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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
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BY N. P. DAItLINO
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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
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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
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" 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---"
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" 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
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