M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20

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to a stiff overhauling in the rudi-
ments. g.. g.. '''''''''. ...
"Now dcn," says Ludwig, "you
first fellow dere, NIT your face all xiv
cred nit bimples like a shtrainer, ,sbust
write your name on dis biece ofofha-
per. Wot is dis, Jonathan Doolittle2
Well, shust sit down till | kit ready to
ak YOU philosophy. Now ten, you
next ttler, NIT cork-shcrew eyes and
Iyal!er hair shust write wat your tad
Idy called You when you was Il poy.--
Chedctiah Shmit, ell! Well don't bod
der me now. Come on, you teller,
derc, nit a big nose, and tell what
your mutter called you when she lick
ed you nit q shingle. Wot is dis,
Chon Browne dat is goot. Next iel-
Ter, mitout any hair OH ter top Of his
head, write your name down. Cher
Iry Bryan, is it3 Well, now, you goot
lookin' chap NIT pink cheeks and plack
whiskers, what do dey call you, ch'
Harry White, SIR" ...
"Dat's goot; white is always peter
as brown and you is ter pest lookin'
OF desc iellers, so shust all shtand in a
row nit you at ter head, and | axes
you ter spellin', and philosophy, and
cheograiy."
"Now, ten, Mishtcr Harry sliust tell
us wot is ter rule Of addition!'
"WcII, says Harry, guess tbs the
art OF increasing" ...
"Goot, py golly. Now, you older
feller, wot is hydroiohy3 and shpeak
quick mitout stumbling.
"Begorra, an its something that
does be throblin' dogs whin the hot
weather comes, so it is, sur" replied
the candidate who was fresh from the
Emerald Isle. ...''..
"Yaw; well, you can shuSt take
your old hat and 90 off mt yourself;
hydrotoby means water, and you
knows noting about your piSness at
all"
Next, wot is philosophy md il
you do mt tell right mitout shtoppin',
den sendsyou off mitopt certili-
kit.n ...
"Well, sir" technically speaking,
PHILOSOPHY implies q love Of kpOwl-
edge"
"Haw! haw! wot a tam fool you
nusht pc; away nit yourself, phyloso.
fly means fire und water, md such
like tings, und you issn't fit to carry
swill to ter parn. / would't gif you
fifty cent a month for your wages; out
NIT you, nit no hair on your head,
und q hole in your priches."
"Now den, Mishter Shmit, tell ter
poard where Jarmanyis, und be shpry
NIT yerselt."
Germany is one of the kingdoms
of Europe, sir" replied the candi-
date.
"Well, now, tere is ter biggest fool
| ever seen. You're wrong, miShter;
Jarmany is in Deutchland, and you
han't got no more prains as six
month bull calf; so Cunning to his as
sociate5) chentIemans, | move dis
Mishtcr White gets ter school mitout
turder proceedin', nnd ! poards him
for a dollar a week" -
The matter was arranged, and Har-
ry was duly installed into the hospita-
Die family of Ludwig Kramer; 50 that
at this point OF our narrative, Mosqui-
10 Valley school had a teacher, and
Ludwig had his choice, .......
But here let me promise that Harry
White was a Springfield, Mass, boy,
who had abandoned his home and
friends in consequence OF the disgrace
attendant upon his expulsion from Col
lege, for the crime Of sticking a large
cat into the valve of the college pump,
and thereby causing the water to be
come putrid, to the great annoyance of
the faculty and janitars. A harsh
steplather also caused Harry TO dread
returning to his heme, and with nc
othercerelnony than an affectionate let.
ter to his mother, he wandered away
until he found himself settled for six
monts in the situation we have gdes
cribed. ...E Il
The fall works being completed on
lndwig's iarm,his daughters, Blanche
and Katrine, ofcuurse, attended school
week about" one being compelled
to remain at home to attend to do
lnestic duties; but it was evident to
Harry that the old man had some de,
sign in his craniun, TOR one evening
after he finished his cider, and slok-
ed his pipe, he said to Harry,
You shust don't mind me, / goes
early to roosht, you kin shtay up shust
fas long as you want to" """j ...1.' .'H"d
Just then he heard .Katrine calling
Ihim from an inner room, and he going
as SHE desired found cheerful fire
blazing and cracking away on the
hearth, abig pile Of wood in reserve
beside it, and huge arm chair i'm
mediately in front OF the fire. In this
Katrine was sitting, and gathering up
I,or opoDla nott;cooto to chow rin there