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CAN THE ABSENT BE FORGOTTEN?
"Can the absent be forgotten ?
Will their memories ever die ?
Were they loved, to he remembered
As mere shadows in the sky ?"
Can we tinget the fondly loved,
Of childhood's gay sunny hours?
The hearts, so kind, so good and true,
Of these life's roseate how'rs?
Can tin Cwiil3, WO . ve laved on earth,
The heart,. so warm, so dear,
13, gone—forever from us;
Though their seats he vacant here ?
Were we made mere floating, bubbles
On lire's tempestuous wave—
To sink, into deep nothingness;
Oblivion—et the grave l
Oh no, there is a land above,
Where the rainbow never Wes--
Where the sun never shines--
Along those happy glades—
Where, sorrow never comes,
From, deceit and sin are free—
Where, arthe shrine of Goal of love,
Truth bends her humble knee.
Along whose peaceful streams,
In I', wildest, sweetest song,
Melody ascends, to the thrme of God,
From a bright, ange.ic throng.
And there beside those streams,
Where parting ne'eg will come,
We shall meet, when the "cord is loosed"
And God, recalls us home,
Huntingdon, Ptt.
at ' bUtitti 0 flat
By J. A. Hall.
'Huntingdon county- Teachers' Institute.
FRIDAY AFT ERSOOSI-.CONTINUED,
Miss Benedict said she hod been in the
habit of detaining scholars that failed in
•their recitations. In this way she obtain
ed good recitations without much difficul
ty. If scholars knew they would be de-
Attined till their lessons were perfectly
learned they generally carne prepared.
Mr. McKibbin said ho first endeavored
to enlist the interest of the parents. He
never forced a study upon a class; but
when once engaged in it he used the rod
if unable to secure good recitations in any
other way--as a general thing,.however,
he had found it much easier to lead whet.
ars than to drive them. He recommended
mental exercises for all grades of pupils,
as an excellent means to excite interest.
Flo had used prices, but discontinued them,
,finding they had a tendency to awaken a
.tv rung ambition and create a spirit of envy.
. I SEE NO STAR ABOVE TUE HORIZON, racausiso LIOHT TO GUIDE US, BUT THE INTELLIOENT, PATRIOTIC, UNITED WHIG PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES."+.[WEBETEN.
Miss McDivitt said good recitations are
those which scholars will retain in their
minds. Such recitations require more
than a mere answering of the questions in
the book —they include a thorough under
standing of the lesson. To secure this
the teacher must manifest a proper interest,
must thoroughly explain the lessons when
assigned, vary the questions, and ask such
as do not occur in the order of the text.
Scholars might be able to answer, in their
order, all the questions in the lesson, and
yet not understand its principles- To
stimulate scholars to be thorough in the
work of preparation, she thought a genet-.
al review, each day, of the previous day's
lessons very effective. Scholars would be
be tempted to slight the work of to-day if
they knew the deficiency must be made
. .tp to morrow.
Mr. Porter said he had been in the ha
bit of giving- rewords. He let it be dis
tinctly understood, however, that he was
under no obligation to do so. He had not
yet discovered any bad effects from the
use of rewards. The rod he had not used,
but would not hesitate to use it as a last r.! •
sort.
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Mr. Hall said he was happy to find the
strong points of the subject all presented
with such clearness and power. He
would merely recapitulate them. First,
the classes must be made to feel an inter
est in their lessons, and the parents must
be.so far interested as to allow their child
ren, time and opportunity to memorize the
lessons at home. Again, the principal
difficulties should he explained when the
the lessons are assigned, and privilege
granted the class to ask questions before
called to recite ; and no recitation should
he considered good unless the pupils thor
oughly understand the subject The mere.
answering of questions as they occur in
the books was, as the ladies insisted, a
very poor evidence of the scholars' profi•
ciency. He had often wished there were
no answers to questions in our text-books
—they were only made to accommodate
stupid teachers and lazy pupils. As re
gards the use of rewards and punishments
he agreed that the teacher should be able
to reach a large majority of his pupils
without recourse to either. But as long
an the Governor of all things presents re
wards and punishments as motives of ac
tion to his rational creatures, Ile believed
both to be right, and each, in some cases,
necevary in the school room. He did
not advocate beating knowledge into chit.
dren ; but when all other means failed, he
had always felt it to be his duty, however
unpleasant, to try the effect of cot al
punishment, and had generally four.... it
attended, in such cases, with the most hap.
py results.
