, 1869-06-06
An Amusing Sketch OF Il Young
lrithmnn's Experienced
The Scratching Academy-Trying to
SHIFT the Responsibility.
With the Ono Hundred DAYS MEN,
The Champion Runners.
An Inxeuious and Economical Method
al Committing Suiclde,
Pointing a Moral.

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rn., nIe Is ~ n1.o. ~ ~ ~ ~, Mou Ne~
foFHs 10 me plsce Oh N Ola incumbent OF the Of !
ice, Who hRd taken vacation TO recruit consta- |
ution shattered BY close confinement He Is now |
lead, a hope his decease was not seceiera&ed ~
acrced On nndtog the ledger be loved 70 well fuu
;a,,nr - r ~ ~ ,sRtpet, ~ s1s T.u
.nsn e.sa oa..H =. "aN sN4se1 onu
49, 'ofcs oass oH.ose.sa us "1ns o' unAncml
the prest,ge Of prevoas sueeess to 1nspiHe ne bat
thr fntnre ,oct n,4sh, IN a ronnc nn.r WITH ,,,od
FpiIits snn Stomach that eaasa NOT befofe dose
pf tenpenny nall.
lad read IN the biographies OF eminent men
,ne .-nnnr, 49, No. ~ snoo, :, : ,s;.,-n,nat -
,ou.,s .s,o - ~" " sueo e.s4 .tee ~
= emn'a1e taer example. hupposnE tnAt no oecoPa-
ton va4 eNeier tnau teaching school had no |
craving for the pasness. however. In fact. a |
.vcbf tntnre,n-nt ~ snrcr nv n,nsT us1e ~ H.
would hayc seauceu d ne non, MI nv % purpose I:Ess
a naltef Oh necessity With me Ny exeneque1
nas not pletho1c could not Afford to DC Idle;
y,ees a. nad.nngnnr o1Ye1e,t them ny NV nv
tIfnrs End thtI weTp rrrls.si For eIr InnT 1nt
weary weeks | travelled, horset4ek and or toof,
.ecklp9 4 school and nnlinR npnr ny case Tas
gradually growing desperate In prppoTtlon 10 the
Stow but ste1dy decrease Of ny Rreenbacks-
Things begAn 70 look blus, and now confess that
continued foilure ttepSrSaeai fuF spir1!A and
thought the grand Mittske In ny lfe vas beiuz
born at III. Ii was m al1angeraent however.
In which /. tne party most inteFesteA was nW
consulted. pof ny wishes taken mo seoouns, 90
hau 70 submit 10 the .neyltablc and cutter the
world Rs gracefully "a ! could, considering the
cestft,. ia vns snpoIntsd TO q schooI which no
one else lad the tetne1tty 10 apply for The piace
@ 1s xes'5 1ghsn ny hnan pssas Eaoss
Anuwp "a Grouse tar awaJ frun1 clStltzatlpg. A.
most II wAs an nnlovttlng winter residence.
Having no choice, however, CLOSED barxatu
to assume copt1cl Of the sca4le1ay, Il was anees
to IT, uackwaT.incs, Of the district its interior
no sc e, r.. M no, @ss, !, ,e Dsas ,sn!
se 1Kf 1 ns ssse
- For thfse months tsuxht the older ruplls and
up1se lie babies 70 the lest Of M aouttf cntiur
I'M nesuiesjly ali the time the ml.e,1rs OF oonli-
iuu roUpd.N The people were ss KIND and hos
exptcL There NsFp some whose F,u.Sneas u a
hsa spes n ,s%o snd o;he9s Nho ~ ,se
var NM, fhs f,sutnn,nr NJ nv fnntfh mnntn
taes eossT1sa e; :5 t5s ~ a.st1siaaos ssssa g
n!aon tsas ~. s.s anas ~ ~ W.
~ tsT1 I;tctn7 rs sc,3esinu ~ eHSn ~, seTns
seized T1ih an 1Eesis.'nis des1ra % scratch. and
scaASn 80 W, III , :, naa etanSs sss4eLny; - -
eao aad 'aSs "a he est sa pups n
nIaes Al scratched M visoron:J: ! thinH NE
.eacEeI vas tne enh!npion ecaEae!: AND Hon tne
came enagsd T9s 1s saaners ~ mothers o. tSe
tap.s ouInnensea .ee ~ %. SoEauhG eAeFMs. - a ho
90 ine.s Sonssns ana ~ thsr fsstoha The en"
II - unpleasant Sut sefy funny. Some
sanghao,e casss iams unaef a ~ nouee E.. Esa
hc got i to his lps the usistlon saiae o. a1a ne
doing chores, and taxing cora to ne hogs OF Or
si ;ss 1essss sna pTe.ecs o rrllsSe tas9sclses:
~ uS sVt - III II neeSas, aau nau .c III, e.t
Sed thas her aaseis 'ie Rete Fsqaised @ eIseEae,e
Goal0 noi MaAe M1a, euA tnt eause u A'l tlus lae
~ In.f,.- nIn ,na ,ntE.9s ttres esE;an
Ing tne gentlemen taxed o.er the
| e1n@Gcl: oopseqoentJ LneI aenaete1 se1Vie. aie
Enicn asto9!snsd me. Iae 1sGn Was noroea, We NJ
ircsains ! Mas sent inI, ana naE!IE Enllessa ny
iaeelAted oooJ oy prolonged ana heIshy Goafse
" S SesMratcnin9 M Na1te1 upon toe sc!ALealn9 nIeS.
