Cju (^hudflu 
opened, and in they came, rushing like a herd 
of wild animals. 
“ Guess you got here first!” says one.— 
“ Did you ever teach school ?” inquired anoth- 
[Wrltten for Moore's B.r.l New-Yorker.] g r „ What > g yQur Qame ? » crie g & third> J 
CHEAP TEACHERS. kindly answered their inquiries and was about 
... i , . , . to commence school, when a long-legged speci- 
Having awhile since perused an editorial in . , ., , 
, _ , , , , -c „. .. „ men of humanity, hu hat tipped to one side, 
the Rural, headed “School Examinations, . . . 
. ; „ ’ , , . \ stretched himself up before the stove exclaim- 
it has often occurred to me to “ tell a tale out . ,, _ T -n C , , , 
„ , ,,, , • T x- i • i. i-i j • ing,“ Boys, I will be your leader !” and so say- 
of school, and now, sir, I feel just like doing . , .. , ... 
/ T . . . , ing, he uttered a cry something like a war 
it. It is abominable! A teacher is hired— , , , , , , „ ,, ° , 
, , , , , „ whoop, and bounded out of the school-room, 
he must teach cheap—“the district is small, x , , 
, u- . „ • x. followed by his comrades. Right glad was I 
and can’t afford to pay a big price, is the ar- , , ~ . ° 6 
gument in favor of cheap teachers, and the in¬ 
ducement offered to struggling, aspiring youth ! 
Well, after having secured a teacher, he is 
housed in a twelve by fourteen (perhaps 
to be left alone long enough to summon 
strength and courage to call my school to¬ 
gether, not to order, for such a thing was hard 
to be obtained. 
“ , “ “ I will so far spare the feelings of my fellow 
larger) room with forty scholars. Books ol , f , ., ® J A 
® teachers as not to describe the scenes of that 
all sorts, sizes, &c., are presented which the , „ ... 
•1 . X J m. X r. A x day. Suffice it to 
pupils are to study. The teacher, or, to use J 
f , „ . movements and sti 
a term better understood and more appropri- 
day. Suffice it to say; I did but watch the 
movements and study the dispositions of my 
ate ia some localities-thc “school master,” wa jy ard B was onI * b T kWneS3 
organizes, classifies and starts “the machine.-' and fi ™ MSS ' ° f purpos£ ; <"> P art ; 
° , j x , x j that led them at length to see the error of 
He may be accomplished, talented, possess 6 , T , , 
xi. x x x „„„„„„„ their ways, and made them what I trust they 
the tact so necessary to success in teaching— , , ... , , , ,, , J 
• xt. i, x e mo,_-ic are, scholars, striving to be true to themselves, 
may win the hearts of his pupils—by precept ’ . ’ ° . ’ 
: . . , , 1 to their teacher, to their parents; and above 
and example give new impetus to „ , x n. • n x o , „ 
r & all, true to their Creator. So much for com- 
“ The mind’s rolling ball.” 
, , . . ,. , , „ mencement of school. mary. 
and awaken new hopes, and higher and finer _ 
aspirations, - may give to some mind a APATHY IE REGARD TO COMMON SCHOOLS- 
jog which inclines it to rise above the level 
with which it had been content, thereby bene- Undoubtedly the great source of most of --__ 
fiting not only an individual, but perhaps a the evils with which our schools are 
generation — may reclaim and save by the present burdened, is the general apathy THE E jNE EI LA L E) EIRE) OF PARAIOISE. 
instilling of the glorious truths of the Bible ^ or a time pervaded the pub-- 
i n v p xk r ? i • q 1C minc ‘ m re o ar d to popular education. A 
and the exhibition o l e xove o a dymg ba- feW; comprising the more wealthy and better This most gorgeous and elegant bird was By these are placed two Ions? filamentous 
vior, an immortal spirit from a dishonorable educated portion of society, have felt the ne- once the subject of much discussion between ! shafts, which extend nearly two feet in length, 
or unhappy life—may wear his life away, and cessity of giving their children a good educa- naturalists. The natives of New Guinea were ; Of these beautiful feathers the bird is so 
yet how thankless is his task !—too often con- Ron ; and have provided liberally for it by accustomed to dry them, having first cut off j proud that, it will not suffer the least speck of 
sidered a tyrant, an enemy ! sending them to select schools, where they their legs, and then offer them for sale. In i dirt to remain upon them, and it is constantly 
And the children t—reo-arded with as little would not be contaminated by contact with this footless state they reached Europe, where ! examining its plumage to see that there are 
. ..„ ' ° . rude and vulgar masses. In this way our it was immediately stated that the bird lived i no spots on it. When in its wild state it al- I 
indifference, apparently, yes, or much more Common Schools have been mainly left in the always in the air, buoyed up by the lightness j ways flie 3 and sits with its face to the wind, I 
THE EMERALD BIRD OF PARADISE. 