Mr. Brigham presented a set of Pelton's
outline maps, and after an introductory ad
dress, proceeded to show the advantages
of teaching from them and and the man
ner of doing it by chanting. He said this
system of teaching is based upon the well
known principle that a thing fixed upon the
mind through the organ of sight is much
more lasting than things learned otherwise;
that this system exercises not only the
memory but the judgement also, and thus
gives the mind a degree of cultivation not
acquired by the old methods. The sci
ence of music which was also connected
with it, was one of great power and in
some cases had moved when the logic of a
Plato or the eloquence of a Cicero had
failed. He predicted that the system of
teaching from outline maps and by chant
:ing would supercede all other systems now
in use.
Mr. Hall said he considered the system
of teaching geography described by Mr.
Brigham an excelleet accompaniment of
the regular mode of study, recitation and
mapping practised in our best schools, but
he thought it a miserable substitute for
these. lie used the system as a recrea•
tion and to impress more permanently
the principal facts of local geography on
the minds of his pupils. But he insisted
that all the facts should be first learned by
study and drawing the maps on slate or
black board, and that the mere chanting of
lemons, without such study, was perfect
humbug.
Mr. MeKibbin agreed with Mr. Hall;
he had tested the matter and found that
those hnd no foundation, by previous study
to build upon, passed through this so call
ed matchless system without acquiring any
connected knowledge .of the subject, or
any taste for the requisite effort to become
good geographers.
Mr. Baker said he was in favor of out-
line maps and thought they should be in
every school. He considered them a
most excellent aid in teaching the locality
of places, but said it was impossible to
teach geography from these alone. Tho
delitiitirms Nicj b acriptiee parts shnitld by
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1855,
taught from books or orally ; the rest might
be learned from these maps.
Mr. McDivitt said the only method of
Impressing the facts of local geography
permanently on the minds of scholars, was
to tench them to make the maps them
selves. This wits chiefly relied on in his
school, and if there he 'could show the evi
dence of its complete success.
Mr. Benedict said no system of teaching
geography could be called good unless it
leaves an abiding impression on the child's
mind. Does the outline system flo this ?
Is it the best way to impress the mind 1
He was not prepared to say it was. He
thought it was a part of the best method,
but did not' regard it as full enough to meet
the wants of the learner.
The following resolutions were then of
fered by Mr. Hall, and after some further
discussion, adopted.
Resolved, That ontlino maps are a val
uable aid to the right teaching of geogra
phy, and that no public s.chool should be
without them.
Resolved, That Pelton's system of out
line maps is well executed and worthy of
public patronage.
Adjourned to El o'clock this evening
FRIDAY EVRICINOWSSION.
Mr. Baker, on Distinct'Articulation, said
the subject was more important than most
persons suppose, and also more neglected
than others. Teachers will attend to all
other branches and lose sight of this. He
had visited many schools and conversed
with many teachers, but seldom heard any
thing on this subject. He had heard a
great deal of indistinct articulation in
schools and very little notice taken of the
defect by teachers. It was very unpleas
ant to hear a reader make a noise and not
understand what he says. It was often
easy to understand people when convers
ing who could not be distinctly heard when
reading. This was owing to early train
ing. Hi, did not pretend to be proficient;
had not been very successful, and wanted
information. He thought it very impor
tant that the teacher should speak and
read distinctly and require his scholars to
repeat every sentence and word until they
were distinctly heard. He had been in
the habit of standing at the greatest pos
sible distance from his reading class and
having the scholars read so that he could
understand them without looking on a
book. He also, at least once a week al
lowed one in each class to select a piece
in a newspaper or book, prepare it, and
read for the class who were required to
make the corrections. Such tneans, if reg
ularly and rigidly practiced, will soon pro
duce great improvement; but the manner
in which reading is taught in many of our
schools, is time worse than wasted. He
closed with some amusing incidents illus
trating the indistict, mumbling manner of
reading generally practiced in the country.
[TO BI: CON'FINUED.]
*dtct Cale.
VIIS ItIATJ t 1
On
"MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS."
"There ! I declare, if Mrs. Burton hasn't
got a now cloak !" exclaimed Mrs. wax
well, to her intimate friend, Miss. Piney,
as they came out of the church one Sun
day.
