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, AIL.Y ix¥ . HE WAILY LiXA MIN SR H'© UJ TL; PLAY the truth. There are accusations so terri- wretch!’ The small boy would ‘‘begone,” is issaec every evening, ly C ~ ble, so defiling, that, when a man has and laugh and rejoice that so kindly, < ; . C amen proved them a they stick to - en pats erratic, mas @: had taken the place Q raminery Puhiichi sou, him. such an accusation abor of the ‘‘warrior. i he EXaminey t ublishing Go. a By Chazles Reade. under, and a judge and jury have branded| I must again request you not to lose sight m their office, corner of Water and > R BORER ee ee me. Hf they had called me a murderer, I of that word “explain,” and atthe same , Streets, Charlottetown, \ . 4 [HAM has now on hand the LARGEST AND CHAPTER LI. —( Continued. ) would have told you; but that is such a time beg permission to nention another of Prince Edward Island e BEST STOCK OF ‘Come, coma.’ said the General. ‘be “tty crime. I feared ‘the prejudices of the | my school-raasters. Then my parents Rares of Supserterion : quiet, both of yan, aud Idt’me say my esy? world. I dreaded to see your face alter to moved to another village I was of course Six M $2 50 (To Robert.) *Ycu had better turn your M. Yes, I trembled, and hesitated, and sent to school, and went oue whole day, or the i wo [ ra ~ head away, for I am a straightforward asked myself whether a man is bound to rather to the two school sestions of one day. 0 50 t) LIPPEAS OVERSH man; and Iam going to show her you are ®Pcat a foul slander against himself, even The master was known as “Jimmy Me- : >= ; il 5 not a villian, bata madman. This Robert “Be? thirteen shallow men have said it, and Bride. Perhaps tho familiar term may lead 2 Advertising at most moderate rates. 3 : ot bei _ ,.. made the lie law.’ ‘you to think that “Jimmy” was young,

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Penfold’ wroté me a letier, imploring me to find him some honest employment, how- ever menial.’ That looked well, and I made him my gardener. ‘He was a capital gardener, but one fine day he caught sight of you. You are a lovely girl, though you don't seem to know it; and he as: a mad- Helen vittered an ejaculation of great surprisd 'The General resumed: ‘He can only have seen you at a distance or you would have recognized him; but (really it is laughable) he saw you somehow, though you did not see him, and— well, his insanity hurt him- self, and did not hurt you. You remember

‘There,’ said Genéral Rolleston, ‘‘I| eiminutive, and possessed of little force of thought how it would be, Helen; you have character... Notse. ‘Jimmy’ was about tormented him into, defending himself, 40 years of age, tall, slim, sedate,yet bland. tooth and nail; so now, we shall have the, Whenspoken to he was always politely ac- old story; he is innocent; I never knew ajcosted as Mr, McBride; when spoken of, copvict,.that wasn’t, if he found a fool to/the whole community, cld and young, listen to him. 1 decline to heat another | irreverently called him “Jimmy” McBride. word. You needn’t ‘exctsé yourself for; Now, ‘Jimmy’ was always dressed in the changing your name; I excuse it, and that} highest style of the tailor’s art, with

is enough. But the boat is waiting, and we can’t stay to hear you justify a felony.’

‘lL aM NOT A FELON, I aM A MARTYR.’ (To be continwed;)

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how he suspected burglars, and watched | “BXPLAIN.”

night after night under your window. ' That was out of love for you. His insanity | took the form of fidelity and humble de- ‘votion. He got a wound for his paius, poor fellow, and you made Arthur Wardlaw ‘get him a clerk’s place.’

| ‘Arthur Wardlaw,’ cried Seaton. ‘it to him I owed it? ialond.

| Said Helen: ‘He hates poor Arthur, | ‘his benefactor.’ Then to Penfold: ‘If you ‘are that James Seaton, you received a letter |from me.’

‘I did,’ said Penfold; and putting his hand in his bosom, he drew out a letter ‘and showed it to her.