indifference, apparently, yes, or much more 
: often, then the horse or ox nay, even the hands of those least able to bear the burden of its feathery covering; that the shoulders j lest its elegant filmy plumes should be disar- 
£ filthy swine ! Don’t say, reader, this is over- of supporting them, and least capable of provid- were used as its nest; that the only rest it ranged. 
S drawn, because you would be saying what you in & for tbeir P ro P er management. took was by suspending itself from a_ branch ; So far from living exclusively on dew, it 
£ cannot prove. The master hires a man to to tbe P r 0 P r iety of setting up such dis- b y the filamentary feathers of the tail; that j eats no small amount of insects, such as grass- 
< x„i.„ „ nr „ nP i ■ t _x i xi x , • tinctions in society, such castes and orders un- its food was the morning dew ; together with , hoppers, which it will not touch if dead, and 
5 . v , ,, ’A e ' xi ° tier a republican system of government, as many other conjectures not less ingenious than J commences its repast by stripping off the legs 
£ mrthtul watche* that he performs the neces- mus t inevitably result from such a course, amusing. and wings. When in confinement, it also eats 
\ sary attention, and feeds them with regulari- there can, it would seem, be but one opinion This bird appears about the size of a jay. boiled rice, plantains, &c., but in the wild 
j ty—yet the offspring—the bright, black-eyed among all right-minded and reflecting persons. Its body, breast, and lower parts are of a deep state it seems to feed mostly on the seeds of 
^ boy you love so well—you are so proud of And it may not be altogether out of place rich brown ; the front set close with black the teak-tree, and a Kind of ng. There are 
f for his precocious manliness—the golden-hair- to . su ^ that the , r T \ ch aad the P 00r > b 7 the feathers shot with green ; the throat is of a several species of Paradise Birds known, but 
) i x- • i • • - , ... wise ordination of Providence, breathe the rich golden green ; the head yellow ; the sides the one given in the engraving is the most 
( air - v ’ wbose ' 0ice g laddens allke same air, walk in the same paths, have the of the tail are clothed with a splendid plume j common, and is the one of which the above 
the mother’s and father’s hours and heart- 
they can be placed under the care of a “ hired pursue a common happiness, have the same 
same interests ; they have a common origin, of long downy feathers of a soft yellow color. 1 named fables were told. 
servant ” fed with the coarse indigestible food, hopes ; the rich of this year may become the 
ground in the tread-mill of some ignoramus, P 0 ° r the next; and there are for both the same 
•xi. xu c i , x t rewards for virtue, and the same stings, re- 
or with the finely prepared, yet poisonous and morse> and shame for vice . the rich a *j’ the 
AMERICAN CLIMATE. 
or with the finely prepared, yet poisonous and morse) and shame ’ for vice . the rich a f )d the Dr. Holmes, in a recent lecture on “ the 
fatal dose of an artful, licentious, Heaven-dar- poor meet every day in this world, and the Americanized European,” said : 
ing compounder, or with the light, innutriti- great leveller of all distinctions provides for When a British steamer unloads her living 
tious, dissipating follies of teachers as light- them the same conveyance and the same pass- cargo at our wharves, at onW is recognized 
headed, as they appear light-hearted—and yet, a o e ' wa y & tbe world of spirits. the contrast between the reajjbr and rounder 
^ &}Ps well _a 3 stolid and indifferent as if then the wealthy portion of society will face, the plump developed limb and muscle, as 
« fore-ordination ” was the prime articles of ha .™ select schools for the eduattion of their compared with the American They All their 
v children, let them not withhold their aid from coats fuller, they walk more briskly, they ar- 
fladjs Corner 
your creed. . the public schools; since it is the common duty, ticulate more vigorously, they are warm, jolly 1 My 14, 20, 35, 32,13 is a horse. 
