The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-01-29
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| terview which has afforded me food
for many a hearty laugh, and though
l have told the story, think it will
bear repeating in the ledger "
At the time alluded to l was chair
man OF the Superintending School
Committee OF the town, and from
having been several years an incum-
bent OF the Office, applicants for posi-
ton as teachers were generally
directed to me for examination. One
afternoon, while busy at my desk, l
heard q wagon rattle into my yard,
and shortly afterwards came a vigor-
GUS thnmp on the door. There was
a bell-knob handy, but the applicant
either did not see it, or did not know
its use. Iwent myself to answer the
summons, and found upon my piazza
a specimen of the genus homo that
1 Yankee Hill might have copied with
advantage for stage purposes. He
was, in fact,s living presentment of
the Yankee we often read about, yet
seldom see. He stood full six feet
in his boots was lank and slab
sided with sun-burnt face, and an
unkempt shock of carrotty hair. His
| garb was entirely home-spun, and
set "like a shirt upon a bean-pole."
"Mornin' Squire" he said, with a
sharp nasal twang.
3 1t was nearer evening than morn
ing, but returned the salutation-
without correcting him.
"Yeou're the kermittee manY
1 nodded assent.
'tWal, [ kind a thought as haow't
I'd come an git yeou tew gin me
sartiferkit, seein' as they want me
tew hev one afore l begin tew keep
skewl in this ere taown. "
1t was in the autumn, and as the
weather was cool l asked the appli-
cant to walk in, telling him that he
might first wipe his feet on the door
mat, He gave his thick cow-hides a
tremendous wipe, aud then followed
me to my study. He did not wait to
be invited to seat, but deposited
himself upon my lounge, dumped his
hat upon the floor, and then drew an
old, calf-skin pocketbook from his
bosom
"Ef yeou're in d hurry, Squire, I
don't know s therell be any
p'tick lar need o yeour 'zaminih' me,
for I've got sartiferkit from the
skewl-kermittee an selectmen of
aour taowti. | KEEP skewl thar last
winter, an yeou'd better b'lieve /
made the wool fly. Jes' let me tell
ye 'baout it. "
He went on with the most earnest
self-assurance, as a veritable hero
might have told OF some grandly
merltonous exploit;
Yer see tney We got the all-nre3est y
Ugly seG poys over tnar N Ter E
dshun noIier ,ye ever nearn teil on;
Why-tney q licEed an Kerwoilop q
the skewl7master J an lugged MN
aout inter Inc snow every winter iof
SIX year. OF more, Py glmter-cuT-
smasner ! II made me mau; oas l.
'Jes let me Keep tnaG ere SKEW one
WINTER . Inc kermittee hearn tell OF
me- an knoWd WhaU l d saiu; ana
they sent 1or me ter wunst' 1hey
gin me zaminasnun' aamilni'ais'lniun' an gin me a
sartllerElt' 100 an sou me a keePin1
the SKEW. yerewsaluip, ,,. o9uTe II
was II 9Ieas Vhih5 ! "A lew . vle pie
poys tfleg, once or twic !, 10 klcS up
a row Luz, good7stlcEs an noe,
nanaies /! diuh ! woiiuP en- !
don ohgVe yeou i ever 5r,. seeG IT,, sicn J
sew 1 as maae a i. o. ~, me @ loins a;oS gaio
as. haow ere haGn pesh sicn
SNewi ior oroer an DenaVln lor lor's
year .eba
The "skeyl-master" took breath
and was evidently expecting some
expression OF appreciation from me
but as gave none, he went on
:" u GEMS ut some Of the folks
daown in, the Crooked River Dee
strick hev hearn tell haow l got on
over in Perdishun, an they want me
tew take hold o some oil their haro
cases.
l remembered, and called to mind
at this point 5nat t4e scnool agent o.
our Crooked hiVer DISTRICT ma spo
ken 70 me oi a leacher VINO l,so NY,
proved 2 physical success s.l IN q nelgn y.
Doring town' ana as a lalr quallty Q.
none ana muscle was Iequiree
N ms distrlct, ne had tnought o
sendlng Ior tnis nero; Cer'9nly, a.
regarded tne man frame, ! coulc
not do1nt ms capaelty ln inc supau
ng ana thrasnlhg me
AS ! was saylh 0qulre' lner lner
am no perIick ieI heeu yeoul
zsmlnln .sili me, cause ,,. mere ~ tle i'a sar
uisIAis az was teiiin gel 9o@ouo'
ne handed me . sollea i ana cEun ,
Pieu PsPer, Mnlcn ,,e'.lL iounu :" 10
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