"I see she has, replied Miss Viney, very
quietly.
"I cow her husband cant afford it; she
will be the ruin of him yet.
suppose they knoW their own -bush
ress best. At any rate, it is a blessing
that you or I are not accountable for her
missdeeds," said Miss Viney, who, though
what is technically termed an "old maid,"
was not of that class who have boon slan
derously styled gossips and busybodies.—
And we have purposely introduced her
to refute the foul calumny that "old maids
are all meddlers—and we are sure that
all spinsters will be grateful to tls for the
service.
"I dont know about that," returned Mrs.
waxwell, with a dubious shake of the
head ; "Nlr. Burton owes my husband
three hundred dollars, and I don't believe
he ever will get his pay if things go on
this way: Thai cloak couldn't have cost
less than thirty defers."
I presume they could not afford it, or,
they would not have bought it--at any
rate they know best."
"'Mrs Burton is a vain, conceited, proud
woman, and pride will here , a fall one
of these days,"
.1 hope not."
"I hope she will have a fall; she would
drop some ef those airs then."
"I never thought she was whet might
be termed a vain woman,"
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er she is brought down on a level with her
circumstances tie better for her and the
world."
"She has the reputation of being a very
kind hearted woman, and an excellent
neighbor."
don't care if she has but she likes
to lord it threngt the village, and for one
won't be rnled by her."
•Renlly I dont understand you; she is
as amiable and humble as any one need
be."
Amiable and humble, indeed !--
What did she buy that new cloak for, ex
ctiptto excite the envy of half the town,
and make them think she is somebody?"
- 4 .1 hope there is no one so silly as to
envy her," said Miss Viney, casting a
significant glance full into the face of her
companion.
"1 don't for one; but 1 should like to
teach her that she is n 0 better than the
rest of the world."
She dont profess to be, she visits the
neighborhood, and I'm sure there's no
better person in sickness than she is."
ic All th;t mny be."
When you had the erysipelas, you
remember, she watched when no one else
would."
. I know it ; but is one to be tyrannized
over forever, because she watched a few
nights with me 1"
" How strange you talk."
"Do I ? Didn't she buy that cloak on
purpose to cut a figure through the town,
and make everybody feel cheap ?"
No I'm sure she did not; she had no
such motive," replied Miss Piney, smart
ly.
" I don't believe it, there !"
" She is not such a woman as that !
"Yes, she is just such a woman as
that !"
"I have seen no one but you who feels
bad about it."
" But mel La sake! I wouldn't have
you think I feel bad about it. She can
wear what she's a mind to, for all me!
only I hope she can afford it, that's all."
" I think she can.; she has the replan
tion of being a very careful woman."
" I don't care ; but I feel it my duty to
warn my husband to look about his debt.
When things get to be so awful extrava
gant there'sano knowing what may hap
pen."
"Mr. Burton is doing a very good bu
siness, people say."
"No body knows anything about what
he is doing. All I know is, that when
Squire Smith sold him two cords of wood
last week, and carried in his bill, he coudn't
pay it• That looks as though they coudn't
afford thirty dollars cloaks, don't it ?"
With these sage reflections, Mrs. wax
well turned down the lane, that lead to
her house, leaving Miss Viney to pur
sue her way and ponder upon the ex•
travagance of sme folks.
M rs. Waxwell loved fine clothes quite
as much as any other woman of the nine
teenth century, and this is saying a great
deal. But then her husband was parsi
monious, and though she loved money
more—which, we take it, amounts to noth
ing more or less that meaness.
Mr. Maxwell was a farmer and well
off in the world. The advent of the rail
road in his native town had turned things
topsy-turvy in general, and the heads of
the women in particular—to use Mr.
Waxwell's classical language. Time was
when they were content to wear straw
bonnets and calico gowns to meeting ; but
now they had to rig out in silks and sat
ins, with flounces and furbelows and all
sorts of rigging attached to them, for all
the world just like a clown in a circus.—
Such were Mr. Waxwell's views of the
social influence of the railroad.
Society began to be a little "select,"
folks put on airs, and were struck up
that you could't touch them with a ten
foot pole.
