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Lancaster county, Pa.; Joseph Helnley, Sweetland Centre, lows. cog 36-17 THE HOLLY TREE =I Tho corn wait In the ground, and the fences all wore mole, And the an smooth as n counterpane is laid, Were dotted and striped with green where the pea, nod radishes grow, With decamp.° at tho foot, and °marry. and soar, and The work was done on the farm, 'twos orderly every Where, And comfort smiled from the earth, and rest was felt I. the ale, When a Saturday afternoon at such a time comes round, The farmer's (uncles grow, as grows the grain In th • ground. 'Twits so with Gabriel Parke: ho a toed by the holly-tre That came, to the time of Penn, with his father. over th. • EOM A hundred awl eighty yeare it had grown where it fire • wan set. And tho thoruy (rayon were thick and the trunk was slur dy yet. From the knoll where stood the house the fair Hello plena nutty rolled To dells where the laurels hung, and meadows of butter cnp•gold: Ho looked on them all by turns, with joy In his acres free But over Is thoughts camp back to the Into of the holly tree. In beautiful Warwickshire, beside the Avon stream, Juba Parke, in his English borne, bad dreamed a singular droam.• 110 wont with a sorrowful heart, for love of a bashfu wild, And a vision caino as he slept ono day Ina holly's abado, Au augol out on tbn boughs, and showed him a goodly • land, With hilla that NI to a brook, and torotta on either hand And said: "Thou shalt wed thy lovo, and this Khali ho lona to you: For the earth has ever a home fora tender heart and true I' VII. Even so It came to pass, as the angel promised then; Ile wedded and wandered forth with the earliest friends o Peen. And the home fotenhotin ho found, with, all that a home kndears— A nest of plenty and peace, fur a hundred and eighty years In beautiful Warwickshire tho lifo of the two began— A olip of the tree of the dream, a far-off child of the man; And It seemed to Gabriel Parke, no the knives above him • stirred, That the secret dream of him heart tho soul of tho holly heard. Of Patience Barnard he thought; else, too, wall a bashful Maid The blue of her eye. was 11181 by the eyolaoh•n golden ohmic; But well that she could nut hide the cheeks that were fresh to Hen As the red of an apple-bud, ere the blosoom mom the tree: • Alt! how had the English Perko to the English girl be. 'rayed, Save a dream had helped Ids heart, the lore that makes afraid ? That seemed to smother his voice, when his bleed so aweet ly ran, And the baby heart lay weak In the rugged breast of the man? ilia glance came back from the hills and back from tho laurebglon, And fell on tho grass at Ills feet, where clucked a mother- Wit? . brood of tottering chickx, that followed an beat they might: Bat ono W. trodden and lame, and drooped lu a woful plight. Zll. Ho lifted up from the grass the feeble, clattering thing, And warmed its breast at his lips, and smoothed Its stumpy wing, When, lot at his side n yoke: "Is it hurt?" was all oho said; But the oyes of both were ohy, and the cheeks of both were rod. She took from his baud the chick, end fondled end soothed It then, While, knowing that good was meant, cheerfully clucked tho bon; , Awl tho Langone of tho two worn hnied; there eeerned o wonderful charm In talk of the hatching fowls and spring -work done on the farm. But Gabriel saw that her oyes were drawn to the holly tree; "{lave you heard," ho said, " how It cnmo with tho rum= 119 over tho sea?" Ito told the slob , again, though ho knew rho know It wall, And a spark of thought, as ho spoke, like Are M his bosom fell. "I dreamed a beautiful dream, here, under the tree, just . now. ,, He said: end Patience felt the warmth of his eyes on hoe brow: "I dreamed, like the English Parke; already the farm I own, ' But the rest of (ho dream Is (wet—line land in little, alone." Ile paused, and looked at the maid: her flushing cheek was bout, • And, under her chin, the clutch woe cheeping Its warm content; But naught she answered—then ho: "0 Patience! 