Autumn leaves . went to school, fromalways being tardy, he began to learn the alphabetin the middle, and consequently found his appropri-ate place at the tail of every class, for which part hehas had a strong predilection ever since. What Mr. Onslows calling is, we purposely con-ceal, as we would say nothing to impair the benefitof his bad example. What method can be thought 216 AUTUMN LEAVES. of to administer correction and reformation to faultypersons of this description, we do not know. Whatif society should instigate another individual stillmore lax and tardy than this grave offender — ala


Autumn leaves . went to school, fromalways being tardy, he began to learn the alphabetin the middle, and consequently found his appropri-ate place at the tail of every class, for which part hehas had a strong predilection ever since. What Mr. Onslows calling is, we purposely con-ceal, as we would say nothing to impair the benefitof his bad example. What method can be thought 216 AUTUMN LEAVES. of to administer correction and reformation to faultypersons of this description, we do not know. Whatif society should instigate another individual stillmore lax and tardy than this grave offender — alater Onslow, for example — to practise upon himthose very vexations and annoyances which he hasbeen so long inflicting upon all he has had anythingto do with ? To cure and prevent intemperance,the Spartans exhibited a drunkard in his who is plaguing everybody with his foibles maybe ashamed of them perhaps when he views them inanother. If the late Mr. Onslow can thus be cured,future Onslows ^^y^ 1 *~^^ 1 1 i 1 1 M


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