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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL DISAPPOINTMENT

Scanned from The Congregationalist, 1870
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL DISAPPOINTMENT
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28 July 1898 Bursting Bombs from. Our Exchanges NO WONDER Proud Father Thats a sunset my daugh ter painted. She studied abroad you know Friend Ah that explains it. I never saw a sunset like that in this country NOT GIFTED A little girl went to school for the first time.

On returning her mother asked her how she liked it. I didnt like it a bit the mite re plied. The teacher put me on a chair and told me to sit there for the present and. I sat and sat but she never gave me any present SOUND BUT NOT KIND Tommy Come Bridget play with us Were playing soldier sridget G wan yez little imp no soldier.

No Bridget but you're a red cross nurse GOING HALF WAY A Scotch preacher who found his congre gation going to sleep one Sunday before he had fairly begun suddenlystopped Breth ren its nae fair gie a mon half a chance Wait till a get along and then if am nae worth listening to gang to sleep but dinna gang before a get commenced Gie a mona chance Oi aint IN THE STREET CAR Conductor to Pat. No smoking here.

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