The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-12-25
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Mr.. Adolphas Foppouiay, who bad
ones read Aboet tbc 6recian deisie1
thinking 10 display bis superior learning
observed that they might read Heather
mythology, and lhus aoqaIrs = EBowl.
edge Of Jupiter, Mars, Venus aud others !
Profound Was The silencs-spsllbound
the literary society. They did not At al
understand the remarks that rolled %
smoothly ffou the glib tongue Of Mr.
PopPiBisy.
Then one young man, who had once
heard the names OF the planets, ihiukiHg
that Adolphns bad reference 10 them,
gave ii - bic opinion lha, ,heY hAd bet
ter stick to literstoor, and not take up
with 'strouefmyi
To which the literary society, with one
sesord, said, Certainly
A sensibls looking maiden here ven
tured TO remark that she bad useful
book, which she thought would eohduce
10 their Improvement. II was called
The Politeness Spd Euqnclts Of Liiei
eborused bali dozen Indignant voices
What good would such q book do usf
This ia a literary society We don't
come hers 20 learn manners.
The ssnable yonnK lady subsidized.
The members OF The society continued 10
reject every book suggested. Truly, their
tastes were fastidious, for nothing in the
wide range Of literature seemed TO suit
them The standard works Of great au.
,hors were voted dull. Poetry was dry.
History tedious. rYf
Al last silly, simpering miss informed
them she had the sweatest book at home
and so Interesting fF.&
She told them what 1t was; and, as 1t
happened not to be above the comprehen-
sion of The majority, the msjorily decided
on having it.
1t was, in fact, nonsenaical love.tale,
on which the members brAvely set them
selves TO work in earnest, TO improve
their intellectual faculties.
For the next six months the society
was duly RECALLED with pack of trash In.
correctly called literature. So keenly
were the love scenes appreciated that the
one who read frequently stopped while
the youths and maidens pracliced in
reality the tender passages from the nov.
els.
They next started paper The Repos
tory Of Learning-to which each mem
Der was obliged to contribute. II was
hesrtrending TO read the poems and
sketches contained therein.
Many great empire has had lie down
fall, and so bad the Literary Society. The
patience Of the people of Gsdsville had
reached climax. Their sons and daugh-
ters neglected their duties, becsme untidy
and slovenly, aud thought of nothing but
acquiring a superiority of knowledge and
reading dog. cared novels.
The aggravated parents at last met TO-
gelber, and appointed a committee OF ten
to wait upon the Squire. The said com.
mittee represented TO him that they we're
suffering from nuisauce-a Literary
Society which so eteUated their child
.ren's intellects that they could not be
brought down again TO the realities OF life
and suggested that be as civil magistrate
and guardian of the peace, should abolish
the said nuisance.
The Squire did as be was requested.
lie placed bis ansthema on the Literary
Society, He decreed that the serenity OF
Gadsville, and the brains Of its inhabi-
tsnts, should be left untortured by new
tangled learning aud intellectual improve
ments. The fiat went forth. The thing
was done. Seah
Miss Scrsggles' Literary Society being
thus crushed out in ilssbloom, she started
70 make pincushions for the heathen. This
being a noble work Of charity, which
inuddled pobody's brain, she was en-
.coursged to 90 on with IL. And thus
the yonlhs and maidens OF Gadsyile we're
saved from doom which only come
book -learued philosopher conld have con-
templated with serenity Emerson Ben
nett.