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Yol. T. IVIILFOIJI), xMASS., JANUARY, 1886. No. 3. The Gazetteer’s Dream. Standing before the familiar l)ook- case, 1 was startled from my reverie by a conversation among some of tlie larger books. The Gazetteer began by saying : “ I dreamed last night of my youth. I saw myself ])rinted and bound, then put on exhibition in a city book-store. After remaining there some time I was sent to a small town in Massachusetts. “On my way I fell in with my friend Dictionary and a company of Encyclo- paulias. NYith the latter I made some sad blunders, as I could never tell A from X, till I had turned them around, for they all looked alike to me at first. Ye formed a very pleasant com))any, but Dick, as I soon learned to call my friend Dictionary,and myself were the most congenial. “ On the way, Dick and I explained our separate functions. Dick began ])om))ously: ‘T teach ])eo))le howto spell, ])ronounee and accent every word in the English language. I also—’ “AYait one moment, my friend. Don’t tell everything at once.’ Then I beaaii ; ‘ I tell the situation of everv cit} , town, island, river, cape, bay and mountain. Resides T—’ “Dick broke in: ‘Indeed! Why, 1 tell the classical derivation of words, give their definitions and examples to illustrate their use. I can tell you still more.’ “‘O well! i Ir. Dick, you didn’t let me finish my story. I tell what the different countries jiroduce, the chief manufactures and ]»laces of interest, besides many other things.’ “Then Dick said coolly: ‘You do very well in your way, but 1 I ' eally think tha t I shall be used before you, for ])eojile must learn to s])ell and ])ro- nounce before they can nse you. How¬ ever, I would not discourage you, for you are doing a good work, and I sug¬ gest that we unite our forces and work together as man and wife, hen we reach our new field of labor, if agreea¬ ble to you.’ “ Though I was surjirised at the turn the conversation had taken and felt my pride shaken a little, I quite willingly resigned the ])lace of greater honor to Dick, and consented to be his helj)- meet. “When we reached our destination, we obtained the services of a clerical iirother and were made one. The cer¬ emony was witnessed liy our travelling companions, the Encyclojaedias, who, although I knew they envied me my good fortune, congratulated me hearti¬ ly on my jirospect for a useful life. “b’romthat d:iv to this we have done faithful work in the school room, and though not regular text-books, I think we are used as much as any two books in the librai-y, and I always feel a thrill of jiride, when I hear a teacher ask a scholar if his jironunciation of a certain word is coi-rect, for I know the next thing will lie ‘ Consult the Dic¬ tionary,’ and my Dick tells them every time. “I was roused from my dream by being hit outlie back and hearing some one ask if I was the Gaze-a-teer ? This filled me with righteous indignation, and T said : ‘ You’d better consult my husband before you address me again.’” a.a. ii.,’84. Britain’s Child. Boston, IMass., February, 1883. Dear Mother Britain, It is nearly one hundred and nine long years since uncle Sam and I set u]) for ourselves, and I thought ])erha])s you’d like to hear some of our strangi ' experiences since then. One of the great events of my life happened about half a century ago. when uncle and I took a ride in what they called steam-cars; nothing like the lumbering old coaches we used before, but a perfect parlor on wheels, with steam harnessed forahorse. Not a jump nor jerk, but the houses glided by as smoothly and swiftly as birds and we arrived in the city in as many minutes as it took hours before. Well, he thought we’d better take home something entirely new, so he bought a bunch of little sticks with what I called sealing wax oii the end. I hadn’t tlie slightest idea what they were good for, but now use them all the time for lighting my fire. Only a little while before that, uncle Sam brought home a basket of black stones to burn, he said. And, if you’ll believe it, they burned as well as wood and a great deal longer. Some years later one of my Christmas ] resents was a machine that would sew as AV ' ell as I could myself. I couldn’t believe my eyes at first. And then, stranger yet, they began to stretch little wires across the city and state and I can talk to uncle Sam down in his office. AYhy, everything is strange. They tunnel mountains, talk across cities, cable the ocean, and use jiajier for money. Well, we’ve grown rapidly in the last hundred years. There are noAV thirty-eight of us fully m-oAvn and ten more to come of age. ' We are Avell and happy and have bright ]»ros})ects for the future. With regards to all old friends and love for A ' ourself, ' Yours lovingly, Coluaibia. P. S. Write soon and tell me all the neAvs. P. S. Had a letter from little Rhoda a while ago, Avhich she really Avrote with a ])en instead of a (piill, done up in a little jiicce of pa])er they call envelope, I believe. Goodbye. C. L. n. c-L., ’83.
