Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-10-05

) derhd our sth5olnastef. Well. the vaHa.
bones rose Nov, pnstyer every question
; correctly, OF III break every bore il yonr
boiies, was the next pronunciation Of the
old autoefat Of orr red sehoel.l,onse, ssa
pient old pedhgognes Looking back
! through leng vista Of birch rods, | eafl
see l,is restless Dgray eyes darling in uuiek
Elahtes from pulpit, in seatcl, Of the
'Efaeeless scamp, who threw The last spit
ball with saeh wonderful precision rs to
barely escape his nose==Hnd stick fast o,
the adjacent wall. And. now | recolleei.
he had n most perplesing sutlint - a
squint accommodating for il he appeared
to be locking directly at one, that one
might go it., and no longer ieat Of being
detected, but if his eyes were fastened in
n direction oite eo,lld not tell where, then
be wary, for it might be you Glorious
OH tf1aster IT your eyes agtliniaI. your
heart was as true rs the needle to The pole.
your affections had no sd1iiht. you thrash.
ed all alihei and alike shared yout wonder.
fhl store Of knowledge
| This was the last day Of Tie Quartet
Tor Il week our individual store houses Of
lore had been progressing through the
vatioits stages Of mental ventilation and
renovation our memories jogged dormant
IDEAS awakened, and Nil our energies
secured Zip to a high state Of brightness
ny a oopions application ri the masters
brick dust Of ef'ltition. We were i'll prime
order
John Brown, what DO you understand
by acoustics 7
why, stick to drive cows with,
'spose.'
Get out, you young vagaboh3' did not
just see you reading about the science oE
sound 2
Guess not=@thst WIS about EyIvester
Sound, the Somunrbuli.t
IT was. eli ? Sarah. you ere Johns
youngest sistef7
'Ysth, ttir'
'What is acoustics .
j know th.--it ith. ith. it ith Tho nrt Of
making moth. and hearing Il .loith'
you Hre tight-=~etplaih it
Yeth thir If you stick your finger in
your mouth, and then pull il out thuldsn.
ly. the cold air rntl,etl, into The vakhuru
aud prodntheth thouand, striketl on the
tympan Of the car, which maketh the
tI,ound audible, and it its called tie thienth
Of eonthixt
'Yoa are quite right, Sarah. John, ean
yoh now tell the what il meant by neous.
ties BE careful, sit. or you feel my
stick"
Yes, sir A COW sticks your finger in
her mouth aud kicks over the tin pan,
which sounds awful, and Is called the
science Of cows kick
"Weil, John=-you do credit to your
teacher. You may take your books aud
run home. Willy Chase, what is the cur.
reney Of The United States 7! ...
Cash aud money
What hfs its denominations
'Coppers bogases, and Bungton cents,
pennies, fps, pics, four.penee, ha' pennys,
leveys, nine pences, Spanisl, quarters,
pstareens and shin paststs.'
That will DO. Jones. what is the
STANDARD weight Of the United states?'
soale weight and wait little longer
What is hundred weight ?
One hundred and twelve pounds
Samuel how many Kingdoms are there
iii the material world =
-Four
Three, and only three
-Four, / think, sir
well, name tbeIn---wlat are they"
Mineral Kingdom, animal kingdom.
vegetable kingdom, and kingdom come
How many kinds Of motion are there :
-Four
Two voluntary, and two involuntary.
Simon says there's four
what does Simon say they are p
Point point up, point down, and wig.
weg.'
You rascal I've mind TO wigwag
your jacket! Hadnt you better describe
the motion of my stick "
Il can. SIR
~ And iis efTectsp
- Yes, sir. Up stroke, md down stroke
the upstrokes, regular and easy; the
down strokes, systematically electrifying,
and its effects IRE strikingly inde8cribabe.
You understand that, | see. Susanah,
what Is matter!
There is nothing the matter with me
sir
i ask you what is matter, nzttcy?
yes, sir--matter is everything that
has substance. There's animated matter,
and vaccine matter, and
No matter about the rest Speaking
Of vaccine matter, puts me in mind Of
something else. There has been case
OF small pox appeared in the village, or
rather varioloin, which is the botanic
name Of small poland Mr.. s'calpel
says he has some prime vaccine matter.
OF his own manufacture, warranted to
take--and he viii vaccinate the whole
village for eight cents piece, and take
his pay in potatoes. Ali recoIlect, aud
when You go home tell your parents
George Smith do you rccoIlcct the story
Of David and Goiiah!
Yes, sir---David was a tavern-keeper
and Goliah was an incorporate man.
!. Who told you that ?
Nobody. read, it, and it said that
David fixeda sling for GoIiah, and GoIiaI,
got slowed with it.
Wasn't Goliah giant, a strong man ?
Yes, he was giant, but he had a
weak head
How so ?
why, to get SO easily slowed
yes, George, that was owing to the
strength Of the sling. Wasn't David
m1siciann
Yes, sir--he played psalms on the harp,
favorite instrument with the Jews, and
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