1 thought of you! Tell me you take the dream, and help me to make It true!" The mother looked from the house, concealed by the win ' dow-pane, And she felt that the holly'. spell bad fallen upon Iho twain, She guessed from Gabrlel'n face what the words he had spoken were, And blushed In the maiden's stead, as If they wore spoken to her. She laughed, and she turned away, ere the tremblingtoan and maid Silently hand in hand had kissed In the holly's shade, And Patience whispered at last, her sweet eyes dim with Cataxatigna dew: 0 0 abriol ! could you dream as much as I'vo dreamed of you!" The mother asid to herself, am eho Oct In her straight old chair: " Ilo'a got tho pick of tho gook, on tidy and kind and fair! fit first 1 Anil Dud it hard, to alt and be atilt, and see flow the hone° le kept to rights by somebody else than me •' But the home must be theirs alone: I'll do by her, If I eau, ♦e Gabriel's grandmother did, when I as a wife began: Bo good and faithful he's been, from the hour when I gave him life, He shall master be in the house, and mistress shall be his wife!" THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALI FORNIA.' BY N. P. DAItLINO My sister, Mrs. Mollie Cnllcrton, 113 called a very remarkable woman in Gilgal. She is decidedly "strong-minded," and her talent for managing men and their affairs, and their wives' affairs, and everybody's affairs—her own included—is positively astonishing. Her executive ability is Immense. Althouigh she Is five years my junior, she has managed me and my household for years. She managed my wife, too (I am a widower of five years' growth), and she managed my little daughter Molly until her place was supplied by a gov erness. It was my sister who first proposed that Molly should have a governess, and it was she who wrote out the advertisement for in sertion In The Morning Ekintillater ; and it" was that remarkable woman, who, from the score of applicants, selected Miss Padilla Du rang to net in the aforesaid capacity. Miss Durang made her first appearance be fore us, arrayed in deep mourning. She had just lost her mother by the cruel hand of death —her father was lost at sea several years be fore, and one brother had been lost in com pany with the "Lost Cause," of which he was a defender--she Informed us. She had a sad, sorrowful looking face, though there was something exceedingly charming about it not withstanding. Her hair was of a pale brown, and sowere her eyes ; but there was a pensive, come-love-me sort of expression in them that was quite touching, which made a very strong ALLENTOWN, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1869 =1 impression upon mo at once, and I fancy that Molly was not altogether unaffected. But my sister is a woman :who never allows her feel ings to overcome her. Not but what she has feelings-0 no ; bat she never means to waste her sympathy upon any unworthy object, something that I am always doing, simply, as Molly says, because I can't read character. Now, reading character is Molly's forte. She is a physiognomist. She don't care to examine the "bumps" on a person's head to know what that person is. Only let her see your face, and you are a marked man ; she'll have your "chart" all made out In her own mind before you can wink twice. I admit that I have sometimes thought that she made slight mistakes, but as she declares she never did, it is.very probable that I misunderstood her statements in regard to the principal char acteristics of some persons I have known. But for my sister, Miss Durang would prob ably never have become An inmate of my household, as it would havO been just like mo to have engaged the first respectable-looking lady that applied for the siltation. Therefore. I was obliged to acknowledge the superior wisdom of Molly in selecting such a very modest and loveable young lady for my daughter's governess. And so Miss Durang was duly installed, to the entire satisfaction of both Molly and my self; and even my little daughter was pleased with her governess, and the two became the best of friends at once. Noting the affection that Miss Durang evinced for little Molly, it was but natural that I should entertain a great regard for her. Her simple, modest ways, so different from my sister's, fostered that regard, and I soon be came as fond of her society as I hid once been averse to the idea of having a governess at all. The transition from a very great regard for a person whose excellent qualities you are fully aware of,' to love, is very often accom. plished in so short a time, and so imprecepti ably, that it is as impossible to tell the exact moment when you cross the line, as it would be for an uneducated landsman, voyaging from New York to Rio Janeiro, to tell when he crossed the equator. Therefore I shall not attempt to tell you when I first began to love Miss Durang. When I did come to a know ledge of that fact, I found by a careful calcu lation that I was in latitude ten degrees south, and my heart was (figuratively speaking) fry ing.on the hot gridiron of my flaming passions. It is a serious thing to fall in love with any woman at the mature age of forty-two, but when that woman is young and pretty it is positively mournful. The doubts that every lover feels in this case are so intensified:that they become peculiarly agonizing. Besides, as we are a very denioeratic people in Gilgal, Miss Durang was received in the best society of our town as an equal, and consequently