The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-27

..,b IIlCtuTGSvue an quaint
Every day I live ter see
n ss''s''>''s :, Washington Star.
CULTURE.
fresh from Oxford. Scene-A cottage,
The Squire (entering the cottage)-
Good morning, Sam. l thought l should
find you in.
Sam-I.ord bless my soul, if it bain't
Master Tommy! Well, how you've
growed. sir. A-comin on nicely. that
early aud sees as how you yet plenty
o air and exercise? Well. you've
growcd that 'ansome since, last holidays
as Pm darned surprised that ! knOwed
you-that I am.
The Squire with some embarrassment
and slight of dignity)--I have not been
at school for some time. YOU know, Sam.
three years are just up--and we don't
speak of the vacation as holidays.
Sam pleasantly(-Well, vacations
does sound grander like, nm not above
owning-and all means the same thing,
so we needn't fall out. about the naming
of it. Rare and glad your mall be to
have you back, Master Tommy; and
your father being n corpse is a sorry
thing fol. a young gent like you, ASH
next couple Of years. and deal of add
wise and warning and what not, as we
all of us do at your time Of life. And
there'n be balls and garden parties. and
them sort O.. things up at the house, l
suppose, to celebrate your being growed
up:
The Squire with further dignity
not lie in those directions. have long
felt the gravity and responsibility of my
--er-position. and as for being grown
up, if one counts age by ones feelings.
l have never been young.
Sam-But one amt allowed to calki-
late that way, Master Tommy. No, no.
Born in ~, as you was-and me reck-
lecting it distinct through under garden
ing your father at the time. and i'm
saying ia very pleasant spoke gentleman
was your father, Its little boy, and Il
Very fine baby, coma kes you twenty
four year. feeling or no feeling: and my
advice to you is, grow UP as much as like
old Squire as YOU can.
The Squire with a slight air Of supe-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and ambitions are
a good deal broader than my fathers.
Samuel, believe. came down here, in
you on the subject. Mr.. Beringer
Brown. an Oxford man, and myself have
long seen what sweeping reforms are
needed in village of this kind. l have
resolved to devote my life and powers to
my fellow creatures, and purpose to be-
gin by reorsanizing and ameliorating the
condition of this place completely:
Sam latter a pause. and lnqulrlngiy)-
| suppose you couldn't make it convent
ent to begin on some other place. Mas
ter Tommy? Not but it's very kind Of
YOU and young Master Brown -.
The Souire-Then l can rely on your
cooperation. Samuel: ,.,,
Sam-Why, yes, Master Tommy; Ill
give you tip or two most ready, ana
any encouragement as l can offer honest.
why it's yourn.
The Squire (eagerly)-In the first place.
then, there must be library. There has
tellectual famine for many years i'll this
place.
Sam-Intellectual famine. If young
Master Brown has been a-telling yon
that he's been a-greenin' Of you. Master
Tommy, that's all! Why. there's been d
library here afore you was born or
thought of! Books not much read, III
allow. But since the valet up at the
house gave it copy of East Lynne
there's bin all the gals and old Wimln in
the place a-fightin' for it and deg-earin'
it as would cheer you up if you was to
see it. Intellectual famine! Well, I'm
bowed!
The Squire with suppressed groanl-
I was not abiding to works at all in the
nature of East Lynne" Samuel. Now,
I dare say there are no copies of Pater,
or of Ruskin, or Beringer Browns own
Unfolding of the Beautiful
Sam-I.or' bless you, no, sir; there
amt, and don't you be a-wasting of your
If we wants something to read. we can
AK you for it, and if we don't want 1t
we shouldn't read it nohow, thanking You
kindly all the same. To my notions, YOU
can read above your sitoOatiOn in lite
same as you can dress If the gents
you've named have writ tales as nd
be pleasing arter day among the tur-
nups, and 'ud make us go back to them
tur1,ups contented like next morning,
well, we shall find out their novils for
ourselves, same as we did EAST Lynne,
and if they're not that kind, you let 'em
be. -,
The Squire (rcsigning the library with
ii sigh)-.And what about lectures. Sam
ucl? Reringer is willing himself to give
a course of six on ''Philistinism and
Sam-A-thanking Master Berry very
kindly, and you let him go back to his
school and don't trouble his head no
more about us. We don't want no Phil
istines, VIC don't. But when you've took
wife. Master Tommy land l am given
to understand as though so young.
you're sweet OH Sir Johns miss over at
Lorham). you let her show some OF the
Vimin how TO cook Il. stew decent, ana
you'll be doing Il world Of good.
The Squire with some elnbarrass-
ment)-I shall not marry Miss Middle
ton, Samuel-nor anyone. Beringer says
that is. hold shall he more useful
to the people as u celibate:
Sam with excjtement,-Thcn it is jest
what landlord and lot more Oh us was
saying at the Blue Star last evening.
That Berry's a deep un. You take my
word for it. Master Tommy. Philistinrs
and celly-bits! Lor' bless my soul and
no wonder! And him astaying III your
lousc ana asserting at :O"r muti'cr IA
bic, and hisself accounting your Miss
Mary sly all the time!
The Squire with start'-N hat $
that? -,
Sam-It's this. Master Tommy: It's
how as he's wants you to be Il ceily-hf:
md as Il Socierlist. and lot more o
ihat darned nonsense, so as ne can step
in and take your miss-and if | know
anything o the natur' o these Berry
Browns III gin 'ral-her FORUM: too.
The Squire with dignity)--rhere must
he mistake, Samuel. Of some kind:
Mr.. Bcringrr is above with Il burst OF
nature) such beastly meanness. lie has
certainly --er-recommemlel me to re-.
main single. but only because l shall
be best able in that condition to seek
what, as he truly says. IS the aim Of ev-
cry worthy life, the greatest good OF the
greatest number.
Sam-Thcn if he say that. Master
Tommy, there amt very little doubt as
his greatest. number is number one. For
Miss Mary's maid she tell her John.
and her John he tell me land if that
amt evidence I'm bowed if | know
what arej as how he were a-making love
10 Miss Mary (who wouldn't look at
him. though. bless herr behind your back
when she came up to your school for
.he feets and balls, and scch like. last
June. and as been up to his tricks ever