isa-normaladvance-1903-00048

Description:	48THE NORMAL ADVANCE.Thin Terence strraightened up an asserrtedth power iv im. Ef he cudnt have is pig ferth Widdy Clancys niece, hed make th Gud People sit out a sprread shell as was niver seen before in all th low country. So he up an told emall about what he wanted th pig for, dwellin onth poortiness iv th Widdys niece till th GudPeople was a-cheerin fer th sweetheart iv ourhayro. Nixt he told em what he wanted em todo in th way iv sittin out a grrand dinner ferem over to th cabin nixt day biled beef an mutton an fruits an nuts an ivry manner iv atin totimpt th appytite iv th niece an win im erheart not fergittin th illigant table an settinsto go along, er a servin man er two to1 stand byth cheers iv em with a wine bottle behind emwith th corrk-screw already screwed in. In ray-turrn fer it all he was to give em th taypot ferkeeps. So daylighted th king was, he promised itall,throwin in a few in th way iv gud thingsfer the brride to be, gud luck at turrf-cuttin,long life to th donkey an th best wishes iv thGud People feriver. Not to be outdone in giner-osity, Terence promised em wan iv is best pigsfer ivry Christmas to cum, an carryin th taypot,he walked out an strraight home to his mother.Shure it was a drrame iv a dinner th GudPeople fetched in th nixt day an fixed up whileTerence an is mother was at meetin. Theydbrrougt ivrything theyd promised an a littlemore an so ryally did Terence do th honners ivth feast to th Widdy an er niece that long before sundown, th latther had consinted to as-soom th brewin iv is tay in a couple iv fortnights. An a happy bye it was that stole outafther dark that night an sitth crracked taypoton th grround by th pigsty an watched wan ivth Gud People stale up from th bog, tuck itundher is arrum, an make fer Mickle Mountain on the run. E. Guy Davisson.AN OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST.Gee, what a merry old, dreary old world Good natured, grouchy old planet thats whirledThrough the orderly, chaos of space!Nobody happy and nobody sad Nobody good enough nobody bad Everyone rational everyone mad!Gee, what a dear, undesirable place!Gee, what a stern old, relenting old spot Beautiful, glistening, murky old blotOn the bright, dusty pages of Time!Everyone honest and nobody true Everything out-of-date everything new Heaven a gloomy old, sunny old hue!Gee, what a sensible, nonsense, rhyme!—E. G. D.Some of the instructors thoughtlessly persist inholding their classes after the gong has soundedfor dismissal. At times like this when life is sostrenuous and meetings promised at such definitetimes, it causes much inconvenience by holding theclasses five minutes late. In several instances students have wanted to take the outgoing car toBrazil, but on account of the embarrassment toteacher and student they waited until the class wasdismissed and then the car had gone. When thebell rings just as the sentence is half finished itcan be completed with propriety without the attention of the class waning. If a new point is begunafter the gong has sounded time and energy arelost. The recess belongs to teachers and studentsfor rest, and it is a mistake to use it for purposesof recitation.
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Collection:	Indiana State University Archives

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