she had scores of beaux buzzing around her before she had been in my house a month, and I confess that their attentions were very painful to me, although our governess bore up with wonderful fortitude. It wasn't her beauty that charmed, Tor I cannot call her beautiful, but she had such very agreeable manners, such a pleasing smile, and such a voice " Twas like a sudden bliss, The full sweet measured music of her tongue—" that it waa alimmt itnpumi.ifble for a sentimental young man to remain unmoved in the witch ing presence of our modest appearing gov ,erness. Meantime, that very remarkable woman, my sister, grew more fond of Miss Durang every day. It seemed as though she could not say enough in her praise. "My dear Molly," said I—she had Just run in to look after us, as she usually did as often as once a day—" my dear Molly, although I think you're somewhat given to hyperbole ; as a general thing apt to exalt your friends too high, and sink your enemies as much too low ; in this instance I believe you have not said one word too much in commendation of the sweet, patient creature who has charge of my daughter's education." " Joe Rose," returned my sister, " there is a tide in the affairs of men, which, when taken at its flood—" " Lead on to glory, my love." " Yes. You aro at the flood—" "But I object to going on to glory just yet, my dear," I said. "Joe Rose, will you let this chance slip through your fingers. Aro you not a widower? Do I understand yott to say that you are ? do. Then, sir, I ask, what is your first duty in the present crises ?" Here my sister paused, but as she discover ed that I was unable to reply, she continued in the following strain : " I sea you realize, Joseph, that Miss Du rang, your daughter's governess, is possessed of excellent qualities both of mind and heart. She will grace whatever position she may bo called to occupy. But she is scarcely twenty five years of age, and is surrounded by lovers. Do you know, Joseph, that If only for your daughter's sake, I consider it your duty to marry her ? Do you know that I should con sider it very wrong in you to allow her to marry out of this family V' I had thought until this moment, that my love for Miss Durang, was unknown to every one but myself. Now I discovered my mis• take. Molly had penetrated to the Innermost recesses of my heart, clutched the secret that I would have concealed so closely, and now held it up, dangling it before my face. " Molly," said r, "remember my age. I am seventeen years her senior. I admit that I love her as man never loved, a love without decay, and my heart, my heart is breaking, Molly ; but notwithstanding, I doubt if she loves me, I doubt if she ever could love me, I doubt if sho would marry me." Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, And fearing to attempt.' quoted Molly. There is hardly anything that will relieve a gentleman in distress so quickly (except he is distressed for breath) as an apt quotation. Molly knew this, and she awaited the result. It seemed to me that those words had already given me a now lease of life. Molly saw the light of hope beaming from my dark and liquid orbs. I felt it, coursing like a courser along my azure veins. I heard it in the songs of the birds and the murmer of the breeze. 'Twas blissful—'twas ecstatic. "Molly," I murmured, "I will attempt." "Then you will succeed." She might have said more-4 dare say she would, had net Mho Durang entered the room at this moment, with an open letter in her band, when Molly immediately arose and withdrew. "Mr. Rose," Fadilla began, " I have a let ter here from my brother Roderick, whom you have often heard me speak of. I think I told you that he was the only relative I had In the world. Ho has been in California for the. last ten years, and has Just returned. He writes thli from Nevi York, to ask if it will be agree- able for me to receive a vitlit from him here. You are master of the lame ; what answer shall I make him ?" I looked up into her sweet face while she was speaking, and then, as a wave of emotion swept across my breast, I took her hand in mine. Ido not know what impelled me to do so, but the Impulse was irresistible. She made no attempt to draw her hand away. " Fadilla," said I, in my falsetto voice (my natural voice is so grunt that I should as soon think of singing a madrigal in the tune of Old Grimes, as using It in a declaration of affec tion.) " Fadilla, I an), indeed the master of this house ; but, did you ever think that the house needed a Mistress ?" "For an Instant throbs her bosom For an Instant beam her eyes.'