Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29
Examination at the Grundian Institute.

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Preceptress 'sThe Glass in Civil Govern
ment will take their places. Seward What
-is-G overn-ment p
w. -"What is aohat meant?'
Preceptress SHARPLY y Take yom1nuck-
les out Of Greeley's collar, and pay attention.
What is Government p
w. L. Sherman Maxim 'em stan,
around
Precep. with stare - Wait till you're
spoken to, sir (! Come, Seward, What is Gov
eminent p
". H. Gov ment is you; the thing
Governed (but not much, guess) is Me-"
Precep. (impatiently).-"Lit Little Cooke,
| What is Government y
w. 7. Sherman. = Blue-Jay Cooke don
no nothin'.''
Precep. with awful severity .-''William
Sherman, ayil1-you--hold your-tongue
Come, Cooke, What is Government
Jay Cooke.-t'Shall give you an answer
in writing?'
Precep Cover her spec's) -'What do you
mean, Sir?''
JayCooke Cause ! en- get a Boy that
writes Copper-plate, to copy off my answer
fit for framing"
Precep.-''I shall put you in Frame af-
ter School. Answer the question off-hand,
or go to the foot.
Jay Cooke. -''Well, then-Goy ment is
-Gov'ment. 1t gets along by not payin' Of
its Debts"
Precep.-"Go to the foot. Ulysses Grant
What is Government p
U. S. c. It means holdin' in all you
kim"
Precep. That's SeztGovernment It
may be carried to an extreme. But what is
Government in general?'
U. S. G.-"Goy' ment in General is
maxim 'em mind 'thout wastin' no words
Maxim 'em fight"
Precep. You misunderstood me, Ulys-
SEES | wish to know what is the definition
of Government as applied to a State p
". I. Sherman.-''He dom no nothin' !:
ask me 7"
Precep.-eWell, VIII. Sherman, as you
are 50 anxious to be heard, What is Gov
eminent p
w. I. S.-"Gov' ment is an Institootion,
From the Earliest Ages there hev been Gov
ments And Institootion, Slavery is an In
stitootion COMMENT is Discipline. Slavery
is Discipline. But tother Discipline's the
biggest thing. Shall I go on =
Precp. Y to the foot. Andy
johnson, What is Civil Government p
A. j. Maxim everybody Civil to ye by
Law. Bill Brownlow says how ye don't
need no Law"
Precep.-''Never you mind what Bill
Brownlow says: nor any Boy that Swears
Will Seward, What is Civil Government p
W. S.-sA Comment that's Civil to
other Comments
Precep. why, that is only returning
the question for an answer. Give me Ideas,
not Words"
i W. Swell, then-a Civil Gov'men
is one that don't mean to offend, but it'll
stan up for it's rights, for all that.
i W. T. Sherman. -ss Hoorayw
Precep- Silence WHIP Sherman, if
[ could mix up you and Grant, and divide
you into two persons, [ think it would i'm
prove you both. Horace Greeley, What is
Civil Government?
H. G.-"Civil Government is all bosh
I don't believe in Civility"
i Precep. You'd better believe in it while
you're at my School Answer the question
politely"
i II. CT answer it under proteset-
Civil Government is one Of the Modern Hum
bugs; it is Tyranny sugar coated. Wedon't
need Government Of any sort, Civil or I'm
civil. Human Nature and the Light of
Reason, Revealed Religion, and an Innate
Sense of Justice"
Prccep-'sAn Innate Sense Of Justice
will compel me to keep you two hours after
School. Glass is dislnissed-all but Horace
Greeley and Jay Cooke.
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