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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at <a href = "https://www.gutenberg.org">www.gutenberg.org</a> + +Title: More Seeds of Knowledge; Or, Another Peep at Charles. + +Author: Julia Corner + +Release Date: February 15, 2004 [eBook #11099] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: US-ASCII + +***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MORE SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE; +OR, ANOTHER PEEP AT CHARLES.*** +</pre> +<br> +<br> +<center><b>E-text prepared by Internet Archive;<br> + The Baldwin Library, University of Florida;<br> + and Andrea Ball and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team</b></center> +<br> +<br> +<hr> +<p> </p> +<a name="image-1"></a> +<p class="ctr"><img src="incas.jpg" width="225" height="289" +alt="THE INCA'S SURPRISE AT SEEING A WATCH" ></p> +<p> </p> +<h3> + The Baldwin Library<br /> + University of Florida +</h3> +<p> </p> +<h1>MORE SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE;</h1> +<h2>OR, ANOTHER PEEP AT CHARLES.</h2> + +<h2>BEING, AN ACCOUNT OF<br /> + CHARLES'S PROGRESS IN LEARNING;<br /> + ABOUT BLACK SLAVES;<br /> + A CONVERSATION ON HISTORY; AND<br /> + MISSIONARIES. +</h2> + +<h3> + BY MISS JULIA CORNER. +</h3> +<h3> + EMBELLISHED WITH SEVEN ELEGANT COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. +</h3> +<p> </p> +<h3> + LONDON +</h3> +<p> </p> +<p> </p> +<h2>CONTENTS</h2> +<p class="toc"><a href="#CH1">CHAP. I.</a></p> +<h4>CHARLES'S PROGRESS IN LEARNING.</h4> +<p class="toc"><a href="#CH2">CHAP. II.</a></p> +<h4>BLACK SLAVES.</h4> +<p class="toc"><a href="#CH3">CHAP. III.</a></p> +<h4>A VISIT TO THE THEATER.</h4> +<p class="toc"><a href="#CH4">CHAP. IV.</a></p> +<h4>CONVERSATION ON HISTORY.</h4> +<p class="toc"><a href="#CH5">CHAP. V.</a></p> +<h4>MISSIONARIES.</h4> +<p> </p> +<p> </p> +<h2>ILLUSTRATIONS</h2> +<p class="toc"><a href="#image-1"> + THE INCA'S SURPRISE AT SEEING A WATCH +</a> +<p class="toc"><a href="#image-2"> + LITTLE CHARLES LEARNING GEOGRAPHY +</a> +<p class="toc"><a href="#image-3"> + THE AFRICAN TORN FROM HIS HOME BY WHITE-MAN +</a> +<p class="toc"><a href="#image-4"> + MAN (Drawing) +</a> +<p class="toc"><a href="#image-5"> + LITTLE CHARLES SEEING A CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME +</a> +<p class="toc"><a href="#image-6"> + CONVERSATIONS IN HISTORY. CHARLES IInd +</a> +<p class="toc"><a href="#image-7"> + THE GOOD MISSIONARY GOING ABROAD +</a> +<p class="toc"><a href="#image-8"> + THE GOOD MISSIONARY TEACHING THE SAVAGES TO BUILD +</a> +<p> </p> +<h2> + MORE SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE;<br > + OR, ANOTHER PEEP AT CHARLES. +</h2> +<a name="CH1"></a> +<p> </p> +<h3>CHAP. I.</h3> +<h4>CHARLES'S PROGRESS IN LEARNING.</h4> +<p> + You have heard a great deal about Charles in the Seeds of Useful + Knowledge; perhaps you would like to hear a little more about him; for, + as he was never tired of learning good things, I might fill many books, + if I were to speak of every thing that his papa and mamma taught him. + But I dare say all the boys and girls who read this, have kind parents + or friends who teach them, as well as Charles's papa and mamma taught + him; so I will only mention such things as they may not perhaps yet have + heard. +</p> +<p> + But first of all, I must tell you what Charles has been doing, since you + heard of him last. He was now a year older than he was then, and he was + also wiser, for he could write pretty well, and read without spelling + the long words; he knew the multiplication table, and the pence table + too; and could do sums in multiplication without a mistake, when he took + pains; but sometimes, when he was careless, or in a hurry, the sums were + wrong: however, I am happy to say that did not happen very often. + Besides all these things, Charles learned grammar, and geography, and + could decline many Latin nouns; which was very well for a little boy not + quite seven years old. But of all his lessons he liked geography best, + he liked to find out places in the maps, and to know whereabouts the + different countries were that he heard people talk of; and then his papa + was often kind to tell him amusing stories about the inhabitants of + those countries, and he also told him what things are brought from them: + for instance, Charles knew that tea grows in China, which is in Asia; + and sugar in the West-Indies; that the rose-wood that his mamma's chairs + and card tables were made of, grew in a country called Brazil in South + America; and that the raisins in the plum-pudding on Christmas day, were + dried grapes, and came from Spain. +</p> +<p> + "Papa," said Charles one night, when he was, as usual, telling his papa + what he had done in the course of the day,—"I wish I might learn more + geography, instead of any grammar; I like it so much better: I like + geography very much, but I do not like grammar at all." +</p> +<p> + "What is your objection to grammar, Charles?" said his papa. +</p> +<p> + "Oh, why—there is nothing amusing in it." +</p> +<p> + "And do you not think there is some other reason for learning, besides + being amused?" +</p> +<p> + "Yes; I think we learn that we may grow wise; but