
! ry on this war, or hope to maintain its existence !
9gainst rebellious forces, without employing all j
the rights and powers of war. As has been '
said, tne right to deprive the rebels of their;
property in slaves and slave labor, is as clear j
i and absolute as the right to take forage from the I
field, or cotton from the warehouse, or powder j
and arms from the inagazine. To leave the!
' enemy in possession ot inch as forage
: and cotton and military stores, and the means
ot constantly re-producing them, would be mad
i ness. It is, therefore," equal madness to leave
j them in peaceful and secure possession ol slave j
! property, nuie' valuable and ellicient to them j
! for war, than forage, cotton and military stores, j
1 Such policy would he national suicide. What
i to do with that species of property is a question
j that time and circumstances will solve, and need
i not be anticipated further than to repeat tfiat j
• they cannot be held hy the Government as
j slaves. It would be useless to keep them as
(prisoners of war; and self-preservation, the!
highest duly of Government, or of individuals, I
demands that they should be disposed of or era
! ployed in the most effective manner that will
j tend most speedily to suppress the insurrection
; and restore the authority of the Government.
If il shall be found that the men who have been
held by the rebels as slaves are capable of bear
ing arms and performing efficient military ser
( vice, it is the right, and may become the duty
! of the Government to arm and equip them, and
employ their services against the rebels, under
proper military regulation, discipline and com
mand.
But in whatever manner they may-be used
by the Government, ii is plain that, once liber
ated by the rebellious act of their masters, they
should never again be restored to bondage. Bv
the master's treason and rebellion he forfeits all
right to the labor and seivice of his slave; aud
the slave of the rebellious master, by Ii is ser
vice to the Government, becomes justly entitled
to freedom and protection.
The disposition to be made ol the slaves of
rebels, after the close of the war, can be safely
left to the wisdom and patriotism ol Congress.
The Representatives of the people will unques
tionably secure to the loyal slaveholders every
right to which they are entitled under the Con
stitution of the country,"
SIMON CAMERON,
Secret/try of War.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
TO THE PUBLIC.
"When a man thinketh he standoth, let him
take heed Inst he fall," is a sentiment never
more forcibly illustrated than in our own case.
Last week we explained to our readers the
grounds upon which THE CAUCASIAN was ad
mitted to the mails', and expressed our confi
dent belief that no further trouble need be an
ticipated. Tuis week, however, our business
has been again suddenlj' and most unexpected
ly arrested by an order item the Post-office
Department prohibiting THE CAUCASIAN from
circulating in the mails. With our paper in
type, and the press waiting, we determined
this time to proceed to Washington and gain
by a personal investigation the reasons, if pos
sible, for so strange a proceeding. We have
4he.gr,aiificatma.to stale..'.bat, .1 hcr.e k JW.fi.har.ge
that we have violated the teems of our letter
to the Postmaster in New York, or that we
have not acted in entire good faith in the mat
ter. And more, there is no charge that we
have opposed the war—that we have advoca
ted secession or laid ourselves liable to any
charge of disloyalty, unless it be disloyal to
oppose negro freedom. Our only, our sole
cause of offending, so far as we can learn is,
that we have advocated the subordination of
|lk negro to the white man as the normal order
: o|American society, and contended that the
; rdations of the races, as it has comedown to
; us from the founders of our government, is
; rght. This simply a question of politi
! cd opinion, we bad no suspicion thai its advo
cxy could fall under the ban ol the Admims
tnt ion. It is simply tbe idea or basis of the
doctrine that this is a "white man's govern
irpnt," as proclaimed by Senator Douglas,
Chief-Justice Taney and many of the most emi
ntni northern Democrats. The striking down
l|ie CAUCASIAN, therefore, lias a deeper signifi
cance than any previous act of interference
with the press. It is simply a refusal to allow
' us'to defend the decision of the Supreme Court
oft he land. This, too, after we had relied
upan the permission of the department that
Tjs CAUCASIAN should be sent through the
nail, and expended a large sum of money,
uAuch is now all lost, in the attempt to get it
sorted.
Finally, rather than have our bnsiness bro
kru up, our establishoeot idle, our bands
tlliown out ot employment just at the beginning
of winter, we proposed to publish a paper con
taining merely (he news ol the day, and ex
trtcts from other Journals that were allowed to
circulate in the mails, and without any opin
ions of our own in it. Our subscribers, we
thdoght, might accept this as a temporary ex
pedient,but astounding to relate, even this teas
refi/sed!
