. Mary Baldwin Seminary Bluestocking 1903 . studied Macbeth. Marie R.— Do you suppose we could find adust in the dicftionary ? Helene (to literary aspirant.)—What a perfecft compositor you are ? Geography Teacher.— What are the chief exports from France ?Claude.— Styles. Teacher.— What was the Passover? Youthful Bible Scholar.—It was when Moses passed over the riverJordan. K. Bradford.—Didnt Cotton Mather invent the cotton gin? Helen S.— Isnt O Death, where is thy sting? from Pope ?Helen W.— No. From Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Pupil. —Were there any women in the company that marched around
. Mary Baldwin Seminary Bluestocking 1903 . studied Macbeth. Marie R.— Do you suppose we could find adust in the dicftionary ? Helene (to literary aspirant.)—What a perfecft compositor you are ? Geography Teacher.— What are the chief exports from France ?Claude.— Styles. Teacher.— What was the Passover? Youthful Bible Scholar.—It was when Moses passed over the riverJordan. K. Bradford.—Didnt Cotton Mather invent the cotton gin? Helen S.— Isnt O Death, where is thy sting? from Pope ?Helen W.— No. From Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Pupil. —Were there any women in the company that marched aroundthe walls of Jericho ? Teacher.—No, for they marched around without saying a word. Marie B.—Does a Johnsoniana mean something about our watch,man ? Young Admirer.—Oh, Edith, I wish you would give me some of yourgrand sarcastic. Virna (reading.)—What is a hip hen (hyphen) ?Obliging Josie.— A young chicken, I guess. \Vith Miss Woods as a standard, it seems to be a feat to fit smallfeet. The Hermit of the DNT be a donkey. Jack! What do you want toleave old England for ? Isnt she good enoughFor you ? Good enough, God bless her, but sheisnt big enough to hold us poor devils of youngersons, so we have to strike out and leave are we good for here, anyway—dancinground ball-rooms ? Oh, drop it ; youre down in the mouthlow, but when youve captured an Americanleiress, youll come back singing another tune. Catch me, Ive had enough of women, Dick ; theyre an uncertainlot; but Ive seen a little American who may be worth knowing whenshes a woman, and he puffed away at his pipe dreamily, with histhoughts evidently with the little American. Then abruptly, Well,if I want to be in time for that steamer— Plenty of time. Well, old fellow, heres to your success in America,and a happy return to Oakdale Abbey. Which will never be, with six lives between me and are some rare scamps among them, too. Im no saint, but Id makea better master
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