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CARL, THE YOUNG EMIGRANT.
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CARL,
THEYOUNGEMIGRANT:
A HEHOIR 0F
SCHOOLS AND SGHOOLMASTERS.
WRITTENFORTHE
AMERICAN
SUNDAY SCHOOL
UNION
PHILADELPHIA
2
AMERICANSUNDAY~SCHOOL UNION,
3- No.
146
Grumman: STREET
NnwYou, No. 147 Nassau StTeet.....BoSToN, N0. 9
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S t r e e t .
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F
HISTORICAL
Juvcnfle
Coifccticn
A522, '
Entered according t o act o f Congress, in t he year 1851, by t he
AMERICAN
SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION,
~ in
the
Clerks
Oflice of
the
District
Court
of the
Eastern
District
of
Pennsylvania.
~
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books
are
published
by
t he
Amuucm
SUNDAY-SCHooL
Umox
without
t he
sanct io n o f
t he
Committee o f Publication, consisting of
f our t e e n members, from t he
following
denominations o f Christians, viz.
Baptist,
Methodist,
Congregationalist,
Episcopal, Presbyterian,
and Re
formed
Dutch. Not more
than
three
o f
t he members can be
o f
t he
same denomination,
and no book
can
be published t o which any
mem
be r
o f t he
Committee
shall
object.
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1 PREFACE.
THE
pages
which
follow
contain
scenes
and
dialogues,
rather
than a st ory o r p l o t .
If
t he lessons which are ofl'ered should
gain t he attention o f young persons, and
especially
o f
young
teachers,
I shall
no t
regret
t he l i t t l e veil o f
fiction which
i s
thrown ov er them. Neither argument nor
observation
has lessened my
respect for
t he moral narrative, t he apologue, or
t he
parable, and
there i s g o o d reason toybe
lieve t hat t he
present
century
will no t
destroy a predilection common
t o _
a l l
pre
ceding centuries, for this vehicle o f in
struction.
1 K
6
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6 PREFACE.
I f
the
tale
shall win
one
additional
favour or
kindness
f o r the European emi-
grant t o o ur s h o r e s , I s h a l l thankfully
r e j o i c e . Equally glad shall I be, i f i t
contribute
t o
elevate
t he
name
of
the
teacher
in any ones
estimate,
or to
cheer
on any
beginner
in t he path o f
instruction.
The book, such as
i t
i s ,
i s
for t he lovers o f
children: those
who
are
not
of
t h i s
f r a t e r
nity had b e t t e r lay i t down. The r e l i g i o u s
truths inculcated
are increasingly
dear to
me,
and
my
humble
prayer i s that t h e y
may be imp re sse d
on
t he he art o f e v e ry
reader.
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CARL, THE YOUNG EMIGRANT.
CHAPTER
1 1
run oixs.
THE
boys
were
a l l
gathered
under
a
spread
ing chestnut-tree, no t far from which a stone
quarry had b e e n o p e n e d and then l e f t to grow
up with gorse, brambles and
t u f t s
of
grass
and
weeds. I t i s such a cav ern as children l o v e ,
afl'ording a
hundred amusements to . t h o s e
who
a r e i n q u i s i t i v e . Barry w a s , f o r t h e t i m e , one of
the boys. He s a t in the shade of the
mighty
t r e e ,
with b o o k
in hand, but unopened. His
eyes
were
looking
over
a t
t h e
d i s t a n t
h i l l s ,
and
the intermediate landscape checkered wit h fie ld
and orchard, and se ame d with hedges
and
brooks. But
the
noise and antics
of
his
young
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CARL,
THE YOUNG EMIGRANT.
\
companions k ep t
him
from
musing
long o n
any
o ne
thing.
Grave
as
he might
b e ,
i t
was
im
possible for
him no t to turn h i s head and smile,
when
he
saw the cheery
faces and high gambols
of these healthy, happy f e l l o w s .
Now they
are
trying to bury the Newfoundland
do g
i n new
hay, from
which
he
r i s e s
l i k e an
animated
hay
cock. Now they
are
repeating the
experiment
with Bob Bolton, the biggest and best-humoured
o f the s e t . Now they turn somersets down the
green
side
of
the
quarry;
and
now
they
are
o fi ,
l i k e a herd of
antelopes,
i n a race to the foot
o f the green h i l l , where a s i l v e r r i v u l e t marks
the lowest spot in the ext ensiv e field.
Timorous parents are sometimes greatly
afraid
of
bones
being
broken
or
health
being
endangered in such sports. But they are ig
norant
of the safeguards of Providence, and
occasionally
interfere
to
the injury
of their
c h i l d r e n . I t i s wonderful ho w r a r e such e v i l s
a r e , among tens of thousands of instances. I
think
I have observed that in many
families
t h e e l d e s t sons a r e the most f e e b l e and f e a r f u l :
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CARL, THE YOUNG EMIGRANT. 9
when
the l i t t l e fl oc k
increases,
the sports be
come more gay, and the adventure more bold.
And home-sports,
such as
these, when unabcom
panied by
i l l tempers
and
i l l
words, are g o o d
and
laudable,
e v e n though
their
noise should
sometimes
jar
o n
the
ear
o f
the nerv ous.
Un
l e s s we would rear a generation o f e fle minat e
creatures, we
must put up with some noise and
some
s o i l i n g
and
tearing
of
raiment.
Barry
was almost
disposed t o join in
the
sport
;
though
he
half-doubted
whether
h i s
dig
nity as an
usher
might no t
s u f f e r
by the
co n
descension. The scruple
was unnecessary: but
Barry had no t reached the point in h i s expe
rience where t h i s i s found o u t .
When
the
sun
began
to draw
towards
h i s
s e t t i n g , he rang h i s l i t t l e b e l l ,
and was
i n s t a n t l y
surrounded
by
the
whole
company, a t l e a s t
tw en ty i n number. There they
sat
or stood
around
him,
red
and
panting
and
co v e re d wit h
healthful moisture. What
sight o n earth
i s
lovelier or more
hopeful?
Who
i s happier
than a loving teacher? Barry f e l t t h i s , and
D
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10 CARL, THE YOUNG EMIGRANT.
gazed o n them with a new and swelling emotion.
What hope, what joy, what confidence i n these
countenancesl Even t wo
or
three l a d s ,
who
had b e e n
sullen
and
refractory
in
the
school
room, were here
contented
and d o c i l e , and
clung
t o
him,
with
a
readiness
to
do
whatever
he should
order.
Look
yonder, boys, said Barry, rising as
he
spoke, and
stretching
his
hand
toward
t he
west. All the boys
turned
i n the same direc
tion,
and
their
faces
were
illuminated
with
'the
blush
of the
setting
sun,
which
at that
instant
was
just
sinking among
a clump of
distant
t r e e s .
Oh, how grand Oh, how beaut iful burst
from s e v e r a l . Indeed, the sight was glorious.
What
do you
think,
boys? said Barry.
Can
you
se e
any thing l i k e that in a show?
Can
any painting,
or any panorama equal
that?
Various
exclamations were uttered by t he
_
more
animated
boys,
for
the
spectacle
was
un
commonly fine, e v e n
i n
a land
where we have
to
bless God for
so
many b r i l l i a n t
sunsets.
Little Carl was s i l e n t .
His hands we re
crossed
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CARL, rm: YOUNG EMIGRANT. 11
upon
h i s
breast, and h i s
blue
e ye
drank in the
l i g h t s of the west, as i f
none
had
b e e n
present.