I don't want to leave + off learning, papa; I only want to learn something else, instead of + grammar?" +</p> +<p> + Mr. Barber laughed, and told Charles, that no other kind of knowledge + would be of much use to him without grammar, since nothing else would + teach him to speak or write like a gentleman. +</p> +<p> + "Don't I speak like a gentleman now, papa?" +</p> +<p> + "You speak pretty well for a little boy, my dear; but you often make + mistakes, which we think nothing of now, because we know that when you + have learnt a little more grammar, you will know better; but if you were + to make such mistakes when you are a man, you would be thought an + ignorant person, and not be treated with respect." +</p> +<p> + "Can you tell me of any mistakes I make now papa?" +</p> +<p class="ctr"><a name="image-2"></a> +<img src="geography.jpg" width="289" height="382" +alt="LITTLE CHARLES LEARNING GEOGRAPHY"> +</p> +<p> + "Oh yes, I think I could very soon tell you of a great many. Just now, + when you were standing at the window, I heard you say,—'There goes two + white horses!' now that was a very great blunder, Charles." +</p> +<p> + "Was it, papa;—why?" +</p> +<p> + "Because it showed that you did not know the difference between singular + and plural." +</p> +<p> + "But I do know the difference—singular means one thing, and plural + means more than one." +</p> +<p> + "Exactly, so now try to find out the blunder." +</p> +<p> + Charles repeated the words two or three times, "there goes two white + horses;" but he could not find out what was wrong, and after puzzling + for a long while, he was obliged to give it up, and his papa + said,—"Suppose you had been talking about those horses before you saw + them go by, should you have said, 'there they goes?'" "No," said Charles. +</p> +<p> + "I should have said—'there they go.'" +</p> +<p> + "And why should you have said so?" +</p> +<p> + "Because it is not right to say—'there they goes'; nobody says so, but + very ignorant people indeed; I heard the butcher's boy say so one day; + but then, you know, he is a poor ignorant boy and I dare say has never + learnt any thing." +</p> +<p> + "How did you know that he was an ignorant boy, Charles?" +</p> +<p> + "I knew it by his speaking wrong, papa." +</p> +<p> + "Then you see it was true what I told you that if you speak wrong, + people will directly think you are an ignorant person, as you thought + the butcher's boy." +</p> +<p> + "But I should never say, 'there they goes,'" said Charles, "I know + better than that." +</p> +<p> + "Ah, Charles," said his papa, "you must learn a little more grammar, and + then you will know that you made exactly the same blunder as the + butcher's boy, when you said, 'there <i>goes</i> two white horses,' you + should have said, 'there <i>go</i> two white horses.'" +</p> +<p> + "Should I? I did not know that," said Charles. +</p> +<p> + "Which shews how necessary it is, that you should learn grammar, my + boy, and then you will know that go is plural, and goes is singular, so + that if you are speaking of more than one horse, it is proper to say go, + because we say, 'they go;' but if you are speaking of only one, it is + proper to say goes, because we should say, 'he goes.'" +</p> +<p> + "Thank you, papa, I think I shall remember that, and I will not wish to + leave off grammar, for I see that geography would not teach me to speak + properly; and I should not like to be thought an ignorant man when I + grow up." +</p> +<p> + "I hope not, my dear, and I also hope there is no danger of such a + misfortune, for you have a great many years to learn in; and if you make + good use of them, you will know a great deal by the time you are + twenty." +</p> +<p> + "So I shall," said Charles, "I will learn as much as I can every day." +</p> +<p> + "A very good resolution," said his papa; "education is one of the best + things in the world. I will tell you an entertaining story on this very + subject." +</p> +<p> + "Do, papa, I should like to hear it very much; I am so fond of stories." +</p> +<p> + "But this is a true one, Charles, which makes it all the better. You + have seen in your map of America, a country called Peru?" +</p> +<p> + "Yes," answered Charles; "I saw it this morning, when I was saying my + geography lesson to mamma; I had to say all the countries in South + America, and Peru was one of them." +</p> +<p> + "Well, this country was once governed by a king who was called an Inca, + and his name was Atabalipa; but although he was a king, he knew neither + how to read nor write, for reading and writing were arts that were not + known in America at that time." +</p> +<p> + "What are arts, papa?" +</p> +<p> + "Arts are those things which men have taught themselves to do by their + own skill and invention; making tables and chairs, is an art; Printing + is an art, and a very clever art it is; building is an art; and reading + and writing are arts; but at the time I am speaking of, there were very + few arts known in America, for it was mostly inhabited by savages; and + even in Peru, where they were not savages, they were quite ignorant; + they had no books, and would not have known how to read them if they + had, and they thought they were the only people in the