Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-12-13

but what can read and write: believe"
7 ..lour School Committee not able to reaC
and write!''
Not word. and still he does more
business than any man in this neighbor
hood Why. sir. he keeps a sort of store
sells TO A. Il. and e. and charges on booi
in a fashion Of his own; and woulI a.
soon trust to his book as that Of any regu
lar merchant in the country; though. 10 b.
sure, he has got into tumble. hear
about some charges against man 'tothel
end Of the Horn, and they are having /
court about il o-day, at Bunker house.
understand"
"Whcrc docs lac liveE'
Right on the road, about mile ahead
You viii see his name chaiilcd on a sort
Of shop-Iooling building, which he uses
for a store"
The man here turned off from the road
leaving our hero so much surprised and
staggered at what he had just heard, not
only Of the general character ofthe school
Of which he had come 10 propose himself a
teacher. but of the man who now had the
control Of it. that he drew up the rcins
stopped his horse in the road. and sat hest
tating some moments whether he would
90 back or forward II occurring to him.
however. that he could do as h liked a.
bout accepting any offer Of the place
which might be made him, and feeling
moreover, some curiosity to see how a
man who could neither read nor write
would manage in capacity of an Evamin-
ing School Committee he resolved to %
: forward. and present himself as candi-
date for the school. Accordingly, he rode
on. and soon reached rough-built but
misunderstanding farmhouse. with sun
/ dry out buildings. on one Of which he read.
as he had been told he might, the name
of the singular occupant. In the last
named building. he at once perceived that
there was gathering OF quite a number
1 OF individuals. the nature of which was
explained 10 him by the hint he had re-
celvcd from his informant on the road -
| And tying his horse, he Joined several who
were going in. and soon found himself in
thc midst OF the company assembled in
thc low, unfinished room which consttu-
/ ted tie interior, a parties, witnesses, and
spectators of a Justices Court. the ccra-
monies of which were about 10 be com
mcnccd. There were no counters. count
f., ing room. or desk and a few broad shelves
clunSIlV put up on one side. afforded
the only indication. observable in the in
! terror arrangement of the room. of the
/ use to which il was devoted. On these
shelves were scattered. at intervals, small
lunches of hoes. axes. bcd-cords. and
such articles as are generally purchased
by those who purchase little; while casks
OF nails. grind>tones. quintals of dried salt
, fish and the like. arranged round the room
on the floor. made up the rest Of the own
cr's merchandise, an annual supply of
which, it appeared, he obtained in the
cities every Winter in exchange for the
products of his farm: ever careful. like
good political economist. that the balance
OF trade should not 10, again-t him. The
only table and chair in the room were now
occupied bv the Justice; the heads of casks.
nrindstones. or punches of rakcs, answer
ug tor seats ior the rest of the COMPANY
On the the left of the Justice sat the de-
PENDANT, whose composed look, and oc-
cn~ioual knowing smile. seemed to indi-
cate his confidence i'll the strength OF his
defence. Us well as Il consciousness of
possessing some secret advantage over
his opponent. on the other hand sat
Bunker, the plaintiff in the suit. Ascer-
tanning from the remarks of the bv stan
wan H. b,I L"n:,, "''.' Wv Do'''.'''''ec-
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highly favorable prepossession: He was
a remarkably stout. hard -looking man:
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wore sranIing in = rraun ,hreo or f,nr of
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