Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-02-14
And the parties. the balls, ths ridss-oh, the

past weeks have been one sublime hsrmony."
81 s'pose SOL s'pnse so, nervously as
sented the old man, as he reached for his
third cup, half full-'.but how about your
books-readiu', wrisin', grammar, rule O.
three-how about them? z"
'Pa don't, exclaimed the daughter, re-
prosohfuIly, 1.-THE rule of three ! grammar
1t is French, and music, aud painting, aud
the divine in art that have made my school
life the boss-I mean that have rendered
1t one unbroken flow of rymthmic bliss-in-
oompsrsbly and exqusitely all but"
The grocery man snd his wife looked helps
lessly at each other across the table. After
= lonesome pause the old lady said
How do you like the biscuits, Maria %
''They are too utter for anything" gusbed
the accomplished young lady, land this plum
pudding preserves is poem in ITSELF"
The old mau rose abruptly from the table,
and went out of the room, rubbing his head
in dsEed and benumbed manner, and the
mass convention was dissolved. That night
be aud his wife sat alone by the stove until q
late hour, and at tho breakfast table next
morning, he rapt smartiy on his plato with
the handle of his knite, aud remarked
''Maria-me an your mother have been
talkin' the thing over, an we're como to tho
conclusion that this boardin' school business
is too utterly all but too much nonsense. Me
an her consider that we haven't lived sixty
odd onnsunmate years for the purpose of
raisin a curiosity, an there's goin' to be a
stop put TO this unquenchable foolishueSs.
Now after you We fnished eatin' that poem of
fried sausage an that symphony of twisted
doughuut, yoM take an dust up stairs in
less'u, two seconds, an peel off that fancy
gown an rut on caliker. an then come
down here to help your mother wash dishes
| want it distinctly understood that there
amt goin' to be no more rymthmio faolish>
ness in this house, so longs your superlative
pa an your lovely an cnnsumwate mas runs
MIN the rancho. You hear me. Marin ?"
l. Maria was listening Rockiamd Courier.
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