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The following from the New York Mercury
is not bad to take.


The RISING GENERATIoN-We once "yi-
sited" country school in Pumpkinvie, kept
by a Mr.. Obadiah Snooks, between a clump
of alder bushes and noted frog-pond. The
object of our visit was, of course, to see what
progress the "rising generation" were making
in the walk of literature and science; and we
can assure the reader that we came away high
ly gratified, and much more amused.


Having seated our dignifed self in the mas
ter's arm chair, we threw one leg over the
other-looking as serious as psalm book, and
waiting for the first exhibition.


"Fifth class take their places to read" was
the grand signal for an attack on our gravity:
at which command out scampered into the
middle of the floor an interesting looking lot
Of urchins, truly!-unwashed, unshod, unshorn
and uncombed was the general aspect. After
they had writhed, twisted and squirmed
through the reading of the monosyllables,
came on the spellingl Tim Titmouse, whose
tow frock and checked apron ornamented the
foot of the class, was "buster'' at spelling.-
Witness his efforts:


Timothy. spell hoar.''


al, o, e, no, a, x, ax--hoe-are"


"The next, &c"


"Ioe the mark Timothy, and spell goat


&c, o. go, j, t-go-it."


Next came class in parsing.
. lMasterreads) Boys are less studious than
girls. Ichabod, parse boys"


Boys is an indefinite article-imperative
mood, singular tense, objective case, and agrees
with girls"


Give your rule"


"Conjunctions always connects sexes and all
kinds OF genders-''


We sat comPossedly as keg of oysters all
the while they were committing an assault and
battery upon poor Lindley Murray, and never
uttered word in his defence.


"Class in geography - was the next move.


"What are the chief productions of Connec-
ticut7'


"Onions. red flannel sassingers and woollen
clocks, : CRED furzy-faced goslin from back