world besides the + savages." +</p> +<p> + "Then, I dare say, they thought themselves very clever fellows," said + Charles, "for all they could not read or write; for you know, papa, if + they thought there was nobody in the world but them and the savages, + they would not know there were any people cleverer than themselves." +</p> +<p> + "No, I have no doubt they were quite satisfied with themselves, my dear, + and not without reason, for they had taught themselves many useful + things; but at last they found out that there were people in the world + who were cleverer than they were as you shall hear. There was a Spanish + soldier, named Pizarro, who happened to hear that there was a great deal + of gold and silver to be found in Peru; so he thought he would go there, + and try if he could not make himself rich. Pizarro was a fierce, cruel + man, but he had been brought up in total ignorance; for his mother was a + very poor woman, and could not afford to send him to school, therefore + he had never learned to read or write. However he could fight, and so he + took a number of other soldiers with him, and went to Peru, where the + people were so surprised at the sight of him and his men, who were not + like any men they had seen before, that they were afraid; therefore the + Spaniards very easily conquered them, and robbed them of their gold, and + at last took the Inca prisoner, and kept him confined in a small room, + where he would have been very unhappy; but that he was very much amused, + by observing how many things the Spaniards knew that he had never before + heard of. +</p> +<p> + "He was astonished to see that they could tell the hour of the day by + their watches, and thought the Europeans must be very wonderful people + indeed, to make such clever things; but what pleased him more than all, + was the art of writing. He could not imagine how one person could know + what another meant by looking at a few black marks, and he thought that + men who could do this, must be far superior to the Peruvians, and + therefore felt a respect even for the common soldiers who guarded him; + for he saw that they had more knowledge than he had, although a king. +</p> +<p> + "Now Pizarro was the general of the soldiers, and of course the greatest + man among them; and he had also become very rich by conquering the + Peruvians, and plundering their towns, that is, taking away all the gold + and silver he found: and Atabalipa supposed that, as he was the chief of + the Spaniards, he must be the cleverest of them too; but one day he + happened to find out by accident, that Pizarro could neither read nor + write, and this discovery made him think so meanly of his conqueror, + that from that moment he treated him with great contempt, saying that + Pizarro, though a general, could not be a person of any consequence in + his own country; since his common soldiers were better taught than + himself." +</p> +<p> + "Thank you, papa," said Charles, "that is just such a story as I like, + and I see that it is of no use to be rich and great, if we are not wise + also." +</p> +<a name="image-3"></a> +<p class="ctr"><img src="african.jpg" width="284" height="373" +alt="THE AFRICAN TORN FROM HIS HOME BY WHITE-MAN"> +</p> +<a name="CH2"></a> +<p> </p> +<h3>CHAP. II.</h3> +<h4>BLACK SLAVES.</h4> +<p> + Charles used to go every fine day after his lessons were finished, to + play in the square gardens; and as all the other boys whose parents + lived in the square went there too, he had several friends, and amongst + them one a little older than himself, named Peter Ross, whom he liked + better than any of the rest. +</p> +<p> + Peter was not an English boy, he was a West-Indian: his father and + mother lived in Jamaica, but they had sent him to England to be + educated, so he lived with his uncle in Euston-square, and went every + day to the London University school. Charles was very fond of talking + to Peter, because Peter told about the slaves that worked on his + father's plantations, for his father was a sugar planter, and had a + large estate in Jamaica, so he was obliged to keep a great many negro + slaves, for all the plantations in the West-Indies, are cultivated by + negroes. +</p> +<p> + "I wish I had a slave," said Charles to his papa one evening, after he + had been playing with Peter. "Do you know, papa, when Peter was at home + in the West-Indies, he had a slave of his own, a black boy, to wait upon + him, and do every thing he wanted; and Peter was his master, and he was + not older, then, than I am. What a nice thing it must be to have a slave + of one's own; I should get him to carry my kite, and my hoop and stick, + when I don't want to bowl it, and mend my toys when I break them, and do + a great many things for me. He could move my rocking horse, and that + great wooden box where I keep my bats and balls, for it is too heavy for + me to lift myself, and I often want it moved: really a slave would be + very useful to me, papa." +</p> +<p> + Mr. Barker could not help laughing at Charles's idea of the usefulness + of a slave, and asked him if he knew exactly what slaves were. +</p> +<p> + "Yes," replied Charles; "they are black people." +</p> +<p> + "A great many slaves are black, certainly," said