Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-01-29

education ginerally? To be sure I'd been
TO school in Batesville, every winter sencs
was ten years old, and cut MP as many
shines. and Tux many fioggins. and got
as much, larnin as the other boys, excep,
Lawyer Morton and Sqnare Biiss-,nnsv.cr
had SO much figure head as them fellers -
As for grammer. never did think it any
great go. and as told Sally Ann. what
possessed the fools to elect me School Di-
reetor.>l couldn'ti see. Well. Sally Ann.
says she: now Obed Smith don't make a
pesky fool OF Yourself reckon YOU kin
just NEE. with the rest anil hold up yonr
head as big as any of en-, and il you ain't
as good scholar as Tim Bates aud Joel
Barker its tarnal pity. that's all. Now,
always hev done jes, as Sally Ann said ev-
crssence we were married. Amazia smart
woman. Sally Ann H.. 1T hadn't ben for
her. don't know as I'd hev got married
to this blessed day. Y see she kept kind.
er limiting and limiting; telling what long
distance twas tween the two farms, and
what main sight of horse flesh might be
saved and how them LAZY farm servants
was wastIn my substance in riotaus Twin,
till jest got riled and up and axed her il
she'd hev me. Sartin says she as cool as
a cucumber and much obliged interthe bar
gain. Well. as | was sayin, scein as how
was in for it,, and was legally appintei
School Director. concluded as how I'd
hev 90 sarve. Things went purity smooth
atstrst. The last teacher had been gone
some time, and the school house shet up.
and I'd jest begun for to think 'twant no
great shakes to he School Direeto or after all
when up walks Tim Bates one day and
says he: we caIkcrlate it's about time TO
open the school -honse again. the Directors
are goin to meet at four o'clock this after
noon to elect teacher; now. be up to time.
Obed. says he. | was struck al shack
you'd better believe. My hair literally
stood on end. Now Tim. you're joking
says L.. Honor bright, says he. Dul look
here Tim. s1ys-I l. there's plenty of you
without me. ! don't keer durn who you
get for your pesky school, so just go ahead
without me. No, zee, says he; every Iii
rector has got 10 be there, anil Obei Smith
among the rest, and Off he started whist
ling Yankee Dookle SO loud that you new
er dii sce Just unhitched the bosses
and started for hum.
SallysAnn. saws /, its come--the day
has come, and then l just burst out a
laughin'. You're a fool, says she.--
You're another, says land vas Jest
ready for an all fired row, when she said as
sweet as honey. now, Obed. just finish up
the chores and come in 10 dinner, aud
don't 60 to getting all tuckered ont afore
you go. For my part / wondered what
gals applied. l don't know none 'thoul
Its Sal Bates and Lib Wilkins. and reck-
on L know as much as them critters, says
she. Seems 10 me Bell Winthrop was
saying some lady from the city wanted IL
--hnt laws -a-massy, wha, she'd want to
come from Dosting clean out to Batesville
for, is more than kin tell. To be sure
eighteen dollars month is pretty good
pay--more'n we've ever given afore or
will again / reckon--and then she fell to
THU king. aud went tearing out of the
house in way that was q caution. We'll,
irst about four o'clock, started for tina
old brick school house. Sally Ann she'd
been a lsc,urIng me till I.was eenamost at
my wits end. She'd been up in the garrit
and brought down all the old books she
could lay hold on and top OF all was Web
ster's great humping Dictionary.
There she'd been from eleven o'clock
till four hunting ont questions for me to
ak the school marin. No need of folks
thinking yon are a fol If you are one.
says she kinder snappi,h. Now jist AK
her to spell Pathisic-ihat used To be the
hardest word when went to school. but
I've been a looking for something harder
and I've got it too. Here It's 'Mstempsy-
Ghosts saws she, that poscr-anf then
] pronounced. AMI prononneel. AMI pro-
nounced till was all in perfect sweat
Now. I've written all the questions and
answers down. so you'll know il she ans
wers right or not Says. she here's one
Of 'em. how high is the tower OF Pisa and
then she gave me the paper. Well. as |
was sayin. at four o'clock started. The
clock was too fast. or | walked fast, or
somethin. for when got there--there want
living thing in sight. except little rosy
checked girl sitting on one OF the benches
as dcrsnte as could De. She kinder bowed
as she seed me. AMI Says /. - perlise as
could be: little girl. did Won want any
thing aparticler-we'er going to have a
school meetin- here. this afternoon. anil
reckon we woullotlike aay extra visitors.
She blu>hel up rel. and Gays. she with a
little saney twinkle in her eyes; under
stood there was TO be an examination oil
teachers for the Bltesvills school. am
one orthe applicants. Miss Lester from
Boston. Have been misinformed?
blurted ont an apology. and was getting
more illustrated than ever. when she ji>t
said as peslitc as possible. that 'twant nc
matter of consequence and began talking
SO pretty about the school. and the village
and the seceshers down South, that il
quite put me at ease. and i didn't much
keer if the Directors didn't come at all
provided Sally Ann did not know l was
havin such nice time a listenin-whcn in
come the Whole posse, and she stopped of
all st once and never said another wsrd.
Squire Bliss and Lawyer Morton con-
Quoted the, examination Sal Bates and
Deb wilkins were there. but the little
Boston lady quite took the shine off 'em
She was . rretsy clistle thing with just the
swesfcet bonnet and cloak that ever did
see. She desired the school, she said, be-
caase She liked the country. and il was on q
line Of railroad. Then we axed her ali
r Il.