It would be useless lor us to try to find lan
guage to express to our readers the bitter, burn
ing disappointment we feel over this last un
paralleled act. The loss of money, which we
could ill afford, is bad enough, out the senso of
injqktice, of wrong, ot cruelty, which must be
fell to be appreciated, is almost unendurable:
Our readers may inquire, however, "What
will you do now? Do you inler.d to give up?'
Wt answer, NO! The principle that we are
contending tor is the vital element of our very
national existence. It is the doctrine oi multi
tudes of Democrats in the North, and with un
bounded confidence in the grand truth that thia
is a government of white men, and none others,
we shall never loresake it, as long as there are
peaple enough left who will support it. THE
C AL :ASIAN will be continued tor the present,
at all events, and can be ordered through news
agents. There is no objection to our continu
ance of tbe paper, but only that our subscribers
shall not have the privilege ol receiving their
papers by mail.
We feel sanguine that this subject will not
be allowed lo rest hero. The matter, we have
*c> to U-Huve, wilt soon Ue ijruugtu bellire
Congress, and we trust that the exclusion of
THE CAUCASIAN fiom the mails will be only
temporary. At all events, we ask our subscri
bers to have patience, 3od they may rely tbat
everv effort we can use shall be made to re
move the difficulties that now surround us.
VAN EVRIE, HORTON &.CO.,
Edilorsand propiietois of THE CAUCASIAN.
A YOUNG SOLDIER'S SISTER.
A lad of less than sixteen, named Darling,
from Pittsfiield Mass., recently enlisted in Capt.
Cromwell's company, in the Northern Black
Horse Cavalry. On learning that he had a sick
mother at home, who was sadly afflicted by his
departure, the captain discharged the youngster
and sent him home as the brave lad supposed on
a furlough. He has received the following
acknowledgement of his kindness from the sis
ter of the "bold soldier boy." It is good:
PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 20.
CAPT. CROMWELL— Dear Sir: My brother,
David H. Darling, a lad of 16, left home and
joined your command without the consent or
even the knowledge of our parents. I went
from school to see him last Thursday, and sta
ted these facts to your 2d Lieutenant. Our
young soldier returned home on Tuesday, on a
furlough, as he supposed, and seeing the effect
of his conduct upon my mother and a sick sis
ter, gave his consent to remain. But he is ve
ry much afraid you will think that be did not
give you his promise to return in good faith, or,
to use his own term, that he has "backed out;"
so he made me promise before I returned that I
would explain it to you. This, then, "is tocer- (
lily," gentlemen, that the young Darling afore
said lias not abated his desire in the leaat degree
to serve his country under your especial gui
dance, although he has consented to devote him
self in the more humble capacity of staying at
home and minding ins mother.
Having reached the advanced age of sixteen,
he possesses the strength of Hercules, the saga
city of Telemaque, Aguliers' bravery, and the
patriotism of Washington, whom you have prob
ably heard mentioned before. Would that he
could add to these a few of Methuselah's super
fluous years, for youth, though no crime, is veay
inconvenient in his case. Of course, he ad
vancement ot the Black Horse Cavalry Is ma
terially retarded, and its glory dimmed for a
season; but wherever you are at the end of two
years, he is determined to join you. If thou
would'st take me in his place, I should be very
happy logo. 1 believe not only in tbis war,
but fighting in general, and think that if wo
men were permitted to use the "knock-down
argument," it would civilize not only their mu
tual relations, but also the treatment of your
much-abused sex.
Meantime, awaiting thy orders,
1 am respectfully thine,
JENNIE DARLING.
~ " r."3.—li' yoii are hfarriffci, pieisd hand rhis
i over to your 2d Lieutenant. J. D.
[T#~A DUTCHMAN relating his troubles says:
•'One night ven 1 come* home I finds the
doors vasht ashlefep, and all de neighbors bun
kins vos in my hock patch. I goes and takes a
hock and breaks it over every rail's pack in ter
licit, and dey runs troo dertifil as toe de very
fence vos after dem."
FLAT FOOTED COURTSHIP-
One long summer afternoon there came to
Mr. Davison's the moat curious specimen of au
old bachelor the world ever heard of. He was
old, gray, wrinkled and odd. He hated wo
men; especiallyold maids, and wasn't afraid to
say so. He and Aunt Patty had it hot and heavy
whenever chance threw them together; yet he
came, and it was noticed that Aunt Patty took
unusual pains with her dress whenever be was
Expected. One day the contest waged unusu
ally stroDg.
Aunt Patty left with disgust and went into
the garden. "The bear," she muttered to her
self as she stooped to gather a flower that at
tracted her attention. "What did you run a
way for V said a gruff voice cfose to her side.