‘Let me see it,’ said Helen. | ‘Oh, no! don’t take this from me, too,’ said he piteously.

General Rolleston continued. ‘The day you sailed he disappeared; and I am afraid not without some wild idea of being in the same ship with you. This was very repre- hensible. Do you hear, youngman? But what is the consequence? You get ship- wrecked together, and the young madman takes such care of youthkat I find you well and hearty, and calling him your guardian angel. And—another thing to his eredit—he has set his wits to work to restore you to the world. These ducks, one of which brings me here? Of course it was he who contrived that, not you. Young man, you must learn to look things in the face; this young lady is not of your} sphere, to begin; and, in the next place, she is engaged to Mr. Arthur Wardlaw; and I am come out in his steamboat to take her to him. And as for you, Helen, take my advice; think what most convicts are, com- pared to this one. Shut your eyes entirely to his folly, as I shall; and let you and I think only of his good deeds, and so make him all the return we can. You and I will go on board the steamboat directly; and, when we are there, we can tell Moreland there is somebody else on the island” He then turned to Penfold, and said: ‘My daughter and I will keep in the after part of the vessel, and anybody else that likes can leave the ship at Valparaiso. Helen, I know it is wrong; but what can I do? 1 am so happy. You are alive and well; how can | punish or afflict a human creature to-day? and, above all, how can J crush this unhappy young man, without whom I should never have seen you again in the world? My daughter! my dear lost child!’ And he held her at arm’s length and gazed at her, and then drew her to his bosom; and for him Robert Penfold ceased to exist except asa man that had saved his daughter.

‘Papa,’ said Helen, after a long pause,

‘just make him tell why he could not trust me. Why he passed hiniself off to me asa clergyman.’ ‘l ama clergyman,’ said Robert Penfold. ‘Oh!’ said Helen, shocked to find him so hardened, as she thought. She lifted her hands to Heaven, and the tears streamed from her eyes, ‘Well, sir,’ said she, faintly, ‘I see [cannot reach yourconscience. One question more, and then I have done with you forever. Why in all these months that we have been alone, and that you have shown me the nature, I don’t say of an honest man, but of an angel—yes, papa, of an angel—why could you not show me one humble virtue, sincerity} It belongs to a man. Why could you not say: ‘I have committed one crime in my life,but repented forever; judge by this confession, and by what you have seen of me, whether I shall ever commit another. Take me asI am, and esteem me as 4 penitent and more worthy man; but I will not deceive you and pass for a paragon.’ Why could you not say as much as this to me? If you loved me, why deceive me so cruelly?

These words, uttered no longer harshly, but ina mournful, faint, despairing voice, produced an effect the speaker little ex- pected. Robert Penfold made two attempts to speak, but though he opened his mouth, and his lips quivered, he could get no word out. He began to cheke with emotion; and, though he shed no tears, the convul- sidn that goes with weeping in weaker natures overpowered him in a way that was almost terrible.

‘Coufound it!’ said General Rolleston, ‘this is monstrous of you, Helen; it is bar- barous of you. You are not like your poor mother.’

She was pale and trembling, and had tears flowing; but she showed her native obstinacy. She said hoarsely: ‘Papa, you are blind. He must answer me. He knows he mtst!’

‘I must,’ said Robert Penfold, gasping still. Then be manned himself by a mighty effort, and repeated, with dignity. ‘I will.’ There was a pause, while the young man still struggled for composure and self- command.

‘Was I not often on the point of telling

‘Was and he groaned

A PAPER READ BY MR. WILLIAM KENNEDY, BEFORE THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES, CHARLOTTETOWN, FEB, Is7, 1884.

_ Ut will be as well for those present to bear in mind the title of my paper, as they may wonder, as I proceed, what in-the name of

,common sense the word ‘‘Explain” has to

do with the subject in hand.

I always did Jike to hob-nob or fraternize with school teachers. They, unlike too many with whom we come in contact, are persons possessed of ideas, some of whom give emphatic expression to those ideas at the end of a birch rod, I am not sure but my handsand shoulders may still show signs of these communications.

