Word: restful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have an opportunity to receive a proportional share of the instruction from the beginning of the year. There is always more or less delay in arranging one's electives, and the first who apply to the instructors in elocution take up all the time at their disposal, leaving the rest to go without, unless they can, and are willing to, pay for private instruction. In many cases, too, those who apply first fail to fill their appointments as soon as the novelty wears off. They would do this, of course, in sections; but the gain comes from the fact that...
GAIETY THEATRE. - 8 P.M., Matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2. The rest of the week, Gus. Williams appears in his comic impersonation, Herr Dinkel, in "Our German Senator." On Monday, Milton Noble begins a short engagement in "The Phoenix...
Though the Juniors have trained well, they are by no means perfect. Two, three, and five sliver out; six and two feather unevenly with the rest of the crew. One fails to keep his arms or back stiff, and to get his oar out on full reach; three is inclined to bucket, and does n't swing straight; five fails in reach; six's hands trouble him on the catch; seven does n't shoot quick enough or hold his hands tight; and eight is apt to overreach. All sliver out, bucket badly, and lack rhythm in movement...
...grandmothers call an inquiring mind. He opened fire when we reached the railroad-crossing, with "See the nasty water!" uttered in a piercing treble that punctured the drum of the ear like a sharp needle. Encouraged by the success of his first attempt, he continued the conversation during the rest of the trip. His mind at first grappled with the nautical questions of the day. "See dere." "Yes, dear," from the grandmother; "that is a ship." "Why don't it tip over?" "Oh, because it's balanced by the mast." "But the little boat don't tip over...
...aunt and grandmother, and then followed, "Oh, I know Mrs. Smith." "Yes, dear." "Yes, and she's just got a little boy; God sent him down from heaven." Then reflectively looking at me, "Did HE come down from heaven?" Here his relatives judged it best to walk the rest of the way, and left...