River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-04-09

I'm afraid" began the member,
when the schoolmaster Interrupted:
"Oh! well, | s'pose you pay going
wages, and that's all can ask for. /
dent want to put on style and live high,
as I'm getting leetle old and ought to
save money"
CAS- was going to remark" said
the member, when the schoolmaster sud
denly inquired:
"Do they allow licking ia the schools
here! If they do, I'm the man you want
to dress the boys down I've had 'em
come for me by the dozen, and it would
do your heart good to see the way laid
EN- Why, when had that school in
Bay county thought nothing Of licking
thirty scholars day, besides hearing
twelve classes recite I'm So old
screaner, ! tell you, and there's fen in
me when you get me woke up"
81 hardly think" commenced the
member again, when the schoolmaster
jumped up and said:
''Of course you won't take me unless /
pass examination, but hain't afraid of
not passing. I'd like to see word |
couldn't spell. For instance: 'Cartarrh
-c-a.t-a-r-r.h, catarrh'; dandelion-d-a-n-
d-e-l-i.o-n.' Or try me on words Of four
syllables; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lugubrious,' Oh / can knock the socks
right off'n these swell-head teachers and
not half try"
Il should like to help you" put in the
member, "but--"
"0h! you needn't think I'm behind on
geography" interrupted the teacher.
"For instance What is an isthmus? An
isthmus is narrow strip Of land con-
Meeting two larger bodies. Is the world
ound or fat Z! Round Why is it roundl
Because it is. Which is the largest river
in the world The Amazon. Which is
the highest mountains The Andes.
might go on for seventy-five days in this
way, and then not tell you half know"
"You seem to be pretty well posted in
geography, but as wanted to tell"
"And on grammar too y exclaimed the
teacher, jumping up again. "What Is a
noun! A noun is the name of any per-
son, place, or thing. Give US an exam
pie: Man, dog, cat, coon, goat, jack-knife,
fish hook, gate.post. What are the prin-
ciple conjunctions And, as, both, be-
cause, for, if, that, or, nor, neither, either,
and so forth and SO forth. Oh! I'm
right on the roof of the meeting house
when you sling grammar at me y
The member was gett&g desperate,
and as soon as he could get in word be
said:
81 will take your name, and as soon as
a vacancy"
"And know arithmetic from cover to
cover r exclaimed the man, standing up
again. 81 can 90 through the tables like
lightning through haystack, and when
you get to fractions and cube root I'm
awful weigh ton and half and still
growing! 'Rithmetic's my fa-orite
study, and I'll give you $50 to find man
who'll saw sums in two and plane 'em
down as quickly us ] can J"
His speech took the wind out of him,
aud the member managed to say there
was no vacancy at present. but he would
take his name and consider his case as
soon as one occurred"
I'D like to commence right OFF, re-
piled the man; "but I'm willing to wait.
Here's my name, and the mint | get your
letter I'll come down a-hying. If yeu
get me you don't get mucn style, but
you get solid old common sense and gen.
uine education. You won't see scholars
playing hide.and-coop around the wood
box or marbles on the foor-no you
won't !"
And he went down stairs