“ The world will jog,^because it must .”— as well as for the interest of all, to establish and athletic. My 15, 21, 6 , 40,17 is the cry of an animal. 
Shame! Shame! Fellow Ruralist, I mean and maintain such schools as will be adequate The change in complexion was attributed W Ifi’ll’ OftCVC'q' in ■ - ,r, 
you, if you are so callous-hearted a parent as to P re P are f be children of the poor as well as to difference in climate. The prevalent early jj'. 23 ’ § 37 j’ s a musical character 11 * 5 ' 
this. May God forgive you for this inatten- nch ’ for al [.J he u ®C uI and honorable em- decay of teeth was charged to the same cause. M y whole was a saving of the Emperor Na- 
x- x xkc Unt ~ ~ ploymentsof life. Since the rich and the The numerous pale faces to be seen, and languid poleon Bonaparte ' M, Bim 
tion to the best interests of your children, for p00r must constantly mingle, let them mingle ailments, so fashionable, should not be attrib- Jlp Answer next week. 
I cannot, if you neglect it alter knowing my harmoniously ; give them common and equal uted to wrong living and wrong habits as they - m », t __ 
mind. This is no egotism. Don’t accuse me educational advantages, and you bind them to- mainly were. There were faults in this re- A LITTLE GERMAN STORY 
of it. It is experience which nerves, and in- e e j ber f° r Rfe _ b y common interests, sympa- spect—lamentable faults—but the invalid was 
daces me to talk nlainlv T have heen a tpach tb * es au d affections ; you destroy the middle- too much scolded. The lecturer adverted to A countryman one day returning from the 
pr and follow^ttmher Lu have mv wal1 of P artit . iou ^hich distrust, malice, and means within the reach of every American, to city took home with him five of the finest 
’ ’ ^ ' Y 7 P y> envy have built up between the different class- counteract the baneful physical phenomenon P ea ches one could possibly desire to see, and 
and you fellow scholar, whether ol a dozen es of society ; you remove the adventitious dis- to which he was subjected! The importance f s bis children had never beheld the fruit 
years or thirty, you too have my sympathy, if tinctions of fortune, and lead up into manhood of air and exercise was not, he said, sufficiently rfS f £ iwu* exCeed 1 mg , ly ’ 
you are not cared for better than the majority and strength all the children of the communi- understood. The English gentlemen hunt, and st °f t p i um n\ iti ' The d i^ ed 
are, in this boasted Empire State. deeply imbued with the feeling of mutual shoot, ride, box, play at cricket, get up pedes- them among his four children, and retained 
In closing' let me sav. for the sake of theitem- aspect, confidence, and xOve. trian matches, and the English ladies leap one for their mother. In the evening, ere the 
r hen a British steamer unloads her living MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
0 at our wharves, at oncei is recognized : j composed ^ rfHf letters 
contrast between the redjor and rounder | My 5> 39 , 88 8 27 , 12 is a kind of type, 
the plump developed limb and muscle, as 1 My 29, 11, 18, 25, 3, 9. 1 is slavery, 
pared with the American. They fill their My 7, 31, 37, 26, 19 is a relation. 
3 fuller, they walk more briskly, they ar- My 30, 24, 34, 4, 22 is a delicious fruit, 
ate more vigorously, they are warm, jolly My 14, 20, 35, 32, 13 is a horse, 
athletic. My 15, 21, 6 , 40, 17 is the cry of an animal. 
fie change in complexion was attributed & !?’ L'L^o' 
rtferenceln climate! The prevalent earlv % $ “&SSSST 
y ot teeth was chaiged to the same cause. My whole was a saying of the Emperor Na- 
numerous pale faces to be seen, and languid poleon Bonaparte. Marion 
ents, so fashionable, should not be attrib- J^“x\nswer next week. 
to wrong living and wrong habits as they j -_ 
lly were. There were faults in this re- I A LITTLE GERMAN STORY. 
t—lamentable faults—but the invalid was I - 
much scolded. The lecturer adverted to i . countryman one day returning from the 
are, in this boasted Empire State. 
