The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-01-29
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slowly and ponderngly, at the same
time telling off his fingers as though
the solution involved mathematical
calculation. "Naow jes' let me see \
That ere is State, amt it2"5 81
''Yes."
"Sartin, I know'd it. An it's way
daown by theoshun Iwa'nt never
there, but my cousin Joe--Joe Spin
dleshanks, we call him--he's daown
thar meow. By thunder, Squire,
Joe'd be rather astonished eff lie
knowe'd at l was o keepin skewl,
wouldn't hep Graciousl he wouldn't
b,lieve it. Yer see, he never had no
skewlin', an consekently he don't
know over an above much, Haow-
sumever. that amt to the pint. Go
ahead Squire"
swell, said I, believing that he
would not enlighten me on Geogra-
ply, suppose we try English Gram
mar?"
"Jest as yeou say, squire, Yer
see, l never took much pains with
biography, cause the master alters has
book, and he ken tell jest whar
them places is when their scholars is
recitin. I'm ter hum in 'rithmetic,
though Over aour way folks want
their boys to larn fggers, an know
haow ter cypher." aaa N
"Suppose you tell me" said l,
what grammar is ~
"Sartin, he responded. f'Gram-
mar is the study watts got the
naowns, an varbs, an the syntax,
an the doxology in it-an'--an' sich
sort ov things. Ye see | hain't quite
forgot it yet. '''-
r'No,- see not. Can you tell me
what a noun is 2" feli
"WAl--raily, Squire, I'm afeard
yeou'ye got me thar. But then, ye
see, it's in the book, an when the
scholars recite, l ken find it,"
swell, said |, holding in my laugh
Ter exceedingly well, ! think you
said you understood arilhmetic,"
chats yer sort, Squire. Yell
find me to hum thar, as sure as you're
born."
sIusa a piece of land,"I / proposed
"ten rods long, and four rods wide
how many square rods are thereY
Elnathan counted his fingers ener
getically "Ten rod long, and foul
deep-I guess we'd better try that by
square rewl, hadn't we 'SqnireY
Amy way you please, | told him
He worked upon his fingers unit
ihe sweat began to stand on his TEN
piles, and finally he broke OUT ny
"Look here, Squire, raylher think
that ere snmll come under the heat
ov surveyn,' an l never studied thai
never had one o. them ere things
what Stands on three legs-one o
them-what dye call lit-'at they sigh
through, But Imean . study itif
ever Git a chance, Naow, gin US
sunih'n O. the common skewl sort ,
The man was certainly in earnest
and | determined to give him quea
tion which ne could answer: and
probounded as follows
"Suppose a bhshel of corn is wortl
one dollar. what are ten bushel.
wnrtbyp I-i N ~
He had recourse to his fingers again
After awhile: Oar ,.s.e3t
"You mean 81 eHed corn | s'pose?'
gYes,n / answered. m l ~
DE. cause,n he went on Brighten
inc III makes a good deal O. 1ilIer
ence 'beaont that. Corn on the earl
oyerrun eff it's good for anything. Y,
know thew piner'Ly kalkilate lew
bushel ov ears tew busheI, Of shellec
corn. Naow the corn at me AN dac
raise II oyerrun three quarts to th,
bushcI So, ye see, thar amt no tel
un,s'xactly haow its goin' y com,
aoutL arter it's shelled. | should bI
nariik'lar 10 'splain this 10 my schol
ars. .,canse We see, Squire, mean tt
A. 'em for the bisness ov life. NaoA
n UOO0 MANY skew lmAStefA QOn ut
that: but / dew. Ginger an Jerew
saluml Squire. yeou ort'r see m,
handle the biz bows when they ri
onruly. I tell We tbey don't try i
MORN wunst Them fellers daowi
ON Crooked River III behave when
cit holt on 'em now naow yeou'C
| 5etter l,'l;eye"
GAfr Dolpern said |, as politely a
I knew how III don't think | coult
civo Won a certificate of qualification.
"Don' saw so Squire. Yeou don
mean it?u
~ cannot certainly
..Not for that ere Crooked Rive
skewlY
! / shook nv head.
4 Look here. 'Suuire-I ken brusl
nm / swan.ler mani this III be
disappointment tew me. Praps
The books an / ken hunt 'em oSe
for these tbinps.p
/ told. him that wien he ba,