The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-24
No. 81.
BOY DEVICES.

] It IS a delectable thing to find. on
any occasion, the wicked boys OF
cur period caught in any Of their
own traps, which are usually
both in design and execution. I'M
speakably diatolical. We have a
happy instance in point, which we
relate with more unctllous lnailS-
Niry than We like, i'll this exposed
,nanncr, to confess to. The scene
: OF this incident was Oxford, y. \.
Three boys. at an Oxford seminary,
indulScI themselves collectively IN
what IS, by such t.1,ants, Familiarity
known rs ''lookcy. Having troub-
lesome piscatory tasks. tl:ir pursuit
of nibblcs and bites took. for day,
precedence of their pInslit Of knowl,
edge. But knowing next morning
that TIC Inevitable birch would
demonstrate tiic folly oi such 1t vain
pursuit Of happiness rs seeking the
innocent lives Of Spring Creek
perch during school hours. they dis
posed OF the sensitive parts of their
reason within three layers OF p$nta-
looms. all thick and wiutry, to opcr-
ate us opi;ttcs, ann|iilatilly the
sense Of pain, Three pairs each
are We understood? The weather,
as denoted by Fahrenheit, was to0
Sweitering to admit Of more than
the most ;sttcnuatcd linen to be had
this si:lc Of actual transparency
With g sagacity. perhaps, peculiar
to Oxford pcdagosacs. it was dis
Covered that the penalty Of birch
was nothing to the extraordinary |
pantaloons d!spcnsation; and as a
mercif!l consequence. the iiogging
was dispensed with. The boys
were bewildored and disappointed:
for having made such painful prep
arations to escape the pain, they
wau ted this satisfaction OF triumph
OIL the score of birch. But it was
denied: ani after six hours of Per
spring, Lquifying, oozing at ev-
cry pour until nearly dissolved.
the master called them before the
school, related ti4ei.' offence, and
called their attention OF the other
boy: who happened not at that
moment to be III the act Of offend
ng, 10 the feeble and iiabby condi-
ton Of the culp>its; urging upon
the practitioners OF '.ilookey," of
whom there were many, the neither
cure, in place Of the lively and ex-
lilaratiI 8 birch. Go it boys.
A inlplcmat,imonial plan is that
adopted in Australia, which is re-
atod as follows: How did YOU
manage to win !,cr affections 50
quickly, Dan? Tie receipts worth
nowing.' "Oh that was simple
nough," replied he. Tile. first
light I arrived at the lolging-house
found myself sitting next to a
Dung woman at supper. who, I
oon found. was one Of the newly
rrlved emigrants. I looked her
yer, and saw she was a round, t
tIong, cherry-looling lass, with a
'u.AlnEs5- face. and Thought She'd do. .
didn't know how 10 go foolin' )
round her to find a soft place (as
OH would have done, sir. no Of t
;nse to you) but just spoke a q
ord OF two with her, and when K
e cam out into the passage gave !,
er q squeeze and 4 kiss. SAYS t
l", How dare you!' Says III d
ants to marry you. my dear. Mar Il
Y Inc: cried she. laughing? why, h
don't know you. No more do +
You, my dea", says I. so that a
axes it al fair and equal She :
idnt know how to put a c!apper n
a that SO she only laughed and |:
id she couldn't think Of it. Not a
INK OF it. said I, artful like, not b
hen you've come Ill these thous. o
Ids of miles for the pu1posc?' 5,
\ hat do you mean 2 said she star y
&. Come now. says I, don't tell y
e. l knows what's what. When c'
man lmmlgration;scs, it's to get Il
Ok: when a woman immigration S
es. it's to get married. You NAV Il
well do it at once Well. she a
ggled Il bit, and we were spliced RI
30 days afterwards" y,