his papa, "but is not + being black, that makes a man a slave, and there have been many + unfortunate white people sold for slaves, as well as the poor blacks." +</p> +<p> + "Sold!" said Charles, "what, do they sell people, I never heard of that + before." +</p> +<p> + "Then I will tell you now, my dear, and I think you will never again + wish to have a slave. When America was first discovered, which is about + three hundred and fifty years ago, there were many gold mines found in + the West-Indies, all the mountains contained a vast quantity of gold, + but it was very hard work to dig for it, and the natives of the country, + who were savages, were not strong, and had never been used to work; so + that the Spaniards who had discovered the country, could not get as much + gold as they wished, although they were cruel enough to force the poor + savages to work in the mines, and chained them together; that they might + not run away; poor creatures! they were much to be pitied, and numbers + of them died every day, for they had not strength to bear such hard + labour. So when the Spaniards found that the Indians could not do as + much work as they wanted done, they employed sailors to go to Africa and + bring them a number of black men from that country; for they knew the + Africans were strong, and that they could make them work as hard as they + pleased." +</p> +<p> + "But why did the Africans go, papa?" said Charles, whose eyes were full + of tears at this sad tale. "Why did they not send the sailors away + again, and say they would not go with them?" +</p> +<p> + "They most likely would have done so," replied his papa; "if they had + known how they would be treated; but the sailors said they would take + them to a fine country, where they would get plenty of food without any + trouble, and live much better than they did in their own country; so the + simple negroes believed them, and went on board their ships; but they + soon found out how wrong they had been to trust these wicked men; for + when they came to the place where they expected to be so happy, they + were all sold as if they had been beasts, instead of men, and sent to + work in the mines; where they led a very miserable life indeed, for the + cruel masters who had bought them, did not care what they suffered, so + long as they got plenty of gold. +</p> +<p> + "This was the beginning of what is called the slave trade, and a + dreadful trade it has been ever since; for when the captains of ships + found how much money the Spaniards would give for negroes, they went + again to Africa; and when the black men refused to go with them, they + took them by force, and carried them on board the ships, where they + tied them together, so that it was impossible for them to escape. You + would think it a very hard case, Charles, if you were walking by the sea + shore, and two or three men were to come and carry you away by force to + a distant land, and sell you to somebody who would make you work hard + for him all the rest of your life, and consider you as much his + property, as if he had bought a horse or a dog." +</p> +<p> + "But they would have no right to sell me," said Charles, "I do not + belong to them." +</p> +<p> + "Neither do those poor Africans belong to the men who sell them; they + have as much right to be free and happy, as you or I have." +</p> +<p> + "Then how is it, papa, that Peter's father has slaves? he is an + Englishman." +</p> +<p> + "Yes, Charles, I am sorry to say, that Englishmen, as well as Spaniards, + have traded in slaves, for when some of the West-India islands came into + the possession of the English, they found the negroes so useful, and + made so much money by their labour, that they forgot how unjust it was + to keep them in slavery. However, I am happy to say, that a law is now + in operation which will soon set all the slaves free. In a very short + time, the negroes will be at liberty like other working men; and the + masters, instead of buying them, must hire them like servants, and pay + them wages; and they will be able to leave their master if he does not + treat them well, and get another place, as our servants do." +</p> +<p> + "Ah, how glad I am," said Charles, "that will be a good thing for the + poor blacks. I do not wish to have a slave now, papa; I would not have + one for the world. But Peter's father's slaves do not work in the gold + mines, they make sugar: why is that?" +</p> +<p> + "Because there are no gold mines now in the West-Indies worth working," + said Mr. Barker; "the Spaniards took care to get all the gold there was, + but people still make large fortunes there, by growing sugar; and there + are still gold mines in other parts of America, where negro slaves + work." +</p> +<p> + "How does sugar grow?" enquired Charles. +</p> +<p> + "It is made from the juice of reeds, called sugar canes," said his + papa.