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These lofty platitudes, while trying to the lungs, doubtless appeal to a certain class of minds. But, indeed, the schoolmaster is not abroad; he is domesticated in every village in America, where each hamlet has its would be Shakespeare, and each would be Shakespeare has his 'Hamlet' by heart. THESE LOFTY PLATITUDES WHILE TRYING TO THE LUNGS DOUBTLESS APPEAL TO A CERTAIN CLASS OF MINDS BUT INDEED THE SCHOOLMASTER IS NOT ABROAD HE IS DOMESTICATED IN EVERY VILLAGE IN AMERICA WHERE EACH HAMLET HAS ITS WOULD BE SHAKESPEARE AND EACH WOULD BE SHAKESPEARE HAS HIS HAMLET BY HEART
 memorandum of the work he meant to do shortly. Billy consoled himself with the reflection that he was very fond of her; but, oh (he thought), what worship, what adoration he could accord this woman if she would only decline--positively--to have anything whatever to do with him! I think we ought not to miss hearing Mr. Kennaston's discourse. It is generally conceded that his style is wonderfully clever; and I have no doubt that his detractors--who complain that his style is mere word-twisting, a mere inversion of the most ancient truisms--are actuated by the very basest jealousy. Let us listen, then, and be duly edified as he reads in a low, sweet voice, and the birds twitter about him in the clear morning. "It has been for many years," Mr. Kennaston began, "the custom of patriotic gentlemen in quest of office to point with pride to the fact that the schoolmaster is abroad in the land, in whose defense they stand pledged to draw their salaries and fight to the last gasp for reelection. D SKETCHED IN HER FACE AS MEMORANDUM OF THE WORK HE MEANT TO DO SHORTLY BILLY CONSOLED HIMSELF WITH THE REFLECTION THAT HE WAS VERY FOND OF HER BUT OH HE THOUGHT WHAT WORSHIP WHAT ADORATION HE COULD ACCORD THIS WOMAN IF SHE WOULD ONLY DECLINE POSITIVELY TO HAVE ANYTHING WHATEVER TO DO WITH HIM I THINK WE OUGHT NOT TO MISS HEARING MISTER CASSON'S DISCOURSE IT IS GENERALLY CONCEDED THAT HIS STYLE IS WONDERFULLY CLEVER AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT HIS DETRACTORS WHO COMPLAIN THAT HIS STYLE IS MERE WORD TWISTING A MERE INVERSION OF THE MOST ANCIENT TRUISMS ARE ACTUATED BY THE VERY BASEST JEALOUSY LET US LISTEN THEN AND BE DULY EDIFIED AS HE READS IN A LOW SWEET VOICE AND THE BIRDS TWITTER ABOUT HIM IN THE CLEAR MORNING IT HAS BEEN FOR MANY YEARS MISTER CONNASTON BEGAN THE CUSTOM OF PATRIOTIC GENTLEMEN IN QUEST OF OFFICE TO POINT WITH PRIDE TO THE FACT THAT THE SCHOOLMASTER IS ABROAD IN THE LAND IN WHOSE DEFENSE THEY STAND PLEDGED TO DRAW THEIR SALARIES AND FIGHT TO THE LAST GASP FOR REELECTION
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