Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-06-15
Selected Sfury.
Too Awfully All But.
HOW A CULTURED YOUNG DAMsEL AS
ToNIshED HER PARENTS.

A few months ago, the daughter of
an East Lockport man who has grown
comfortably we'll off in the small gro.
Gerry line; was sent away to a female
college, and recently she arrive"
home tor the holiday vacation. The
old man WAS in attendance at the de-
pot when the train arrived, with the
old horse in the delivery wagon to
convey his daughter and her trunk
to the house. When the train stopped
bewitching array Of dry goods and
wide brimmed hat dashed from the
Car and flung itself into the elderly
party's arms
"Wby, you superlative Al" she
exclaimed, 81 IN ever SO utterly glad
to see YOU
The old man WAS somewhat un-
nerved by the greeting. but he recog-
nized the sealskin cloak in his grip as
the identical piece Of property he had
paid for with the bay mare, and he
sort Of squat it up in his arms and
planted a kiss where it would DO the
most good with a report that sounded
above the noise of the depot. In II
brief space Of time the trunk and the
attendant baggage were loaded into
the wagon, which was soon humping
over the bubbles towards home.
Pa, dear, said the young Miss,
surveying the team with critical
eye, do you consider this quite ex
cessivel Y beyond y
Hey" returned the old man, with
a puzzled air; quite excessively be-
yond what?"
"Oh, no, pa, you don't understand
me- the daughter exclaimed. Il
mean this wagon and horse. Do you
think they are soleful do you think
they could be studied apart in the
light OF symphony or even simple
poem be, and appear as intensely ut
ter to one returning hole as one could
express?'
The old man twisted uneasily on
his seat and muttered something
about he believed it used to be used
for an express before he bought it, to
deliver pork in, but conversation ap-
peared to be travelling in such a lone.
some direction that ne pitched the
horse a resounding crack on the ro-
tunda, and the severe joltlng over the
frozen ground prevented further re.
marks.
"Oh, there is that lovely and con-
sumate ma screamed the returned
colIegiatress, as they drew up at the
door and presently she was lost in
the embrace of mother y woman in
spectacles.
"Well Marir,' said the old man at
the supper table, as he nipped piece
of butter off with his own knife, IAN
how'd like your school o
"Well, there, pa, now you re shou-
| mean, | consider it far too beyond
replied the daughter. 1t is unqusnch
ably uneffable. The girls are so sumpt.
uously stunning--I mean grand-so
intense. And then the parties, the
balls, the rides, oh, the past weeks
have been one sublime harmony"
II s'pose SO" nervously assented
the old man, AS be reached for bis
third cup, "half full-but how about
your books-readin writin, gram
mar, rule of three, how about them p
"Pa, don't = exclaimed the daugh.
ter reproachfully; ''the rule of three
grammar! 1t is French and music
and painting and the divine in art
that lave made my school life the
bos-I mean that have rendered it
one unbroken flow of rythmic bliss
incomparably and exluisitely all
but"
The grocery man and his wife look,
cd helplessly at each other across the
table. After a long pause the old
lady said:
"How do you like the biscuits,
Maria p
They are too utter for anything,
gushed the accomplished young lady,
and this plum preserve is simply d