"To get rid of you." "You didn'l do it, did
you?" "No, you are worse than a burdock bur."
"You wont get rid of me, neither." "I wont,
eh ?" "Only in one way." "And what ?"
"Marry me." "What, us two tools get mar
ried? What will the people say?" "That's noth
ing lo us, come, say yes or no, I'm in a hurry."
"Well, no then." "Very well, good bye. 1
shan't come now. again."But stop a bit—
what a pucker to be in! Yes or no? I must
consult —"All right, I thought you
was of age." "Good bye." "Jabea Andrews,
don't be a fool. Come back, come back, I say."
"Why, I believe the critter has taken me for
earnest." "Jabez Andrews, I'll consider." "I
don't want no considering, I'm gone. Becky
Hastings is waiting for me. I thought I'd give
you the first chance. All right. Good bye."
"Jabez ! Jabez! Tbat stuck up Beck Hastings
shan't have him, if I die tor it. Jabez, yes.
Do you hearl" "Y-e-s!"
PULLING DIFFERENT WAYS.—A few days
since there was an auctiofi sale of damaged dry
goods, where the bids were spirited, and the
large crowd of males and females were vying
with each other in their offers, when a pair of
blankeG were put up, and a dozen bids were
raised for them. The puzzled auctioneer how
ever, caught by tbe highest, which was a dollar
from a female who seemed determined to have
them at any price, which, ere he could say go
ing, a male voice cried out dollar fifty, fiom the
opposite side of the room.
"Two dollars," echoed the woman, elbowing
her way through the dense mass of females who
weie separated from the males py a long coun
ter, upon which the glib-tongued functionary
walked to and fro with the goods.
Turoir.g to the other side, he commenced a
new his stereotype vocabjlaty ol choice and
amusing fiigures of speech, till he touched the'
finale.
' " Two fifty," nodded the man.
"Thank ye, sir. Going at lw-> fiiftjr."
"Three!" screamed the woman.
"Four," replied the man
"Go the fifty?" said the auctioneer, turning to
the woman, with a half suppressed smile on his
small sober visage.
A nod from the woman.
"Four fifty lam offered; go me five? Come,
don't be afraid, they're worth double ( the mon
ey.
"Yes, and that's all."
"Sold," cried the knight of the hammer, al
most bursting with laughter," to captain Smith,
for five dollars."
"Smith!"exclaimed the woman, "what! try
husband!" raising herself on tip toe to catch a
glance. "Why, you good for-nothing man,
you've been bidding against your own wife! Oh!
you impudence! but 1 won't have them in the
house!" ..
{LP"IT IS SAID they have a riflp company in
Vermont, whose captain takes them out once a
week for practice; he draws them up in single
file, and sets a cider barrel to rolling down bill:
the nml commence shooting from right to left at
the bung hole as it comes up. Alter the shoot
ing is over the captain examinee the barrel, and
if he finds a sbot that did not enter the bung
hole, the member who missed is expelled. None
have been expelled lor the last eight years.
TE LIDDLE PLACK BONY-
"Chon, you recklemember dat liddle plack
boney I pyed mil de oedlar next veek?"
"Yah: vot ol him?"
" Notting only I gitasheated burdy pad."
"So?"
"Yah. You see, in de vurst blace he ish
blind mit bote legs, uod ferry lame mit von
eye. Den ven you git on him to rite he rares
up pehint uut kicks up pe/ore so vurser as a
chackmule. I dinks I dake him a liddle rite
yisterday, unt so sooner 1 gits strattle his back
he goramenceto heist up, shust so like a vaknt
.peam on a poatstead: un ven he git 3 tone I was so
raixt up mit eferydings I vinds mineself zittin
arount packmds, vit bis doill in mine hants
vor de pridle."
"Veil, vat you going do to mit him?"
"Ob, I vix him petler as cham up. I hitch
him in de cart mit bis dail varc bis heat ought
to pe; den gife bim apout two dozen cut mit de
hilecow; he starts to go put so soon be see de cart
petorc him he makes packward. Burly soon
be stumbles behint, und sits town on his haun
ches, und looks like he veel burty shamped mit
himself.—Den 1 dake him out, hitch him in de
right vay, unt he goes ptf shust so good as any
pody's bony.
An Irishman al (be Bull Run battle was
somewhat startled when the head,of his compan
ion on the lelt hand was knocked off by a can
non ball. A few moments after, however, a
cpcni-till broils the vngcr-cf ■
the other side. The latter threw down bis gun
and yelled with pain; when the Irishman rush
ed to him exclaiming: "Blasht your sowl, you
old woman, stop your cryin'! you make more
noise about it than the man that Ic-sht his
bead!"
