The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-11-08
1he Aeu' aorth'1ftst.
ODSERv AIlo MS.
From the SATURDAY. Evening Post.
W MAX ADELEk

From the saturday Evening Post
While Mrs Glbl's was NJ boarding school,
her custom was to write home I" her PARROTS
=, lcs.t once week. They were honest old
people with plenty "f sense. and not much
education. and q. Miss Gihbs advanced in
Ihc higher branches her letters bccHmc more
and more elevated u She tnlrav"red u az.
plain her progress in sl.rbr. and tr's"n"m'
civy and kindred studies. until nj last her
father lngan 10 think her mind must have
become slightly hransrd Cnharpily the
very next week after MS suspicion Was
excited. Miss Gibbs wrote her letter just
otter finishing her French exercise. and in
her haste Sd: placed the exercise IN the
envelope and dropped it in the mail box.
When !. reached homc b.! parents were
amazed 10 find addressed {" them the fol.
lowing rAtraordiHnry observations.
"J"hn. hrin: me my lia' and cane. Jean
apr",'cz moi mon chapcan II ma cam"
Nav nm ready: come. William Nc VOLTA
ps.t. PnriOns. GnilIaumc. VIII you take
t,mr roNrc? Vcux.tn d. cafe: Plcns..
pass me the bread. P~s.c,m moi H. pain. jc
v"us r'i". Here is my pretty little dog
Voici TN j,li petit CHEN, Come let MS play
In the garden. AlIons j"u.r dams L. jar'!in
Mary. bring the candies Marie. appor'ez
lev cLandrlies Do you take milk ? NOulcz
vous du laii: ] have seen u little lamb.
" nj WI un petit scrcau. Is your mother
nj home. Ia mere c.:elle u IA maison
How Is y'n' sister. Comment Ia suur sc
porte ellie: SARAH JANE GIBBS"
Gradually AS old Gibbs read this his hair
raised Itself Up on end. until n, last when
the letter was concluded. he dashed !, down,
aud sprnn. up. and cxcln! med Immortal
Mars: the grl i, crnzy. Mrs. Gibbs. that
siri Is a rxving, siavipg ,una,ic- u wild. and
awful and hopeless nan,ac. Pack mp some
things quick. and III go dcwn there and
6nh out whats the matter with her. Them
boarding schools wOnid sl,aitcr the intellect
Of rhinoccros It's simply awful" They
arrived! ~ the morning. And when Sarah
Jane came shilling down TO meet Them Mrs
Gibbs began to cry. and the old man sent u
servant out I" hun, for doctor. The mat
Ter Was finally explained: but Mr.. Gibbs
tp0t: her home. lie said he would rather
have her grow up with tao more knowledge
than plug Of tobacco than 10 he all the
time earring her old father and mother out
Of their senses.
We find IN an exchange the following
item. which comes very near being incom.
prchensiblc:- -"Dr. Brown Stqmarl. who 10
firsi.clHss authority. says that be has seen
fifteen cases where drawing ON the great toe
has had q serious effect on The brain" We
ere unable 10 understand how any one of
these fifteen persons could Slip his great toe
Of IN the fir.i place. aud then We are nj .
loss to know why. if it didn't I'ur. him 10
clip il off. il should affect his brain by
drawing i, on again. II is queer procecd.
ing altogether. Possibly the doctor may
refer 10 the practice If drawing upon the
toe with y pencil. But, admitting this. We
cannot conceive why any man should want
Ia make sketches OF scenery and draw
I.,r,rai,s Of his friends on his big toe, and
We ore equally puzzled 10 understand how
such proceeding could injurc the brain.
particularly when VIC reflect that anyl~.'y
VII" WIS sufficiently idO,ic to indulge ~
such foolishness could not have any brain
worth speaking Of.