Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-04-11

o. In recon, very feadabe book, made up
oi lile.like and skelchy Contrasts by Mr..
Ta!fdr. we elhavetho following picture Of The
spelling school Of The old times in the coun.
Try:
srtlling'schoolsl Have you iorgouen
them?t thWhen, from all the county round
dbdtit, they gafhered into the old log
school. house, with its huge Fireplace. lhal
yawned like the l,ain en,ranceto Averanus
flowihe slefg gh bells. The Old fashioned bells,
bikinihe rtiddlsor the string. and growing
@ghaIi by@degrees' and beautifully less" TO.
ward The broud, brass buckle, chimed in
every. difeciion. long before the gathering OF
fff6H clans There came one school, i"lhe
Muster" "Agive him caplsl NJ, for he is
ebiiAed. 10 H. Master and all, bundled imo
one huge, red, doub e Sleigh, sirown with an
abundance Of straw, and tucked up like
a Christmas pie, with half n score of buffblo
robes.5 yY'bere half dozen" "cuAers," each
with lis ybuhg man und maiden, they two
md no h6te. .Ahd there, again, pair Of
jumpers, mounting a great ou,andisfl look
ing bin, htaped up, pressed down, and run.
ming over Scripture measure,' with 'smnt
collections Of humanity ,Piekediup enroate,
ff5tnsa gren, many homes, and dll us merry
as kittens in basket of wool!31 The
bright eyes, the ripe, red lips, tina, one caught
aiglimpse Of, beneath those pink-lned quilt
ed hoods, and the silvery laughs that escap
ed from the woulen mufflers and fur tippels
they wore lhen---wlIo does mol remember!
'-+swho can ever forget ihem? ...
!! The school-house has been swept and
garnished boughs Of evergreen adurn the
,smoke.sIained and battered walls. The lii.
hle pullels Of chewed paper have been all
'swepi down from the ceiling, and TWO pals
'of@a,er have been brought from The spring
Iddisel on the bench in lheenWy, with the
immemorial lin cup--a wise provision in.
deed, for warm work is tba, spelling! s,,
The "oig boys" have famed and replen.
-ished The fire, liIlthe old chimneyGbirly jar;
.,sjih The roaring flames, and The sparks fly
ont Of the Top, like Q lurpace-she oriaamt
-oflhe, ,bpule, ss,;4.f.,.~ sr.f. I,S..'
% The two .sMusters'' are there; The twc
Abchoolsa ars there; and such o. hum, and sucf
moving 10 and fro! Will they iswarml D
The oaken lerule. comes down upon III,
desk with emphasis, Q What the roll Of the
ndInm Is 10 aflbies, that 'rulerplis ,ofth
Whispering, la6ghmg. young troop. yfl'alsm
fhe Shaffenged arranged Ion one side o
,he house: he 6hailehgefs upon The other
,o0ElpcE seas, middle seas low. front seats
sll 6llHd. ltSome Of ,lhe Galbers, md grand
lfaIhsrs, who cppld mo doubt upon occasion
.oil"shoulder the crptch, and show hoy + field lI
wsIs Ron e7sW gcd,gd Oh az atids al, Ear
occupy The bench Of honor near the deck.
Z NoiNow ifofzihe dpreiimidafiesa theyrepnte
sbesF s5elitf on each side schnosHntiSush
Bf0&hl'' s0ul comes dttoundieyedi Ind
creature bl5shinglliks 10 peonyga Mho''
,heysl shhqush. y Such q liFplez ez1lgg hing on
sehoseN first. iiss.l Ia is,5i, i ]o gp,s11gla
HosnMdsss Jonesl'' Ou, comes Moses, q
awkard fellow, with a shock Of red ,hail
,shyckipely, harvested, surmountiDg his brow
The girls laugh al him, bdl whaiil be dcesn
knew IA ihe Melenentafy" isn'i 'wofi
.sfH sf5ans dRfals le,ss oaf iijps Jane, fIdtsI
ed ,as, a bride. and taxes her place ne&ti
ihe caller, She's d ptehy Gil, buss sorr
ssphi ieF, Bon'ii you benz fihe whispers tonil
: ihshouse7 yWby thaiss John sweetheart
John ois is ,the leade,, and q battle lost vii
japs,by. his SIDE, would Be gweeler. yfiah
viclory won. without Der. 20 'pSeh o5ANi'
'asAtid asoiihey 70 on"ehllingb bndmes." II
NE oF'six champions sIpnd lfonh6Teadys
qd9bhilJ, and shs c6n,estis dairlyibegun. 4
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