Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-15
school-Room Exeroise.%
"John, bound the State of Ma.ri-

John, bound the Statc OF hla.rl-
mony ?"
"Thc State !cfNlntrimony is bound
cd OH the \ orth by olitu,lc c, on the
East by Double trouble, OH the South
by Sorcshins, on the West by Vcxn-
ton"
"What are its chic! products"
"Pcs wish babies, scolding wives,
ihenpc clsee husbands, smoked coffee,
bhrnt hams, anq isours pics"
"What il sail!of the climatc?'
1T has 9 more. varied temperature
than any other state in existence, In
that portion Of it called the Honey
moon, the climate is solubl ious and
hcalthy-the atmosphere laden W III
the sweets Of flowers Of Fly eli. In
some parts the inhabitants experience
Il freezing cold reception when til, y
most expect warmth. and in some
other parts there is all The burning
S nsation Of the torritl z&ne. Some
lines, u sfcllow:s house in ths,S; ale of
Mntrimon yssgets TOO hot, TO hold linn,
sand, sstrange to shy, lie travels with
all the speed not to, but from the
poles, where coal is generally sup
posed to exist"
Sarah, has John given correct
outline Of The State Of N1atrimony?"
Cant say, sir-ncvcr was in that
state. Bill Simpkins gave mo M
invitation the olhe. day to travel in
i with him, and when I return II
!lt swer The question"
Wcll, Sarah, rs you seem to he
ignorant i'll geography, | will xaminc
you in grammar. Take tic sentence
Marriage is Il civil cent. act Parse
marriage.
Marriage Is a noun, l.ccausc it's Il
name. And hongh Shakespeare asks
what's IN :. name, and snvs that
rose by any other ii [. ne would smell
as sweet, yet marriage b'iny n noun,
and, ,Eli:crcipie, name, shows that the
rule established ,hy the bird ot:Avon
has ut leaSt"onc cX option. For mar
riagc is certainly Of great mpnrtancc,
nnl being II n,u', and he:ctnrc II
n:r.,; ergo, there is something II
name"
Good! Well, wha. is / case OF
marringr?'
"Don't know, SIR
"Dccline il, and see"
Don't feel ut liberty to decline
marriage pller h;,y.ng ,ma4lr- BID thc
promise tamtsI have lfalS rather
conjugatc =
"Janc, can yeu tell Sarah in vii
case narripge isi "sssA e.f
8 Yes, sir il's1G very common cas :,
and would not care it were a little
commoncr. And / suppose Sarah
Won hbc married a,week before it's il
'tlS printers case. =. - \ =
'u'an you decline marringc?' 2
Jane blushcd extremely. and ans
wercd:
clad rather not, sir"
"Wcll, Sarah, what person is mar.
sSscco5ndE person, i, sMir boccanasss tdne
person you speak to is one WHO is
going to marry"
z Z "Wbbat nun beriis ,narriagse?y $k ,y*
plural number now, sir, he cause
Bill and l are the two at the present
time. When. the parson tics the esknot,
inarriago.MiAbc si,igilas, BECAUSE tloi
Bible says tha. the twain Shall be one
flesh"
"What gender is marriagc?'
Common gender, because either
male or female may get married"
"Docs marriage govern anything,
or does (N,sa / .iit3agfee with some tFipgs ~.
"Both, sir. 1t governs both man
kind and womankind, and as to agree
ing, pit agrees with; the worle, sld. .Ithq,
reyt l3f {. ghalpkiihsa!,e ghlS 6 i Al. u &C VII 4
!'Givc your rule"
"My rule is, that Bill shan't grum-
bic if l buy two silk dresses year,
and shan't have but one tcaspoon.ul
OF sug9r to twp cups Of coffee
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