Among the most pleasing recollections of my life are those of my intercourse with many teachers of New Brunswick and Eastern Maine during the seven years in which I kepta bookstore at Calais, Maine.

Among my then school teacher acquaint- ances was a Prince Edward Islander named Donald Livingston. He was a gentlemanly person, of retiring disposition and habits ; but sad to say that shortly after I became acquainted with him, while teaching near St. Stephen, he passed to “that bourne whence no traveller réturns.” A touching tribute to the memory of his friend and co-laborer in the teacher's field—this same

Mr, Livingston-—may be found im one of the vols. of our venerable, gentle, and genial island poet, John LePage.

About the same time 1 hecame acquainted with another native of Prince ward Island, a Dr. John Walker, who, in a short

time, had worked himself into the good-

will of the Calais community, and am ex-

cellent practice. The Dr. was not, nor ever had been, a school teacher, but he

had been moulded as a lad by Prince Fad-

ward Island teachers so as to develope us a

man into an intelligent gentleman, and a

successful practicing physician. The Dr.

often spoke to me of the Island, the home

of his boyhood, and he was not too proud

to tell me that when a boy he had often

sold fish on the Square. It was the first

time, and years before I saw it, that I ever

heard of that memorable and historic spot,

Charlottetown Square. It must be half a century since the Dr. stood asa lad on the Square, and this period of time would

almost lead to the reflection as to how long

the incense from the fish-carts had rolled

up to the heavens from our local Billings-

gate.

But, to return.a little. The teachers of the time I speak of, and of which Mr.

Livingstone and Mr. LePage were

types, immediately followed the age of what I shall term the Warrior Schoolmasters,

who were adepts in the use of the rod, the long flat ruler, and the ‘“‘taws.” It was my good or bad fortune, when a boy, to attend the school kept by one of the last— at least in the vicinity of where I was lo- cated—of these warrior teachers, Just as the last stroke of the 9 o’clock bell rung from the little tower at the top of the

schoolhouse, the master would enter the portal of the schoolroom, and with stern countenance and determined mein, march

up to the schocl armory, his desk, grasp the ‘‘taws,” tuck the handle firmly under his arm, then turn and survey the room.

It needed no crier to utter “‘silence!” That attribute or condition reigned scpreme, I will try and describe that dreaded, but I now hope obsolete weapon, the ‘‘taws.” It had a plural name, but was singular in its effects—-nothing that I have ever seen had such power to stir the blood of the small boy, as the ‘‘taws.” The handle of the article was about eighteen inches long, of veritable birch, with the bark left on, perhaps for orna- ment, and was better than an inch in diameter. The other part was a leather strap, about afoot long, slit with thongs for the greater part of its length, and the uncut end was firmly fastened to the birch stick. Mr. Haverty, the teacher I speak of, was a firm believer in the theory that the only practical way to convey informa- tion to the boy was by way of the fingers or shoulders, and not through precept and gentle admonition, He was enthusiastic, judged from his actions, on the ee of the circulation of the blood as was Harvey the great discoverer. When a boy gota blow with the ‘‘taws,” accompanied with words of wisdom, the howl—not of pleasure—convinced the, master that the disired knowledge had reached the seat of intellect.

This warrior was succeeded by a gentle creature. He was the only specimen of a stage-struck schoolmaster I ever met. On the street, or in the schoolroom, he con- atantly assumed tragic attitudes. Great

or hints, had they been fortunate enough to have met Mr. Lysle. It was a source of infinite amusement to the small keys and others, when he would dismiss a culprit

Miss Rolleston, you don’t know what agony

should never have told it to you? But, oh, \y may be to an unfortunate man to tell

scholar, guilty of some infringement of

‘ychool regulations, with ‘‘Begone! ye

tragedians might have received ‘‘points,”)

; boots polished to perfection, and when he appeared on the streets, he always carried in his hand a large sulk handkerchief by the four corners, and when aspeck of dust alighted on his immaculate boots, he would stop, summarily whisk it off, and then pro- ceed on his way.

