The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-12-12
TIPToN. IOWA DEcEn1BER IL. 1s7s

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lovsd spelling ~ ~ own saks. asd
Who. smsillsg ~ batsls fson afAr.
had sosns - tsy shsir skin h thts
toarnamsnA ksplsg 70 fFsshsa the
laulsls they had Won 10 their school
days.
! ~ low" said ~. Aeans, speakiag
= the principal sshool trustee, II 'iow
our friend tha9 a9qpars Il jest the man
TO boz this ere concern to-night Ei
nobody objects, I'll appiss him.
Comb, SQUARE, douT - Usshfhi.
Walk up % the tfeueh. Ssddsr - no
fbdjsr. - ths man said 70 ths dom
key" sas Is
Z Thsrs ~ . general dggbs y shis,
and many >fshs yeasel svsias sook
occasion 70 nudge the girls alongside
them. oslsnsibly Sos, the purpose Of
making them - tie Joke. but really
for the pure pleasure OF nudsing. The
Greeks inquired Cupid - naked, proba-
bly, bscauss hs wsars % many disguis-
q that thsy, could not select > costume
for him.. 8 8s..s 4
The Squire came TO the front.
Ralph made - Inventory Of the e.
glomeration which bors the name Of
Squire Hswkins, y Scliows:
IT, A swailow-tail cost Of indeflnits
age, worn only on staes OCCASIONS
when its owner was called upon In his
public capacity. Either the Squire
had grown too large or tho coat too
small.
2. A'pair Of gloves, the most phs.
nominal, abnormal, and unexpected
.appariti0n conosivabls In Flat Creek
district, whsss the preachers wore no
coats In the summer. and where .
black glove was Dsssr sssn except on
shs hands Of the Squire. ..
5. Aswig ~ that dirty. waxy color
% COMMON to Wigs. This one sshowsd
. continual inclination to clip o0 the
owners smooth. bald pale, and the
Squire had frequently to adjust Il. A.
his hair had been rcd. the Wig did not
accord with his fsoe, and the hair nm
grayed was sadly disoordaut with .
lace shriveled BY age.
1. A ssmicircular row Of whiskers
hedging the sdss Of the jaw and chin.
Thsas. ssss -dysd . fsishsful dead
blssk. saeh = no natural hair ever
had. At the roots there was quarter
Of sn inch q white, giving the whis-
kers the appssranos Of having been
stuck on.
S. A pair Of spsctselss with tor
toise-shsll rim" Wont TO clip oe.
8. A glaas eye. purchased Of pad
Ter. aud differing in color from it, INST
ural mate. perpstually getting out Of
focus BY turning In o. out.
Z. A ~ oe 6alss Isslh. hadly Atesd,
sad gives 10 hohbing up ana down.
s. Tho Squire proper. to whom
these patches were loosely attached.
It 10 IN old story that . boy wrote
homo to his father bsgsing him TO
come West, bscauss mighty mean
mso got into once out here" But
Ralph concluded that some YaMkess
had taught school In Hooppols County
who would not have held high place
In the educational nstitutions Of Maas.
achusetts. Hawkins had some New
England idioms. but they were we'll
overlaid by Western pronunciation.
'Lsdies and gentlemen, /" he began,
showing up bis spsctaclss. and sucking
his lips over his white tssth to keep
them In place, ladies and gentlemen.
young men and maideus, rslsy I'm
oblesgsd - Mr.. Msans fer this houor," +"
and the Squire took both hands and
turned the top Of his head round sew
eral inches. Then he adjusted his
spectacles. Whether hs was obliged
to Mr.. Meanp for the honor OF being
compared to donkey, was not clear.
81 feel in the Utmost compartments Of
my animal spiritss most happy sense
Of the success and futility of all my
endeavors to sarvs the people Of Flat
Creek desstrick, aud the people Of
Tomkins township. In my weak way
and manner" This burst OF sloqusncs
was delivered with . constrained air
and an apparent sense Of danger that
he, Squire Hawkins, might fall TO
pieces In his weak way and manner,
and Of the success and futility (sspec
tally the latter Of al attempts 1t re-
For by the time the
ghastly pupil Of the left eye. which
was black, WAS looking away round to
the Ieft. while the little blue one on
the right twinkled cheerfuliy toward
the front. The front teeth would drop
down 20 that the Squire's mouth was
kept nearly closed, aud his words
whistled through.
"Tfsel - II could be grandiloqusnt
on this interssting occasion.' twisting
his scalp round. hut raley muat
forego any such sxertious. II IL spell.
Ing you want. Spelling 10 the corner
stone. the grand. underlying subtsr-
fuge Of good eddication. put the
spsllin' '-book prepared by the great
Daniel Webster alongside the Bible.
I do. ralsy. l think may put II
ahead of the Bible. For n Il wurnt fer
spellin' books and sich occasions =
these, where would the Bible BE-? I
1hsuld iiks to know. The man Who
~ NJ who eomeouAdsd this little
work Of insxtricabie valoo was bsns-
lactos 10 the whole human racs or any
OtheE" Hsrs the spsctsciss faii Oh.
The Squire rsplaeed them in some
eoDfasaian, gave the top Of his bead
aDoih@r twist. and felt Of bis glass eye,
while poor Shocky stared ID wonder,
aud Bst1sy Short rolisd from siSs to
Ditlo ct the point of death from the Or.