Now gay young men
And maidens fair
To ocean's shores
In crowds repair.
And on the sands
And hillsides green,
By day and night
In pairs are seen.
Or at the hops—
'Tis very plain
That flirting time
Is here again.
—Boston Courier.
A Substitute.
A lady who is opposed to corporeal punishment visited a school at the North End where the rod was being applied. Before going away she said a few words to the offender, and asked him to come and see her on a certain evening, promising that her daughter should sing and play to him. He said he would come, and at the appointed time a boy dressed in his best was ushered into her parlor, and for an hour or more his kind entertainers devoted themselves to his enjoyment. Afterwards the older lady took him one side and began to speak of the importance of good behavior and obedience to rules, when she was interrupted with: "Oh, I ain't that fellar! He gin me ten cents to cum, instid er him!"
—Boston Transcript.