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Article THURLOGH, THE MILESIAN. ← Page 4 of 18 →
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Thurlogh, The Milesian.
go hand in hand with his descriptions . In an instant the spirit of the author sparkled in his every look—every gesture bespoke it—while in the diction he would infuse such a burst of vitality as would appropriate the character in identity with his own . ' ' Professors , " said the host , handing Thurlogh to the dinner table , " are , on all occasions , presented with a chair ; and you are now doubly entitled thereto , both in that capacity , and as being my guest . " Charles then related
to his father the stories of the narcissus and hyacinth , as narrated to him by Thurlogh ; and , such is the force of example in early years , his manner betrayed no small portion of that sensibility impacted to the narrative by Thurlogh before . Put how to manage about the schooling was yet to be considered : and for this also his good fortune furnished him with a ready expedient . Being , as already stated , tolerably expert at Greek and Latin , he volunteered his services to the principal of the neighbouring academy , to teach the junior classes
, on condition of receiving instruction himself ' in return , in the more advanced authors . The proposal having been acceded to , he entered at once upon his office . He went through all the difficulties of his situation with the most gratifying facility . Those who were beyond him at his onset , even by many years ' advance , were distanced within the period of one half year ! so that by that time twelve month , having passed through till the intermediate classes to the first on the catalogue , the public examination at the ensuing recess declared him indisputably the primus victor !
CHAPTER XV . No one could be fonder of active recreations than was Thurlogh—no one ever enjoyed them with greater rapture or with purer ecstasy . And ns to those day-dreams of his hopes , those illusions of his mind ' s prolificacy , they never reigned more despotically than at this particular time—deriving
vigour from the pride and triumph of his studies , and fomenting his general ardour by the antcpnst of success in these . But , as the shadow does the hod )' , so does envy ever accompany merit ' : nor was its rancour abated or , indeed , likely to be abated in Thurlogh ' s case . The galling superiority with which he bore off the palm in all the graceful developments of Celisthenie exhibitions , with the caustic severity of his retaliation on every manifestation of petty spleen , procured him the unmitigated hate of many of his senior school-fellows , who were willing enough to
concede his eminence in literary particulars . As an instance of the extent to which such jealousies may he carried , 1 shall relate an anecdote of those days , which whether we consider its fiendish suggestion , or its ludicrous , though almost fatal and providential reversal , has very few parallels in school-boy annals . Killaruey , that most enchanting spot of nature's residence , was , of all places in the world , the exact locality where this school , which can boast of giving maturity to our hero ' s education , was situated . A favourite
amusement with the boys on occasions of any particular indulgence , was to go boating on the lakes which beautify the glad aspect of this consecrated region , and wh eh has furnished theme for encomium to tourists from time immemorial . During one of these excursions Thurlogh happened to he placed beside a lad , whose ill-will he had provoked , by eclipsing hiin at some feat . They rowed along the lower lake by the side of JiiisfiiJ / eii , until they arrived at the foot of Tornies Wood , where they bad agreed to disembark , with a view to explore the source of the cascade which falls here with so tremendous a roar .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Thurlogh, The Milesian.
go hand in hand with his descriptions . In an instant the spirit of the author sparkled in his every look—every gesture bespoke it—while in the diction he would infuse such a burst of vitality as would appropriate the character in identity with his own . ' ' Professors , " said the host , handing Thurlogh to the dinner table , " are , on all occasions , presented with a chair ; and you are now doubly entitled thereto , both in that capacity , and as being my guest . " Charles then related
to his father the stories of the narcissus and hyacinth , as narrated to him by Thurlogh ; and , such is the force of example in early years , his manner betrayed no small portion of that sensibility impacted to the narrative by Thurlogh before . Put how to manage about the schooling was yet to be considered : and for this also his good fortune furnished him with a ready expedient . Being , as already stated , tolerably expert at Greek and Latin , he volunteered his services to the principal of the neighbouring academy , to teach the junior classes
, on condition of receiving instruction himself ' in return , in the more advanced authors . The proposal having been acceded to , he entered at once upon his office . He went through all the difficulties of his situation with the most gratifying facility . Those who were beyond him at his onset , even by many years ' advance , were distanced within the period of one half year ! so that by that time twelve month , having passed through till the intermediate classes to the first on the catalogue , the public examination at the ensuing recess declared him indisputably the primus victor !
CHAPTER XV . No one could be fonder of active recreations than was Thurlogh—no one ever enjoyed them with greater rapture or with purer ecstasy . And ns to those day-dreams of his hopes , those illusions of his mind ' s prolificacy , they never reigned more despotically than at this particular time—deriving
vigour from the pride and triumph of his studies , and fomenting his general ardour by the antcpnst of success in these . But , as the shadow does the hod )' , so does envy ever accompany merit ' : nor was its rancour abated or , indeed , likely to be abated in Thurlogh ' s case . The galling superiority with which he bore off the palm in all the graceful developments of Celisthenie exhibitions , with the caustic severity of his retaliation on every manifestation of petty spleen , procured him the unmitigated hate of many of his senior school-fellows , who were willing enough to
concede his eminence in literary particulars . As an instance of the extent to which such jealousies may he carried , 1 shall relate an anecdote of those days , which whether we consider its fiendish suggestion , or its ludicrous , though almost fatal and providential reversal , has very few parallels in school-boy annals . Killaruey , that most enchanting spot of nature's residence , was , of all places in the world , the exact locality where this school , which can boast of giving maturity to our hero ' s education , was situated . A favourite
amusement with the boys on occasions of any particular indulgence , was to go boating on the lakes which beautify the glad aspect of this consecrated region , and wh eh has furnished theme for encomium to tourists from time immemorial . During one of these excursions Thurlogh happened to he placed beside a lad , whose ill-will he had provoked , by eclipsing hiin at some feat . They rowed along the lower lake by the side of JiiisfiiJ / eii , until they arrived at the foot of Tornies Wood , where they bad agreed to disembark , with a view to explore the source of the cascade which falls here with so tremendous a roar .