Carl, said Barry,
turning
t o the l i t t l e f o
reigner,
that
i s
what you c a l l , in
Germany,
the
Abendroth, and i t i s a beautiful word.Yes,
s i r ,
said Carl,
and
the
tears
filled
h i s
eyes:
he
wiped
them away with
his
l i t t l e
checked
handkerchief. The boys were a f f e c t e d : they
knew he was
thinking of
Bingen
o n the
Rhine.
Burnham,
who
led
the
school,
turned
to
Mack
and s a i d , in a lo w v o i c e ,
Mack, theres
something i n t h e Dutchman, a f t e r
a l l ;
l e t s not
quiz him so hard
A distant
bugle-note
broke
up
their
s e n t i ~
mental gazing; i t was the signal for the
e v e n
ing worship. Barry l e d the way t o the s c h o o l ,
and the boys
f e l l
into an
irregular procession.
I t
was
p l a i n they had
received benefit
by ev en
t h i s
momentary
contemplation
of a
great
ob
ject in
nature.
Why
should i t no t
be a part of
education t o draw f o r t h
t h e
admiration o f youth
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12 CARL,
THE
YOUNG
EMTGRANT.
towards
such wonders, and to graft upon them
the
needful
lessons?
Dr. Newman was no t the man to neglect
such
means
of usefulness.
He had
been gazing
o n the same western sky, as he sat i n the po r
t i c o ,
holding
the
hand
of
his
motherless
daugh
t e r . Both
were
in mourning,
but bo t h
seemed
revived
by a transient gleam from the
sinking
luminary. As
Dr. Newman
led
the v/ay into
the l i t t l e chapel, the lingering rays of the sun
s e t
were
just gilding
i t s
eastern
w a l l .
He
rose in the p u l p i t , and read the beautiful 104th
Psalm.
At the 19th
verse,
the
youthful
wor
s h i p p e r s a l l f e l t , a t l e a s t f o r t h e moment, the
meaning of those words, The sun k n ow e th his
going
down.
They
were
therefore
very atten
t i v e , when the Doctor began h i s l i t t l e address:
My dear children, said
he , I
dare
say
you
hav e be en
looking
at the beautiful sunset.
I t
i s
good
t o
do
s o .
Those
l o v e l y c u r t a i n s
of
coloured clouds are hung there to
attract
o ur
eye. They are pictures i n the b o o k of
nature,
from Gods
o wn
hand.
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CARL, THE YOUNG EMIGRANT. 13
S e e
ho w
God d i r e c t s
us t o study
t h e s e
works
of
creation. It
i s
plainly
so in
the
chapter
we
have
just read. So also in
other places. I n
t he b o o k of Jo b ( x x x v i i i . , xxxix., x l . ,
x l i . )
God
speaks out of the whirlwind; but a l l h i s discourse
i s concerning
the wonders
of creation.
We must
no t
confine
ourselves to the
b o o k
o f nature.
'If
we had no other guide, i t s cha
r a c t e r s would be u n i n t e l l i g i b l e . .They would
speak a strange language. The heathen have
the
b o o k
of
nat ure ; but
they
read
i t
amiss.
Blessed
be
God for t h i s
other
B o o k , the
Book
of r e v e l a t i o n (and here Dr. Newman l a i d h i s
hand o n t he gre at f o l i o Bible which lay before
him.) I - I e r e we
l e a r n ,
what b r i l l i a n t s u n s e t s
can
ne v er
teach
u s ,
that
God
so
loved
the
world
as to give h i s only
begotten
Son, that
whoso
e v er believeth in
him
should no t perish, but
have everlasting l i f e . But,
after
we have learned
t h i s
blessed
gospel-truth
from
the
Scriptures,
we can come back to the b o o k of nature, with
i t s beautiful
sunsets,
and behold, in ev ery hue
and every cloud, an emblem of Gods love and
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CARL,
THE YOUNG EMIGRANT.
mercy.
Therefore, my
children,
believe
in
God,
and then, when
you turn your eyes
t o _
wards the crimson and gold of the gorgeous
west, you
may
say to
yourselves,
The
God
who displays
those
lovely s i g n s , i s my Father,
through
Jesus
C h r i s t .
Then
they
joined
in
singing
the
following
v e r s i o n of the 19th Psalm:
I love the volume of t hy word;
What
light
and joy those l ea v es afl'ord
To
souls
benighted
and
distressed
,
Thy precepts guide my doubtful
way,
Thy fear forbids
my
feet to
stray,
Thy
promise leads
my heart t o r e s t .
Thy
threatenings wake my slumbering eyes,
And
warn me where my danger
l i e s ;
But
t i s
thy
blessed
gospel,
Lord,
That makes my guilty conscience clean,
Converts my soul, subdues my sin,
And gives
a
free, but large reward.
Who knows
the
error of
his thoughts?
My God,
forgive
my
secret
f a u l t s ,
And
from
presumptu ous
sins
restrain:
Accept my
poor
attempts o f praise,
That I have
read
thy book o f grace
And book of nature
no t
in
vain.
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CARL,
rm: rouse
E M ' I G R A N I .
15
It i s a
happy
thing for
our
children,
when
they go to a school
where religious
service i s
no t
made
a
drudgery,
but i s
connected
with
pleasing
a s s o c i a t i o n s . Such
was
the c a s e a t
t he Oaks. There was no boy who remained
there
long
who
d i d
not
l o v e
t h e
sound
of
t h e
bugle,
which
called
him to t h i s
short but inter
esting
exercise. Dr. Newman
almost
always
made an address, but i t was seldom longer than
that which has b e e n
given
above. It
was
cus
tomary
at
the
Oaks,
after
t e a ,
to
spend
some
time
in
walking,
o r , i f the
time of year were
forbidding,
in
a t h l e t i c
games, in a large 00
vered play-room, called the
hippodrome.
This
was
not
indeed the hour f o r t h e i r regular gym
nastic
exercise; but i t was
spent
in t h i s place,
because of
the large space allowed for walking
and running, and
for
forming l i t t l e
groups for
c o n v e r s a t i o n .
Howe v er inclement
the
weather
might
be ,
here
the
boys
found
themselves
warm
and sheltered; and the recreation was go o d
before
returning
to the
short tasks
of
the
e v e n
ing. But
the
plan of the school did no t admit
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o f much work by candle-light,
for
early
rising
was
the order
of the day. Into t h i s hippo
drome the larger boys went at a l l
times
during
play-hours;
and here they were
assembled
in
considerable force o n
the
evening in
question.
A
large
lamp
of stained
glass
hung
from
t he
centre of the r o o f , and cast a pleasant gleam
o v e r the space below. A knot of gay young
fellows, in
loose
summer-dress, was
seen in
the inner c i r c l e , some leaning o n benches, and
some
arm-in-arm, against t he
column
in t he
midst.
I t
was evident
that some plan
was
on
foot;
for boys
are
planning creatures, and i t i s
w e l l when t h e i r schemes i n v o l v e no m i s c h i e f .
I
am glad
to
say,
such
was
now
the
case.
They were talking in a lo w tone about the pale
German
boy, Carl Adler. Carl had come t o
school with scarcely any knowledge of English,
and a
few
months
had
not s u fl i c e d t o remove
his oddities
of
pronunciation.
He
could
no t
for h i s l i f e say, Thirty thousand thorns thrust
through the t hick o f their thumbs. The at
tempt t o u t t e r t h i s
formidable
formula, which
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EMIGRANT. 17
he n e v er refused, used to produce peals of
laughter,
such as
are heard
only from a
group
of
boys. Few a t t h i s
age can abstain
fro m run
ning r i g s on a comrade. B ut C a r l , though he
used
to redden,
and
hang his head,
never
l o s t
his
t emp er;
and
t h i s
won
him some
favour.
