Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
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Whatever ,cW Mr.. S9uimps say Oh
girls, to think OF it-poor washed out
Amanda Liza. villa her check aprons and
faded calicoes-to think OF her tuning
out IN heireSs. Whew. it takes my
breath away. What'l Jake DO now.
wonder ?1
Miss Jennie Smith was az acknowl-
edged leader in in the Squimps academy.
She had maintained Ter rolund person
and roanI good uatured face in spite Of
sour bread and scaut ra'ions. We thin
and starving girls looSod up 10 her as q
star OF the first magnitude. We clustered
round her in high eouclaye, as she sal on
a desk in the school room during the tenn
poIary absence Of our worthy prcocptOr.
"Oh. she'll never think Of Jake again,
clied q sharp faced girl in the corner.
Ill bet she Will. rrioiued Miss Smith.
/ siappjag her hand energeiicai.y on her
old grammar. Miss Smith had big
brulhcJs," which NAV partly account tor
tlc vim with which She was wont TO eX-
press herself. "Bl, ola. dJa, | wish ii
was me, To thiu& that Amanda Liza,
that l used 10 !cul my old collars to
Young ladies. Miss Binm." cried
warming voice. whcrc~t jenny, wiki
more e,se than dignity, abandoned her
loay position. aud there was a general
stampede for seats, a, Miss Bimm, lhc
head ,cacacr, came sailing in followed 10y
Mr. SlUimp., the principal, black, tall
and solemn a. the shade of lamp post
Now log >iric;es rules, longer lectures on
Vropr.e,y, and q general surveillance
founded on certain recent occurrences "
What would Mr.. Sqqimgs say Ay,
10 be sure .ha. WAS always a question of
Importance, and Mr. SquimpS ALWAYS
said a good deal Here was an especial
theme Tor lis eioqucnce; for this case Of
poor Amanda Liza, who had been Lis
bond Save Tor ten years, cun'cd and c)r
uercj, masking no sigu, aud a. last turning
on, TO have relations OF her own and a
heap Of money, and leaving his estab
lishment tor good and alrin his absence,
was 4 l.eile too much loy human nature,
as he declared. For Mr.. Sqnimps did no:
dislain to familiar co,loquialisms' once
in while as a reliel from the high men
tai strain OF too much Latin and lexicon.
Mr. Sqlimps should have been public
I speakcr-so his wife declared, SO all his
l.icuds anirmeJ-only the trouble was he
would never have known when TO stop.
There was no cork up 10 him the girls
declared. Oaco given little rope, n
small yexation, an accidental jarring of
hisarIangcmcals, aud Mr. Squimps flowed
cut into limi,lcss rivers of rhetoric. He
argued his point down 10 last white,
wound up splenlidly touched up his side
wh;skcrs. looked round for applause.
turned over his wristbands, and before
You knew it, began agaia.
This was q splendid opening, ihis OF
Amanda Liza's-a girl whom he had
taken out of pure charity when her folks
died. Of ioyer, = girl whom he had edu
Gated, brought up in his very family, and
-aud-and-Mr Squimps felt himself
possessed on this occasion of all the stock
in trade necessary for an orator.
"And Mr.. Squimps like father to her
too - cried Mrs. Sqnimps, elcva,ing her
shriyeled little hands.
Mrs, Squimps was small wrinkled
lady, rusiling about Of an afternoon in a
s.,G voluminous silk, so li,tle, so shriv.
e'ej, she seemed to rattle in it as she
walked. Ike withered kernel in q walnut
shell. She had had the benefit of Mr.
SQuimp's e'oquence the greater part oil
her life. and was much like worn out
text, thin aud thumbed and faded
The good lady was humbly aware Of
her deficiencies. A mere bit Of quartz.
she did not attempt TO shine even in her
husbands reluigenee. All real authority
in her department was delegated to Miss
Bimm. who carried things with IN air
taught The higher branches, and took the
. lead
Ms. SquimpS meekly took The kitchen,
eminenlIy filter. rs her husband declared.
tor that department, which was the
foundation oil all others. TIE foundation,
| prepared under Mrs. .Squimp's supervision
4 was not very substantial. Bat elegance