The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-05-24
School<room Exercises.
BY QUIZ.

"John, bound the state Of niatrmony?"
'tPhe State Of matrmony is bQnnded on
the North by SoIicitude, on the East by
Double trouble, on the South BY Sore shins,
and on the West by Vexation."
"What are its chief products?"
"Peevsh babies, scoldins wives, hen.
pecked husbands, smoked coffee, burnt
ham and sour pies"
"What is said Of its clmate?"
"It has vacant temperature than that
of aate in existence. In that portion any
other of it called the Honey moon the eli
mate is saubrious and heallhy-the atnlos
phere laden with the sweets of the flowers
Hymen. In some parts the inhabitants ex.
perience fretzngly cold reception when
they expect NEST warmth and in some 9th.
er parts there is all the burning sensation
of the torrid zone. Something's fellows
house in the state Of matrlmony gets too hot
to hold him, and strange to, say lie travels
with all speed not TO, but fronl the poles,
where cold is generally supposed to exist. !"
"SaraL, has John give correct outline
of the State Of matrimOny?"
Cant say sir; / never was in that State.
Bill Simpkins gave me an invitation the
other day TO travel in it with him, aud when
return | will answer the question"
"Well, Sarah. as you seem to be lgno'
rant in Geography, l will examine you in
Grammar. fake >the sentence, Marriage
is civil contract Parse mar'iagt."
"4aawioge is a noun, because KS aname.
And though Shakespeare asks wha's III a
name and says. that rose by any other
name would smell as sweet, yet man 'age
being noun, and therefore name, shows
that by the rule established by the bard OF
Avon has at least one exception. For mar
riage certainly is Of very great importance,
and being noun, and thersiore name,
Ergo there is something in 1.Gne,
GOOD We'll, what ii the case Of mar
riage?"
''Don't know sir"
"Decline it apd see,"
Don't feel at liberty to decline mas-
riage after having made Bill the promise ]
have. Had rather conjugate."
''Jane, can you tell Sarah in what case
marriage is?"
Yes sir it is very common case, and
wouldn't care il it was iule commoner
And 'spose Sarah won't be married a
week before it's in the printers case"
."Can you decline marrioqe?"
Jane bushes extremely and answers:
''Had rather not sir"
"Well Sarah, what person is nsarriogef"
"Secpnd person, sir, because the person
you speak to is the one that is going to mar
ry."
"What number is naarriage"e
"Plural number now sir, because Bill apo
/ are two at the present time. When tn,
person ties the knot. marriage will then bs
singular, because the bible says. they twar
shall be one flesh.' .F
"What gender is nsarriogee"
Common gender because either male ol
female may get married" a.
"Does qaaryigs govern any thing or does
it agree with something" @
"Both, sir 1t governs mankind and wo
mankind, and as TO agreeing, it agrees witt
the world and all the rest humankind" b
"Give your rule"
"My rule is that Bill shan't grumble if
buy Two silk dresses ayear, and he shan
have but one teaspoonlul of, sugar to tw,
cups Of coffee" M .s s III. X,
| "Peter, parse cipR.' MI 4. 4,
"Ciyil, suppose, would generally be cal
led an adjective; but / would call it an in
terjection to, express my, surprise that j
should be applied to the noun contract il
opposition with marriage. Guessyou'd thinl
so tooif you were over to our house to SCI
how the old man larrups, the old lady whel
he's tight" '28sa
I'm what degree is c:eile' VI e..
"Ciua as applied to marriage in the a
bove sentence is of all three degrees Of Com
parison. For marriage produces in on
instance the positive, in another the compay
attire, in q third Che superldtiUew
a"Positive, comparative and surerlativ
what?" M ~
"Why you see when a man rnarries tel
thousand. that's in the positive degree q
lluck; when a man marries twenty ihoasan,