Though he
could no t
talk
English
w e l l , he
was
the best Frenchman in the school; indeed, he
spoke the language fluently. Then he was far
before
the rest of h i s
age
in Latin. He could
swim,
w r e s t l e ,
and
fence;
and was
always
ready
t o do a
f a v o u r .
That e vening, the boys had
observed him weeping
under
the chestnut-tree.
Boys are as sagacious about such things as
men:
they
knew
he was thinking of home, and
the
word home i s sweet
a t
a b o a r d i n g - s c h o o l .
But
l i t t l e
Carls home was far o v er the sea,
o n
the Rhine ; and
he
was
an orphan; and, what
was more, the boys had learned, within a fe w
days, that
he
was
poor,
and
that
h i s
uncle,
Mr.
Schneckenburg,
had written to Dr. Newman
that he must be
tak en away and put to
a
trade.
Now they
began
t o regret
their r i d i c u l e
of the
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stranger, and
were busy contriving some
way
to help him :
for
they could
no t
bear
the thought
of losing so amiable and clever a companion.
I'll t e l l you what i t i s , said Murdock, who
was the so n of
Captain
Murdock, of
the
army,
Ill
give
a l l
my
p ock e t -m o n ey
for
the
year,
rather than l e t the
Dutchman
s u fl ' e r .
Dutchman
cried
Merriman,
who slept in
the same
chamber, I
t e l l you, he i s no
Dutch
man;
he
i s
a German
boy,
from
Bingen on
the
Rhine,
and
his
father
was
a
judge
in
that
t own.
Never mind, Merriman, said Murdock,
Dutchman or
German
i s a l l on e; he i s a fine
l i t t l e man, i f he does c a l l think, sink, and bath,
b a s s .
Put
my name down for
as much as you
choose.
Dr.
Newman
has my
money for
t he
quarter, and he says i t s to o much by half.
We are a l l
ready,
said
Mack,
who was a
square-built,
rosy-checked,
brave-looking
boy
:
I dont believe there i s a fellow o n o ur side
who w i l l refuse t o give
somethingall
he can
but the
thing
i s ,
how s h a l l
we
do i t ?
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True enough,
said Burnham;
it
w i l l
nev er do t o hurt the l i t t l e mans f e e l i n g s . He
i s q u i e t ,
and
he i s
p o o r , but
then he
i s
very
proud ;no,
no t pro ud, exactly;
I
dont
mean
q u i t e t h a t . B ut he i s above begging, and
above
being
helped;
and
he
nev er
would
forgive
us i f he knew
what
we are saying.
There i s
no
danger of that, said Merri
man; for I l e f t him writing a l e t t e r t o h i s
s i s t e r , in those funny, l i t t l e , slanting, p e a k e d
German
l e t t e r s , that
we
used
to
quiz
him'about.
I m sorry I laughed at him so much,
for
once
I
saw
him dropping tears o v er the sheet so
fast that i t must have blotted the paper. He
w i l l no t be down for
an
hour.
I t e l l
you,
said
Murdock,
we are in
danger of a l l going wrong, unless we take ad
vice;
and there
i s
no
better
way than to talk
i t o v er with Mr. Barry. He i s always ready
to
help
everybody,
and
he
thinks
the
world
and a l l
of
Adler.
'
Good
good c r i e d
s e v e r a l ; Barry i s
the man.
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Yes, said
Mack;
and what i s more, Mr.
Barry
has
b e e n
in
Germany,
and
understands
a go od deal of the
language.
I
am
glad you
thought
of i t .
So
i t
was agreed to lay the matter before
Mr. Barry;
the
boys meanwhile
determining
to
be
ready with their contributions. The bell
rang, and they went to t he scho o l-ro o m, with
f a c e s f u l l of earnestness and animation.
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CHAPTER
I I .
TRIALS
OF
THE EMIGRANT
SCHOOL-BOY
THE
cooler
days
of
summer,
in
our
American
climate, are admirably suited f o r open-air exer
cise; and boys at school know how to enjoy
them. Did yo u ever k n o w a healthy youth
who did
no t
l i k e to
spend
such days out of
doors . 7
Especially
a t
l a r g e
s c h o o l s ,
where
they
have no t their parents
t o
go t o , young p ersons
seek recreation in the fields and woods. Here
they
learn
a thousand
things
which are useful
to them in
a f t e r - l i f e .
It i s
no t the
l e a s t
import
ant part of
their
education. For t h i s
reason,
those
schools
are best where the pupils
have a
wide range ofmeadow and grove, pleasant brooks
and safe bathing-places. This was remarkably
true
of
the
Oaks,
which
was
so
called
o n
ac
count of a
number
of great and ancient
t r e e s ,
r e l i c s
of t h e f o r e s t , which were scattered in
clumps upon the h i l l - s i d e in front of the house.
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I t had been
t h e
s e a t of an
o l d English
family
be fo re t he Re v olut io n,
and
bore
many
charac
t e r i s t i c marks of the a r i s t o c r a t i c mansion. The
spacious
but irregular
house
was
of
hewn stone,
as were the stables and
o fl i c e s .
A gentle r i l l
s t o l e
along
the
b o t t o m
of the
d e c l i v i t y ,
passing,
in
i t s
course,
through
an
old-fashioned
spring
house,
which
was of snowy whiteness, and over
shadowed by a gigantic sycamore. A gre en lane
behind
the
principal dwelling ran
o f f among
cherry-trees,
t i l l
i t
was
l o s t
i n
an
extensive
wood,
and,
through
t h i s
shaded
walk,
conducted
to
a .
stream called
by an Indian name, Wicomico.
Upon
the bank of
t h i s
stream
several
boys
were seated during the noon of a h a l f - h o l i d a y .
The voice of Carl Adle r might have been
heard in pensive but co nt inue d discourse: he
was
giving
an
account of h i s native
t o w n on
the Rhine. I w i l l
no t attempt
to imitate
his
broken
English,
for
i t
i s
no t
my
purpose
to
e x
c i t e a smile at h i s expense: and what he said
was worthy of
no
r i d i c u l e . He was t e l l i n g
o f
the
rapids
in the Rhine, near
Bingen, and
o f
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t he
antiquity of
t h i s
l i t t l e
town,
which
i s said
to have b e e n known to
the
Romans.
But now, said
he,
I f e e l that I
am
quite
an American. My uncle l i v e s in America,
and
The
boys knew what h e
meant:
h i s
f a t h e r
and mo t he r
were
d e a d .
Yes, said Merriman,
you
are as much
dn American
a s
any
of
us; a n d , before the year
i s o u t , you w i l l lose a l l the l i t t l e German burr
that
i s
o n your
tongue. _
He i s losing i t already, said Burnham.
Who could have spok en the
address
of
An
tony b e t t e r than Adler
d i d
l a s t
night
?
Carl smiled, and
s a i d ,
I
am
glad you have
come
t o
think
b e t t e r
of
me.
Everybody
i s
kinder
to
me
than before. For you must k no w,
I was beginning t o think I never should open
my
l i p s without
uttering something laughable.
Come, come,
said
Merriman, laying
an
arm
across
h i s
shoulder,
no
more
of
that.
L e t by-gones be by-gones. You can take a joke;
and that i s the surest way to avoid one. And
i f anybody imposes o n you, l e t
me
hear o f i t .
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And
me,
and me,said
t wo or
three
at once. I t was evident that some remarkable
interest had b e e n awakened i n t he st range r.
Carl,
however,
drew himself up, and
s a i d , I
believe you have a l l
found
out that I do not
often
n e e d
help.