—"A plantation of sugar canes is very pretty, they grow very high, + and are of a beautiful gold colour, streaked with red; and at the top of + this yellow cane are long green leaves, which hang down round it: but + this is not all, for out of the midst of these leaves, there grows a + long stem, like a thin silver wand; and at the top of it, is something + that looks like a plume of white feathers, edged with lilac." +</p> +<p> + "Oh, how beautiful!" exclaimed Charles:—"I should like to go to the + West-Indies, if it was only to see a sugar plantation; but how do they + get the sugar, papa?" +</p> +<p> + "When the canes are ripe, Charles, the negroes cut them down, and tie + them up in bundles, and carry them to a mill, where the juice is pressed + out. +</p> +<p> + "This juice is boiled several times in large coppers, and the coarse + parts separated from the fine, which at last dries into sugar. It is all + brown at first, or what you call moist sugar; but by mixing different + things with it, and boiling it again in a particular manner, they can + make lump sugar, and sugar candy; and this is done by the black slaves, + who have been dragged away from their own country to be sold to the + planters: so you see Charles, that even so simple a thing as a lump of + sugar, is the cause of a vast deal of cruelty and injustice." +</p> +<a name="image-4"></a> +<p class="ctr"><img src="man.jpg" width="115" height="114" +alt="MAN (Drawing)"> +</p> +<a name="CH3"></a> +<p> </p> +<h3>CHAP. III.</h3> +<h4>A VISIT TO THE THEATRE.</h4> +<p> + Charles had never seen a play; but his papa and mamma had always + promised him that when he was seven years old, they would take him to + Covent-Garden Theatre, and as that time had now nearly come, he did not + forget to remind them of their promise. His birth-day was the fifteenth + of January, which was lucky, because they always perform pantomimes in + the Christmas holidays, and he was very desirous of seeing harlequin and + columbine, and the clown, as he had heard a great deal about them from + his young friends in the square, who had been to see them. As the day + approached, Charles could think of nothing but the play, and said he + thought it would be the happiest day of his life; but his mamma told him + she hoped he would have much greater cause to be happy many days of his + life, than going to a theatre; however Charles did not think there could + be any greater cause for happiness, and his mamma said, it was as well + for him to think so: The night before his birth-day, he went to bed in + high spirits, saying he was sure he should not be able to sleep all + night; but that was a mistake, for he went to sleep almost directly; and + did not wake till the morning. +</p> +<a name="image-5"></a> +<p class="ctr"><img src="pantomime.jpg" width="288" height="373" +alt="LITTLE CHARLES SEEING A CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME"> +</p> +<p> + As soon as he was dressed, he ran down stairs to breakfast, with a + smiling face. "Here is the day come at last!" he said, "I am so glad + mamma, I wish it was night; I am seven years old to-day." +</p> +<p> + "Yes, my dear," said his mamma, "and I wish you many happy returns of + the day." +</p> +<p> + "Thank you, mamma, but I have a great favour to ask you." +</p> +<p> + "What is it? Charles." +</p> +<p> + "I am afraid you will not do it." +</p> +<p> + "If it is any thing very unreasonable, perhaps I shall not," said his + mamma; "but if it is not very unreasonable, I think, as it is your + birth-day, I may venture to promise that I will do it." +</p> +<p> + "Then this is it," said Charles; "Peter has never been to the play in + his life, and he said yesterday, he should like to go with me; so I wish + you would take him with us; he would be so pleased." +</p> +<p> + "Well then, we will take him with us," said Mrs. Barker; "and I am glad + to find that you think of other people's pleasure, as well as your own; + it shows that you are not selfish." +</p> +<p> + A message was then sent to Peter's uncle, who readily gave his consent, + which made Charles happier than he was before. +</p> +<p> + At six o'clock Peter came; and very much delighted he looked, as well + he might, for he had not expected so great a pleasure; and then both the + boys watched at the window for Mr. Barker, who had not yet come home; + but he soon came, when they all got into a coach, and away they drove. +</p> +<p> + The play was to be Macbeth, which Charles said was very fortunate, + because he had read about him in 'Tales of a Grandfather,' but Peter had + never read 'Tales of Grandfather,' nor any history of Scotland, so he + did not know who Macbeth was, therefore Mr. Barker was kind enough to + tell him the whole story as they went along; that he might be able to + understand what he was going to see. Perhaps some other little boys + would like to hear it too, so I will tell it. +</p> +<p> + "There was once a king of Scotland, named Duncan, who was a good man, + and much beloved by his subjects. This king had a cousin named Macbeth, + who being the bravest general in Scotland, was employed by Duncan to + fight all his battles for him, when he was too old to fight them + himself; but Macbeth, although a brave man, was not a good man, and + besides that, he had a very wicked wife, who wanted to be a queen, and + therefore she tried to persuade her husband to kill Duncan, that he + might be made king in his stead. +</p> +<p> + "At this time the Danes, who came from Denmark, invaded Scotland; that + is, they came there to fight the Scots, and try to conquer the country: + but