From the Yankee
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From the Yankee


PLEASURES OF COUNTRY SCHOOL KEEPING.


But few Of our readers are acquainted
with country school keeping, as it is gene
rally practised in the villages and by-ways
of our land, where children are taught by
the reckoning Of the ferruIe, Or the whiz-
zing of the switch. Few are acquainted
with the downright clever country school
ma5ter-the great man Of the district, to
whom the old men look up with wonder,
and the young with awe.-Few know the
openhearted, generous manner in which
he is treated by the farmers of the districts.
Did you ever 60 to country party, and
see the boys and gals" seated round
roaring fire, in the two sides of the huge
re.place-Watching intensely every mo-
tion of the " master and not daring to O.
pen their mouths till be had broke the ST.
:or&5u, either BY talking about the weather,
or by proposing TO play button ? Did you
never play button yourself--and hear the
gals judging each other all round to "kiss
the master, kiss the master. Have you
not seen the eyes Of a handsome. hearty,
healthy one, sparkling outright when the
master chose her in the play Of FLANDERS
while marching round the room to the tune
ol---ChuSo ger traI I4U n0,C-0r-neUer-her
fingers entWined with his, and her heart
beating as If it would bang through her
side? 1--we you never watched the mo-
tons - belle of the district, when she
was called forth to dance French four, a
long reel, or a shudle-how she would trip
over the sanded floor to the sound of a
three-siriDged fiddle, with a quick step,
and more brilliant eye-her head reclin-~
ing on her shoulders, and her whole coun-
tenance beaming with pleasure-and all
for why her partner was the SchooEmas-
ter !


By-and-by too as the evening advances,
when the apples are placed in corner
and the cider is sizzling at the edge OF
the hearth, all the gIances, the oglings, or
as they call 'em there, the sleeps eyes,
are thrown upon the man of the ferrule
from eyery side. Then comes the snap
ming of aDpe-seed and happy is he of the
birch if he escapes from the invisible shot.
He now begins to throw OF his dignity,
and to mincie with the rest in the chit chat
lof the place to talk Of sleigh-rides, husk-
ings, and so-forth--parties heldin by-gone
DAYS of the courtlng stories that are flying
over hill and vallev--that he is partial to
s.ch d.. =u.h ore. likes neighbour thIS nr
tl4.'s .@.z z..'er Hsas..a; ar is ."ing t. ne