Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30
Giggles.

My dear Nellie If you knew what an
aversion have to your beloved word, funny
l do not think you would, in your last letter,
have used 1t so often and in 80 many differ
emit senses. For instance Mrs. Duval's
aunt arrayed her hair in such a funny
Style"
In this case presume funny means fan.
tastic.
"Kate Stephens writes such funny COM
positions for grown girl"
Here take it for granted that funny
means faulty.
"The new music teacher has such funny
way of talking"
An odd way, possibly.
ave hear such funny noises in the garrett
at night"
In this case what on earth does funny
mean
l am sorry that this word of many mean.
ings is such pet with you, because Web
ster informs us that fun is low word and,
| like Goldsmiths alehouse keeper, al hate
anything that's low" remember Mrs.
Southgate's remarkiug on an occasion that
girls who talked about having fun were
generally those who found more to laugh at
in the disarranged dress of stranger on the
street than in the wittiest speech they ever
listened to.
EYES," returned Maggie Yates, who was
always quick in making applications; I"
heard Emelia Dixon say yesterday that she
and Jennie had lots O. fun : in fact nearly
killed themselves laughing the last time
they were in town, because there was lady
walking in front of them, who was dressed
within an inch of her life, and didn't know
that her back hair was coming down."
"They actually died laughing, to let them
tell it," said Sue Mansfield, "when Mr.
Haas fell down the steps the other day.
suppose that was fun for them, too; al
though he hurt his knee so badly"
Fun and giggles always go together in
my mind" observed Belle Templeton, al
was quite shocked the other day when
friend Of fathers, who called here to see me-
remarked that the last time he saw me
was at the giggling age My dear sir,
said |, never ras at the giggling age
l mean you were just fourteen, said he !;
and then he went on and quoted some silly
lines about young girls being all bushes
and giggles."
II think know how they begin" said
Mollie Archer.
""Tis true your budding, miss, is very charming,
But shy and awkward on tirst coming out
| So much alarmed that she is quite alarming;
All giggle, blush, half pertness, and half pout.
Now, don't consider that q very attrac.
tive description, especially the giggling
part. / don't know how it is with men, but
am sure giggles would never charm me-"
al think the writer would leave the gig
giles out, if he had been in the chapel last
Sunday" observed Maggie Yates. "Mrs.
Duval wasn't there to keep the Dixons in
order, and they giggled from the time the
preacher Chat theological student from
B-you know came in the door until he
had given out the first hymn. overheard
some one ask them what on earth was
the matter, and Amelia replied that they
couldn't keep in because he had such big
feet and held his elbows so funny"
What is the meaning of funny and tun2"
asked Laura Lamar.
81 think fun is whatever produces gig
gies," observed Mollie.
Sand think it is the cause OF the loud
laugh that tells the vacant mind,'" said
IRIS. Southgate.
EYES," rejoined Mollie; "the last time
was monitress there were such yells and
soreeches of laughter in room 81 that Mrs.
Duval sent me to see what was the matter,
and when Amelia Dixon opened the door
she informed me that they were having
lots of fun in there. l didn't stop to ask
what it was, only delivered Mrs. Duvals
scolding and came away but heard after
wards they were screeching because their
poor French room mate was trying to speak
English, aud naturally making mistakes"
81 am sure they themselves make mis-
takes enough in trying to speak English"
observed Sue; but it takes very little to
make them screech and as for giggling
why they were giggling off and on through
the whole history recitation yesterday, and
all because some nation thought the con-
queror who subjected them was the very
devil himself Jennie said that was 80 sw-
full funny r"
80, girls u exclaimed Mrs. Southgate,
out of all patience; don't any of the rest
of you ever giggle or talk about 'having
fun II is not your place to criticise or
correct the failings of your school mates"
Il never have Dironian fun" returned
Mollie; "snd, as for giggling, l am not
likely to be guilty of that as long as | have
those girls examples for warning"
Everything has its use" observed Belle,
"even a girl of the Dixon genus"
EYES," said Mrs. Southgate, reprovingly.
"The example of girl of that kind shows
you Just what you would have been if you
had grown up among her surroundings, and
it ought TO make you thankful for your su-
perior social advantages, and the care and
training of mother who is something more
than a housekeeper for the family"
ain short" said Mollie, be thankful
that you can laugh decently at what is really
laughable, instead of having fun at the
sight of awkward gestures and big feet, and
giggling consumedly like those poor Dix
ons. "-Clard Marshall, in Christian a Work.