they were disappointed, for Macbeth went with a large army to the + place where they had landed, and having killed a great number of them in + a battle, he forced the rest to return to Denmark. +</p> +<p> + "When Duncan heard that Macbeth had gained this victory, and driven his + enemies out of Scotland, he was so much pleased, that he went, with his + two sons, to pay him a visit at his castle; but he little thought, poor + old man, what was going to happen, for in the middle of the night, when + he was fast asleep, Macbeth went softly into his room, and killed him + with a dagger. So in the morning, when it became known that the king was + murdered, Macbeth pretended to be very much surprised and grieved at it, + and although the people all thought he had done it himself, they were + afraid to say so; and he was made king of Scotland. But wickedness is + sure to be punished, as you shall hear; for the two young Princes, + Malcolm and Donald Bane, as soon as they heard their father was dead, + escaped from the castle, fearing that if they staid they might be killed + too. +</p> +<p> + "Now happened that at that very time there was in England a very good + king, called Edward the Confessor, who was an enemy to all bad men; + therefore the Scottish princes determined to go to his court, and tell + him what Macbeth had done; for they did not doubt that when he heard of + it, he would render them some assistance; and they were not mistaken. + The English king declared that he would revenge the death of Duncan, + and place Malcolm on the throne; so he sent a large army into Scotland, + to fight for the young prince, and Macbeth was killed in a battle, which + gave great joy to the people, who were very glad to have Malcolm for + their king. All this happened nearly eight hundred years ago, and + Malcolm, who is called in the history of Scotland, Malcolm Canmore, was + one of the best kings that ever reigned over that country." +</p> +<p> + By the time Mr. Barker had finished this story they had arrived at the + theatre, and were just seated in the front row of a box, as the curtain + drew up. The two boys liked the play very much, although it made them + rather dull; but they were merry enough when the pantomime began, for it + was full of fun, from beginning to end, and Charles could not help + exclaiming every now and then, "Oh, what capital fun!" +</p> +<p> + He was very much astonished at the wonderful tricks performed by + harlequin with his magic sword, for to those who have never seen a + pantomime before, it must be rather surprising to see a wheelbarrow + turned into a steam carriage, and an umbrella into an arm chair. But + what amused Charles and Peter more than all the rest, was a large pie + which was brought in and placed on a table, where the king and queen, + with several lords and ladies were sitting at dinner, all seemingly very + anxious to taste of this pie. But the moment it was cut, a whistling + noise was heard, and a number of little birds hopped out of the pie, and + flew away, leaving the dish quite empty, to the great amusement of all + the boys and girls in the theatre, who laughed very loud indeed. +</p> +<p> + But pleasure cannot last for ever. The pantomime was soon over, and as + Charles went home, he said he should like to go to the play every night, + all the rest of his life—"Ah, Charles,"—said his papa, "we are all apt + to like what is new to us, but you will find out, my boy, that people + get tired even of pleasure, if they have too much of it." +</p> +<a name="CH4"></a> +<p> </p> +<h3>CHAP. IV.</h3> +<h4>CONVERSATION ON HISTORY</h4> +<p> + On the morning after the play, Charles was thinking about the king of + Scotland, and he asked his mamma why there was no king of Scotland now, + as there used to be, and she told him that England and Scotland were now + considered only as one kingdom, and called Great Britain. +</p> +<p> + "Yes," said Charles, "I know that the queen of England is queen of + Scotland too; but I want to know how it came to be so; because you see, + mamma, that when Duncan was king of Scotland, there was a king of + England as well." +</p> +<p> + "Yes, my dear," and for five hundred years after Duncan was murdered, + there were kings of Scotland and England also; but when Queen Elizabeth + died, her nearest relation happened to be the king of Scotland, James + the sixth; he was her cousin, and as she left neither brothers nor + sisters, nor children, James became king of England as well as of his + own country; and since that time there has been but one king to govern + both kingdoms." +</p> +<p> + "Thank you, mamma," said Charles, "I could not think how it was before; + but do you think it is best to have one king or two?" +</p> +<p> + "I think it is best to have but one, because, if you look at your map, + you will see that England and Scotland together make one large island; + and while they were separate kingdoms, they were frequently at war with + each other." +</p> +<p> + "What did they go to war for, mamma?" +</p> +<p> + "I believe, Charles, the true cause generally was, that the English king + thought he should like to have the whole island for himself; but what + made the matter worse was, that as the people who were