? and then her countenance assumed the sad, sorrowful expression that I had noted at our first meeting. In an instant the light of hope went out, leaving my fond heart groping in the darkness. Then she spoke : " 0 my friend, do not trifle with my feel ings !" Her voice being severely cracked by her emotions, it sounded like the wail of a lost spirit, but It restored my hopes. " Trifle, Fadilla ?" I cried. " No, never ! Believe me, my dear girl, I love you truly, sincerely, and would make you my wife." "Cali I trust you, Mr. Rose I" she asked, looking down into my face so longingly, so' lovingly. " Only do trust me=-only say you will be mine, Fadilla, it is all I ask," I returned, drawing her towards me. "O, I do love you, Mr. Rose," she murmur ed, falling upon my bosom, "Call me pet names, darling—call me Joey," I whispered. "Joey, Jocy, my own—my own I" have always been sorry that I could not have had this scene photographed.) When the first delirium of the moment was over, we returned to the' subject of her brother's visit. " Send for Roderick immediately, my darling," I said. "You might have known that any friend of yours, much more a brother, would. always be welcome here." She was sitting on my knee, with one little hand laid caressingly on my shoulder, while her dear head was pillowed against my check. " I know a great deal more now than I did whewi brought this letter to you," she an swered, with charming naivete. Thereupon I gave her a kiss, as in duty bound, and releasing my birdling, she rent away to write an answer to brother Roderick. Within a week Ile was wilt's, and a capi tal fellow he seemed too. I remember he came into Gilgal on the night train, and sister Molly did mint hear of his arrival until next morning. As she lives directly opposite our house, she often " runs in" at the most unrea sonable hours. This morning she burst it up on us while at breakfast. Padilla' was tilling a cup of coffee for me, and Don Roderick, ns his pretty little sister called him, was seated at my right hand. "0, excuse me," cried Molly, "I wasn't aware that—" "Never mind, my dear," I broke in ; "it's ono of the family; or at least soon to be." And then Fadilla blushed so sweetly that I wonder I didn't kiss her on the spot—just above the dimple in her chin. Don Roderick looked up from his toast at this remark of mine, and Molly "fixed him" with her eagle eye, I knew she was weighing him, I know she was peering into the depths of his soul, and I trembled for the result. "Mrs. Callerton," said I, "I know you will be pleased to make the acquaintance of Fa dilla's brother, Mr. Roderick Duran, front California." "Indeed it la apleasure," murmured Molly, with a smile that told me that all was well. "Mr. Durang, my sister, Mrs. Callertun." The gentleman arose from the table, and greeted that remarkable woman with a bow and a smile, saying something about how hon ored he felt in making the acquaintance of one so well known to thme ; and then my sister extended her hand, expressing in beautiful language her happiness in meeting the brother of the dear young friend in whom she had taken such a motherly interest. Upon invitation, she sat down and tonic a cup of coffee with us, engaging Don Roderick in conversation, and in the meantime giving him an account of the proceedings of the last meeting of "The Societylor the Elevation of the Feminine Gender," of which she was pres ident. Don Roderick was evidently a good likener, and that advanced him in my sister's good graces. Moreover, he'was quite a handsome man, though if he had, been satisfied with wearing his whiskers twelve inches long in stead of twenty-four, I think he would have looked quitens well, If no better. Then he was quite tall and well formed ; and ho had a fine eye, and a very intellectual-looking fore head that quite carried the day with Molly. Before he had been with us two days he had become as great a favorite with our family as FLOM had been beforoliim. The third day after his arrival, I took occa sion to speak with him upon the subject of my contemplated marriage with her sister. It was directly after dinner, and Roderick and I were seated on the veranda, ho with his meerschaum and I w nth my cigar. " My dear fellow," said I, laying my hand on his shoulder, "I suppose you aro aware that I am about to espouse your sister ?" "Happy girl I" cried he. "Happy man, you mean." "Both, my dear Rose. My sister Padilla, although I say it who should not, is worthy of the best man in the world, and you my friend are worthy of her. What can I say more 2" "Nothing. I thank you for your good opinion," I returned, "which I fear Ido not deserve.' • " But when is the wedding to take place ?" inquired Durang. "We have not yet decided upon the day ; but I wish it to take place soon:" "Of course—quito natural that you should, I'm sure." yV "To-morrow I intend to go to Ny/York where I shall purchase a few presents