I m
no t
fond
of
quarrels,
but
I was taught by my mo th er no t t o fear.
Where s h a l l you
spend
the holidays?
asked
Mack. I
Heigh-ho that i s more than I can t e l l ,
r e p l i e d
C a r l .
Probably
my
holidays
w i l l
be
gin
rather
too
soon.
What
do you mean
by that,
Carl?
Why, I mean that I am going away sooner
than I wished.
Instead
of going to
c o l l e g e ,
as
I hoped, I am informed by my uncle that I am
to be place d wit h a mathematical-instrument
maker in New
York.
There was silence for
some
minutes. Though
a l l
had
expected
t h i s
news,
no
o ne
knew
what
to say. At l a s t , the smallest boy, Frank Shaw,
looked up
in
Carls f a c e ,
and
s a i d ,
Carl, i t
w i l l never do ; we c a n t l e t yo u
g o . What can we
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do to k e e p yo u ? Cant
we write
a lo ng
l e t t e r
t o
Mr. Snakebug,
and ge t
him to
l e t
you
stay?
Schneckenburg i s my uncles nam e , said
Carl, with a smile; but h i s mind i s
made
up,
and
he has g o o d reasons
for
what he
does.
What
reasons?
asked
Frank,
eagerly
;
but
t he other boys
prevented
a
reply.
Never mind
about
the reasons, said Mer
riman; I hope something w i l l turn up t o
change your uncles
purpose.But
who are
these
horsemen?
As
he
spoke,
Dr. Newman rode
up,
in com-
pany with Mr. Barry. They had been r i d i n g
o ut t o
the
neighbouring v i l l a g e ,
and
now
paused
to chat a fe w minutes with the boys. This
broke
up
the conversation for a moment. The
group was dispersed, and presently no o ne was
l e f t o n the bank but
Carl,
who
waited
a fe w
moments,
and
then
began,
with a
sweet, touching
voice,
t o
sing
a
l i t t l e
German
song,
beginning:
Kemut
du da:
Land,
we die
Citronm
bliihn?
I * Goethe.
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Presently
he walked slowly along
t h e
f o r e s t
pa t h
leading
back
t o the Oaks.
Why
did
he
so o ft en pause
under
the green branches? Why
did he reverently l i f t h i s cap, and look up
wards . 7
Why
d i d
t h e
drops twinkle i n h i s eye,
while
his
pale,
thin
l i p s
moved?
Why
did he
take that l i t t l e worn v o lume fro m h i s bosom,
and undo the s i l v e r c l a s p ,
and
k i s s
t h e
gilded
name upon the cover, and e age rly t urn o v e r
the pages, a s i f i n
search
f o r some passage?
These
questions
may
be
answered
by some
readers without my
prompting.
The
truth
was,
Carl
was a . bo y of many
de e p
r e fl e c t i o n s . He had been
brought e a r l y
i n t o
the school of
sorrow,
and had borne the yoke
in h i s youthi This had kept a l i v e in him the
instructions of h i s mo th er and h i s grandfather,
now
in
heaven.
Among the scholars, he
found
n on e to sympathize with h i s serious
f e e l i n g s .
Some
of
them
had
e v e n laughed
at
him
when
he would s i n g h i s German hymns,
and
he e v en
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began to f e e l a shyness creeping o v er him in
regard to religious things. The only person
to whom he dared to o p e n h i s mind was Mr.
Barry; f o r
Barry had
b e e n in Germany, and
was
himself an
orphan; and, what was more,
Barry
did
no t
conceal
h i s
persuasion
that
r e l i
gion
i s the
main
thing, and that
no
o ne can
be
happy without i t . I t was, therefore, with plea
sure that Carl saw, o n
leaving
the wood, that
Barry
was
walking towards
him, i n the
green
lane,
having
given
h i s
horse
to
a
servant.
Carl,
said
he,
with a joyful look, mein
freund, fassen
wir
uns kurz: hier sind
die
Briefe
(But I must give
t he subst ance
in
English.) Here, friend Carlquick, my boy
Here are
the l e t t e r s
And
upon
t h i s ,
he
placed
in the trembling hand of the bo y a couple of
scaled
papers.
He l o s t
no t
a moment in tear
ing
them open.
As
he read, he
turned
pale and
re d
by turns,
and
at
length
burst
into
t e a r s .
Well, said Barry, what have you to say
now 3
I
have to say, said Carl, looking
upward,
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CARL,
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nmeansr.
that God i s a bearer of prayer. How soon
has he answered my poor l i t t l e p e t i t i o n s
See
See
Mr. Barryread f o r y o u r s e l f I'm
too
happy to t e l l you I s h a l l stay, I s h a l l stay
No leaving
school
f o r me No instrument
maker
Uncle
says
I
s h a l l
stay
Oh
hap
py, happy Carl
Adler
Thanks, thanks
Barry could no t but be affected by the j o y
of h i s l i t t l e p u p i l . Boys began to
gather
around. There are fe w secrets a t their age.
By
general
request,
Mr.
Barry
re ad alo ud
parts
of
the
l e t t e r s ,
by which i t
appeared that a
grand-aunt
of C a r l s , in
Darmstadt,
had
author
ized Mr.
Schneckenburg,
who
was her
son, t o
e x p e nd as much money as
should
be necessary
for t he education o f Carl and
his
sisters, Char
l o t t e
and Ursula.
It i s hard to say whether the l i t t l e common
wealth
of the Oaks was most gratified by the
approaching
fireworks,
or
by
the
news
about
Carl. While he was only the Dutchman,
he
was
a butt
for
ev ery ones arrow; as so on
as he became
poor
l i t t l e
Carl,
he grew into
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a favourite. There was much shaking of hands
and congratulation; a n d , what i s
worthy
of no
t i c e , n on e
of the
boys
made any allusion t o
their plans
for
h i s r e l i e f , which were now hap
pily frustrated.
Some of
the
duller
and
coarser
boys thought
i t o dd that Carl
should
frequently be caught
with we t
eyes,
a t a time when he had so much
cause for
joy.
They
perhaps learned to un
derstand
the thing better
when
they grew o l d e r .
As
for
Carl
himself,
I
w i l l
no t
undertake
to
explain h i s emotions. I t i s an e f f e c t of
early
grief t o give the
appearance
of greater age;
and Carl had, at fifteen, gone
through
more
v i c i s s i t u d e s , seen more countries, and learnt
more lessons, than many a man o f
f o r t y .
Well
was i t for him that he had a gay,
e l a s t i c
t emp er;
and better s t i l l
that he had b e e n bred
in
the
r i g h t ways of
t h e
Lord.
Se e
him, i n the dusk
of
the
evening,
i n
his
chamber.
The
shadow
i s de e p en ed by the enormous o ak which extends
i t s
branches
almost to the
eaves of
t he ho use .
The vociferous
sports of the
school below
form
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a
contrast
t o
the
silence of the
chamber.
Carl
s i t s i n the window, with h i s arms
folded, while
next h i s bosom he has t wo miniatures, and a
letter in one o f his hands. What can he
be
thinking about,
i f
no t
the blessed days when
he
sat
with
h i s
father
and
m o th er
under
t he
lime-trees of h i s native t o w n ? As he mused,
he grew
sadder and sadder, t i l l
at
length he
was about to become quite womanish i n his
tenderness,
when,
a l l of a sudden, a smart bl ow
o n
the
shoulder
woke
him
from
h i s
revery,
and
he looked up, to discover that Barry stood o v e r
him.
Come, come, Adler, said the
usher;
this
w i l l nev er do There i s such a thing as pons
dering too
much o n ones
troubles.
