The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12
schooI-Roon, Exercises.
By QUIZ,

John, bound the state of matrimony %
"The State of matrmony is bounded tht
| North by Soliciiude, on The East by Double trou
bic, on the South by Sore shns, and on the IVES
by Vexation."
What are its chief products 7"
'Peevish babies, scoldng wives, henpcckec
husbands, smoked coffee, burnt ham and SOU
pies"
q" What is said OF its climate 2"
&C 1t has variant temperature than that OF any
other state in existence In that portion Of it cal
LED the Honeymoon The climate is salubrious ana
healhy-the atmosphere laden with The sweets o
the flowers of Hymen. In some parts the inhab b
tants experience freezingy cold reception when
they expect most warmth and in some other parts
there is all the burning sensation Of the torriC
zone. Sometimes fellows house in the state O
matrImony gets too hot to hold him, and strange
TO say he travels with all speed not to, but from
the poles, where cold is generally supposed to
exist"
"Sarah, has john given correct outline of the
State of marimonyP
Cant say sir; never IN that State. Bill
Slmpkins gave an invitation the other day TO
travel in it with him, and when | return ! will
answer the question:
" Well, Sarah, as you seem TO be ignorant in
Geography, | will examine You in Grammar
Take the sentence, marriage is civil contract.
Parse nz0rri0ge"
" 1Iurridee IS a noun, because it's name.-
AND though Shakespeare asks what's in name
and say that rose by any other name would
smell as sweet, yet marriage being a noun, and
therefore namc shows that by The rule establish
ed by bard OF Avon mas al least one exception
For marriage certainly is OF very great importance,
and being noun, and therefore q name, Ergo
there is something in a name.
g - ,UI,o ic
riage 2"
Don't know sr''
Decline 1t and see.'
t'Don't feel at liberty to decline marriage after
having made Bill the promise have. Had rather
conlugate.'
Jane can you tell Sarah in what case mar-
rioec is ?'
"1essI it is very common case. and wouldn't
care II II was little commou"r. And | 'spose
Sarah won't be married week before IFS in the
printers case
g Can you decline marJta2e2"
Jane bIushrs extremely and answers;
"Hnd rather moi sir"
" Wei, Sarah, what person is marriage 2"
6 Second person, sir, b. Cause the person you
speak 10 IS the one that is going TO marry
8 What number is a7uffi0oe - I
" Plural number now sir, because Bill and | |
ire two at The present time. When the parson I
les the knot, marriage will :hen be SINGULAR
BECAUSE the bible says the twain shall be one |
lesh.
6 What gender is marriage ?"
" Common gender because either male or female |
nay get married"
Does "aarriage govern any thing, or does il
'gree with something?
Both, sir. 1t governs Doth mankind and wo. |
mankind, and as to agreeing. it agrees with the
world ard all the resi- of mankind
" Give your rule
My rule is Bill shan't grumbIe if buv
wo silk dresses year, and he shant have
ut one teasPoonfu of sugar TO two cups OF
ofIee''
Peter, parse ciul.''
"Civli, suppose, would generally be called
n adjective: but would call it an Interiecton 10
Xpress my surprise that it should be applied TO
ne noun contract IN opposition with marriage
Iuess you d think go too if you were over 10 our
ouSe to see how the old man Iarrups the old lady
;hen he's tight.''
g ln what degree is civH ?"
" cru asaPplIcd TO marriage in the above sen.
'nce IS OF all three degrees of Comparison. For
larrla9e produces IN one instance the poSitire
apolher the coHtParattce in third the Superlu.
ue :"
" PosVe, comparative and superative what %
" ny, you see when a man marries ten thou.
md that's in the positive degree of luck: when
IAN marrIes twenty thousand that's n the com.
'ratve, and when he marrips fifty-thousand or
yer, that's in the superatve''
g 1t seems to me, Peter, your ideas are far fetch.
!. But you are genius notwithstanding YOU
e little scattering. Take your seat and recite
e balance Of your lesson to. morrow
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