Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-28
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S,p No was eayiuS boeln Re now was In
Tor u. and was legally appointed School Direct.
or, concluded as how I'd bev to sarve. Th;r"s
went purity smooth at fust. The last teacher
had been gone sometime, and the school bonse
shes up, and Id just begun for to think 'twant
no greAt snakes to be school Director after all
-Wnen up walks Tim Bates one day and eays
ne, We calkerlate It's about time 10 onen ,be
school house again, the Directors are roin An
meet at four O'Clock this afternoon In cleo,
teacher; now, be up to time Ooed, saya he
was struck all abaok, you'd better believe. NV
mar literally stood on eend Now Tim, yon,re
Joking sAys l. Honor bright. says he. Rnt
iook nere' Inn, says l, there's plenty of Won
WITHOUT me. I oon't keer durn who Won eet
Tor your pssky school, 80 just go ahead With
out me, No stree, says he; every Diraa.n,
has got TO be there, and 0bed Smith amon, ~
rest; and of he started uhistliue Ya5Lss
Doodle 30 loud as you never did see. / inot
unhitched the hosses and started for hmm
Sally Ann, says l, Its. come-the dav of indo-
ment's come; and then / just told her what a
scrape I'D got into, She just bust out a laurhin;
You're fool, says she, You're another ssvs
land was just ready for an ali fired 20
when che said as sweet ss honey. NOV. ohaS
just fnish up the chores and com q In 20 a,useS9
and don't go to getting all tuckered cut afe,s
you CO. For my part, 1 wonder what gala,oo.
piled. don't know none shout its Sal Balso
and Lib Wilkins, and reckon know as much
ss them critters, says she. Seems to me Rele
Winthrop was saying some lady from the eitS
wanted n-Dut laws-a-maevy, what she'd want
70 come from Boosting clean out to B,tesyille
for. 10 more'n kin tell. To be sure eighteen
dollars q month is pretty good pav--%ore,r
we've ever given afore or will again. r,ckon--.
and then she fell to thinkin, and went tesrino
ont OF the house In way that was caution, .
Well, just about four O'Clock, started for thnt
old brick school house. Sally Ann. shed hin
lecturing me till was eenamost at nv wits
end. Shed been up In the garrit and bfousht
down oil the old books she could iav bold On
and top OF all was Webster's great thumpipg
Dictionary.
There she'd been from eleven O'Clock tjll
four hunting out questions for me To Az the
school msrm. No need of folks thinkinp
you're fool II you are one, said che kinder
snappish. Now jest ask her TO spell Pathisio--
that used to be the hardest word wher I went
to school, but I've been looking for something
harder, and I've got Il too. Here 'tis, "Metemr.
syehosis," ssys abe, that's poser-and then I
pronounced, and pronounced, and pronounced
I'LL was oil in perfect sweat, Now. rya
written all the questions and answers down, an
you'll know If she answers right or NOT sava
she, here's one of 'em, how high is the toWer
of Pisa and then she give me the paper. We'll.
as was sayin, at four O'Clock started The
clock was too fas. or walked fast, or sometbin.
tor when got there there want a sipple liv.
ing thing in sight, except little rosy checked
girl setting on one of the benches as demnto
as could be. She kinder bowed when she seed
me, and says l, as perlite as could be. little
girl, did you want anything plrticler-se'ro
| going to have q school meetiu here this az.
ternoon, and reckon we wouldn't like sny ex
ira visitors. She blushed up red, and says she
with little saucy twinkle in her eyes: under.
stand there was to be an examination of teach
ers ior the Batesviile school. am one of the
applicants, Miss Lester from Boston. Have 1
oeen misiniormedf l blurted out an apology,
and Was getting more fustered than ever. wbet,
she jest said as perlite as possible, that 'tvant
no manner of consequence and, oegan taikino
80 pretty about the school, and the village, and
the seceshers down South, that it quite out me
at ease, and | didn's much keer if the DIrectors
didn't come at all, provided Sally Ann did not
know was havin such q nice time Iistenin--
| when IN come the whole posse, and she stoned
of all as once and never said another word.
Squire Bliss and Lawyer Morton conducted
| the examination. Sal Bates aud Dsb Wilkins
was there, but the little Boston lady quite took
the shine of OF 'em. She was a petty little
thing, with just the sweetest bonnes and cloak
that ever did see. She desired the school,
she said, because che liked the country and il
was on line OF railroad. Then we axed her
all manner OF questions and che answered as
prompt and perlite as could be. Tim Bites GOT
up as grand as possible, and says he, could y1u
tell me how old Methuselah was, Mss2 She
stared Of him kinder curious like, and saws she,
nine hundred and slxty-nine, | belieya sir-
linen, came nay turn, and my stars if | want
Illustrated you'd better believe. Ca-cs-csn Won
spell Phthisio, says !, and che spelled ic Cd
beautifully. Now for Sally Aun's word; Ipuz.
zied and puzzled over it. / couldn't stand
there like o fool all day, go just blurted out,
can you spell "string o. poaes" She lust col.
ored little, and said she didn't quite under
stand Lawyer Morton, he Just snatched tho
paper out OF my hands as mad like, and SAWS
he "Metempsychosis," dear. How high ia the
tower OF pisonf says /. She bic her lip and pus
her handkerchief to her face, and then Gays
she, I'm afraid don't quite Comprehend. Tie
tower OF Pisa, dear, says Lawyer Morton gig
Cling so he could hardly speak, ana Just cot
down and wiped CT the perspirstion. Then
tney sxed her how old she might be. About
twenty, says she, and Tim Bates ehuts out, I'm
afraid you're too young, Mise, we've gotta
pesky los OF Obstroperlous boys here. She was
very fond Of boys she said smilir e. and as che ru-
cd chiefly by love, she did lot apprehend trouble.
Yes, but If you fall in love, says Tim, we'll
lose our teacher, and that WON'T suit us no how.
She coored up, and says she, turning 20 Squire
Bliss, explain TO him. sir, il you please. Well
then we put it to vote. All in favor of Lucy
Lester as teacher of Batesville, please manifest
it BY saying aye, says Lawyer MO-ton--so We
oil said aye, except Tim, who looked as mad as
hornets nest, cause he wanted his cousin S Il
Bates to get in. You have done very finely, ],
deaI, says Lawyer Morton, as sweet as could be.
Very much of gentleman, Lawyer Morton il,
though folks do say he's mighty fond OF thr
girls. Then she came up to me, aad say she, as
purity as you please, when does my engagement
with you commence3 Coed Heavehs! eays T.
I'm married or else I'D like II iust rate. I, /
never said noshln bout no enga cement. Wou,d
! You believe IL, she just saak down in cheer ana
laughed as II she'd kill nerself-ind Squire
Bliss and Lawyer Morton followed suit. You
, burned fool, says Tim, she means her engage
ment 10 teach school, and then we ell roayed TO-
gether. Well that was my fust attempt at
'lecting school marm. We've GOT her, ana
she's purity little thing, too pretty for Bates:
q vile, Sally Ann ssys. 1 was In hopes Sally
, Ann wouldn't hear OF ali the blunders | made
up to the school house; bat somehow or nu,ho.
everything leaks out In Bstesville, and she'a
always heotorin me--she's terrible hector
Sally Ann is, about my engagement With thai
school marin.
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