Troubles, Mr. Barry I was thinking of
my joys; how happy
I
was
at
homeand how
happy
I
ought
t o
be
no w
Yes,
you
have
much
to
be t hankful
for
youth, health,
strength,
friends, and new pros
pects
of education.
Dont
m o p e ,
dont
give
way to melancholy.
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You mistake me , Mr. Barry. I never was
more
brimful
of j o y in my l i f e , and ye t I can't
help thinking
and thinking. And
I have just
been saying t o m y s e l f , Oh, how happy would
father and mother b e ,
i f
they could
s e e
me
s o
well
o f f
d They are happier where they a r e , Carl.
Heaven i s better than earth. Who knows but
that they are e v e n now informed of your condi
t i o n , and rejoicing i n i t ? At any
r a t e ,
they a r e ,
we
t r u s t ,
in
Christs
presence,
where
there
i s
fulness of joy;
and
the
thought
of t h i s
ought
to lead yo u to follow their s t e p s .
But
come
o u t , and take some exercise: you can ne v er
fulfil
your duty in l i f e
without
strength of
body ;
and
y o u w i l l never have
strength
o f body
without
exercise.
Down they
went, for
a long walk upon
the
high-road, where
there were
houses in
abun
dance,
and
carriages
and
horsemen
and
pedes
trians
enough to break the
thread
of
Carls
pensive thoughts. This was exactly what Barry
intended; and
he
further pr o m o t e d the
same
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end, by a constant s e r i e s of questions about
things
the
most
re mo t e fro m
his
companions
present
a fl ' a i r s .
Some
people
have ye t t o learn
that t h i s
i s
the true method of quieting
dis
turbed minds and diverting sickly thoughts.
Butust
then, a more
violent
interruption
t o o k
place.
A horse suddenly appeared,
running
away with a c a r r i a g e , i n which two l a d i e s were
seated. The
driver had b e e n
thrown
out; and
the
vehicle was
rapidly
approaching a rude
bridge,
o v er
which
i t
s e e m e d
impossible
that
they
should
pass
unharmed. Barry
disengaged
himself
instantly
from Carl,
and rushed
to
wards the
frantic animal.
What he appre
hended really occurred; the passage was t o o
narrow,
the
carriage
was
overturned
into
t he
dry
be d
of a l i t t l e summer-brook, and the horse,
entangled
in the harness, lay struggling and
kicking, in
the most alarming
manner, while
the women, re ally in the greatest p e r i l , were
shrieking,
and
unable
t o extricate themselves.
Barry threw
himself
o n the floundering horse,
and, holding h i s head close to the ground, pre~
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vented
h i s
r i s i n g ,
while
he
rapidly
separated
him
from
the vehicle;
a l l the while shouting to
Carl t o take c a r e of
t h e
women. I t seemed a
most dangerous position
for
a man no stronger
than Barry; but he succeeded in separating the
horse,
which
he
t o o k
out
and
made
f a s t
t o
a
neighbouring post, and afterwards repaired to
the
green
bank
where
Carl had
deposited
h i s
charge. One of the women was unhurt, the
other was bruised and bleeding, and shortly
the
young farmer, who had been thrown from
his s e a t ,
came
up,
more
frightened
than hurt,
and f u l l of apprehension
about
h i s wife and
s i s t e r .
As
they
resumed
their
walk,
Carl
said
to
himself,
One
thing i s c e r t a i n , whatever the
fellows may say, Mr.
Barry
i s
far
from being
a
coward:
I
s h a l l t e l l t h i s t o Mack and Mer
riman, the next time they utter such a
slander
on
o ur
usher.
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CHAPTER I I I .
WHAT runs was HAPPY rmcurm?
To those who love i t ,
teaching
i s as f u l l of
interest as
hunting
to
the huntsman,
or flowers
to the gardener. Why
should i t
no t be as
interesting
to contemplate
d i f f e r e n t
kinds o f
boys
as
d i f f e r e n t
kinds
of
minerals
and
plants
?
Why should we not examine the ways and ha
b i t s of g i r l s , as eagerly a s those of fish, fowl,
and insects? Next t o parents, the persons
who
get
the clearest insight into children and
youth are
teachers. Some of these only teach
for a living; i t i s a drudgery to them; t h e y
mean presently to leave i t and go to some
thing
else:
how
can
such persons be
happy
teachers?
Others
love
their
work,
and
ask
no better employment. Hence, they always
m e e t
their pupils with a s m i l e , and hear
e v e r y
lesson with animation. The scholars, in their
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turn, se e t h i s , and are a l l
alive;
teacher and
scholar
pull together, and there i s more pro
gress made in a week than at o ne of the
drudging schools in
a
month.
What
exclaimed Miss Hotchkin, who was
on
a
v i s i t
a t
the
Oaks,What take
plea
sure in teaching such a s e t o f uncombed c o l t s
as those yonder And she pointed with her
parasol
to the
green,
o v er which the
boys,
just
dismissed
for their nooning,
were
bounding
and
shouting.
The
thing
i s
impossible,
Mr.
Barry. '
I
dare
say,
you
think so, replied Barry;
yet, I say what I think and
f e e l .
I t i s a
positive pleasure to
me
to be their teacher.
And, then,
allow me to speak a word
for the
young
f e l l o w s . They are
now
in t h e i r summer
trim and
school-jackets,
and you se e them just
at the moment of release; but some of them are
already
gentlemen,
i n
every
sense
of the
word,
and s e v e r a l of them a r e already s c h o l a r s .
But such a
n o i s e ,
Mr. Barry And such
violence
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Noise,
madam, i s no t
always
amiss. I n a
sick
room,
at
a
funeral,
during
worship
o r
study, noise would be
altogether out
of
place.
But
what say
you
to the noise of a mill or a
cascade? And
what
say
you to a pack o f
hounds,
a parrot, or
an
aviary? It i s
as
much the nature of growing boys to exert
their
limbs
and lungs
as f o r
young
kids to do
the same. It i s healthful, i t i s unavoidable,
and t o
me
i t i s
agreeable.
Oh,
s i r ,
you
shock
me
Had
I
boys
under
my
charge,
they should never be
allowed
t o
bellow l i k e
those fellows,nor~
Nor,
said Barry, smiling, t o have a torn
c o a t , or a speck o n their shoes; a l l should be
starch and rose-water. I t i s no t in this planet,
however,
Miss
Hotchkin, that
your
ideal
semi
nary can be conducted. The earth w i l l s o i l ,
cloth w i l l wear, and youthful
s p i r i t s
w i l l
break
over
the
brim:
our
great task
i s
t o
keep
mat~
t e r s within bounds, and t o prevent i l l words
and
i l l tempers.
Can
you ever persuade me , s i r , that
those
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vehement f e l l o w s , who are now so busy i n sad
dling
yonder c a l f , a r e
fit
f o r
study ?
Among
the first boys in the
school,
re
plied Barry,
and
among the best in e v ery
s e n s e .
You now
s e e
them
f u l l of s p i r i t
a n d
fun;
you
w i l l
presently
see
them
s i l e n t ,
c o l
lected, and studious,
as
eager
to master a
d i fl i -
culty i n algebra or grammar as yesterday they'
were t o win at a
rowing-match.
You
amaze me I thought play and study'
were
exact
opposites.
So
they are; but the charm of l i f e i s
made
up
of
these delightful opposites.
I t
i s the
transition from hilarity to
seriousness
which
gives a zest to school-boy l i f e , never to be
' forgotten. I sometimes think
we
Americans
might
gain
something by carrying
the
same
a
l i t t l e
farther
into l i f e . I t
might
prevent some
wrinkles and
gray
h a i r s , e v e n
though
i t should
interrupt
us
a
l i t t l e
i n
o ur
race
after
money
o r
ofiice.
