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'.who was appointed English master in m}' time. was the dclij,:ht of all Ih,' bo}'s. I think he had just come to this cOunlq' from the ~orlh of Irelancl. and his restless way, raC}" sarinj,:s and unceremonious \Ya)'S afforded a perfect contrast to the olher mastel"li. Sorni!: }'ear$ later he was appointed to the Deaf and Dumb School al Bel1e\'ilk and he W3S. I think. the first aClin~I}' 10 lake part in the education of these unfortunatef'. His dau5fhter. I think. is still matron of a similar institution in )Ionlreal. The late W. J. Rattray stood first in the !IoCbooi. c1f1lKh' followed by William FOSler. ~Both of these boys aft .... T\\"3.rd~ made their mark in Canadian literature, lbous:h unfortunaldr thOC" former squandered his talents. and died without fulfilling tbe promise of his earl)' da)'s. A dose .companion. and a .,. friend e\'er since. was James Loudon. the late Pr ident of the Unin·n;it)". Then there were the thr~~ Gooderham loo)·s. and the Henderson bo)·8. who were the leaders among those who cam... from Upl>er Jar\'is Street. which at that time mea'lt all south of the fields wher... Gerrard Stre~t no'\\' crOll5('\". Witb one boy I was especially inti mat.... the elde1lt 80n of the late Mr. Hawke. Emigration Agent. who was a fine. frank lad and Renerallyadmired br tho: junjors. While out riding one afternoon. he was thrown from his horse on Sherbourne Street. a short distanc~ north of Wilton AI·enue. and killed. The funeral. which all the masters and scholars attended. Walj a marked e\·ent. naturally making a deep impression, But as I look back the transitor)' nature of bo)'ish regrets is el'ident; for the ealne afternoon i~ marktd on m)' memory by the disco\'eryof Dean Swift, a I'olume of whose writings I had disintered and (h~I'oted the time. both going to and coming home frum the funeral. to reading. I hal'e reason to beliel'e that both the fecling of awe and pleasure were present that afternooon, sometimes one and !>Ometimt'ii the other being uppermu~t. It was certainl)' characteristic of bo)' life. and tho: psychologist milY lind u·a.;cs of the same I·ulatilcncs..~ e,'cn in pcrilOns of matured \'ears:
., 3arvi. Street lI\\lellt~ Illears Bgo. BY PliO .... A. II. II. I'AIKCIIll.l>. I;SI\'t;IlSIT\' OF MlJAAOnu. mARVIS STIH:ET CULLE(;!ATE IlVenl)' )'.:ars ago! It came to m ... asa shock. on rl'cl'i\"in~ a letter from the editur uf TilE l\IAG:q·;T. whl'n I realized that it is almost that J lo:nj;!th of lime since I first mad.. my way to the old schoolhouse, and, with mortal lin-ad, wrote on the examinatiun Ihal was to dl't.. rmine whether I should be allowed to enter ils sacred walls or not. I "egan 10 feel like a patriar.:h. and b~·thou2bt me to SlOP and reckon how much time could be left. until a friChool lIap'. "Ir. HUSIOO was follOwed by :'olr. Chase. I f\·rnember how, to my amazement. he could prOI'e th
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