for my wife that is to be—a diamond. or so, perhaps a necklace of them. I ant not a connoisseur of precious stones, and; as I dare say you are, if you will accompany me upon titiSexpedition shall esteem it a great favor." "I am your servant to command in anything appertaining to this affair, my dear Rose," re plied Durang, grasping my hand ; " but re membering my sister's and my own humble origin, I hope you_ will be as Modest , in your outlay as you can consistently, considering your position in Society." "I beg your pardon, Mr. Durang, but ow hag to the great love I bear for the charming creature so soon to take my family name upon her, I consider no Jewels, the purchase of which are within my means, too precious for her adornment. I have drawn five thousand dollars from the bank to-day, which I 'calcu late to expend to-morrow, in New York, and,, all for the benefit and pleasure of my little " You will bo a generous husband at least," said Durang. " Would that my means would allow me to be more so," I returned. That evening I spent with Padilla alone. In her sweet society nil earthly cares were for gotten. "In the warm present bliss alone Seemed I of actual life, to taste." I had been married before, but our family— perhapA—are rather peculiar in this, that they are incapable of loving but once, and I had never really loved till now and Padilla assur ed me that she was troubled the mane way, only worse—she never could marry one whom she did not love with her whole soul. "" Then ant I that one, dearest ?" I asked, in my falsetto voice. " Yes, Jooy, thou art the man." We embraced. Don Roderick came in soon after, and at his request Padilla favored us with some music. At ten o'clock we all retired, Fedilla linger ing on the stairs to give me a good-night kiss, I remeMber, after her brother was out of sight and hearing. With thoughts of the great happiness in store for me, I found it almost impossible to close my eyes, and I think it was long after midnight before sleep visited my pillow. Con sequently I slept late the next morning. . When at last I did awake, the bright god of day was glaring fiercely in at my chamber window, and some one was calling Padilla. Dressing myself as hurriedly as possible, I hastened down stairs, and there in the hall I found that remarkable woman, my sister, with little Molly and all our .servants collected about them. "Where's Fadilla ?" inquired Mrs. Callet ton, with an expression of virtuous indigna tion upon his face ; for it seems—as she after wards told me—she had a suspicion that we had been married privately the night before. "Padilla! Isn't she in her room ?" I asked. "No; and she did not sleep there last night," returned Molly, her eagle eye boring into the depths of my soul. • "Not in her room?" I cried. ME With a cry of anguish—delivered in my falsetto voieeL4 bounded up stairs and sprang into the room sacred to the beloved of my himrt. " Padilla!" I called, but no answer came. I looked into the bed, under the bed, into the closet, and the bureau drawers, but alas ! I found her not. " Where is Mr. Durang ?" aslced my sister, who lutd Followed me. " What, Roderick ? Is he missing ?" "I haven't seen him," answered Molly. I nut to his room, flung open the dbor and went in, but he was not there. " What's this r cried my sister. She had taken something from the dressing-table, and now held it up belbro my eyes. I gazed upon It fondly, but tearfully. It was a set of false whiskers, long and heavy, and there was a note attached to them. " Read the note," said Molly. I grasped the paper. It was in Don Rod erick's handwriting. I read :, " 3 . 8 E Rose :—Belg veil friend, I take this opportunity to inform you that my wife, Fhdilla, hearing that it was your design to present her with some valuable diamonds, concluded she would much rather have the money than such useless baubles, and conse quently she has taken it. " I regret, very much, that our pressing en gagements will not allow us to stop to bid you adieu, but I have left my whiskers for your very remarkable sister to wear in remem brance of Yours truly, " RODERICK DIIRANO." "P. S. Padilla wishes to be 'remembered." Dropping the [Meet of paper from my nerve less grasp I tell into Molly's anus,' fainting in two beautiful tableaux. —An irrepressible boy of five years, who was always compelled to keep quiet on Sun day, having grown weary toward the close of a Sabbath day, frankly and honestly approach ed his excellent but rather strict father, and gravely said : A . Pa, let's have a little spiritual fun." This was too much, not only for the gravity but for the strictness of the father, and for once he " let mane caper" until bed time. [From the Yrinkee Blade.] RURAL CLASSICS AN AFTERNOON VISIT TO A 310 