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OnwarD! To be a useful Christian teacher was the
great wish and purpose of his life; and he exercised
himself with this in view, just as one who means to.be
a great general exercises himself in military exercises,
This made his labour light, and turned work into play.
Instead of groaning under his daily burden, he made
school pursuits his recreation and delight,

Carl and Ludwig were seated in the back piazza of
the academy, trying to keep cool, on a midsummer
morning. ‘The earth was covered with its fullest green.
The air was scented with the Bermuda grape, and
valerian, and roses. Pinks and verbenas sparkled in
the borders. A colony of martins kept all in a chatter
about their mimic house. The two young emigrants
were talking over their plans; for Ludwig had now
caught the prevailing enthusiasm to be a teacher,

“Continue, Mr. Adler, if you please,” said Ludwig,
“the account you were giving me of young Sybel, out
of the German volume which Mademoiselle Ursula
sent you.”

Carl went to his room for the volume, and proceeded
as follows :—

 

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