The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-04-09
ABBEYLLE H., SOUTH CAROLINA, MORNING. APRIL g. 1853

him than you are, nor than | am o YOU.
aint wait'n' to git Il man, to pay him back
for the bea,ins he has Civ me. DO you
think that's What makes me stand what
do? you do, you are mich mistaken.
Allen I'm tryin.' trying all the time hard
to keep down, on mothers account; I've
told her Of some o bis treatment to me !:
and that wouldn't stand it, and she's al
ways cryin' and takin' on about it, and
teilin' me she's anxious for me to git q
education, and that this is my ownly
chance !; and it do seem like it would nigh
an in about kill her, if was to lose it :.
shllat | have been tryin' all couIi to get
the lessons, and to keep from fghtin' him
when he beats me, and I could get 'em if
| had a chance. But the fact is, I ant
got on fur enough in readiu' to been put
IN this Biography, and he's just put me in
II before l learn to read right, jist to git
out o mother the extry pay fur Biography.
and | can't git it, and halt learnt nothin'
since I've been put in it and T. tell you,
Allen Thigpen, again, that amt goin' to
stand it much longer, nur amt goio' to
pay YOU chestnuts not to tell him said 20,
neither"
"Uooraw," shouted Allen. "Give me
Your hand, Brinkly." In lower tone:
by jingo, I thought it-was in you 1 seen
you many a time, when thinks 10 nv
self, wouldn't take much to make Briukly
Gibson fight you, old fellow" Then, Ia
king him little way off, hegwiiispered
You've stood enough already, and too much
too. My blood has billed many time,
when he's beaten you; and I tell you, don't
stand it no longer. Ef he beats you again,
pitch in him; try to ride him from the in
gwlne; he can maui you, ! expect, outlook
at this" raising his first, Of about the size of
a malict, I'm here, and I'm so,ne."r
BrinkIy looked at the big fist and brawny
ARMAND smiled dismally.
"Books!!" shouted a voice, and M. Israel
Meadows emerged from tho ticket, with
handful Of hickory switches.
In an instant, there was an Immediate
rushing Of boys and girls into the school.
house-alI, except Allen, who took his time.
Master Asa BoatrigLt was the last to get in.
He had changed his position, and was walk
ing, book in hand,apparently all-absorted
i'll its contents. though his eye was on the
mouth of the path Of the schooImaster,
whose notice he was endeavoring to attract.
He walked, though witt, more rnpidity than
Allen, with less than lleTest- -bookin hand,
bowing.and digging and diving into it,
when. lie looked up and seeing him, sudden
ly, gave one more dive into hia book, and
darted into the school house. ...~
II was q rule in the Goosepopd school,
that the schoars should all be: in and at
their seats when Mr. Meadows arrived. His
wont was to shout "Books!" from the n,outl,
ofthe,path, Rnd to wink then with. great
rapidity to the house. Woe to the boy or
girl who was ever too late, unless it was
Allen Thigpcn. He had, So me months be-;
fore, been heard to say. that, "dng any such
rule; lie did not intend to break his neck
for lsrael Meadows,4 nor nobody else," and
30 was to take his time. If he, got in
behipdihe master, which seldom happened,
that gentleman was Kind enough not u no.
.,iceit, an illustration Of an exception Is the
;foe,disciplin Of schoelmas,ers, which was
quite commiogin' the gersra,ionin which
sMr: Meadows lived and Aoutished. ~
0nihis oteasiops; when MI. Meadows saw,
Allen. k6o@ing that the gait at swhfb be
,was walking !wonlds take binrt5idside the
sshool-house before Allen cou,dsget in,@he
halted aasti,tle, and taking q ,stspsr two.
stopped down and having united one sof his
shoes e:strings .hetied itsgafo. WhiIsssihis,
operation was going on, Allen wentins Nj.
Meadows, risipg s,ii,aip ediately, struck into,a
very brisk waIk,aseifto apologize for Inside,
lay, and ahep entered Tito and Upon the
scsss Of BIS daily yltiuio phs. $Es 3
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