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\\'c !'""'on to ~umber Ten: thi"> i, a hook of exaggeration. In it will he found a dc~cription of the ;\l~s
I! all Biscuit. · · His Home at Tampa " and numerous other suhjecb of not ,·cry much importance. It is neatly
hound with leather binding. hut the paper used i,., of a n~ry common kind. These expr~sions occur very many times
on the pages, "If I was only to home on the farm, " "I am a table finisher by trade, but a machinist by occupation "
\Ve will now pa,s on to !\umber Eleven ; this is a good ont, hut it has not been known to ,·ery many, as it
,.,eems to he of a very quiet form, and so far it has not been read by many people. There are some funny things,
hut uot so many, as the author of it i,., a " Chalker " and not a writer. You will find on the worn pages such
exprl-,.;sions as this, " Mamma, can I go up town?" "Yes, my darling little baby boy, you may go, but do not
,lay more than ten minute, or I will ha,·e to come after you." "0, go on ; no, slop."
\\'e now pass on and see a very handsomely hound hook-Xumher Twelve. This hook is not an old hook,
and yet it is not unstained with finger prints. It is liked by all the boys. as it contains some \'ery strikiug cartoons
of different memlx:r, of the college. On one of the soiled pagl-,.; you will find a cartoon of a large number of brownies
playing base ball and football, the faculty playing tennis, and last, hut not least, a hunch of web-footed Tormals
paddling around in a puddle of water in the Prexy's hack yard. He has n~ry good taste, and is also a born artist,
since he has drawn a picture of Heimberger comparing his head with a zero, since it is very round.
\\'e now pa~s to the unlucky Number Thirteen, a ,-ery sacred book this is. This book is known as
'· Bridges Baby Stories for Little Boys.' ' It is hound in black paper with gold bordering the edges, and has ~ome
,·ery good cheap paper wrapped in it. It is liked by all the small boys (?), aJJd seems to he quite a favorite among
the faculty . It is in very good cu:dition, as it has been" handled with care." I noticed particularly on one of
the worn raw-edged sheet'> how he ach·is~ babies to go to hea,·en. He says: " Never use tobacco, never drink
intoxicating drinks, n~H~r swear and try not to do anything, just so you do not do your friends, and your enemies
~pccblly, and you will he in th~ same condition I am in. " (I feel sorry for the bahi~ )
We 110w pass to \'olnme !\umber Fourteen, ";\land, the *'i-!1!~?!." This 11ame got its origi11 from the
Greek word" Sphy11x. " It is very hard to study, henceforth ,·ery f~w understa11d it. \\'e have managed to make
out one thing in it after so long a search, this was the morning when it fell down the stairs. "0, pshaw."
\\'c uow pas, to Yolume !\umber Fifteen. This is a very handsomely bound book with silver colored edges,
and contains some of the finest paper that has e\·er been put into books. It is knowu as" Miss Peek's Advice on
Etiquette." In it you will find some rules as, " ~e,·er ketp quiet." "Talk all the time." " Never neglect to use all
your lung- power: it '''as gh-en you to use.'' ·· Xe\·~r listen to other persons or yon may forget what you waut to say
yourst!lf.' · We may de]><:nd upon these maxims, since the book itsdf is highly e:;teemed on account of its scholar-
ship and intrinsic value.
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