Smyrna times., 1857-05-27

couldn't remember what part If the world il
was IN. knew the stranger seemed quite
loreignish IN his talk, but hadn't thought of his
oelng husslan, or Swede, or an Icelander.
Still It struck me that Nooyauck must be in one
OF these countries, most likely the last.meu-
Toned as Imagined myself possessed of toI-
eraoie knowledge of Geography, and should
certainly have been better acquainted with il if
u mad been anywhere else. was completely
puzzled: But happy thought struck me. |
would make my post Of examiner the means of
enlightening myself Perhaps, after all, the
Guy might be only some little country town.
people have such fashion of citying every new
settlement nowadays. | felt relieved. --------
"Do you know the exact population of your
native place -
"Not Pwecisely, saw; but pwesume it would
"umOaw .% IN IL the neIghOawhOOd of six hundAwd
'e'ru-sa-lem this was a poser. A city of
six hundred thousand inhabitants, and couldn't
tell which side of the Atlantic it was on! As
SAID before, was in no pleasant mood when
my tormentor first knocked at the door, aud now
began to get my back up more than ever.
:" Zee here, Mister, if yos know who you're
toollng with, you'll try to talk little better
Eng lash. Please to spell that name for me
will you Z"
"Cewtainly. saw. New, Nco, York.
Yauck. NOoyauck"
NOoyauck, the dickens !-New York, YOU
mean"
"Thats my native place, saw"
"feS' have you ever taught school!"
"Not much, saw, confess, but have stu.
died sevewal Vewy appwoved wowks on the
goVawnment of youth, and Aattaw myself |
undawstand the subject"
Yes; do you know Arithmetic. Grammar
and Geography"
"Pewfcctly, saw"
"What else 90
"Geometry, Trigonometry, Astronomy. Phi.
losOphy, Navigation, Mensuration. Locic. Rbe.
torc, Ethics, Pneumatics, Hydrostntics, Geolo.
gy' Zoology OrniIhOlogy, Photography, Ste.
nography, Uranog-"
"There, sir; hold on a while }"
"Really, saw, that isn't half"
"Hs enough. You'll find me a little nice
10 my questions about Grammar. Can you
parse sentence in Syntax!"
"lndeed, saw, you aw somewhat hawd.-
Fawslng' IN the old-fashiOned way, is becoming
quite vulgaw assuaw you, but will twy."
Well, please to parse Birds fiy.'"
Buds, saw, Is a faEliaw substa ntiye. Of
the awdlnary gendaw, the individual generally
talked OF, IN the pluwal numbaw; is usually
the nominative case to the vewb
fy, and holds domin--"
"StoP, stop; thatll do" .
fes' saw. | hope you aw satisfied with
eg"wd to my qualifications, saw!"
"Pertectly. think you're about as fit for
choolteacher as am for the Governor of Kan.
as. I'm through"
fou cewtamly do not mean to say, saw, ,
hat 30 81 I
mean to say, sir, that the door is not lock
d. You can 60"
lie attempted to speak again, but Just at this
eye, anu =,
etermhed to conquer the scoundreI withou,
ny more words. So very politely opened the
oor' and motloned him to be going, keeping
" eye all the time fixed on his. Crest.allen.
faltered out: "Pawdon, saw; but aw vou !
Of little rude!"
" Tn in earnest CO. "
With another squirm, and another flourish y
bowed himself out aud the last | saw ot "
m he was striking for the Railroad Depot a, tn
two-torty rate, twiling his elegant sword. "a
ne around his head at every step, and cursing At
evil genius for leading him to Spy to pro. ad
re letter Of recommendation. [ hayn't 81
ard Of him since, Don't know whether he co
INT up or down the railroad. | only know i,
Al ne didn't apply for any school in this vicini- da
!. II he comes to me again, ri persuade him an
hire himself to some merchant tailor in the
as streetsign. all
Respectfully, yours, Spy. tin
S'nyrnG, May 18th, 1857.
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