. Life and reminiscences from birth to manhood of Wm. G. Johnston . tarry banner; so thestaff came in contact with the cord, which instantlysnapped, and down came the multiplication table with anoise perfectly stunning. The marching for that daywas ended. The next school I attended was on Third Street, above Wood, taught by a Mrs. D . The memories that cluster around that school may be likened to the con-fused recollections of a hideous nightmare. The text-books were equally cheery objects. I remember one,—Tytiers Universal History; —its leaves of an un-pleasant dark shade were compactly print
. Life and reminiscences from birth to manhood of Wm. G. Johnston . tarry banner; so thestaff came in contact with the cord, which instantlysnapped, and down came the multiplication table with anoise perfectly stunning. The marching for that daywas ended. The next school I attended was on Third Street, above Wood, taught by a Mrs. D . The memories that cluster around that school may be likened to the con-fused recollections of a hideous nightmare. The text-books were equally cheery objects. I remember one,—Tytiers Universal History; —its leaves of an un-pleasant dark shade were compactly printed from smalltype, and the subject-matter was as dry as the flesh of amummy. And there was a geography which presentedto the youthful mind for its contemplation, on the veryfirst pages, such delightful and inviting themes asspheres, hemispheres, poles, equatorial and zone lines,etc. Children were seldom then, as is too often the case 92 Candy Stores. now, permitted to handle much money. What fell to mylot, as to some others I knew, found depositories to which. OBLIVIOUS TO STRINGS. we resorted with little delay, and as much frequency aspossible. One of these was the humble store of a Mrs. First Ward Public School. 93 Matty Moore, famous, as all juveniles were aware, for itstaffy. Another was the confectionery and candy storeof Mr. Peter Beard, on Wood Street, where rows of jarsof toothsome sweets made our eyes sparkle in beholdingthem, while they proved irresistibly tempting; especiallyas we had bitter experiences that the big copper cents, asalso the half-cents then in common use, wore great holesin our pockets. My next educational experience began early in the year1836, at the First Ward public school on Ferry Street,between Fourth and Liberty Streets. The school build-ing was the first erected expressly for that purpose inPittsburgh. Previous to its opening there had been fora short time a public school in an old frame building atthe foot of Irwin Street, possibly for th
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