In closing let me say, for the sake of the tem¬ 
poral and eternal happiness of yourselves and 
your children, bear with diligence the respon¬ 
sibilities God has placed upon you in this mat¬ 
ter, at least—the education of your children. 
CHARLIE CHESTNUT. 
BACKWOODS TEACHING. 
respect, confidence, and love. trian matches, and the English ladies leap one for their mother. In the evening, ere the 
-*x«x -- fences on their hunters, tramp about like drom- children retired to their chamber, their father 
TEACHERS, WHY ARE l r OU TEACHERS, edaries on foot, drive about four in hand in questioned them by asking, 
- ’ their equipages. The reason is, they come into “ D ow did you like the rosy apples ?” 
The proper answer to this question will de- the world with good stout solid organizations. “ mu . c ‘ b ' indeed dear father,” said the 
termine your qualification for your calling. If Wb 7 American ladies do not heartily join in ® lde J* niL’anVsoftto'th^S^*’ Tk?) and 
it be because you dislike manual labor, and such put-door exercises, is because they have [JL pi - eaerved the^stone thatM mav milthmte 
think it degrading to you, you are in the pot vigorous stamina, the overflowing red blood a tree 1 ” y te 
wrong place. You had better abandon your j? tbeu ' veiu ?, tbe substantial muscles in their ‘4 Right and bravely done,” said the father; 
position at once; for you will never honor it, limbs that dri\e-to such exercises as a rational “that speaks well for regarding the future 
Much is being said at the present day about or be profitable to those who have employed ou tl e t f° r t beb ‘ superfluous vitality. 
Education; every periodical is speculating y ou - If it be simply to earn dollars and cents, changeableweather here tended to disc 
•x * x a -r-, a, means bv which vou mav live tencliimr ;<? nr»t such exercises. The vacillations of te 
upon its importance and progress. Even the D0 . tnre. nnnWrf with 
“Right and bravely done,” said the father; 
that speaks well for regarding the future 
The i with care, and is becoming in a young hus- 
‘ ‘ I have eaten mine and thrown the stone 
. - r- — your appropriate profession. You can earn ture, contrasted with England, were referred to awa y, said the youngest, “beside which, 
welcome Rural bears upon its pages much to money at a j esg eX p ense 0 f conscience in some a3 causbl g uiuch of the ill-health of America. mot her gave me half of hers. Oh ! it tasted 
interest the learn-loving community. The other way, and not be a stumbling-block be- The vegetative life of the American, and at- so sweet and so meltmg m my mouth.” 
teacher hails with delight those columns styled fore the rolling wheels of education’s moving tendant pale complexion, narrow face, faulty t been nrudenwever itwa ■ verv 
Educational, for he is ever seeking the right, chariot. I would advise you to abandon at teeth, spare outlines, fatigued features, were und and c bild-like and disDlavs wisdoxr 
. . _ . 0 1-111 a!’ — j 1 .* a • al fin v nwino' tn tnp nptirm of tho olommifc! , 1 .. r J 
Educational, for he is ever seeking the 
inquiring how and in what way he can best once all thoughts of teaching, and enlist in all only owing to the action of the elements and enough for your years 
1 • J onmn no um< in J_thfi lTlTnOnnftrftnlft fl.erpnPIPS Wlt.n wVllpll WOO tiT 1 _ _ J _ 
govern and teach for the benefit of his school. 
Having had some experience as a teacher in 
some other calling in which you could render the imponderable agencies with which he was “Yhave picked up the stone,” said the 
some other than menial service. surrounded. There was not, however, the lec- second son, “ which my little brother threw 
But if it be to build up men and women of turer stated, material difference in the longevi- away, cracked it and eaten the kernel; it was 
^ summer schools, I at length resolved to try a capacious and powerful minds and of noble *7 ^ tbe inhabitants of Old England and the sweet to taste, but my peach I have sold for 
{ winter term. Thus I engaged a small school hearts, toil on. Gird yourself with strength denizens of New England. The American had so much money, that when I go to the city I 
in a back district in the county of C-_ 
The school-house was situated about half a 
hearts, toil on. Gird yourself with strength denizens ol i\ew England. 'The American had so mucn money, that when I go to the city I 
of body and mind, and prepare for self-denial strength ot endurance—few lotus eaters or laz- ca 5, bu 7 twelve ot them, 
and great endurance. Look not for earthly zaron i are among them. The body of the L e ^ a ^ nt sboob: bls bead reprovingly, 
.. , . , reward of perishable material, but think what American is chastened and prepared for life, Beware my boy of avarice. Pru- 
m. e from the mam road, at the foot of a high those heroine whose minds and hearts you are «?> the scourges of the lawless d ““ e i'hmehKi 
hill; ou the right was a thick forest whose now moulding. If with the setting sun you elements. There is little blood and much guard thccniychild “omthefcdeof andser 
towering hemlocks seemed to bid defiance to lie down upon your couch all worn and weary, uerve in the sharp-featured Roman for the And you Edmund ?” asked the father, turn- 
the warring elements. Back of the school- 
house was a pond, which in times of high wa¬ 
ter, quite surrounded it. 
