The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-06-02
Selecting a School Marin


giuersllyi To b. sure I'D been to
school in Bates,iile, every winter
since was ten years old, and cot up
as many shines, and TUX as many fog
gins, go' As much learning as the other
boys, except Lawyer Morton aud
Square Bliss--never had 50 much fig
ore head as them fellers. As for
grammar, never did think IT any
great 20, and as told Sally Ann,
what possessed the fools 70 elect me
School Director, / couldn't Sec
Well, Sally Ann, says she; Now
obed Smith, don't make a pesky fool
Of yourself; ! reckon you kin jest
meet with the rest and hold up your
head as big as any Of EN-. and i you
amt as good a seholard as Tim Bates
aud Joel Barker, its a tArnal pity,
that's sll.--Now, ! always hev done
jest as Sally said ever since we were
married. Amazin' smart woman, Sal
ly Ann is. IL hadn't have ben for
her, don't know as Id hev got married
to this blessed day. Ye see, she kept
kinder hinting and limiting; telling
what a long distance twas tween the
two farms, and what amqzin' sight Of
horse flesh might be saved, and how
them lazy farm servants was a vast
in my substance in riotous livin', till
! jest riled, and up and axed her if
she'd hey me.--Sartin, says she, as
cool as cucumber, and much oblig-
ed inter the bal gain Well, as was
a sayin' seen as how / was in for it
and was legally appointed School Di-
rector, concluded as how I'd hev TO
serve. The last teacher had been
gone meime, and the school-house
shet up and I'd jest begun for to think
twant no great shake TO be School
Director after all-when up walks
Tim Bates one day and says he -
We calkerlate it's about time to open
the school house again; the Direc-
tors are goih' to meet al four o'clock
this afternoon to elect a teacher;
now, be up in time, Obed, says he
| was struck all aback you'd better
believe. Ny hair literally stood on
end. Now, Tim, you're joking, says
], Honor bright, says he. But look
here, Tim, says /, there's plenty of
you without me. | don't keer Il darn
who you get for the pesky school so
just 20 ahead without me. No, stree,
says he; every director has got to be
there, and 0bcd Smith among the rest,
and of he started whistling Yankee
Doodle so loud that you never did see.
| jest unhitched the hosses and start
ed for hum.
Sally Ann, says ], its come--the
day Of judgements come, and then !
just bust out a laughing. You're
fool, says she. You're another says
and ! was jest ready for an all-fr-
ed row, when she said as sweet as
honey, Now, 0bed, jest finish up the
chores and come in TO dinner, and
don't 90 to getting all tuckered out
afore you 60. For my part wonder
what gals applied. | don't know
none 'thout IFS Sal Bates and Lib
and reckon know as much
as them critters, says she. Seems to
me, Belle Winthrop was saying some
lady from the city wanted it--law--a
massa, what she'd want TO come from
Bosting clean out to Batesvile for, is
more'n ken tell. To be sure eigh-
teen dollars month is pretty good
pay -more'n we've ever given afore
or will again ! reckon and then she
tell TO thinking. and went tearing
out Of the house in way that was a
caution-Well jest about four o'clock,
] started for that old brick school
house. Sally Ann she'd bin lec,ur-
ing me ill ] was eenamost a, nv wits
end. She'd been up in the garret and
brought down all the old books she
could lay hold on and top Of all was
great humping Dictionary.
And from that time till four o'clock
she was hunting out questions for me
10 ask the school-marm. No need Of
folks thinking you're fool il yOu are
says she, kinder saappish. Nov jest
ask her to spell Ph,hisic--ihat used |
10 be the hardest word when | went |
% school, bot I've been looking FOR |
something harder and I've got il too. I
Here 'sis, Meiempsyehois7 says she.
bats a poser--and them ] pronounc
q, and prouounced til was ia s per-
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