Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-03

bO at oight cents piece and talked 50 fun
NY. aud 80 kind. just as II | was one OF the
young ladies, instead of his washerwoman's
child. that lelt free to talk with him, and
before knew lt had told him how low
ed my books, and how wanted to 80 TO
school more, how | had been to the public
schools before we came bcro to live, but now
my mother had the rheumatism, aud had
10 do tho washing Of late. aud ho asked mc
all about you and when ! told him who
you was, be almost cried, he seemed 80 glad
and said he used 70 know YOU we'll, aud
then no at down and wrote ON this piece Of
paper. Let the read il TO you, aud open
ius the note she read as follows
my dear old friend Nora IL have mo-,
time to call on you ihls evening, bot will
soon do %. am pleased with your daush.
ter. Who maniicsis a desire for knowlcdse,
unusual in ono OF her class. | think ! can
bs Of service to her. shall make arrange
mcnts 70 have her name entered as one Oi
the lay scholars in the preparatory depart.
mcn,, and sec that ber tuition fees are paid.
Twenty years aso, you gave me lesson
ia pric teal arithmetic. which have never
forgotten you was faithful servant tony
mother, who still lives aud will be rgjoiccd
TO bear from you am able to help those
who desire to help themselves, andI shalt
insist On helping you occasionally, and all.
ins Kathleen IN getting good education.
Here is Irilc Tor YOU as a token ot friend
ship from Little Eide, a'you remember
hlm-nOw
Edward Il. Jones"
I, was 50; and the dullc-t child IN the
world bad proved superior scholar, and
after graduating at --- college. was IN.
stalled a. Professor Of MlthenaIic. in one
OF tbc bc.I female scminario. IN the land.
K>ocSNo orr ruE TEun OR Bnrrr.
AlI the Bi,ok tribes follow the curious
custom Of knocking out the upper front
teeth ai lhc a.c Of puberty. This Is done
hy both sexes. aud though lte under teeth,
b,In. relieved from the at'ritiDn OF the up
per. grow lon. aud somewhat bent out. aud
thereby c,u-r thc under lap to pro,r.d' IN a
most uu.'shtIy way, no youns LAZY thinks
herself accomplished until she ha' got rId
ol che upper inci,0rs. rhl' custom give
all the BltukA an uncouth. oIl.man.Iikc
appearance. Tbclr laugh b, hI,ou.; yst
they arr ~ attached 10 It that even Schi,u.
auc Va, unable TO eradicate th, practice.
H. issued order, that nons Of the children
Twin: uni.r him should b. subjected 70 tie
custom ~ ,he.r parents, and di'ohcd'cnce
TO hl. manliies wa' usually punished with
severity. but, notui,h,nndlns this, the
children would appear IA The streets without
their n,i,Jrs, aud 40 one would comics, to
the dc,l.
when questioned respecting the origin OF
'h' rrle"''' 'u' "''oA' ',r'! "'' ''''
''r'' '' 10 DE- IKE o''n' anu ''''' WHO ','
tain their teeth they consider 10 resemble.
l,brl,. Whether th, i, tho true reason or
not u Is '''H'"'' u -! ''' u - ",''''''
''' mas ''' '''.''''o" ''t oA'" ""''" ,''
'','''" many ','''' '"'',' "''' ~ ''''.,''
'.' Win "A'''' 70 '"' -'0''' ~ "'"'' +, '''
hIA"l'"' '"'' '''' 'l'''''''" ~ I'''''"'
'l AZ Tue 'A'"' 'S' 'h'' ''''",''''''" u D"
o'''' "''.'' N u '"1' "''' '"'' '''s"''
y ""N"'"n' "' custom - ~ '"''''',
''a' r''''" VINO "I' '''" y ''",'''''' r'
"S''' anu o''l''o"A''' ""," 'n' "''o'"
o'rr'"ei my '''N'"s S''''' '"' '' '''8''@
remark would DO m4H' t''le'"'S O'l' VI
girls who It'll retained hs'r 'ee'n' - LOOK
az lhc great teeth some OF Tue M'S'''-
10 give "a more iaeeiion' explanation OF the
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