From The Compositions Of Monsignor Flynn

My Grandmother had this composition book on her bookshelf. It is the works of a distant relative.

I remember the story she told when she received a note from the teacher at school who suspected my Uncle had plagiarized a school assignment. The teacher stated it was an excellent paper, but she felt as if my Uncle had not written it. Grandmother recognized the writing immediately. She knew my Uncle had found the composition book she kept on her bookshelf.

I don't remember which one my Uncle used, but some of the titles of the compositions are "Arithmetic, Brave Boys, Idleness, Cowards, Lost Time, and Discipline". They were written by a young Monsignor James P. Flynn at Mobile College Institute in 1871.

One of my favorite essays was titled "Cleanliness."

"Neatness and cleanliness signifies freedom from dirt," he stated in the first sentence.

Thank you for that information, James.

It continues, "I think it looks very dirty for a boy to always be spitting on the floor. And I think a girl with a clean calico dress on looks a great deal better than one with a dirty silk one."

I fully agree, James.

"Compare a person with clean and nice clothes, with one who is dirty. Which of the two looks the best?

I would say the clean one, James. Tell me what you think.

"With a single glance of the eye, you can perceive that the neater one looks ten percent better than the dirty one."

Ten percent!

Remember that when you would rather spit on the floor while wearing a dirty silk dress!

From the mind of me.