The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-01-12

ring WHICH, plOfeu IillI WuilI olSo
lay there, was all that was left of
my beloved wife.
"TIIE NEW BOY"
A Graphic Pen Picturo--M Quad in tho
Detroit Free Press.
Ho made his appearance at one of
the union schools the other morning,
and, arriving ahead of time, he
prevented any feeling of loneliness
from scizing him by licking three
boys and riding the gate off its
hinges, He went in with the crowd
when the bell rang, and, finding no
empty seat, he perchcd lrhnsclf on
the wood box. When the children
repeated the "Lord's Prayer" in con
concert, the new boy kept time
with his heel, and when they came
to sing lie argued that variety WAS
the spice of song, and attempted to
sing one of his own-one about II
gentleman named Daniel Tucker,
who dreamed that he was dead, and
SO forth. The teacher warned him
to keep still, and he replied that he
wouldn't come to that school ii his
musical qualifications were to be
overlooked. When school finally
opened the teacher secured his name
and began asking him questions, in
, order to find out how he should be
graded.
"Can you spell ?" she asked.
"What kind of spelling ;" he
cautiously replied.
"Spcll 'housc, if you please
"Frame or brick house ?" he
asked
ANY kind of housc!"
"With mortgage on it ?"
"You may spell man if you will,
she said, giving him n severe look.
"AIan 2"
:'Yes."
81 don't care much about spelling
'ma:l' this morning, but L will this
afternoon. I've spelled it with my
eyes slut"
"Do you know your alphabet o.
she asked, changing the subject.
reply. sS'o ' VIZ" '"' p''''p'
'Do you know anything auo~.
reading 7"
II read like lightning = he an
swered.
She handed him u reader, and
said:
"Lct ME hear you read 9"
"Rcnd right out loud %
"Ycs."
"Im afraid it would disturb the
children" he whispered.
''Co on and let me hear you read. "
He looked carefully at the page,
scowled his brow and read
"If was lame boy and didn t
get any peanuts in my stocking
Christmas, dun my eyes ! but I'd
make things jump around that house
next morning !!
He handed the book back and the
teacher asked
"Richard, how many arc three
and three 2"
"Thrce and three what 2" he in
q,lircd.
"Anything."
cts good deal according to what
it is, he replied, us he settled back ;
II know TINT three and three cats
don't make dog J.
did you ever study geography,
Richard?'
eyes, mn'am.
"What is geography 2
"It's book"
"Is this VIC rid round or flat 2"
"HiIls and hollers!" he replied.
"Richard, can you write =
"Write what 2"
"C,tn you write your name p
81 could, I suppose, but I've got
my name without writing it,"
"C;n you writo IL letter g
"Who to 2
"ro amy one.
Eyes, 1 could, if had the money
to pay the postage"
"Well, Richard," she said, in de-
spair you'll have to go into the
lower room if yon want to come to
school here"
81 druther stay hore."
"But you can't.
"Ill bet you this knife agin ten
cents L can
She took him by tho arm to re-
move him, but he laid his hand on
her shoulder and said, in warning
voice
Don't got mo mad, now, or I'll
let myself loose.
She called the principal down, and
as he approached the boy, he COM
manded
"Boy, what are you doing here p
Getting eddicashun," replied
Richard.
"You go right down stairs now,
continued tho principal.
"Well, don't sass me, for I was
never here before !" replied Richard
slowly moving his legs asif hemeant