Farmer Wax well did not much Fite this
state of things—it cost money on one
hand, and he did not like to oe thrown
into the shade on the other. He was
about the richest man in the place; but
ten dollar bonnets and thirty dollar cloaks
were abominations that he conk' not tol
erate. Mrs. Waxwell didn't like to be
outdone in the matter of dress, and when
she bought a new merino cloak the pre
vious season, she had not a doubt but it
would he unsnrpassed for two seasons, at
least, When Mrs. Burton came out with
the thirty dollar velvet, she found the
wind was taken out of her sail, and she
was as indignant es the case. demand
ed.
In the rise and progress of tho yillage
since the advent of the railroad, two new
stores had gone into operation, one of
which was.condacted by Mr. Burton, en
nt erpri,nig young Watt heln the metro!,
ohs, who had brought a city wife and a
greet many city notions into the place
with him.
As with a great many who go /rem the
city to the country, he was exceeding.
ly annoyed by that disintoresting charita
ble attention to other people's busines,
which su extensively prevails in many
rural districts, He kept his affairs to
himself, and this bothered and perplexed
gossips. His wife had a way of atten
ding to her own concerns; she had been
brought up where people do not even
know their next door neighbor. If she
"wants a new dress or a new bonnet,
she never deemed it necessary to consult
the neighbors in regard to her ability to
afford it, or about the style and mate
rial.
Poor Mrs. Waxwell ! her star began to
decline when Mrs. Burton came to the
village. She was no longer the leader of
the ton, and her heartavas bursting with
envy. Though she often received the
kind offices of the store-keeper's wife,
both in sickness and in health, she would
willingly have crushed her. That new
cloak was the cap sheaf of the indignities
which she fancied had been heaped upon
her, and she determined that her uncon
scious rival should suffer the consequen
ces of her temerity
Her first demonstration was upon her
husband, whom she found no difficulty in
convincing that Mr. Burton must be ru
ined by the extravigance of his wife, and
that unless he immediately collected his
debt, he would certainly lose it.
As soon as she had done her washing
on Monday, she "made some calls," and
embraced.the opportunity of commenting
freely upon that new cloak. The women
told their husbands that Mr. Burton would
certainly fail; and before three days had
elapsed, there was quite a ferment'ng to
the place.
Nobody knew anything about Mr. Bur
ton's affairs; lie seemed to be doing a good
businesss, though no one knew of his hav
ing any money. He did not even own
the house in Which he lived ; he had no
property, apparently, but his stock.—
The careful old farmers, to whom in the
course of trade he hail become indebted
for produce which he sent to Boston, be
gan to be alarmed by these rumors.
It was in the State of New Hampshire;
and at the time of which I write, the
"grab law" was in force, and is still, for
aught I know.
One morning. as Mr. Burton returned
from a journey t a neighboring town, he
found his stock attached on the claim of
Farmer Waxwell; and all on account of
that new cloak his wife had worn to meet
ing On the proceeding Sunday.
He hail not the means to pay the note at
that moment, and while he was consider
ing a plan to extricate himsetf from the
dilemma, the news that his goods had
been attached, spred all over the place.—
AlPthe creditors were in hot haste to fol
low the track of Farmer Waxwell—for it
was . 1 first come, first servieland in
less than two hours a dozen had fastened
upon the stock of the store.
This was a tremendous result to follow
in the train of a thirty dollar cloak, and a
gossiping, old woman.
, 4 What do you think now, Miss Viney?"
asked Mrs, Waxwell, as they met, soon
after the storekeeper's disaster had been
made public.
"I hope Mr. Burton will be able to pay
his debts."
"But he won't—l know he won't !"
" Probably if they had given him any
notice of their intentions to demand the
payment of their claims, he would have
been prepared to meet them."
I guess Mrs. Burton will not feel quite
so stuck up after this,"
I hops you done nothing to bring
about this sad result."
"But I have made my husband sue.his
note, and when he put on, the others did.
Thirty dollar cloak indeed !"
"I am sorry you have done this; you
may ruin Mr. Burton by it."
ii That's just what I mean to do." and
Mrs, Waxwell's malignant expression be
trayed the jealousy she had long harbored.
You did! It was very unkind and
ungrateful in you to do so," replied Miss
Viney, indignantly.
"Humph !"
"Any trader would be likely to come
out badly to have all his creditors pounco
upon him without giving him a chan.ce to
collect his debts."
