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Sure Signs That Never Fail

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
September
Year
1893
Copyright
Public Domain
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Paper hangers are busy. The duster circnlates around the guild halls. Church oongregations are noticeably larger. The nmltitiilar professor returns from Europe. Livery and hackmen have a more bopeful look. ïhere's nmsic in the air - at least it is ntended ior mttsic. Tbs younfr man wltta an oil cnn and lamp abonada. Furniture dealers and second-hand men wear a happy smile. "Are you a medie?" is the. interrogation point in every cat's eye. The crowd at the postoffice in the eveniug begins to loom up. Bookstores are "sli-kiiiii up" preparatory for the opening rush. " Won 't you walk iuto my card-j room?" says the spotter to the dude. White trousers appear on the street again- not as loud, however, is in the spring. The talsmanic words: "'Hoorns to Rent," appear in multifarious ïorins and color. The wind sighs - so does the youug man who has failed to pass the entrance examiuation. The sweet girl gradúate of last June, blossoms out dnto a rosy chi'eked school marm. Well dressed young men are abundant - Freahmen always wear their good clóthes every day. "To Rent. Apply to Catchcmiuick iCMakeapenny," lias cntinly dlsappeared tram house fronts. The college widow, who has been away for the siunmer, returns as sweet and fresh and young as of vore. Wade, who has been humming all suinmer, gets a still livelier jingle on everything about the campus. The clüldren are back from firandpa's. DncJe .ToJni's or Aunt Jane's, wearinu' a bcautii'ul and bealthy tan. President Angeli's angelic smile never ceases for an instant. He is very happy in his greetings to the old and to the new. The bagagexaan is sa ving up a elioice voi-abiilary of words to use wlicn the trunks come by the oarload. Parents have a Bad and dejected look. Whv? Thëy have read over the list of text-booka the children must havo-" at once." The old familiar: " That's a way we have in Ann Arbor; that's a way we have in Aun Arlior," etc., greets the ear o' nights. Bank cashiers are very suave and bland toall new young men they meet - they are always that way to the ladiea, you know. Grooerykeepers are on baad again as swectly as tilioaigh all the liaa.rdingThoiiKc keepers had declared a dividend last June, instead of compromisIiDg with thelr creditors. The average boy shoves the palm of iiis iiami acroes hla not altogether clean and dry aoslrils. and whines beccrase "that dui-niMl oM school bell lias coiniiienceii to ring again."

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier