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Show s 1AN sAN AN OLD-TI1\l'E OLD TI1 l'E lE OLD-TIMER'S OLD TIMER'S TIMERS OLD-TIb1EIh'S TIb1EIh'S TIb1EIhS - \ ' 'S S ' ' DIARYA DIAEY DIARY A recent magazine article presents an interesting interestingsidelight interestingsidelight interestingsidelight sidelight- sidelight sidelight'On - : ' on 'On in the views and habits 1mblts- 1mblts hlxbits 1mbltsof - ' of of.an ofan . , an old-time old time o1d.tlme o1dtlme old-tune tune - . Del- Del Delaware Delaware Del Delaware - aware legislator leglSlator , Hon E , Sutton , who is credited With Withbemg withbee withbeing bee bemg r schoolr the father of tbat theat the that at state's states ' excellent excelIent school schoolsystem schoolsystem system systemx . " > ( . - . i , Sutton sritton . was v.as vas a member of the t1)e t1e tlye ) state . assembly ssembly more morethan morethan morethan than a centmy entUlY century ago . , In 1823 to be exact , < and nd like 1fke many manyor manyof manyof or of lus.day lusday his his . ctay day and since , he kept a d13ITih diax diary * ih fir Wbl which , his hls acts\ acts actsand acts actsand \ , and impressions Jmpressioras were recorded Some excerpts lolIowJjan follow"Jan follow lolIow 'Jan Jan Jjan "Jan , " ' 17 , : . ' I823-Attended I823 Attended 1823 - - Attended i . st.ater stater st.atergenerale state . , , . general generale generate generateassembly . , , assembly assembly.Pavoc assemblyPavoc . Fa'wor Fawor Faroz ' school bilL tnUL tnULtid bill . ? / : Paid /tid tid three levies for oats 03tS ( for or horS horse horseGot howGot ( ' Got some fine gin girl today Took some I , home , in my sad- sad saddle saddle sad saddle - dle b bags gs I believe bel1eve m in education " A few days da > , s later he wrote * . ' 'Roa Roa ' Roads oads s muddy as hell Biought Brought home one.haI onehaI one-half one half onehalfgallon one-halfjallon one halfjallon - . ! ,111on 111on gallon , ( fine rye " On Jan 25 1823 , he made this ent'ry'Roads entry'Roads entry ent'ry ' Roads 'Roads ' \ worse orse than ye&terda yeterda yesterday & : , General assembly killing kllIfng time . . SammVarden Samnn Samm\ Samm Santms \ Varden ga\ ga gave gae gate \ e me a Qt of prime primebrand primebrandy primebr-md primebr md brand brandy - . } today . . Planning to pass school scheol bilt bil ' ' tomorrow tomorrow'The tomorrowThe . ' . . ' ' The ; school cchool bill was passed Pa&Sed PaSed & , and the rough and andready andready andready ready legIslator.ho legislator \ . who \\.ho .ho oho mixed mhed liquor hquor and learning "as as aas "ascorrespondingly aascorrespondingly " wascorrespondingly correspondingly hQppy happy h ppy |