The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-10-28
Grammar School Extraordinary.
I'eacher--Parsc man.

Teacher--Parsc man.
Pupil Man is common noun of the FEM
inine gender.
Teacher-What is that, Sir?
Pupil-Man is a common noun of the fem.
mime gender-comlhon, cause he can bo
bought cheap; and femme gender because
he's always got women on the brain; 9Th
person, cause his wife and six children
come first-is in the objective case and gov
erned by q woman.
.Teacher-Go to your seat and pnt wet
cloth on your head.
Teacher-Next, parse Woman.
Pupil--W oman is a female noun of the
masculine gender.
Teacher Mercy on US what do you say,
sir?
Pupil-She's female noun of the mas
culine gender masculine, cause she wears
the breechaloons and is determined to vote
she's compounded of cotton, whaebone,
starch, smiles, sunshine and thunder clouds
is in the first person, cause she is always
the person speaking; plural number, cause
she makes more noise than half a dozen par
rots-s in the objective case and governed
by the fashions
Teacher-Sit down and rinse your mouth
with prophylactic fluid
I'eacher-Next parse boy
Pupil-Boy is an uncommon noun, Of the
goslin gender and female pursuasion.
Teacher-Thunder and blackja What
is that, sir?
Pupil-Boy is an uncommon noun of the
goslin gender and female persuasion-un-
common, cause he's hard to find now-a-
days cause he soon enters the threshold
of gooschood; female persuasion cause he's
always got the heartsick about some fe-
male first person, big Ike ; singular num-
Der, cause there's nobody but himself; in
the objective case and governed by his EN-.
bryo mustache, Scheidam schnapps, and
the length of his daddy's purse
Teacher-Go home, sir, and bathe your
! feet in mustard.
Teacher-Parse girl"
Pupil-Grl is an angelic noun of the
Grccian bend gender, and masculine ten
denotes.
Tcacher-Save us from sudden death.
These boys will never be raised. How is
that, sir?
Pupil-Girl is an angelic noun, cause she
paints her cheeks and loves inguns; she's
compounded of cosmetics, flowers, fuss and
she wears shirt bosoms, paper collars, and
always has her head full of boys; singular
number, cause the boys are afraid Of them,
and matrimony is played out; third person,
cause she's much spoken Of in the objec-
tive and governed by gipsey bonnet.
Teacher-Next, parse fashion.
! pupil-Fashion is tyrannical noun Of
the common gender.
Teacher-Catfish and blunderbusses.
! What's that, sir?
! Pupil-Fashion is tyrannical noun.
cause it must be obeyed, and laughs at
| poor mans purse; common gender, cause
! all people must bow to it; it is compounded
of tlounces, tiimsies, ruiies, scuffles, bub~
bles, troubles, ruffs, cuffs, snuffs, higgles,
| gieelcs, sniggles, curls, furls, hairs, snares,
Grecicn bend, fuss and feathers. 1t was
once inithe objective case and governed by
Eugenie, but is now in the nominative case
independent
Teacher-Go home, sir, and 90 to bed
I Teacher-Next, parse baby.
Pupil Baby is all obstreperous noun of
the ncuter gender.
Teacher-Moses and the prophets, save
us from destruction! What do you say, you
t little imp:
Pupil-Baby is musical noun, cause it
sings soft tune between midnight and day,
specially Of cold night--it is neuter gen.
der, cause it is neither male or female ill
it is big enough to wear breeches. Itweighs
according to size, and measures according
to proportions; is compounded of milk and
lungs, and specially of lungs: grows at
rapid rate 1t is also of the spoilt gender,
cause it is allowed to put its foot in the
gravy whenever it pleases; is in the objec
tive case and governed by candy and sugar
plums.
Teacher-Go home, sir, and tell your
mother to rock you to sleep.
| Teacher-Parse matrimony.
Pupil-Matrimon is an ancient noun,
defunct gender.
! Teacher-IIear him, You little vaga-
bond, what do you say:
Pupil Matrimony is of the defunct gen.
der, cause it's played out. Girls are as
plentiful as blackberries, but they've got
nothing. Matrimony is compounded of the
words mate and money, but when there's q
match nova days, it is nothing without
the money. Third person, cause it is spoken
of much by the girls. In the objective case
and governed by the sponduliks of the g'rls
daddy.