6' I don't believe ho has enyto collect."
Even your husband, as well Wins lic
is, might be embarrassed it suddenly cal
led upon to pay his debts," and Miss \la
cy looked signiticuntly at her ungry coin
. pa u ion.
doubt
" He may have a trial," said the mai. i
den Indy, as she moved towards the store. eIV Vuntour.
" What can she mean by that ?" thought .
Mrs. Wax well,
Miss Viney had some property of her
FIRST COMPLETE COLLECTION.
own, and it was all in the hands of ['ar•
mer Waxwell, who had, on his own tic- ' Original {Yew's of Men and Things.
count, invested the greater part of it in i
HUMEROES ASPECTS OF AMERICAN
railroad stock. • LIFE.
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That is what she meat. Site would
claim the three thousand dollars her has. L—DOESTICKS ON A BENDER.
band owed her, and a cold chill passed DEAR EDITOR I-1 have been to the Ni
through her veins as the thought struck i
rocks, water, foam, Table Rock, Indian agara, you know—Niagara Falls—big
her. Farmer Waxwell was rich in hou- I
ses,-lands and stock, all of which yielded curiosities, squaws, tnoccassins, stuffed
him a good income ; but he had not three snakes, rapids, wolves, Clifton House, sus
pension bridge, place where the water
thousand dollars in money, and it might
cost hint some trouble to raise it. runs swift, the ladies faint, scream and get
" Don't cry, my dear, have
enough the paint washed off their faces ; where
due me in Boston, to pay these debts ten ' the aristocratic Indian ladies sit on the dirt
and make little bags ; where all the initab
times over," said Mr. Burton to his wife,
itants swindle strangers ; where the cars
who was much alarmed by the storm
go in a hurry, the waiters are impudent,
which threatened them.
and all the small boys swear.
" What will they think ?" What wi 1 they think when I pay them When I came in sight of the suspension
all ? the whole amount is tot above nine bridge, I was vividly impressed with the
hundred dollars." idea that it was „ some" bridge; in fact,
a considetable curiosity, and a " consider , .
Just then, Miss Viney entered the house.
able" bridge. Took a gluss of beer and
In a few words she explained the circum
walked up to the Falls; another glass of
stances which had led to the sudden
beer and walked under the Falls ; wanted
" strike" among the creditors.
another glass of beer, but couldn't get it;
Mrs. Burton, kind soul, shed a flood of
walked away from the Falls, wet through,
tears when she heard how cruel Mrs.
mad ; triumphant, victorious, humbug!
Waxwell had been—she whom she nursed
Sir, all humbug! except the dabbleness of
with all the tenderness of a mother, when
everything, which is a most certainty, and
her frightened neighbors fled from the , the cupidity of everybody, which is a di
contagious disease.
" Never mind it, my dear. We may abolical fact, and the Indians and niggers
expect anything from a meddler, a gossip, i everywhere, which is a satanic truth.
Another glass of beer---'twas forthcoit,
a slanderer." said Mr. Burton. ••I must
ing—immediately.—also another, all of
start for Boston in the noon train."
"Allow me, Mr. Burton, to offer you' which I drank. I then preleeded td drink
a glass of beer; went over to the States.
I have three thousand dollars in the hands
the money to discharge these liabilities.—
where I procured a glass of beer —went up
•
stairs, for which I paid a sixpence • over
of M r. Waxwell."
" You are very kind, and I accept your
offer," replied Jr. Burton, "next week I
shall have the means of repaying you.—
I assure you I am worth at least five
thousand dollars "
In proof of his assertion ho showed her
various notes, mortgages, and certificates
of stock.
"I presume if the people here knew
that I was not a bankrupt, they would not
have molested me. In spite of all my ami
able neighbor, Mrs. Waxwell, may say,
I think I am abundantly able to give my
wife a thirty dollar cloak."
"I never doubted it," replied Miss Vi
ney, as she hastened to the village law
yer, to put her note in course of collec
tion.
Farmer Waxwcll was at dinner, when
the lawyer, who was a personal friend,
called upon hint.
"Sorry to trouble you, but I am instruc
ted to collect this note," said he.
t , The devil !" exclaimed farmer Wax
well
The huzzy!" added Mrs. Waxwell, as
she perceived Miss Viney's prophetic
words had been burdened with a mean
ing.