The school to my mind was a little pandemonium. Each scholar was studying his lesson aloud, The classes in reciting were obliged to shout still louder, and the effect was ludicrous in the extreme. When I went home towards evening | told my father that I should go to that school no more, and gave my reasons. The sense of the ridiculous was always strong in my father, and what with the air of prececious wisdom I assumed, and the story told of the scenes in the school room, he actually acquiesced in my abstention from school- going. The next day “Jimmy” called, and I was compelled to tell him to his face my eleven-year-old objections to his method of school-keeping. ‘‘Jimmy’’ smiled a a sorrowful smile, and mildly said that I was too young to form an opinion. It seemed to me, however, that away back of that smile, and the seemingly benign look, I could perceive a somewhat ferocious gleam of old Adam, which plainly said : **You young scamp, if I only had you alone for fifteen minutes in my schoolroom, I would teach you better manners than that of criticising your elders.”

Now I never was aschoolmaster, nor ever expect to be one, yet I stand in a position somewhat like the young man who boasted that he came near being married once—he asked a young lady to have him, but she said ‘no,’ had she said ‘‘yes,”’ he would have been married sure enough. I was strongly urged once in Nova Scotia to teach aschool; but fully recognizing the great responsibility resting on the school teacher, in common with the young lady mentioned, i resisted the wooing and said ‘‘no,’’ also, As to whether I would have been an acceasion to the teaching fraternity, | am too modest to express an opinion. Under these circumstances, perhaps I am not com- petent to offer suggestions to teachers; but at the risk of exciting your disapprobation or derision I shall offer an opinion on the subject cf grammar-teaching, suggested by my own experience as a boy and a scholar, And this is the exact place where that word “Explain” comes in. . Every teacher should be a walking dictionary of easy words in several volumes. They should explain and explain, and reiterate their explanations of the terms in grammar met with by young scholars. And here let me also say that no scholar should be compelled to study that which he is not able to com- prehend. Their age and capacity to receive should be carefuily considered, At the time I speak of I know that studies were forced on myself and others not suited to our undeveloped mental czpacity. I hope such is not the case to-day.

Not a single term in grammar should be slurred over by teacher or scholar. Every possibile way should be used by the teacher to enable the scholar to grasp and compre- hend grammatical terms. I was made to memorise certain lessons in grammar which informed me (or rather did not inform me, as I did not understand their meaning) that etymology, syntax and prosody, constituted the great principles of grammar; and I re- peated, parrot-like, rules about indicative, imperative, and potential moods, and past, present, future and pluperfect tenses, etc., etc. The real meaning of the words were not explained to me nor to my fellow scho- lars, that I can recollect; and I am free to say that even at this time I do not fully know the meaning of many of the gramma- tical terms I encountered when a boy, for in after life, whenever ] came across the terms, I recognised them as old enemies, and vigorously skipped them.

If not out of place I would remark that all those hard-headed old chaps who wrote grammars, seein to have had a soft spot about them, Every grammer which fell under my observation seemed got up as a text-book on sparking. All of them had several pages devoted to the term of “I love,” and as if it was a sweet morsel to roll under the tongue they rung all the changes on the term which the language would permit; and the sly old dogs called it “‘a verb.” They furthermore told us that a verb denotes action—to be, to do, or to suffer. How much they may have suffered in connection with the term in question is past finding out, as Dundreary would say, but the small boy has always suffered terri- ble tribulation from it, and as he becomes so disgusted with the term in school days, I wonder he has ever anything to do with the subjeet in after life.

The grammar maker, after blurting out ‘1 love,” as misery likes company, immediately follows with ‘*‘Thou Lovest” and He Loves, thus showing that they understand all about other people’s business as well as their own,

And now, as I have no doubt, brought to your minds the old matter of the few grains of wheat amongst an immense mass of chaff, I shall conclude this learned and exhaustive |paper with a quotation from one of the great poets—was it Milton who wrote :

‘* A little nonsense now and then

Is relished by the best of men ”?