So
you
l e t them do as they please?
By
no
means, madam You
s e e they
are
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this moment under my supervision: in half
an
hour, I s h a l l be relieved by Mr. Cole.
Let
a single
step be
made
into
the
field of impro
p r i e t y or danger, and i t
becomes
o ur duty to
check them.
But why
repress the genial flow
o f
a
season
which
can
never
return?
Even
Paul could say, without a word of disapproval,
When I was a
c h i l d ,
I spake as a c h i l d , I un
derstood a s a
c h i l d ,
I thought as a c h i l d . Dr.
Newman
often says t o the boysand I agree
with
him
Work while
you
work
:
play
while
you play. .
They are
too
merry, by h a l f . Just think
o f the
troubles
which await them in l i f e
What
a preparation
i s
t h i s f o r
them?
I might
answer you i n the words of Gray,
w r i t t e n i n view of such a
scene:
To each
his
sufierings:
a l l
are
men,
Condemned
alike to
groan;
The
tender,
fo r
another s pain,
The unfeeling, for his
own.
Y e t , ah why should they know their fate,
.Since sorrow
never comes
t o o
late,
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And' happiness to o
swiftly
flies?
Thought would disturb their paradise.
No more;
where ignorance
is bliss,
Tis
f o l l y
to be wise.
B u t ,
continued Barry, I w i l l no t rest
o n
the
poets
answer,
which
i s
o p e n
to
some
e x
ception.
I t i s safer to say, what i s unques
tionable,
that high
animal spirits
and
the
in
dulgence i n animated boyish sports i s in no
degree inconsistent with the most sober views
of
l i f e
that are
proper
in
boyhood.
Surely,
you
would
no t
have a
bo y
to look o n
h i s future
course with the eyes of an old man God
n e v er intended
i t .
Attempt t o rear a child o n
this plan, and you violently and cruelly r e s i s t
Providence.
N o ,
no If you
would
make
men
of them, send your boys to a
school
where
they
shall
hav e wide
range, free
exer
c i s e , and where t he t eache rs s h a l l no t be in
perpetual
fear
l e s t
they
break
their
necks.
If observation teaches me any
thing,
i t i s , that
they w i l l study a l l
t h e b e t t e r f o r it.But
here
i s my colleague, Mr. Cole, who takes my seat
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of
i n s p e c t i o n , w h i l e
I go t o c o r r e c t the
Latin
exercises.
Mr.
Cole
was
a
t a l l ,
raw-boned
young man,
who had lately
taken the place of
second
usher in Dr.
Newmans school. His
eyes
were
deeply
s e t
i n
h i s
head,
and
he
wore
spec
t a c l e s .
His smile was so reluctant and sour,
that the
boys used
t o
say he
laughed
with t he
wrong side of h i s mouth. Yet he was a co n
scientious and a learned
young
man, and had
gained
a
number
of
prizes
for
solving
t o ugh
problems in mathematics. .
He approached the
bay-window, i n which
the v i s i t o r was seated, and made a very angu
l a r and jerking
bow. I t
was
well
meant,
and
Miss
Hotchkin
received i t in
g o o d
part,
though
she could
no t
help
saying
to
herself,
How much some people f a i l i n the graces o f
l i f e , by overdoing
matters and
no t letting
themselves
alone
This
spot, said Mr. Cole, . i s o ne
o n
which
I must int rude , as i t i s the only o ne which
commands a view of my entire field of battle,
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and' i t will not do t o
le av e t he se
outlaws t o
themselves.
Outlaws
do you c a l l them,
Mr.
Cole?
_ Are
they
no t scholars? And are
they
no t
gentlemens
sons ?
Mr.
Cole
smiled,
in
h i s
peculiar
way,
and
s a i d , You
may be sure, madam, they are
such that I would no t st ay ano the r day among
them, i f i t were no t to enable me to prepare
for a professorship of which I have the o f f e r .
Then, you
do
no t
love
teaching?
Love i t
Talk
of loving to drive c a t t l e ,
or herd
swine
No animal known
t o
me i s
s o
annoying as a half-grown boy.
And here Mr. Cole
picked
o i l from h i s coat
t a i l an impudent
l a b e l , which
he had just
disco
vered,
and
which some
wag
of an urchin had
attached to him by means of a p i n .
Why,
Mr. Cole, your estimate of boys i s
no t
l i k e
that
of
Mr.
Barry.
N , no, indeed
i t
i s not. Mr.
Barry
i s a
young man
of
genius;
especially
versed
i n the
modern tongues; no t
bad, I must o wn, e v e n
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i n the higher mathematics; a t good f e l l o w ,
t o o ,but, but,
But what ?
But he i s a boy himself; and, therefore,
he loves
boys;
loves t o
teach
them, loves t o
be
with
them-strange
to
say,
loves to
play
with them. He t h e r e f o r e l o o k s on h i s s i t u a ~
tion here with eyes very d i fl e r e n t from
mine.
And
here Mr. Cole wiped
his
spectacles.
You are
very
r i g h t , Mr.
Cole. This
way
o f
encouraging freedom and mirth i n s t r i p l i n g s , and
letting them vault o v er fences, run l i k e wild
g o a t s , and
bellow l i k e oxen,
i s
a way I
was no t
brought up t o . And as to teaching
them,
I
can
judge
what
i t
i s ,
by
an
attempt
I
made
to
teach a chambermaid of o urs to
read:
my tem
pe r was so
curdled
by her stupidity, that
we
ne v er
go t beyond
the
alphabet. But
what suc~
cess has Mr. Barry o n h i s plan?
Oh,
better
than
I
can
account
f o r .
No
classes show better than h i s . Indeed, truth
forces
me t o say, that h i s pupils make extraor
dinary
progress.
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Perhaps i t i s
because
they l i k e him so
I
much 2
I dare say t h a t i s i t ,
madam.
They w i l l
do
any
thing f o r him, though he i s perfectly i n
exorable as to h i s
rules
and
regulations,
and, in
some
respects,
i s
the
s t r i c t e s t
man
i n
t he ho use .
But he has singular ways of interesting them
in their work.
Indeed,
he
seems
t o be
actually
interested himself, and goes o ver a geography
l e s s o n with
a s much z e s t a s i f
he were the
youngest
among
them,'and
were
getting
the
l e s s o n with them.
'
That i s singular, indeed; but i t shows how
light
h i s
labour
i s .
I t does, Miss Hotchkin. And a l l t h i s i s in
great
contrast
to
my case;
for I
go
into school
with the s p i r i t of a turnkey, and come out with
a wish
no t
to
behold
the face of a
lad
during
the interval.
Well,
w e l l ,
Mr.
Cole,
we
a l l
have
o ur
weak
points and our strong points; and i t i s very
plain that neither you no r I were e v er intended
to gain eminence as teachers.
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Mr. Cole reddened, and s a i d , Excuse me,
madam; you do no t exactly take my meaning.
I would
no t
have you t o suppose that I
am
de
ficient
as a
teacher.
On the
contrary,
I have
the pleasure o f b e l i e v i n g t h a t I am a s w e l l i n
structed
and
as
laborious
as
any
man
here.
But, the truth
i s ,
I do mywork
against
my
will.
Then,
s i r , be
assured,
you do
i t
poorly,
said Miss Hotchkin, with a s h r i l l laugh, f o r she
loved to say things which
s t i n g .
Yes, you
do
i t
poorly.
So
should
I ,
but
I
take
good
care to shun ev ery thing l i k e school-teaching,
and
s o
should
you.