.‘ I beg your pardon, madam," said the
lawyer, but if I understand it rightly
you have publicly boasted that you brought
about all this difficulty."
?"
Yes, madam, that new cloak did the
business ; you set your husband on, and
the rest followed him, to Miss Piney tells
"My gracious !'
"And now she wants the money to as
sist Mr. Burton out of the difficulty into
which you have plunged him."
"That's plain speech, squire."
" But true."
" I can't raise the money,"
" Then I must sue "
" Can't we compromise !"
“Burton is worth at leastfivo thousand
dollars, and when lw gets a remittance
from Boston will pay all.”
"I will dissolve my attachment, and be
bound for the payment of tho other. Will
that do ?"
Yes, if %liss Viney will consent."
Miss Vincy did consentsho was a
kind.hearted lady—and tho matter was
compromised.
Now, wife," said farmer Maxwell, as
he put the three hundred dollars in his
pocket, which Burton had paid, minus
thirty dollars, which he held in his hand,
`here's thirty dollars, and I think you'd
better go and buy one of them 'ere cloaks.
Your envy bleed to have got me into the
cussedest scrape I ever got into in my life."
She would not take it; she was too
(neap to dress well herself, and 141 envi
ous to permit others who were able to do
so in peace. But she gatbered from the
our story, n healthy experience events of
of the wisdom of that excellent maxim
—" 31 MP Yoga t )VN
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i THE DOESTICK LETTERS,
to Goat Island, fur which I disbursed twen
ty-fire cents; hired a guide, to whom I
paid half a dollar--sneezed four times, at
nine cents rt sneeze---went up on the tow
er for a quarter of a dollar and looked at
the Falls--did'ut feel sublime any; tried
to, but couldn't; took some beer, and trie4
again, but failed—drank a glass of beer,
land began to feel bitter-•-thought the wa
ters were sent for and were on a journey
to the —; thought the place below was
onesca of beer—was going to jump down
and get some ; guide held me; sent bin
over to the hotel to get a glass of beer.
while I tried to write-somc poetry-•-results
as follows :
Oh thou (spray in one eye) awful; (small
lobster in one shoe.) sublime (both feet
wet) master-piece of (jimtneny, what a lie)
the Almighty ! terrible and majestic art
thou in thy tremendous might•-•awful (or
ful) to behold, (cramp in my right sholder
gigantic, huge and nice t Oh, thou that
tutnblest down and riseth up again in
misty majesty to heaven --thou glorious
parent of a thousand rainbows --what a
huge, grand, awful, terrible, tremendous,
infinite, old swindling humbug you are
what are you doing there, you rapids, you
-. you know you've tumble over them and
can't got up again to save your puny exis• •
tenco ; you make a great fuss, don't you.
Man came back with the beer, drank it
to the last drop, and wished there had been
a gallon more—walked out on a rock to
the edge of the fall, woman on the shore
very much frightened—l told her not to
get excited if I fell over, as I would step
right up again—it would not be much of
a fall anyhow; got a glass of beer of a
man, another of a woman, and another of
two srpall boys with a pail; fifteen min
utes elapsed, when I purchased Some more
from an Indian woman, and imbibed it
through a straw; it wasn't good; had to
get a glass of beer to take the taste out of
my mouth; legs began to tangle up, effects
of the spray in my eyes, got hungry and
wanted something to eat; went into an
eating-house, called for a plate of beans,
when the 'plate brought the waiter in his
his hand. I took it, hung up may beef and
beans on a nail, eat my hat, paid dollar to
a nigger, and sided out on the step-walk,
bought a boy of a glass of dog with a small
beer and a neck on his tail, with a collar
with a spot on the end; felt funny, sick;
got some soda-water in a tin cup, drank
the cup and placed the soda on the coun
ter, and paid for the money full of pocket;
very bad headache; rubbed it against the
lamp-post and then stumped along; sta
tion•house came along and said if I didn't
go straight he'd take me to the watchman,
t r ied to oblige the statiott.honse, very civ
il station house, very, met a baby with an
Irish woman and a wheelbarrow in it, and
couldn't get out of the way; she wouldn't
walk on the sidewalk, but insisted on go.
lag go both sides of the street at once ; tri :
cd:to walk between her; consequence col.
lision, awful , knocked omit thr wheclby-