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I O -A. ’rKE:0 lK,MiIliY| IVY. Published loutlily During the School Year, ISY The Senior Class of the Milford High School. PRINTED BY KING BILLINGS. GENKK.VL F.niTOKS. IXKZ L. GAY ami CLAHKNCK 11. MORGAN. PKBSOXAL KDITORS. II.VKRIET A. SMITH ami HORACE A. BIRMVN. LOCAL KKITOKS. ANNA M. WALKER ami ROBERT C. HUSSEY. lUJSIXKSS EUITOUS. THERESA A. :McCARTEN ami HARRY P. CROSBY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Eight Nuinhers.) For the Y ear, . .3,5 cents | Single Collies, . 5 cents This paper is for sale at the well-known ftrug store of J. Allen Rice, where subscriptions for the year will also be received. Address all conmmnications to THE OAK, LILY AND IVY , Box 8T1. Entered at the Milford, Mass., Post-Office, as second cla.ss matter. N. B. It is our intention to furnL«h our patrons, however, with a better ami hiqher than second class. Editorial. We M-isli that all the scholars who desire the success of the Oak, Lily and Ivy tvould ])atronize those wdio pat¬ ronize us. Our columns contain ad¬ vertisements of every kind from which all in need of articles for school or family use can learn Avhere something suited to their ' wants may be obtained. If, after a trial, it is found that pur¬ chases may be as profitably made of those who advertise with us as of oth¬ ers, then help us by patronizing them. “Variety is the Spice of Life.” Such is the saying called to our mind on glancing over the school¬ room with its YTiriety of chairs and desks. Tdiere was not always such a diversity of seats as there is now, but as the number of scholars has increas¬ ed, new chairs and desks have been added, until there are at the present time at least six different kinds. Here is a chair seat so insecurely fastened to its ' worn foundation of iron that its occupant can rock back- Avard and forward at his own sweet Avill; there, one is gone, its jdace being su])plied by a common chair. Here are two single desks jilaced side by side to form a double one, while not far off is a chair whose back is several inches higher than that of its neigh- bor. This is by no means an unusual thing, for in the double .seats one chair is freipiently lower than the other, a state of affairs very annoying to the ])ujnl who sits in the lower one. Tdie | desks, too, further illustrate this law of . variation. Their “dip”, as the geology i class would say, is truly variable and some of their surfaces recall to mind the piT-historic fossil iinjiressions in our cabinet. It seems to liave been the aim of e ’ery class to follow the ad¬ vice contained in Longfellow’s lines, and as they were not ceitain of ever “leaving behind them, footprints on the sands of time,” they have done Avhat they could to jierpetuate their names by leaving them on the desks. Courage fails us when we attempt to descrilie the inkwells, for there is even more variety in them than in the seats. Ve have inkwells with covers, and inkwells without, broken inkwells and those that are not broken, Avhile some desks have none at all. These are triHes which Ave Avoiild Avillingly jiass over in silence, did not a pressing need for an editorial sharp¬ en our CYms and our wits. “We have no History of Milford.” Such Avas the closing line of our last editori.al, December 19. That it is no longer true the following letter shoAvs: Dear Mr. Lull: —Father desires me to send yon this History of Milford, which he wishes to present to the YI. H. S., with best wishes for its future prosperity. Y ours sincerely, Anna M. Bancroft. Ilopedale, Dec. 22, 1884. To this the following repl} ' , signed by the leaders of the resjiective classes, Avas sent: Dear Miss Bancroft: —We heartily thank your father for his kindness in pre¬ senting the school so elegant a copy of the History of Milford, which we have long de¬ sired, and wliich will prove a valuable addi¬ tion to our library. Kespectfully yours, Inez L. Day, ’85. Willie L. Fales, ’8(5. Amy C. Harris, ’87. Dlarence C. Barbofr, ’88. December 2:1, 1884. Young Men. “It is a question of vital interest to every young man, as he comes to the age wlien he must commence his life-work, hoAV he can best equip himself to encounter the di faculties before him. It may be assumed as a con¬ cede 1 fact, that to enter successfully uiion an undertaking which is to shape the future of a A ' oung man, previous mental training and discipline are indispensable.” If this life-work needs u business education, read the third column of the fourth page. Wanted. All men to umierstand that three hours at least .are needed for heating our rooms by .steam; Avhen the fire is out, the Avindows open and the temperature 40 . Under this head the editors are desirous of stating all facts that may he of interest to the alumni and friends of the school. AVe sliall he especially thankful for items concerning the older members who have left Milford. Not a graduate. 0; =’Can any one give any informa¬ tion about these former jirincipals; even their ]K)st olHce address Avonld be gladly received :—Pike, Sawyer, Heed, Jencks, Draper, S.anliorn y Four answers have been received to the five letters sent the remaining principals and it is our intention to ])ublish them either in full or in [lart in our ne.xt numbers. Hev. Kli.as Xason, avIio w.as the first ]»rincipal and was connected with school from 1850 to 1852, Avrites from North Hillerica as follows: In reply to your polite favor of the 6th iiist., I would say that I have held pastorates at Natick, YIedford, Exeter, N. IL, Lowell and Dracut Centre, Avhere I am noAV preach¬ ing. I have lectured more than a thousand times before lyceums in and out of New England. I have also Avritten many liooks, the most popular of which are the Lives of Charles Sumner and of Henry AVilson, and the Gazetteer of Ylassachusetts. I have spent about a year and a half in Europe. Yly health has been, and still is, remarkab ly good. Ill 1865 I purchased a place in North Billerica, which I call “Brightside,” and where 1 fondly hope to spend the remainder of my days. It hasdieen my aim to live on the bright side of life ' and to make my heav¬ en as I go along, for I think this is the way to gain Heaven at last. I have three sons, two of Avhom are ministers, and two daugh¬ ters. I remember Avith great pleasure the days I spent in Ylilford and rejoice to hear of the prosperity of any of my pupils. I thank you for a copy of “ I ' he Oak, Lily and Ivy,” and think it very creditable to the editors and to the school, on Avhicli I pray the beams of Heaven’s gentlest love may ever shine. Ever and very truly yours, Elias Nuson. IMatthcAV P. Callanan, ’G8, is one of our leading grocery-men. Wm. IL Lotliro]),’70, is a manufac¬ turer of jiaient ferules in South Bos¬ ton. Julia F. Connolly, ’71, is one of our local music teachers. Daniel O’Callaghan,’71, is a hiAVATu- in Salem. James O’Call.aghan, ’71, is attornev and counselor-at-hiAV in Ncav Y ork. Fannie A. Comstock, ’72, is iioav in Castine, Ylaine, AA’here she is teaching in a normal school. Hev. John McCann, ’72, is located in Millbury, Mass. F. JL Nichols, ’72, is in the jcAvelry business in Taunton. .V. Oreanna Cheney, ’74, for many years a teacher in the public schools here, is uoav in Pittsliehl, M;iss.
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