KF"He who knows his ignorance, ia the
possessor of the rarest kind of valuable knowl
edge.
WHOI.G NUMBER, 9086.
VOL. 5.NG.22.
<£l)f Stljoolmaatet 51 bro ab.
EDITED BT SIMON SYNTAX, ESQT
OCT" Friends of education who with to enlighten
the public on the subject of teaching the "young
idea how to shoot," are respectfully requested to
send communications to the above, care of "Bed
ford Gazette."
[From Clark's School Visitor.]
WHAT IS EXPECTED OF A SCHOOL TEACH*
__ER._
No. 2
It is with a feeling of slight relief that ira
see him appoint one of the larger scholars to
hear some of the lessons of the smaller ones.
"But there is the trouble," says the teacher,
banding us a bundle of notes, the contents of
which are as follows: Mrs. G. sends a respect
ful note, saying that she "can hear her own
children at home, quite as well as any scholar
in the school can." Mr. P. "wishes you would
hear all your classes yourself," and Mr. W., to
make matters plainer still, remarks: "IfyoO
set other scholars to teach my children any
more, I will teach you by a sound thrashing,
sure!" We inquire bow he intends to act un*
der these circumstances. The teacher repliea
by pointing to the following paragraph in hia
diary :
"My back is weary with burdens. Yester
day I sighed that the quarter was not nearer
its close instead of its commencement, and re
solved never to take up a school again; but I
have resolved the same things many times bo
lore, and as many tiroes repented, when I con
sidered that there were immortal spirits to be
trained for future usefulness in this world
and future happiness in the next.. I feel a ten
der sympathy for Mrs. C. and Mr. P., and wish
it was in my power to oblige them; but lam
both amused and disgusted to hear Mr. W.
scold and threaten after such a fashion. That
same experiment of whipping teachers baa beea
tried before, and has been tound no trifling job.
I must do that which appears to be duty, and
wait lor the result."
You are anxious to hear the end of these dif
ficulties, but we dare not hinder our friend, the
teachei, any further just now, so we will bid
him "Good morning;," and as we walk home,
I can give you the rest of the story, as I receiv
ed it from him, one morning last week, when
I called in be/ore school began,* and found bia
at bis desk, as usual. I was as much interes
ted in the affair as you are, and asked eagerly,
"What about the thrashingt"
"I continued as I had begun," said be, "for
I could not do otherwise. I sent W. word IQ
that effect, but have heard no more about the
whipping, unlets it was given me that same
afternoon, in the shape of restless and disobe
dient scholars, who thought that, as they had
their parents to back them, they would do aa
they pleased. A little firmness, on my part,
however, showed them who was to be master,
so that they have not troubled me so much
since. Bui you have not seen any thing yet,"
continued he, •'of the trouble caused by parents
interfering with the teachers' plans. Here is
a note from Mrs. A., requesting that her son be
allowed to go on with his studies in the books
that be used at a former school, as she caa
not afford lo change books for bim at every
new school that he attends. I. bare written
to her, explaining the reasons why her son
must have books like the other scholars, but shf
is still unwilling to supply them."
"Well," said I, "that is a little like the case
of Dr. D., who sent bis little girl to school
[ with the identical Dilworlh't Sptlhng Book
that he used when he was a boy! If every
one were to do the same thing you would have
a hundred or two classes each day instead of
thirty, to hear."
"Here is another from Mr. F., be can not
bear that his boy should be hindered by the
slow motions oi tbejclass, and requests that ae
be allowed to go on by himself.'"
"That is another man who, perhaps uncon
sciously, wishes lo increase your labor," said I.
"Yes," said the teacher, "he does not seeta
to know that the beauty and benefit oft class
is its tendency to make each member ol it am
bitious and anxious to excel the others."
"If this man deems the rapid progress of bis
ton ol mate value to bim than is the bene
fit o| his example to his class, it would be
better lor him to continue his studies at hon*
under a private tutor."
!EF*Tbe teachers' convention, which met
here last week, was a success; cot as com
plete, however, as it might have been, ow
ing to the fact that quite a number of tboea
.wba-had-dutiw arsigswi- , hß r r >^.fai'^<L.t a ..per-. .
form those duties, whtch caused a great deal
of embarrasment to the Business
and prevented them from makjng as complete
a program as they desired. About ninety teach
ers were present, which is fifty per cent more
than any former attendance. On the whole
this Institute augured well for the proepeete m
[the future.