Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-07-21

parents, and will not suffer herself to
depart from their side. ALI her care
and attention arc devoted to their
comfort and support. Her chief de-
light seems to be 10 beautify and or
nament their labors; which she does
with artistic skill and taste. Her
descriptive powers are most wonder
full snd complete. She can tell you
the exact size. color, shape, height,
&C., of any thing you desire. Her
father and mother make use of her
in this way very frequently.
She has nothing to do with any of
her sisters or brothers. All her at
tentions and duties are confined ex-
clusively to the assistance of her
father and mother.
The fourth member of this family
is the young man Mr.. Verb. It is
through this dutiful son that the faith
er and mother do all their business.
He is kind of family clerk that
operates entirely under the direction
of the old folks. They have the
greatest confidence, it appears, in
the young mans power of action.
and whatever work they have to do,
they never fail to call upon their son
Verb to act for them. He is the mo
tive. power, the propelling force of
the whole family machinery.
The fifth member of this family is
Mfr. Adver6. He occupies in the
family circle very arduous and re
sponslble position. His dnty, it
seems, is to inspect and oversee the
work of his sister, Miss Adjective,
and his brother, Verb, and report to
his father and mother, how and in
what manner they perform their la
Dor. He is also q kind of a time
keeper and director for the family,
often denoting the time, place, order,
DC, of when and where things are
done.
The sixth member is Mss Prepesi-
ton. Her business, it seems, is to
take charge of the family record, and
to be ready, at any time, to show the
relationship existing between her
father, mother. and the different
things around them. She is very
modest. unassuming young lady, and
performs her duty with such exact
ness and regularity as to make her
marked favorite of all the family.
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junction. He is indeed very odd
sort of a fellow, always stumbling
and crowding himself in between
something or somebody, and many
times, too, when he would have suit
ed just as well outside. He does
this little piece of business, often
times, no doubt, because he thinks it
adds beauty and grace to its appear
ance. He has, it appears, a great
dislike to separation, and employs
his time altogether in connecting and
binding together. He would make
an excellent Minister or Justice of
the Peace. if his duties were confined
exclusively to "tying knots"
The eighth and last member of the
wonderful family is Miss Lnter1ection.
She is the most comical and sportive
of all the family, and at
the same time one Of the most sensi-
tive little creatures living. She can
not suffer to be pinched, or hurt, or
have her hair pulled or her feelings |
worked upon in the least, and always
manifests the greatest emotion .un-
der such circumstances, by scream
ing out, Oh, dear me! My goodness!
&c, DC. To her undoubtedly be-
longs the honor Of "shoo'ing the
first ''fy."
] hope dear friends, that after read
ing these few historical sketches, of
the Grammar Family, you will be
anxious in the future to learn more
Of their history, and make your
selves more familiar with their ways
and names. For further information
this family see Pinneo's,
Clark's or Green's Gram
mar. PHILO.
VINToN, O., July IA, 1870.