, 1874-05-17
DADDY DlNkLE'S WARDS.


This notice appeared in the Mayvillo I,de1 one
day, eYer 80 many years ago:
The Rev Gustayus Dinklebach proposes to open In
Mayyille jan l. private school for boys. Particular
attention given to the c1aeaics and mathematics. Boys
and young men will receive careful and thorough @
training preparatory to entering college. The Rev.
Mr. Dinklebach fcspectfuly eoHCt8 tho patronage Of
the citizens OF Mayy1lle and vicinity.
In other words, it Was an old fashioned boys
academy which the Rev. Gustayus Dinklebach
"oponed" An old, oll-fnshioned boys academy,
now all out OF date, and laughed to scorn by
your new-fangled follows who turn up their
noses at Plato's Dialogues in the original, and
claim that the only present and future hope for
tho world is that it shall be +" evolved" out OF
the pattern Of the crook Of Herbert Spencer's
little finger. -..... .
TIE Rev. GustsYus Dinklebach wasn't that
sort,
BLEss HE SWEET, a1AP1E OLD HEART!
He read his Bible and the Greek tragedies, and
believed the salvation OF the world depended on
the Golden nule and hic, hec, hoe. His religion
and his learning were so mixod up that he could
hardly tell which was which at last md he some
how got it into his queer old brain that one who
war familiar with Greek, and Hebrew, and Latin
lore. by that simple fact perforce WIS made
gentleman, and that it was henceforth incum-
bent On him to walk through the world as an ex-
ample to modern degeueracy, loving hiH neigh
Dor as himself, being honest, gentle-mannered,
kindly and dignifed.
The nor. Dinklebach WAS all that himself. and
he knew no moro Of the ways OF the wicked
world than il ho had beon spotted kitten chaH-
inc q. spool Of thread. He could read the Clouds
Of Aristophanes in Greek like q 1oyel, but he
couldn't drive nail to save his life. He came
to Mayyille . vory learned, high1y-recommende
man, with a tender heart, a big bald head. the
soul OF little child and but rwo pairs OF stock
ings to his name.
Nayyille took him under its wing. He
tt opened his boys academy, and presided over
it for twenty-five years. 1t grow and houriehed
apace, aud nobody in Mayville cheated the Rev
Dinklomach out of all the money he got; IT Just
pened to him every place he had been before.
| To this day, many and many broad-shouldered,
| bearded man, with his Own locks cen beEnnln
to frost little, pauses minute from the clash.
ing din OF tho wide world while ho calls to mind
| the green days at Mayville, and remembers
Daddy Dinkle, and dn,o, on'ds, dr1at, with
s,l1E, a TEAR. AND BLESSING.
Good friends, ono and all, here's to the MEM
orr of the days Of our youth. which come but
once! Young friends, make the most OF your
vouth. for it is glorious md it comes but once
The Rev Gustayus Dinklebach was an old
| bachelor, who loved little children. He called
| himself drearr old bachelor, and part OF his
yalelictory to his biggest boys vas always this
| '.My dear young friends, don't you be an Old
do not know how It WIS, but, before the Rev.
Gustayus Dlnklebach had been IN MayV1lle
year everybody fell into the habit Of calling him
Daddy Dinkio, and that although he was an old
| bachelor They called him that to his face after
awhile, and am sure thoy meant no dlsrospect,
for everybody had sort of reverence for him. so
| good and SO digntfied he was. and so learned
vitbal. They NAV have called him Daddy Din
| lie on account OF his voice, 40 not Know.
| He ALWAYS spoke in kind OF SOFT. dronlng
voice, which wasn't bit tiresomo to listen to.
assure you upon my honor, but was yory 6ooth-
| ing aud comforting and I've noticed IN TINS
| world that men who speak IN TINT sort OF sofs
this OF that. But say don't know why It is.
When be first went to MayVille, Daddy Dlnkle
| took up his lodging with conely young Eng,
| lish woman. who had big, STUPID husband. and
| frisky little American-born baby-g!It 3monthf
old, not yet named, on account OF difference OF
| opinion between its father and mother. The
| mother wanted to name her daughter Frances
| Mary the father, on the other hand insisted
that tho child should BE- called Hannah. Both
agreed to leave the question to Daddy Dink1e
| for arbitration, and Daddy Dinkle nA1neo
tho bright little thing Theodora,-
| GIFT OF GOD.
During the year. the co1nely Young English
woman's husband died. Daddy Dinkle still lived
in the house Of the widow. few mo months a- r.
| Dink1e alone in the house with little baby
| With her dying breath, the widow had committed
the child to his care. and he had promised that
t'never while he lived should the babv.glrl be
homeless or friendless. He promised all this at
tho same time that he had no moro idea what
he should do With the child than if she had been
an elephant But he promised, out OF tho good
ness OF his heart After the funeral, ho paid an
elderly spinster stipulated sum Tor taking care
81 toft frple Il
| alv7avs carried it = tloll~baby and "A package oi
CANDY. This ras his idea OF infantilo feml.
ninity. ....-
blessings Nearly at the Same time another
piece OF drift came floating across tie wild sea
Of humanity into the open arms OF Daddy Din
lila. The piece OF drift Was q boy. It was the
orphan child Of IN old classmnte OF Gussavul
Dinklebach, also q preacher, who had died O.
consumption, and the poor father o Went acres
ward upon this world, on account OF the littlt
boy he was leaving. There wasn't sonl OF
Garth to stand between the boy aud tue orphar
asylum but Daddy Dink1e. Daddy Dinke &C.
AND TIE TWO YOUNG ONES.
He took the children, Theodore and little Nee
Wallace, and set up housekeeping, with Inc
elderly spnster for his household goddess, he1
mother going along to save propnety.
These two children we're Daddy DlnHet
That's the bones Of my story. Now it's ready
to bo commenced. Let us string the bones to
gether.
little rirl sat on green brook bank, idl.
enlashin1 with her bare feet tn the crysta
Tater. 4 boy stood beside her, engaged in th
manly amusement Of throwing stones acros
the brook at dogwood sapling, some ways on
He was irving to stone tho bark OF the dog
wood. The girl had flashing, bright grny eyes
wide. 1esolnte mouth, white teeth and tame!
checks, She was healthy. wholesome Guild
pleasant to look At, but not pretty Oh no
The boy, contrariwlse, was model OF boyis]
| beauty, like golden-haired, Joung god, Q
Something Of that sort Everybody who cav tn
| two Young ones said what q pity the girl hadn'
been the boy.
Boyscan get on without beauty" said siothe
| Vaughn. "GirlB can't. Boys have everything
,,nt. it girl hazn't got good looks. she hasn'
nnythine What pit? for the child"
The Children were qnarzeltng. They vera Il
ways quA11eling: "
"So; won't" says the boy.
.'Tery well, then I don't go. either say
Theo settling herself more comfortably: "Tu
as good as you, and I've AZ much right to III
| arav a8 ron hnye.