fighting against + each other, all lived in the same island, it was almost as bad as a + civil war." +</p> +<p> + "What is a civil war, mamma?" +</p> +<p> + "It is when the people of any country cannot agree among themselves, and + so make war upon each other: there have been civil wars in all countries + at different times; they are the most dreadful of all wars, because + relations and friends are often fighting in battle against each other." +</p> +<p> + "Oh, what a shocking thing!" said Charles; "But why do they do it mamma? + I cannot think why people should fight battles with one another." +</p> +<p> + "I will try to explain it, my dear: There is at present a civil war in + Spain, because when the last king died, some of the people said that his + daughter should be queen, and others said his brother should be king; so + the daughter was placed on the throne and crowned; but the brother, + whose name is Don Carlos, is very angry at this, because he thinks he + has the greatest right to the crown; so he has persuaded all who are on + his side, to go to war with all who are in favour of the queen, + therefore the Spaniards are now fighting against each other." +</p> +<p> + "Which do you think will win?" said Charles. +</p> +<p> + "I cannot possibly say, my dear. But I wish to show you, Charles, the + terrible consequences of a civil war. It may happen that fathers and + sons are of different opinions, and that one fights for the queen, and + the other for the king; and then it is possible that in battle the son + may kill his father, or the father his son." +</p> +<p> + "Oh, that would be shocking!" said Charles. +</p> +<p> + "And yet it has sometimes happened," said his mamma; "there have been + brothers too, who have fought against each other, and many persons who + were friends before, have become the bitterest enemies." +</p> +<p> + "Was there ever a civil war in England, mamma?" +</p> +<p> + "Yes, my dear, more than once. The last was because many people thought + they should like to have no king at all; I am going to buy you a little + history of England, and then you will read about it." +</p> +<p> + "I shall like to read about it," said Charles, "but what did the people + do when they thought they should like to have no king?" +</p> +<p> + "They said the king had done a great many things that were wrong, and so + they put him in prison, and at last had his head cut off; do you know, + Charles, which king it was who was beheaded?" +</p> +<p> + "Yes, mamma; it was Charles the first." +</p> +<p> + "Well, after Charles the first was beheaded, some of the people declared + that his son should be king, and others said they would have no king at + all, but that they would have somebody instead to manage the affairs of + the country." +</p> +<p> + "And I know who that was, mamma," said Charles, "it was Oliver Cromwell, + I know he was not a king, but I did not understand how it was before." +</p> +<p> + "And I suppose you also understand now, why this caused a civil war?" + said his mamma. +</p> +<p> + "Of course I do," replied Charles; "some people fought for the king, and + some for Oliver Cromwell." +</p> +<p> + "Yes," replied Mrs. Barker, "and for a long time the country was in a + very unhappy state. The king was obliged to hide himself, for if he had + been caught he would perhaps have been beheaded, as his poor father was. + But at last he got away in a ship, and went to Holland, where he lived + for some years; but at last his party was victorious, and he came back + to England." +</p> +<p> + "Then there was a king again," said Charles. +</p> +<a name="image-6"></a> +<p class="ctr"><img src="history.jpg" width="293" height="384" +alt="CONVERSATIONS ON HISTORY: CHARLES IInd"> +</p> +<p> + "Yes, then there was a king again, he was Charles the second; and now + every year on the day that he returned, the bells ring, and the guns are + fired, it is the 29th of May, and is called king Charles's restoration. + When May comes, if you listen on that day, you will hear the bells + ringing very merrily, and then you will know what it is for." +</p> +<p> + "So I shall," said Charles, "I am glad of that, I like to know things, I + wish I knew the history of every country in the world." +</p> +<p> + "It is a very good thing to know a great deal of history," said his + mamma; "and the best way of gaining this knowledge, is to read with + attention the books that have been written on purpose to teach little + boys history; they are the best for you to read now; then, when you are + older, you will be able to understand the large books that are in your + papa's book-case, and you may become acquainted with the history of the + whole world, if you like." +</p> +<a name="CH5"></a> +<p> </p> +<h3>CHAP. V.</h3> +<h4>MISSIONARIES.