Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-02-13


Wat comes fust ?" -..-....
g Suppose we try bit Of geogra.
ply first" said I. -. 9d- 'a
"Jest as yeou say, Squire, >" he re.
sponded, betraying just the least bit q
lack of confidence. "Go ahead. But
mind, I told ye--I may need brushin
up a Bit" 'i'. - 80" "a! ~ =,
I'oWhat is the capital of this Stateg'
Port--l--. Let's see,-ya-as, ~,
Portland" .,..
"No," said. portland was once
the capital, but Agusta now bears that
distinction II '. .t' A..
Wal, l,--naow that's kind o Gurus.
1t must a. been changed sense stud
led biography. Howsumever, go on. ."
"Can you tell me the capital of Mas
sachusetts -a. -......r.-,.. ...
Massachusetts,, he repeated, slow
ly and ponderins'y, at the same time
telling off his fingers as though the So
luton involved mathematical calcula-
ton. "Naow jes' let me see. That
ere is State, amt it?' -.....
Yes"
50 Sartin, know'd it. An it's way
daown by the oshun. 1 want never
there, but my cousin Joe-Joe Spin
dlesbanks, we call him---he's daown
thar meow. BY thunder, Squire,
Joe'd be rather astonished ef he knowd
at I was keepin' skewl, wouldn't he :?
Gracious! lie wouldn't blieve it. Yer
see, he never had no skwehn, an con-
sekently lie don't know over an above
much. Howsumever, that amt to tho
pint. Go ahead Squire"
" Well," said I, believing that he
would not enlighten me on Geography,
4" suppose we try English Grammar ?"
"Jest as yeou say, Squire. Yer see,
never tookmuch pains with biography,
cause the master always had book,
an he ken tell jist whar them places is
when their scholars is recitin'. I'm
ter home in 'rithmetic, though. Over
aour way folks want their boys to larn
tiggers, an know haow to cipher" a.
"Suppose you tell me" said I, what
grammar is ?"
" Sartin," he responded. Gram
mar is the study watts got the naowns,
an varbs, an the syntax, an the dox-.
ology in it--an'-an' sich sort ov things.
Ye see hain't quite forgot it yet"
"No,-I see not. Can you tell me
what noun is ?"
Wal-raily, Squire I'm afeard yeou've
got me thar. But then, We see it's in
the book, an when the scholars recite,
I ken find it," -. ". O.. ..a
"Well, said I, holding in my laugh
ter exceedingly we'll, I think you said
you understood arithmetic"
That's yer sort, Squire. Ye'll find
me to hum thar, as sure as you're born"
"In piece of land" I proposed,
/" ten rods long, and four rods wide,
how many square rods are there ?"
Elnathan counted his fingers ener-
getically. "ten rods long, and four
deep-I guess we'd better try that by
square rewl, hadn't we Squire % ''
"Any way you please" told him.
He worked upon his fingers until the
sweat began to stand on his temples,
and finally he broke out:
"Look here, Squire, rayther think
that ere sumll come under the head OF
surveyin' an / never studied that.
never had one O them ere things what
stands Oh three legs-one O them
what dye call it-'att they sight through.
But mean t study it if I ever git q
chance. Naow, gin us suth'n o. the
common skewl sort" '" .'t
The man was certainly in earnest,
and determined to give him ques-
ton which he could answer, and I pro-
pounded as follows:
Suppose bushel of corn is worth
one dollar, what are ten bushels worth p
He had recourse to his fingers again.
After awhile: -..'. ..... ...,-. =. 80, 49,.
60 You mean shelled. corn s'pose?'
eyes," answered. ,..t.. -
Because" he went on. frightening,
" it makes q good deal o difference
'baout that. Corn on the ear'll over.
run ,ef it's good for anything. Ye
know't they giner'ly kalkilate tew bush.
el of ears to bushel of shelled corn,
Naow the corn at me an dad raise II
overrun three quarts , to the bushel
So, ye see, thar amt no telling xactly
haow it's goin' t. come aourt arter its
shelled. I should be partik lar to
'splain this to my, scholars; cause ye
see, Squire, I mean to fit 'em for the
bisness ov, life. Naow, q good many
skewl masters don't do that; but I dew
Ginger an Jewrusalumi Squire
yeou ort'r see me handle the big boys
when they git onruly I tell ye they
don't try it morn wunst. Them fel
lers daowp on Crooked River1l behave
when ! sit holt on on 'em 1naow yeou''d
!" Mr.. Dolger,," said 1, as politely q,
I knew how, 81 don't think I could
give yon certificate of qualification
mean it" a:. - .1r '.i-7 - -. ~; y -. %
- I cannot, certainly ,''l...' l,. s''..'
I. Net for that ere ere Crooked Crooked River
n shooeik MY head. o. =. - .. eao. (. .'. ,''o i.