think not you lie there forgotten. You have uew Republic. 
a mighty co-worker engaged iu the same 
glorious enterprise. Think it not strange, as Good Rule, 
w ivepuDlic. ing to his third son, who frankly replied: 
---j “I have given my peach to the son of our 
Good Rule.— Banish all books at recitation I neighbor, the sick George, who has had the 
you close your eyes in sleep, that you see beau- except in reading. Ask two questions out of f e . ver - Re would not take it, so I left it on 
x.*ft.i _• i.x_ i__x_ x i * i i .a xu- e _ _ _ • u * -i-k. .i . his hpiJ ami have inst. aattia awav ” 
and laying schemes, for the accomplishment of t0 /he third heaven. J fie soil ot God was question asked betore dismissed trom the class. I “Brother Edmund!” thtAhree exclaimed 
iny task. Time passed on, and Monday morn m *oi^teiedunto (>} angels ; and those same an- Lull on scholars promiscuously. Let them! aloud; “ brother Edmund . 
found me earlv in the school-rnnm having gels are still ministering spirits. question the teacher, and each other. Keep Edmund was still and silent; and the moth- 
found me earlv in the school-room having & vl5 ' aie suu umnstenug spints. question tne teacner, and each other. Keep Edmund was still and silent; and the motlr 
.... . . . , Tf As you awake and address yourself to the every eye fixed and every mind active. Do er kissed him with tears of joy.in her eyes, 
built a brisk fire and dusted the room (which studies of the opening day, be not surprised at u °t usually sit before a class. The class must 
I am sorry to say was far from being clean.) your renewed strength and fire of soul. Some see the teacher enthusiastic. Be quick—be 
I sat down to read, waiting the arrival of mv P eo P^ e have bread to eat that others know precise—be in earnest .—Racine Teacher. 
i am sorry io say was mr rrom neing clean,] your renewed sirengm and nre ot soul. Some see ine reacner enthusiastic. Be quick—be Answer to Historical Enigma -in No. 274. 
I sat down to read, waiting the arrival of my P e °ple have bread to eat that others know precise—be in earnest.— Racine Teacher. ; —The Ampkydionic Council. 
pupils. Presently a hoarse heavy tread was R ot °*\ Be faithful and hopeful. Lean upon --—- Answer to Arithmetical Problem in No. 274. 
heard iu the entry, and looking up I saw sust . a , in ® Evincible fidelity, good humor, and com- -98,301, 851,783 inches. 
neenino' throno-h the kev hnle firat A hlox. 1 - cieatl0n - And it jou fall then, know that placency of temper, outlive all the charms of Answer to Algebraical Problem in No. 274. 
peepin 0 through the key-hole, first a black your work is done, and the “ master is come a fine face, and make the decay of it invisible i — Sixty-two and one-half feet. 
eye, then a blue, whereupon the door suddenly and calleth for thee.”— Racine Teacher. Tattler. ' Answer to Riddle in No. 274. —Letter E. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
THE RECOMPENSE. 
BY IDA FA1RFIKI.D. 
O deem it not a wasted thing, 
To turn aside and lend 
A hand to help, in his great need, 
Thy neighbor as thy friend. 
“ Thy bread upon the waters cast,” 
And years, perchance, may roll, 
Yet sure the refluent wave will bear 
A blessing to thy soul. 
Think not the germ of truth is lost 
On error’s wayward child, 
Some flowers will burst to sudden bloom, 
Amid the rocky wild. 