Go od
morning,
Mr. Cole.
And
here
she
tripped
away,
to walk fiv e
miles
before dinner, and to gain s p i r i t s for a party
in the
evening.
Mr. Cole, though
somewhat mortified
a t
t he
turn the
conversation
had
taken, was
led t o
some ne w r e fl e c t i o n s . Especially was he drawn
to
consider
the
secret
of
h i s
past
troubles
as
a
teacher. These
reflections
were much seconded
by a remarkable c o i n c i d e n c e . I t was the day
f o r him
t o
c o r r e c t
the
English
compositions of
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t he boys. Among
these
was a
l i t t l e
o ne by
Carl
Adler.
Here i t i s , i n i t s corrected form;
for i t had numerous violations of idiom.
C ' a r l s
Composition.
Methought
I
was.admitted
o ne
evening
to
a.
r o o m f u l l o f boys and g i r l s , who had t h e i r
b o o ks before them. The teacher s e e m e d to be
a
capable
and worthy person, but s t i l l the c h i l
dren did
no t adv ance . Some
were
c a r e l e s s ,
some
were
stupid,
and some
were
c r o s s .
The
t eacher was
concerned,
and even v ex ed .
He
went first t o one, and then to another. He ad
vised,
he
threatened,
he e v e n 'chastised them.
S t i l l
there was
l i t t l e progress, and
the p o o r
teacher wen t to be d quite disheartened; but
before he
f e l l
a s l e e p , he o f f e r e d
a
prayer t h a t
he might know what i t was that he
needed.
The
next
morning,
I
looked
into the same
room,
and saw
the
same
teacher,
and
the
same
l i t t l e
boys and g i r l s , getting the
same
lessons.
But what a change All were o n the alert;
a l l
were
diligent ;
a l l were
delighted. The
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THE
YOUNG smeaxur.
frowns
and t he
rod were
both laid
aside.
Joy
played
upon a l l
the happy countenances; and
the
happie st o f a l l
was
that of the
teacher.
But
now I perceived a new inmate in the
room. Wherever t h e teacher wen t among
his
children,
a
bright
and
beautiful
form
accom
panied him, o r hovered o v e r him. I t
was
f a i r and benignant, and smiled gently o n e v e ry
part of
the
work. I
approached
with diflidence,
and asked
t h e
name of t h i s ne w a s s i s t a n t . With
a
heavenly
smile,
she
turned
to
me ,
and
an
swered, I
am
LovE.
I t was only
o ne i n s t a n c e ,
out of many, in
which scholars
instruct their
teachers,
without
knowing i t . The lesson wasnot altogether lost
o n
Mr. Cole, though
he nev er carried i t
fully
i n t o
p r a c t i c e .
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CHAPTER
I V.
LESSONS
OCT-OF-DOORS
A
LARGE
garden
a fl ' o r d s
some
of
t h e b e s t
amusements and safeguards, of either family or
school. Not only does i t k e e p
the
young
folks
o ut o f
mischief,
but i t b e n e fi t s
thpir
health and
teaches them many useful lessons. The gar:
den
a t
the
Oaks
had
been
o r i g i n a l l y
l a i d
out
for a ge nt le man s e s t a t e . The great green
house
s t i l l remained;
the
grape-vines we re an
cient and knotty, and clambering
o v er the
largest t r e e s . The box-borders were several
feet high, and
made
fine hiding-places for
the
boys.
A
trumpet-creeper had hung i t s green
mantle o v er the whole side of a building which
lay
o n
o ne boundary
of
the garden.
I n the
middle
st oo d a
stubborn-looking
h o l l y ,
beset
by
i t s prickly palisade, with
every
leaf separately
armed; a noble t r e e , bo th
for
beauty and for
a s s o c i a t i o n s .
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When a boy came t o school, he
was
allowed
free access t o t h i s
garden
and the tool-house;
but i t was no t until
he
had
b e e n there a
month
that h e was allowed to have a plot of ground
t o cultivate
for
himself.
Before
t h i s month
was
o u t , more
than
half
the
young
gentlemen
threw up the spade and dibble : but there were
always some who continued to t i l l their l i t t l e
gardens.
These
were separated by narrow
gravel-walks, edged with box. The boys were
permitted
t o
choose
any
sort
of
cultivation
vegetables,
flowers, or fruits; t he
only condition
being that they must
stick
to what they began.
Donald, the old gardener, was invested with
absolute
authority
in the enforcement of
these
rules; and sometimes the
young gardeners were
o n the point of insurrection. Like other emeutes,
however, in larger
governments,
these
were
mostly unsuccessful. Princes have smiles as
well
as
frowns,
rewards
as well
as
punishments;
and though King
Donald,
as he was called,
had
neither
blue
ribands no r embassies
in
his
g i f t , he had green-gages, seckel-pears, and de
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l i c i o u s grapes
and peaches. Hence, the l a t t e r 7
part of
summer was almost always
a time of
peace in
his
government; there was l i t t l e work
and much
f r u i t ,
and subjects were
exce'edingly
quiet.
One
day,
abo ut no on,
when
ev ery
thing
was
radiant in the sunit was about the
middle
of
AugustDonald was
cleaning and trimming
the
dead
leaves
from a fine pomegranate-tree,
wheeled
out
o n
the
north
terrace. The
deep
green
of
t h e
f o l i a g e ,
contrasting
with
the
laugh
ing re d of the blossoms,
caused
HelenNewman to
break out i n t o
admiration. She was
i n mourn
ing,
for
she had
lately
met with t hat gre at e st
loss for
a
c h i l d ,
the
l o s s
of a
mother. But
the
sweet works of creation, i t may be observed,
do
no t interfere
with
t he sacredness
of
g r i e f .
What God has spread out in the sky and o n the
earth soothes the
rufiled s p i r i t ,
which would
revolt
at
a
gay
speech
or
a
boisterous
j e s t .
The old man pitied the young lady. He
had
served he r mo th er many, many years; and,
what was more, he had b e e n tried with a fi l i c l
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t i o n ; he kn ew ho w t o sympathize with those
who s u fl ' e r e d . He wisely drew Helens atten
tion from
o ne
to another beauty of the garden,
t i l l
she
i v a s
entertained and
refreshed
almost
against he r w i l l . He showed her how the lady
slippers
flaunted
in
their
parti-coloured
coats;
and how the large altheas, fro m go od pruning,
were a l l o v er flowers. T i g e r - l i l i e s , l a t e r o s e s ,
and the stately
y ' u c c a ,
were in
season. Old
Donald pointed out the beauties of each. But ,
no t
content
with
t h i s ,
he
went
to
a
choice
corner o f t he gre en-ho use , and brought her a
bouquet of rare
and exotic
flowers; and
his
hard, withered old face
softened
into a fatherly
smile,
as he placed
i t
in
Helens
hand.
But,
while she was examining i t s colours, and e n
joying
i t s
fragrance, and f o r a moment forget
ting herself i n these flowers of the field, she
was violently interrupted by a rush of the
young
gardeners
into
their
place
of
labour.
She
could no t but smile when she saw
Bolton,
Burnham, and
Merriman,
with coats o i l , and
f a c e s flushed with e x p e c t a t i o n , pressing around
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Donald,
beseeching
him
t o
f u r n i s h
them with
some strawberry-plants, t o s e t out i n their beds.
It so happ en ed that
King
Donald
was
no t in
the
best humour with them,
by reason
of a
trampling down of h i s newly-sown turnip-beds;
he
therefore
held
out
some
time
against these
requests.
