White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-05
SeIett GM.
CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOLMAsTER.
BY HORACE 3. STAMFORD.

A few years ago / CHANGED TO be member Of
q experimenting school committee, and Amsng
the various eomicaL scenes that came under my
notice, l mustrelate the following:
One afternoon, as sat at my desk, wagon
ratified up in my door yard, and in few mo-
msnts more there came thumpety thump upon
my door. / went to see what was wanted, and
I found upon my piazza one of the most original
specimens Of the genus Yankee that it was ever
my lot to fall in with. mean of such Yankees
a. we read Of, but which are seldom seen. He
stood about six feet two" was rather lean, and
yet giving evidence of plenty to eat. His dress
Was evidently his best, Though the coat had sure
-Iyeoms down TO him from gentleman that had
passed away. His vest was of blue, homespun
cloth, short, and buttoned with brass buttons;
his handkerchief was of checked ginghsm,
While the wee bit of diekey which had been
pulled up to sight above it, was but more ex-
teadAd binding of his coarse cotton shirt. His
face was open enough, in all conscieneei and
his hair, which was of several hues, from that Of
hAx 70 that of Wilted bat, had been creased thor
oughly, but Il would not stick down. His boots
we're evidently made for wear, and we're visible
hall way up the top, the trousers either hav-
ing shrunk up or mAyhAp having been made to
clear the mud.
GOOD mOrnin', SQUIRE" said he, in tone
not unlike the grating in mill saw.
GOOD day." returned, not wishing to repeat
his exact sAlutation, seeing it was nearer even
ing than morning.
"IkindA thought a. haoW I'd come an git
yeOu to gin me sartiferkate, bein' as they wan
ted me to hev one afore commence keepin'
scheKl in this taown."
Rvas in the fall, and as the day was cool, !
Osked the applicant to walk in, limiting TO him
hrst, that be could wipe his feet on the mat. He
gave bis boots 4 wipe, and then followed me to
my study. He took seat on my lounge, depos-
tied his hat upon the floor, and then took out an
old pocketboOk from somewhere within his
vest.
"Ef you're in hurry, squire, don't know as
there'l be any need of your 'Eaminin' me, for
I've got sartiferkate from the selekmen Of aour
tAown. / KEEP sehewl thar last winter; an
ysou'd better b'lieve made the wool Hy. Jes'
lstme tell yer baout that" he ratified on with
a much assurance as man could have, and in q
tone of selfesteem ahead Of anything could
have suspected from his looks. Verse they've
got the sIl-fredest ugly set Of boys over there
In Psrdishun Holler, ye ever hearn tell Of Why,
they licked the schewlmsster an lugged i'm out
Of the sehsWlhouse every winter for six winters.
By gimerky, I was mad. SeE I, jes' let me keep
that schewl. That kommitty hearn tell on me,
an they sent for me at wonst. They 'amined
me, an guv me sartiferkate rite orr. An I
kommsncsd the schewl. Sum of the big boys
commenced wOnst or twist TO kick up raow;
but Spple-sarse an greens! didn't wollup 'em.
Yer never seed sich sehewI a. twas. The
folks said Is haow't there hadn't been such Q
schewl there for forty yesrs!''
The "scheKi-mastern waited few moments
20 see If would express any establishment, but
As did not, he went on.
aft seemed Is some Of the folks down here
in Purdunk hev heard tell haow Isukseeded,
an they've sent for me to KUN an try my hand
thar" va
remembered now TO have heard the agent Of
che school in the district which was generally
Known as Paudunk, say that he had sent to try
and hire teacher who kept school in B.,
ths previous winter, and supposed this must be
sthel one. His fame had only reached our town
connected with thrashing exploit, in which be
had B6ofed some have dozen big boys.
"As was ssyin', squire, thAr's no need Of
ysodr ,ssminins ne. Heresthe sartiferkate."
And Is he thus spoke he handed me . soiled
and 0umpled pepper, which found 70 be indeed