Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-30
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scraps From Teachers DlRry-No. =.
BY ". WILSON.

these meetings. aud they employed me so teach
their winters school. The scholars were mostly
girls, and many of them from fifteen to I, enty
years of age, and all were Methodists. / was
well pleased with my school, and acted less the
Pedagogue than had ever done. IgOt along
charmingly with the young ladies, but as every
thing has an end, Spring soon came around and
it was withreluctancethatId dismissed my school :
This was very agreeable school, and had no
difficulty in keeping order without the helpof
my old friend, the rod.
In 1910, as every one knows, politics run
very high. was rather a queer genius, as l
had heard of a District where they said: mo
Democrat shall ever teach our school," and
was determined to teach that Viii school,. and
that was quite, an undertaking for me, as / was
one of the Unterrified. The trouble was to en-
gage the school without their finding mesout A
merchant was one of the Directors, and went
to his store and talked to him about everything
else but politics till thought Ihad made an i'm
preston, then ankcd if he knew where teach
er was wanted. He said they wanted one, and
we soon came to an agreement; that is if Deacon
W--agreeS, he being another Of the Direc-
tors. That was what Iexpected-I must see
Deacon W. Introduced myself to him
told him my business; without answering me,
he urged me SO warmly that staid over night
with him. We talked on various subjects, but
when he talked politics was .srnum." Hesaid
"the Democrats would ruin the country il they
had the power, but Gen. Harrison is elected and
our country is safe" 0fcOurse did not believe,
that, but why should contradict him. found
the Deacon to be a very curious old man, "a
real down east farmer" or down easter" 1t
seemed he could not speak without using the
expression, 81 say, say, 1 say, Sir" He said
nothing about the school till after breakfast in
the morning. had got my hat, aud was going,
giving up. 81 say, i say, say, Sir, you want
to teach school" said the Deacon. 81 say, 1
say, say, Sir, come on Monday morning and
teach one month, andif we like you we will
keep you till SPRING" commenced on Monday
morning and found it an excellent school, of very
good scholars, and in wealthy neighbOrhOOd;
but they were down on all Democrats, as there
were only two democratic families in The district
l., as customary, ''tooS shack" for board-boar-
ded around among the scholars, and ] was
advised not to board with the Democrats, as
one was rich and would starye his board.
ers, and the other was too poor to board me
They even offered to board Inc rather than
should suffer, The rich Democrat was an ESQ.
boarded with him, and never saw plentier of
apples, doughnnts DC Mrs. w. said the rea-
son was they had a daughter. The poor Dem
ocrat tonnd not so very poor, as he owned a
Touring mill. The day that Harrison took his
seat, Qourth of March,) the little town ofM--
was Illuminated, or rather the evening of that
day. They had great rejoicing. L was board
ing at the only Hotel; many people were gath
cred there OF course, and they were telling what
S0u anu Nllal Gll6
President would do, at the White House. One
said that Harrison would have a threshing
floor, and thresh some grain every day for exer.
else; another said that the old Farmer PreSi-
dent would have-a hog pen, and feed and take
care OF his hogs every day of his life. All
present seemed to believe all this, but the Esq,
and they laughed>at him because he did not
believe all their stories. As for me, soon got
out of PATIENCE and told them that Gen. Harri-
son never had threshed grain or fed hog in his
life, nor.never would do the like. They then
said he was an old farmer, aud that was a
Democrat, The Esq, said that he knew that 1
was II Democrat the first time he saw me. Dur
ing this school, enjoyed myself very well, but
in the Spring hade them farewell, and have
not been there since. Deacon w. was, no
doubt, u very good man, but very eccentric
dc was full OF odd expressions. While was
boarding with him, his son Benjamin attended
meeting and got religion. Benjamin was young
man, and worked the farm. heard neighbor
telling the Deacon that his son had got religion.
well say, / say, sir, if Ben has got religion,
we will see it on the farm, sir, we will see it on
the farm, sir" That School House "a very good
one) was blown down year or so after | left
there. My scholars improved finely, and did
not bear Of any one regretting that | had taught
their school, although it was the school no
Democrat should teach.