At
length,
however, Carl
entered
the garden, and joined in the petition; upon
which the old man instantly relented.
What i s the reason, Donald, said Helen,
that
yo u
always
seem
s o
p a r t i a l
t o
the
Ge r
man 3
Because he i s a German, miss. I mean,
because
he
i s a
foreigner.
I was
once
a new
com er
in t h i s land, myself,
and
I know
the
heart
of a
stranger,
as the
Bible says.*
I thank
you
for your kind feeling, said
Carl; but,
indeed,
I
am
suffering very fe w
of
the
troubles of a
foreign
boy, just now. It
was
rather
different
when I first
arrived;
but
a text in the same g o o d b o o k often came into
* Ex. xxiii. 9 .
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my mind, when I was walking i n the crowds
of New York: | : The Lord] doth exe cut e the
judgment
of the
f a t h e r l e s s and widow, and
LOVETH THE
'STRANGER,
i n giving him
food and
raiment. *
Well
s a i d ,
my
boy
said
Donald,
smiling
and
patting Carl
o n
the shoulder;
keep
up
your courage, and
the
day w i l l come when you
w i l l f e e l as much at home i n America as e v er
you
did
o n the
Rhine.
I d o , as much as e v er
I
d i d
a t
K e l s o
a n d
H a w i c k .
I t
i s
s o
w i t h
trees and shrubs. Se e that ailanthus, or ce
l e s t i a l
t r e e , how kindly
i t grows
here, though
i t
came from t he Moluccas;
and
se e this
double
althea, or Ilibiscus
Syriacus,
which has
forgotten i t s
native
Asia.
Very w e l l , Donald, said Carl, I hope i t
w i l l be s o .
But
I se e by the knots and marks
o n t h i s a l t h e a , t h a t
i t has had
a good d e a l o f
cutting
and
pruning,
and
so
have
I.
Look again, my young friend, said the
* Deut. x. 18.
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gardener, and yo u w i l l observe the e f f e c t s of
t h i s cutting and pruning. The l i t t l e tree
has
become more vigorous, and has
put
out thicker
branches, and i s covered
with
t en times
as
many fl owers as i f i t had ne v er known a fi l i c
t i o n .
This
i s
one
of
t h e
l e s s o n s
o f
the
gar
den.
I
se e
i t ,
I se e it exclaimed
Helen; and
I
t r u s t we
s h a l l
a l l profit by
the
hand
o f our
merciful Lord.
Just
s o ,
young
lady,
replied
the
o l d
man,
with a benignant s m i l e . For, what says o ur
blessed Master ? Every branch that beareth
f r u i t , he
purgeth i t ,
that i t may bring forth
9,
more f r u i t .
* John
xv .
2.
5
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CHAPTER
V.
TEACHING AND TRAINING.
THE
Oaks
was
a famous place
for active
and
manly exercises.
Not
only
did
the boys a l l
learn horsemanship, as a necessary part o f
their education, but the teachers frequently
made
l i t t l e
excursions, in
the
same
way,
to
greater distances than they could have reached
o n
f o o t . One day,
the t wo
ushers
were seen
mounting a couple of
bright
sorrel horses be
longing
t o
Dr.
Newman.
The
Doct or
himself
was looking on with s a t i s f a c t i o n , a s they
s e t
f o r t h .
- There are fe w
things,
said Mr. Barry,
more exhilarating than a ride o n a fine horse.
It
puts
the
blood
in
motion,
and
a g i t a t e s
t he
frame; i t cheers the s p i r i t s and exercises the
courage ; i t carries o ne rapidly through
changes
of scene,
and gives
much
pleasure
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at
l i t t l e expense. What
a pity
i t s value i s
so
much unknown to sedentary men
All
true,
said Cole, provided a man i s
a go od r i d e r . For my
part,
you s e e , I
s i t
my
horse. l i k e a pair of compasses. I could se e
the
s t a b l e - b o y s
t i t t e r i n g ,
a s
I
rode
through
the
gate.
They are severe c r i t i c s
in their own de
partment,
Mr.
Cole.
But why
should you
no t
practise t i l l you become expert?
I
am
ready
enough
to practise,
but
ev ery
o ne laughs at my awkwardness. I seem to
make no progress.
You must have had
bad teachers,
said
Barry, for you s e e m to be a willing scholar.
Why, do willing scholars
always
make
proficiency ?
Yes, unless incompetent from some na
tural defect; and
you appear to have a l l
the
usual
l i m b s .
You
must
have
had
bad
t r a i n
ing.
I c a n t
a l t o g e t h e r admit
i t , r e p l i e d C o l e ,
though
with some
embarrassment,
f o r
h i s h o r s e
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roune nmenas'r.
showed strong
dispositions
to
throw
him o v er
h i s head. I c a n ' t
a l t o g e t h e r
admit
i t ; f o r
some of them
are excellent r i d e r s ,
and they
are every moment pointing out
my
f a u l t s , and
e v ery moment
trying
t o laugh
me out
of
th em .
I have seen that
method tried
i n schools,
I Mr. Cole
I have tried i t myself, said Cole.
But I have ne v er seen
i t
succeed. It d i s
courages,
i t
disheartens,
i t
sours
t he
mind,
i t
disgusts the beginner.
What
you would
no t point
out
faults
I
would point
out f a u l t s ; but i t i s the
very
smallest part of the teachers work.
Suppose, Mr. Barry, yo u
exemplify your
r u l e ,
in
regard
to my
riding,
said the
other
with a smile.
No sooner said
than done.
Barry d i s
mounted
in
an
instant,
and,
applying
himself
to the stirrup-leathers, lengthened them about
t h r e e
i n c h e s .
That
i s the first
step, ' s a i d
Barry. No
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man of your dimensions can
r i d e ,
either
safely
or
gracefully, when trussed
up
after
that fa
shion.
I n the next
place,
g o o d s i r , allow your
heel t o withdraw i t s e l f a l i t t l e from the
horse,
as ev ery
motion
makes him f e e l the spur.
The
same
means
w i l l
help
you
to
what
i s
called the c l i p , by which you w i l l hold o n the
b e t t e r .
After a
few roods
had been p a s s e d , Cole
s a i d , I
f e e l much
e a s i e r
a l r e a d y . I
think
I
am
improving.
Certainly,
you
are; and the reason i s
worth your
notice:
I have given you a l i t t l e
training.
You
s e e m
to
lay
an
emphasis
o n
that
word, Mr.
Barry.
/
I
d o ,
s i r .
Did yo u
ever
consider the
difference b e tw e en teaching and training?
And did you e v er apply i t in the
school
room?
I am not
s u r e t h a t I take
your meaning.
But I
am
willing to be informed; especially as
I have lo ng o bse rv e d that you have a knack
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o f bringing o n yo ur
p u p i l s , which casts
me a l
together in the shade.
As
to
t h a t ,
Mr. Cole, I am no t
a
fit judge:
but I am persuaded of o ne thing, namely,
that i n school-keeping, in
forming
habits, in
moulding
manners,
i n
e v ery
thing
connected
with education,
we
must no t o nly
teach,
but
train.
Do
no t
k e e p me in
suspense, Mr. Barry;
pray what i s your
meaning
?
Let
me
state
a
case, replied
Barry.
A
boy comes into school, who
writes
a very
bad
hand.
You laugh
at him, you
storm
at him,
yo u punish him. You say a hundred
times
that he
writes
i l l , that he
writes
horribly, that
nobody can e ndure
i t , and t h i s you consider
teaching
him. S t i l l he
w r i t e s
a s
i l l e g i b l y
or
a s
scrawlingly
a s
e v e r . You think
your duty
r s / d o n