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GENTLEMEN: Us this is an age of putting, per
NIT me, through your Native columns, to notice
the "Juvenile" exhibition OF Mr.. GATES scholars,
on Tuesday evening last, in the First Ward. My
object is not to crticse and, if it was, there could
be no possible rom for it,) but barely to make
mention of the e,hibition and to call the attention
of your readers, in that Ward, generally, TO the
School.


/ The exhibition on this occasion was one OF
uncommon interest, aad went oil with great eclat;
and, indeed it is not often we are permitted TO en-
Joy such treat The number of Mr.. G.'s scho-
lars amounts to about forty; and the number OF
performers amounted to something like ten or fit-
teen-their ages varying from twelve to sixteen.
The Church, say Church, for it was i'll one OF
those good and quiet places OF worship, mean
the Quaker meeting house, where the exhibition
was held, and, Ibelieve, occupied, in part, as Mr.
G.'s school-house-was filled entire, as many OF
the airer part of creation were compelled to stand
until the close of the exercises. ..


The scene was truly enchanting-fathers and
mothers, brothers and sisters, together with many
disinterested spectators, were scarcely able to con-
ceal those heartfelt emotions of overwhelming joy
in beholding these amateur performers in the diff
terent branches, such as French, Latin, and
English.


This worthy gentleman has been located but a
few months in that section of the City, and his
teaching has been attended with more than com
mon success.


Thus, gentlemen, are springng up around you,
and, perchance, unknown to many of your read
ers, the seed of your own native soil, vegetating
and maturing fast for aspeedy harvest; and few
more shoWers-I mean showers of sound practi-
cal teachng-such as have already fallen among
them, at the hands of their present cultivator,
will cause them to take deeper root in their natal
land, and he who is now watching over them with
parental care and fondness, WILL in coming life,
be rejoced to behold them arrayed in manhoods $
garb, the vigilant watchmen Of their country S
Freedom.


In conclusion, I will tender Mr.. GATES ma
grateful Acknowledgements for his kind invitation
to this exhibition; and more particularly so, as it
was one free Of charge; and felt myself Just as
well contented as though | had been witness to
a Forrest or Booth. For, gentlemen, you must
know, that we did not attend on this occasion
merely to hear few artculations and be witnesses
to some youthful gestures, but to see fierce com
bat with the broadsword making the old saying
still true-the longer we live, the more we see.


Iwould say to those parents who have children
in the surrounding neighborhood, send them to
Mr.. GATES, for in him they will find an accom-
plished teacher, worthy and amiable man.
P. S.-For terms Of tuition, call upon Mr. G..
at his school-room.


Washington City. SPECTATOR.