~ Ind - eHbleu+ Ihey Iniosuea tne tna
r;cr nf rnsan.o1s ihE. ~ ,uEH saI1t wv
rnem sr1no e,,u3a-s ac'tnnA m G'nctos1 VII ~
oInd m ~ " MnISn sook nfnnsnt psL toey -
intn t,e ltsrrsrI sn;9 them =. oSs ~ s1s.u ~
nrarninfancr Int Ms ha N n1d Tns4s nUne ~ ~ tn M
nt}eht orSaoT Tnar s,tH e rsH ~ nv w. ~ ~ ~
,TSs rnp, nena,ot,s 4, 9r,np .SnH nv r 1unt
ivf thcI bat nnrh rathrr ha.l r.:.ptv;, r r. ~
own a1usemept i disoEped IL sad Il mast = s
hotv - he dtttrtrf nnd tniygtna rrnn, me iit1}
spettnorn Bestowed upon t.1 ne, woaii moi Ike 1
rwss thstrs Thcy ro-,1,S mr. rnnrtnrn m - ~ ~
n,nea Tnes t6rrG Il H II me:i ~ rnne It nasl n !,
,hem inro-Haed We snnaki cnn1nr,,1nise ty ,ItrtI
sse .O, OTne1n!p Tney cT odI i1snsn 70
S To- 49, to9s ~ r. r.
re oet ana " ana M feather ne. | Mas w1l.nE.
tnsS Tou.o ffasaa 'spn tsaa.snaE = 'on1 eauoSa !
GO t.a S1aes. Snew "se pct1ect1y es1e 0auef >n
The utAhot of all thls scrntehlnv wss the r,naI,
I nSt
.! 11e Enoo! Gnn my enmma5 alsmssat IN
wholesale naltdcuons from the scratching port
;ts, ;avn np' neoLIor nsn siaaM tatc[ess " g
;uals ,sn st1ess-semane1 1Is IN ne aNu1d iot Ion
sis!nnf 1.1' MefsWarI: *5eIs u etopEcd. Il storpe
nt ~ 7sal gaaeqt rs sny Iesaans A. t1Eeins Y
Gon,E aseSn ssn 1ne pra1Hes ana mouhs1na 70 ca
hooS hohg' thence F1snng she places Of lnte1ts
Y AAa aua Europe, cfosanR tae AGaadc TO Ne
1osk+ noo a!tef completing 1he grand touF, COZ
l4 ao11e, nAe . eaise. 70 inosI ! haVe no des!l
/ oSneM Lne ac4u41ntaneesnlp ..
!Ato qua1anthc Tent, ahd AILef three week
eonvaleseenee was ceR1sat'nE how could be
t1Eest my capital There Fss no opening so. I
way o1 amEsemtnL Eent 70 Wost lsregularlJ Q
aiAs.n SiouGlnR % N lnualEsnL Trend, Who vi
enal.tao!e 70 my MlssaKes M! ony laughed roo
na1uleo1y Mnen ! cAtea plow hasEOT OF
Turkey Enenler Eoose Soon It beca.ne eppace'
/ lug Tor two weeks, resigned my buco1tc puzsui
and became t.aTeltn2 n+e' insurance nSen
WorEnF on commission. II VIA neEiy o
g3nl1sd company, unknown and unsprseciate'
naFe not the snEhtest doubt but that II *aa
YET e1ee0snt COMPANY, ahd not must h,
ssiea But raJ eloqusnce 9 va Useless. s Tnsti ii Il
pi Insurance TO farmers waa casting pearls befo
: awtcc. For six Heeke vent around the comm
faith IN tins s7r1ncc rerc iasute.. already. and tho
: "no nan not "u'au 10y ,sM .asn1s ansEM. Inea
asan- tne eoantt5 Mas warming Win agent
) and was a1rail 70 r!de tast. as might run or
3 I lew OF them. 11Afeut1& fdfDQRn the ECEOtf