The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-05-05

he became severe. ~Ivy. aii-unused 70 the
world, eth he'd . secret feeling that he uas
Laughing a her, Tears, that would not Be
repre.sea. riistsned IN her downcast eyes,
gathered on the long lashes, dropped IL
,ensly on the aeof.. He ssw shas she waz
entirely I shild, ignorant, szsless, and sin-
csrs. His better feelings were reused, aud
be exclaimed, with real earnestness,
"ay dear Young lady, T should rejoice 70
serve yon ID any way. l ~ you 70 bslieys.'
His words enly hassened the catastrophe
which seems to be always impending oyel
the weaker sex. Ivy sobbed outright,-a
pe.tee. tempest. Felix Cierron looked %
with Bachelors dismny. ssWhat in thun-
der? |? Confound The girln we're his trsi
reflections; but her utter abandonment 70
sorrow melted his heart again,-not Q very
su.ceptft ieheart either: but men, especially
bachelors, are So green! the word - foane
In Govper.
y He sat down by hsr side, ssroked tho hair
from her burning forehead, az If she had
been six instead Of sixteen, and again and
again assured her Of his willingness "a
assist her. asgs 8.
! .siv must go hons,' whispered Isy. a,
soon as she could command, or rather eoal
her voice. sss szt -
His hospitality was shocked. .g .sa
5 5. Indeed you must not, til We have al
least had consultation. 1ell me how much
you know. What have you studied ~
cob. nothing, Sir. ! am very stupid
s.Ah We must begin with the Alphabet
then. Blocks or a primer - ..ss @.-,
Ivy smiled through her tears.
"Not quite 10 bad as that, Sir.o
sYou do know your letters? Perhaps you
can even count, and spell your name; may.
be write it. Pray, enligh;an me.'
Ivy grew calm as he became playful.
III can cipher pretty well. have beer
through Greenleaf's Large"
q" House or meadow And the exac,
dimensions, if yoa please"
"Sirl" ssss ..ss#
81 understood you to say you had ira
vGsed Greeuleaf's large. You did not des,
isaate what" af1
lie was laughing at her now, indeed, but
it was open and genial, and she joined.
r.'My Arithmetic, of course. | supposed
everybody knew that. Everybody calls il
/ sop SHa
.Time is short. Yes. We are an abbre.
Waiting nation. Do you ike Arithmetic p
"Pretty well, some parts of it. Fraction,
and Partial Payments. But can't bear
Duodecimals, Position, and such things
"Posi.ions are occasionally embarrassing
And Grammar 90 .1 hss
sIt hink it's horrid. It's al indicative
mood, common noun, third person, singular
number, and agrees with JOHN" =
"Brarissinad, A comprehensive sketch
A mul,um in parro, 4 bird's-eye view
as one may .ay,-and not entertaining, Ger.
tainly. What other branches have you
pursued j? Drawing, for instance ?"
"Oh, no, STRIP % "a as@s
"Nor Music ?'' A. .--....
"No, Sir" .l..s-.
"Good, my dear! excellent! An over.
ruling Providence has saved you and your
friends from many pitfall. Shall We pro.
ceed to History? Be SO good as to inform
me who discovered America"
81 believe Columbns has the credit ol
it," replied Ivy, demurely.
b. '.Non- commital, see. Case goes strongly
in his favor, but you reserve your judgment
till further evidence" -. p.
"I think he was wise and good and en-.
terp~ising man." at4zo 7sTssI IEs45s
''But are rather skeptical abou. that Sar
Salvador story. A wise. course. Never
danide till both sides have been fairly pre-
sented. sHe that judgeth matter before
he heareth il, it is folly and shame unite
him. said the wise man. Occasionally hi.
after. Judgment is equally discreditable
That Is a thousand times orse. Exit Clio
Enter = well, - Geographic. My young
friend, what celebrated city has the honor
of concentrating the laws, learning and lit.
erature of Massachusetts,, to wit, namely, i:
its capitalso s.-...lzt ....,
|. ,sB0ston, Sir"
; ANY dear, your Geography has evidently
been attended to- You have learned tn.
basis fact. You have discovered the pivot
on which the world turns. You have dug
down to the ante diluyian, ante.pyrear
granite,-the primitive, INFUSED stratum Of
society. The force of learning can no farther
90. Armed with that fact, you may march
fearlessly forth to do battle with the world
the flesh, nd-the-ahem-th King OF
Beasts! Do ycu think you should ike me
for a teacher "a ese g4t f...ss.ssrzas
: 81 can't tell, Sir. did not like you a.
ANYTHING awhile ago." -.-.-,-. %
y pu llhE mG DcttcF ut"! 1ou tHtHh
4 improve on acquaintance You detect
signs Of a moral reformation?" ts.g
az "No, Sir, don't like you now. ! only
don't dislike you so much as did, d
ssSpoken Ike ma general, or, better
still, Ike a brave little Yankee girl, as you
are. am an enthusiastic admirer Of truth.
foresoe We shall get on famously. ! was
rather premature in sounding the state OF
your affections, It must be confessed--hut
we shall be rare friends by-and-by. On
.ths whole your are not particularly fond OF
books ~ a. ..rt ~
al Ike some books we'll enough, but no,
studying books" said Icy, with sigh, sand
don's see any good in them. If it wasn't
for mamma, never would open one-never!
wonld inst as soon be Ounce as not
don't see anything very borrid in it,"
"An opinion which obtains with won.
dsffaliy large proportion of our population,
and is applied in practice with surprising
success. There is distinction, however,
my dear young lady, which you must i'm
mediateiy learn to make. The Ounce sub
iectiye is very inoffansiYe animal, content.
ed, happy, and harmless; and, as you Justly
remark, inspires no horror, but rather an
amiabie and genial sell -complacency. The
Ounce objective, on the contrary, is Of an
entirely different specie. He is bore OF
the first magnitude,-a poisoned arrow,
that not only pierees, but inaames,-a dull
knife, that bot only cuts, but tears,-s cow
ardiy little cur, that snaps occasionally ebui
suar!s rnceasingIy; whom, which, and that,
il becomes the duty Of all good citizen. 70
sweep from the face OF the earth."
..Khat is the dIElrencs between them
Tow shall oneknow which is which 20
The Ounce subjective is the Ounce from
bis own poin. Of view,-the Ounce with hi.
eyes TUNED inward, eonfning his Ounce
hood 20 tie bosom Of bis family. The
Ounce objective 10 the dance bu.ting against
bis neig gabor's study y-door, r,-iniruding, Oh.
iruding, proiruding hin insipid folly and
ssiI more ipsiPid wisdom at al times anG
seasons. He is a creature utterly devoid oi
saame., Hs is Ike Mil.on's angels, in on,
res psct a. leas. you NAY thrust him through
aud shrouSh with the two-edged sword ol
your satire. and ct the end he shall be .,
intact and inteSra. as at the beginning. an
| sufficiently obvious
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