Sow thou in faith, and patient wait, 
For dew and rain must come, 
And suns must rise and set, ere thou 
Can’st hear thy harvest home. 
Speak gently to the erring one, 
Though dark may be the stain, 
Which in an evil hour, hath cast 
Its blackness o’er his name. 
A Mother’s voice, a Sister’s smile, 
Perchance that kindly word. 
Some hidden fount of tenderness, 
Within his heart has stirred. 
Greet with warm heart, and open hand, 
The needy at thy door, 
For he hut “ lendeth to the Lord,” 
Who “ giveth to the poor.” 
Remember what our Saviour saith, 
“A cup of water free, 
Or food, or clothes, to one of the-e, 
Ye give it unto Me.” 
And if thou can’st not always trace. 
In life’s too thorny way, 
The sure reward which thou had’st hoped 
Thy kindness to repay. 
Think not that He who doth i! the end 
From the beginning see,” 
Will, in the day of great accounts, 
Forget a crown for thee. 
Independence, N. Y., March, 1855. 
GOD SEEN IN ALL HIS WORKS. 
In that beautiful part of Germany which 
borders on the Rhine, there is a noble castle 
which, as you travel on the western banks of 
the river, you may see lifting its ancient tow¬ 
ers on the opposite side, above the grove of 
trees about as old as itself. 
About forty years ago there lived in that 
castle a noble gentleman, whom we shall call 
Baron-~. The baron had only one son, 
who was not only a comfort to his father, but 
a blessing to all who lived on his father’s land. 
It happened on a certaia occasion that this 
young man being from home, there came a 
French gentleman to see the baron. As soon 
as this gentleman came into the castle, he be¬ 
gan to talk of his heavenly Father in terms 
that chilled the old man’s blood, on which the 
baron reproved him, saying, “ Are you not 
afraid of offending God, who reigns above, by 
speaking in such a manner ?” The gentleman 
said he knew nothing about God, for he had 
never seeu him. The baron did not notice 
at this time, what the gentleman said, but the 
next morning took him about his castle 
grounds, and took occasion first to show him 
a very beautiful picture that hung upon the 
wall. The gentleman admired the picture 
very much, and said, “ Whoever drew this 
picture knows very well how to use his 
pencil.” 
“ My son drew that picture,” said the baron. 
“ Then your son is a very clever man,” said 
the gentleman. 
Tne baron went with the gentleman into 
the garden, and showed him many beautiful 
flowers and plantations of forest-trees. 
“Who has the ordering of this garden?” 
asked the gentleman. 
“ My son,” replied the baron, “ he knows 
every plant, I may say, from the cedar of 
Lebanon to the hyssop on the wall.” 
“ Indeed!” said the gentleman, “ I shall 
think very highly of him soon.” 
The baron then took him into the village 
and showed him a small, neat cottage, where 
his son had established a school, and where 
he caused all young children, who had lost 
their parents, to be received and nourished at 
his own expense. The children and the gen¬ 
tleman were very much pleased, and when he 
returned to the castle he said to the baron : 
“ What a happy man you are to have so 
good a son!” 
“ How do you know I have so good a son?” 
“ Because I have seen his works, and I 
know that he must be good and clever, if he 
has done all that you have showed me.” 
“ But you have never seen him.” 
“ No, but I know him very well, because I 
judge of him by his works.” 
“ True,” replied the baron, “ and this is the 
way I judge of the character of our heavenly 
Father. I know from his works that he is a 
being of infinite wisdom, and power and good¬ 
ness.” 
The Frenchman felt the force of the reproof, 
and was careful not to offend the good baron 
any more by his remarks. 
Forbearance. —It is not so great a matter 
to live lovingly with good natnred, with hum 
ble and meek persons ; but he that can do so 
with the immoral, with the wilful and the ig¬ 
norant, with the peevish and the perverse, he 
only hath true charity ; always remembering 
that solid, true peace of God, consists rather 
in being complied with ; in suffering and for¬ 
bearing rather than in contention, and victory. 
Those who put off repentance till another 
day, have a day more to repent of, and a day 
less to repent in. 
The noblest remedy for injuries is oblivion. 
Light injuries are made lighter by not regard¬ 
ing them. 
Every day well spent, lessens the task that 
God has sent us. 