</h4> +<p> + "Papa," said Charles, "I should like to know what a missionary is." +</p> +<p> + "Your desire can very easily be gratified," replied his papa; "but what + has made you think of missionaries just now?" +</p> +<p> + "Because I read in the newspaper, this morning, that the day before + yesterday there was a great crowd at St. Katharine's docks to take leave + of a missionary who was going to one of the South Sea islands; and it + said that a great deal of money had been given to him, and that when the + ship began to sail, all the people waved their hats, and wished him + success. Now I want to know what he was going for, and why every body + was so glad?" +</p> +<a name="image-7"></a> +<p class="ctr"><img src="abroad.jpg" width="293" height="383" +alt="THE GOOD MISSIONARY GOING ABROAD"> +</p> +<p> + "Then I will tell you, Charles. Missionaries are good and religious men, + who go out to different parts of the world, on purpose to benefit those + poor ignorant creatures whom we call savages, by teaching them religion, + and also such arts as they are capable of learning." +</p> +<p> + "That is very kind of them," said Charles; "for it cannot be very + pleasant to live among savages." +</p> +<p> + "No, my dear; but these good men do not consider what is pleasant, they + only consider what is right; and that is the proper way to think, is it + not?" +</p> +<p> + "Oh yes, papa, I know that we ought all to do what is right, whether it + is pleasant or not." +</p> +<p> + "Certainly, Charles, and in the end it is sure to be the most pleasant, + because it is a great pleasure to know that we have done what is right. + But we were talking of missionaries. For several hundred years the + people of England and Germany, and other Christian countries, have + considered it a part of their duty to teach the Christian religion in + all parts of the world; for in many nations, Charles, they are so + ignorant that instead of praying to God, they worship images, which they + make themselves." +</p> +<p> + "They are very wicked, then?" said Charles. +</p> +<p> + "No, they are not wicked," replied his papa, "because they know no + better; they do what they believe to be right; and as long as we do what + we think is right, we cannot be wicked, although we may be mistaken." +</p> +<p> + "Then the missionaries go to teach them better, I suppose?" said + Charles. +</p> +<p> + "Yes, my dear, these good men are so anxious to do good to their fellow + creatures, that they do not mind the difficulties and dangers they meet + with; and it is no easy matter I assure you Charles, for many of them + have been cruelly murdered by the barbarians they were trying to + instruct." +</p> +<p> + "Poor men," said Charles, "how sorry I am for them; but why do any more + of them go, papa, if they are so badly treated?" +</p> +<p> + "Because though some have been unfortunate, others have done a great + deal of good; for instance, the missionary you read about this morning, + went out a great many years ago to some of the South Sea islands, which + he found inhabited by savages who knew nothing, and lived more like wild + beasts than men; but he contrived to make friends of them, and has + taught them to build houses, cultivate the earth, build ships, and make + many useful articles of furniture, and tools to dig and plant the + ground; and although all these things are of a very rough kind, it is + better than not knowing how to make them at all, you know." +</p> +<p> + "To be sure it is," replied Charles; "besides, perhaps they will go on + making them better and better, till at last they will make very good + things indeed." +</p> +<a name="image-8"></a> +<p class="ctr"><img src="build.jpg" width="295" height="384" +alt="THE GOOD MISSIONARY TEACHING THE SAVAGES TO BUILD"> +</p> +<p> + "Yes, my boy, that is the right way, not only with the savages, but with + ourselves: When once we know the manner of doing a thing, we may then + improve upon it as much as we can, the same as with your writing, each + copy ought to be done better than the last." +</p> +<p> + "But now you have not told me why they have given money to the + missionary, papa." +</p> +<p> + "Because he has come to England to buy clothes, tools, seeds, and other + things for the use and improvement of the South Sea Islanders. The + English people are always ready to assist in any good work; and so + numbers of persons have given money, till it has amounted to several + hundred pounds, which has enabled the good missionary to take back with + him a large store of useful articles." +</p> +<p> + "Well, that is an excellent plan," said Charles, "I should not wonder if + these poor savages in time become very clever fellows, and make their + island a capital place, and all through this good missionary." +</p> +<p> + "Yes, Charles, so we see how much may be done by one person alone, if he + will take the pains. But there is one thing that the missionary has +taught the savages, which is better than all the rest; he has taught +them to know that there is a God, who made the world, and all that is in +it, and that those who love him, and keep his commandments, will be +rewarded in the world to come." +</p> + +<hr> +<pre> + + +***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MORE SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE; +OR, ANOTHER PEEP AT CHARLES.*** + +******* This file should be named 11099-h.txt or 11099-h.zip ******* + +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in:<br /> +<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/1/1/0/9/11099">https://www.gutenberg.org/1/1/0/9/11099</a> + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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