DEL SCHOOL I=l3 " Our School is an institution, I MB stranger," was the closing remark of a very lengthy harangue on schools, and schooling in general, made by one of the natives to the writer, while sojourning for a few days in a small country town in the Eastern section of the Union. The remark in question somewhat interested me ; and on learning that a sort of examina tion wits to be held, preparatory to closing, I at once determined to tbrego a ll other engage ments and accept the invitation of the native with whom I had been in conversation, to be present at the afore-mentioned examination. The afternoon found the scaled at "our school" in the august presence of the town officials, and a great many more who were not officials ; and without more ado I will narrate the events of that afternoon. " First class of vagahones, rise !" thundered the pedagogue. The vagabones rose. "Now answer every question correctly, or I'll break every bone in your bodies!" was the next pronunchunento of the autocrat of the old red school-house. "Jake Smith t what do you understand by woustieq" ' " Why, a stick to drive cows with, I s'pose." "Get out, you young reperbate 1 Didn't I just see you reading about the science of sounds ?" 4: Guess not. That was about Sylvester Sound, the somnambulist." "It was, eh ? Mary 1 you are Julie's young er sister?" "Toth, thin" " What is acoustics?" "I know, thir—it Ith, it ith the:art of mak• ing n noith, and hearing a nolth." "You are right—explain it." " Yen, thin It' you thich your finger in your mouth, and then pull it out thuddenly, the cold air ruthelli into the vakkium and pro dulheth a thound—the thound thrlketh on the turnpan otthe ear, which maketh the thound audible, and it ith called the thience of aeon ninth." : . " Exactly so, Mary. Jacob I can you now tell what is meant by tho science of aeettatici 11 Bo careful, or you will feel my stick I" " Tes, sir. A cow sticks your tingcr In her mouth, and kicks over the tin pan, which sounds awful, and is called the science of a cow's kick." " Well, Take—you do credit to your teacher. .You may tako your books and run home. Ichabod Horn I what aro tho properties of heat F". • . . . . " Yes, air. The Rropertlea of beat la to Pak° bread, bileyrater, batch egga---" ROP.ERT ELW)Fa4, Plain 'anti ffatiep.' Vilittri, No. 47 EAST HAMILTON STREET, =1 I LATEST STYLES Stamped Checks,Cards, Circulars. Paper Books, Constl talons and - Heads School Catalogues. Bill Beads Envelopes, L etter Bills.or Lading,. Way Bilk, Tags and Shipping Cards, Postern °rani size, etc., etc., Printed at Short Notice . NO. 24 " Next.! What arc the properties of heat i" "The properties of heat is to warm your toes When they gets cold by holding them to the fire—and—so—forth." " Next I What are the properties of heat ?" "Heat expands bodies, while cold contracts them." "Jess so. Can you give an example?" , " Yes, sir. In su ' nimer when it is hot, thd days is long ; in winter it is cold, and the day is short." " William l can you tell me what time it is," said the master, as one of the " young ideas" came in behind time. "No, sir. I left my watch at home on the piano." .• "Take your seat I Willy Grimes I what is the standard weight of the United States?" " Scale weight, and wait a little longer." ' "Freddy Downen I how many kingdoms are there in the material world?" "Pour, sir." " Three—only three." "Four, I think, sir." " Weil, name them." "Mineral kingdom, Animal kingdom . , Veg etable kingdom, and Kingdom come." .Koot, how many kinds of motion are there?". - " Three." ."Two—only two." " George says there's three." "Well, what does George say they are?" " Voluntary, involuntary, and wigwag." " You rascal, you h I've a good mind to wigwag your jacket r Hadn't you better de scribe the motion of my stick ?" "I can, sir." "And s effect?" " I belieye you. Up stroke, and down stroke—the up stroke regular and easy ; : the down stroke, spasmodically electrifying, and its effects are strikinkly awful." " You understand that, I see. Jim Frye 1 how many polnts.to the compass I" . " One ; father broke off the other opening a clam." "Thirty-two. Can you box the compass'?" "No, sir." " Master l" "Well, William, what is it?" "I guess ho can box it, for'l seen him box ing with Duke Peverly this . morning,.and hit him first-rate — birol right' on the nob ; he did, I guess lie did, he didn't do nothing shorter." " Squat yourself down! John Brown I how is the United States bounded ?" " By America principally, and the rest by Alaska." "In what does It abound ?" "States, counties, towns, office-seekers, postmasters, and Grecian bends." • " What arc its products?" " Rye whisky, ossified rocks, religious revi vals, and politicians." " What, is it governed by ?" "'Lysses