Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-04-13
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WRITTEN FOR THE NORMAL VOICES"
Have you heard of the wonderful views, say
That were taken in such magical way,
That the scholars were struck with dumb dis
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To find their features so-ah but stay,
I'll tell YOU what happened without delay,
Frightining THAT girl almost" into fits;
Have you heard of that, / say:
just one year after 15.
Eastern Normal School was then alive.
That is one fthe best places 10 thrive,
This is the year when Csstine town
Saw such crowd Of scholars come down.
Ard all Of the lessons were done so brown,
Learned and said without frown:
Il was ON the eyentful music day
That we sat for the yiews-so the scholars say 9.
Now in taking Of ofpiciurcs. I'll tell you what.
There Is always somewhere a blur or a blot,
Ia face or figure, 1Ounce or fril,
Find it somewhere, you must and will,
Either scowl or wrinkle smile or pout,
And that's the reason beyond doub;
The machine will break but wont wear out.
With an Il dew yum- or an Il tell yeou.'
IL would take some views to beat the totcn,
And the county and al CaSiine around
They would look well.he wouldn't frown,
For says he iis mighty plain.
The homlest ones must stand the strain.
Aud the wsy 10 fix it a | maintain
l. only just TO make them look well IS the
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g the artist inquired of the teachers six.
Where his machine he'd better tx.
So the pupils faces wouldn't mix.
TIA; was for views. both boys and girs.
They tied their neckiies and twisted their cur..,
Pufcd their pinniers, puckered their lip,
said their face on their finger iir,.
Fixed their books 20 they wouldn't Zip.
The IDys whose look, oftcu 'sircH 'ufa''
Sat on books 20 all could tell 'um.
Their shiny locks irizkled like celery tips,
Their white teeth spafkled between their lips.
Vests and jacket, and likewise pants too,
Brosdoloth the finest. black md blue,
Flaming neekiies bright aud " widc,
Boots. shoes. slippers, from tough old hide
Found in the pit where the tanner died.
That wa- the way they pu, themselves through.
There--aid Mr.. Iutilc meow they'n do
De, tell YOU rather gue>s
They We're a wonder and nothing les,
Minutes made hour. hours sped awsy,
Lessons were said in q hurry hat day,
Teacher. and pupils, where are they;
In front Of the machine do you say
Dong their best for the cause Of the day;
one week passed, il came and found
Tuiile's negatives smashed TO the ground.
AT nine o'clock increased by ten,
He told the pupils they might lit again.
Nine o'clock and twenty came,
School d, usual much the sane,
Thirty and forty at last arrive.
And then came sixty and then ien-hVe.
FIr.i Of March-the music day,
There are traces OF age in the pictures they say
A general flavor Of mild decay,
But nothing local a. one might say.
There couldn't be for ruite's art
Had made them 40 like in every part
There wasn't a chance for pHpu to start
For the boy- looked just a, well As the girls,
While the latter looked like rows Of pearls,
Aud the ceiling looked a. well As the floor
And the back ground neither less nor more,
And tie rear seats looked a. well the fore,
And the aisles and black boards and desks en-
core,
And vet a. j whole, let all beware
In another hour ther'll be no one there.
Quarter past twelve on next music day.
Take the class in gymnastics" | hear luuit
say
! small boy please step this way
/ You'll take 30 much better I'm sure il will pay
/ All in order. hands on chest"-now
/ We waited with patience for the rest.
/ A. the scholars were coming their lessons,
/ Got TO the piano and stopped for sure
/ Atwhat. the Moses, they crowded there for,
! Crowded together as scholars will,
! Then Of sudden they all stood still;
| First shout 50 loud and shrill,
| Then something decidedly like spill,
And the pictures were scattered among tn
flock
Al half past eight by the school-house clock.
What do you think the teachers found.
When they got up and looked around;
The pictures all in heap or mound,
You'll see at first If you're not Ounce
How they got their pictures al once,
All at once and none ofthem first,
50 that none were sure Of the best or worst,
End OF the wonderful views of the day,
Pictures is picturesr-that's all say.
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