Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-02-25

r0W Marco BozIatis had iallen, and all o! his
sud'rings were o'cr,
Aud the class to their seats were retrestiBg when
footsteps were heard at the dobri
Aud five Of the good district fathers marched into
the room In a row,
And stood themselves up by the fire, and shook
of their white cloaks Of snow.
Aud the spokesman, a grave Squire cf sixty, with
countenanee solemnly sad,
Spoke thus, while the children all listened, with
all Of the ears that they had
"we'ye come here, school master, iutendin' TO
cast an nquirn eye round,
Concernin' complaints that's been entered, an
fault that has lately been found
"To pace oI the width Of your doin's, an witness
what you've been about,
An see II its payin TO keep you, or Nhe ther we'd
best turn you out.
"The frat thing I'm bid for to mention s, when
the class gets up to read
You give EN- too tight Of reinn', an touch EN-
up more than they need
you're nicer than wise 10 the matter Of holdin'
the book in one ham
An you turn q stray 10 their doin's, an tack an
odd on their GHi t - ....# H.
There Amt no great good comes Of spelkin' the
words so polite as i see,
Providin' you know vha, the facts s, an tell 'en
of jest as they be
can then there's that roadin in concert, Il cen.
sured from first unto last
II kicks up heap of a racket, when folks is
a-trayellin' past r#.
qwha,ever is done as to readin', proyilin' things
go to my say,
shant bang on no new ew-fangled hinges, bul swing
in that old-fashioDed way"
And the other four good district fathers gave
quick the consent that was due,
And nodded Obliquely, and muttered, Them ere
Il my sentiments tew."
"Tben, as to your spein' I've heefn tell, by
them as has looked into this,
That you turn the y out o. your labour. 40 make
the word shorter than Ills
'An' clip the OF oyer nusick, which makes N =
sou Ephraim perplexed,
An when be spells out as be ought =, you pass
the word on to the next.
"They say there's some new grated books here
that do MT take them letters along E. ....
iiut II Is SO, Just depend on Z them new grated
books is made wrong rIu.a -H U
"You might Just as well say that jackson didn't
know all there was about war,
A, to say that old spelin'-book Webster didnt
know what them letters was for"
Aud the other four good district fathers gave
quick the consent that was due, .4
And scratched their heads slyly aud softly, aud
said, "Them's my sentiments tow, ..
"Thcn, also, your 'ritbmetic doin >, ps they ar,
reported 10 me,
Is that you have lef, Tafe ah Ire, oot, aud also
The old Rule o Three
"Au' likewise brought 10 new study, some high
steppin' scholars to please,
( With saw.bucks an crosses an po-hOsks, an
ne, 1,y'a an ~ Dad.
eve ain't got no time for such loolin there ain
no good TO be reached
! By uptoin' ehildr'n up higher than ever iheh
fathers was icaehod.
And the other four good district fathers CAV,
quick the consent that was due,
Aud cooked one eye up to the ceiling and said
"Thcm's my sentiments tcw.
qAuother thing, must here mention comes int,
the question to-day.
coneernin' some things in the grammar you'r
issshin' oas sais iar 10 say
"My gals is as steady as clockwofk, aud ucyc
give cause for much fear,
/ But they come home from school tOther eyenin
atalkin' such stuff as this here /"
soI love- an Thou lowest, an lie loves, an
We love, an You love- an They
Ah they answered my questions, IL grammar
twas all could get EN- 10 say
"Now II, stead Of doin your duty, you re esryin
matters on so
As to make the gals say that they love you, u
iastAil that want 70 know i--'