Grant and the skule committee." " What State do we live in ?" "A state of sin and misery." ' " Speaking of Alaska, George Studley, what do you think of this Canadian annexation business ?" Ell== " How BO ?" Because I have made extensive Inquiry among the fair sex, and I find they are all for annexation to a man." " Exactly. What is longitude?" "A clothes-line, sir." " Prove It." "Because it stretches from Vole to pple." "Master, Bill Lang is chewing son-a-a-k,. root I" " Bill Lang, have you got any sna•n•a-lm root ?" "And faith God knows I ain't." " Keep quiet, then, and-". "Oh,dear I" exclaimed an urdbin who was munching a very bad apple, "I've swallowed an- odd follow." • " Swallowed an oddfellow . . . , . . "Yes, sir. - He'sgiven Inc the - grin." "Silence I Lavinia Tuttle! have yrni done that sum I gave you?" - " No, sir. I can't do it." " Can't do It. Urn ashamed of you. Why, at your age I could do any stun that was given me. I hate the word can t. For there is no stun that can't be done, I can tell you." "I thidk, sir, that I kdows a sub you cad't do." "lInI well, well, let's hear it." "It is this, sir. If ode apple caused the raid of the whole Mound race, how bady such will it take to hake a barrel of sweet cider, sir ?" " Miss Lavinia Tuttle, you may turn to your parsing lesson." " Tes, sir." " Charley, what letter is that?" " I don't know." " It's A. Try and remember it." " Golly gosh !—if you knowed, what nude you ask me?" " Order ! Peter, what does g-l-a-ss spell ?" " Well, I kne)y once, but I'm darned if I don't forget now." " Forget h well, what Is In your mother's window -sashes . . "There's so many things, that gosh darn me if I can remember them all I Let use eluci date. Thar's the hose, blanket in one place ; brother Simon's old hat in another ; sister Bet's waterfall in another; dad's old—" . That will do, Peter you may go out. and play a little while. Swami I what are you en gaged on ?" "My composition, sir." " What is the subject ?" "The resumption of specie payments, air. But really I shall be Unable to concentrate my ideas and give them a logical relation, If I am to be constantly Interrupted in this manner by , irrelevant Inquiries." • "Julia Manson will yon parse butter 7" "Merl/linty, thir—it tektites me to ;atilt' buttlicr. Butner. is a thubthantive,:nenter ! gender, agreeth with hot buckwheat eaktim,t and ith governed by thugar, with molathea understhood." , , "Bobby Clarke ! do you recollect the story of David and Garth ?" • "Yes, sir. David was n hotel-beeper. and Garth was an intemperate man." " Who told you that ?" "Nobodyl I rend it, and it in aid tat' David fixed a sling for Goliah, who gOt. glowed' with it." • ," Wasn't Goliah a strong mart?" •• , , " Yes, he was strong ; bat he_ told a weak head." "low so ?'' _ . " Why, to get so easily Mewed." " Yes, Bobby • that was undoubteilly'oplng to the strength Of the sling. • •Vasn't David a musician ?" "Yes, sir—he played tunes on Um harp,, u. favorite instrument with the Jews, and. at .the, present day is called a Jewsharp. T 'have one in my pocket—hero it is. Place it in your mouth, thus—breathe on the tongue gently,• then strike with your Lingers this way—aud the notes of 'Captain in harmonious, corncob, fructify on the ear as rational as Rum . der." That's sufliclent—pm can pocket your harp. Clara Palmer I answer questions In, French. What is the meaning of requiescal • in pace?" Rest quiet, cats, in peace:" " Augusta Sanborn ! what is lime?" "Something that flies anyhgw." "How do you make that out r " Why, tempua fitgit." " What's that 1" " French • it means that time tiles; and how, can time, if tiles, be anything else than some thing that flies "Excellent I At French you are au fail, which means' perfect y awful. It Is a Dutch phrase from the classics, awl applicable tikllffir class in particular. You may now return to your seats." After a few uninteresting exercises, and ing to the best of hie belief, sufficiently dis-, played the knowledge of his charges, the gra: dusting class were called up and addressed as follows : "You have. grathmted ; which means you. have progressed under my care, until you have learned enough to stay away altogether. It is impossible for you to learn any more at this school. Consider yourselves graduated, mad' don't you conic to this school any more utter to-day. Pack your rubbish, and ready. to. leave I" "Vngabones I tell your folks when you go home, that there is to be a grand fair in aid of the poor in Darius Towle's shingle barn, and lie will admit you all for twenty cents apiece' and take his pay in, potatoes. Vagabones skedaddle I" As the displayed was ehded «•d took our; departure. UPSTAIRS, ALLENTOWN, PA E=l
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