Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-07-30

The DARKEY HIGH SCHOOL," Oars
gwine TO be pow'ful sarching quiry
'naugerated roun' heah," said Mr.. Copper
nicus, last Monday morning, as he pulled
off his gloves and raped on the desk for
books. I'm maxim some remarks young
uns, and want yer to hol' de flaps O. yo'
ears in perpindiculOus persishion. Stop
dat snickerin', Ben BlackinboX, les'n
put box id five handles long side o.
dat souse meat on de side o. yer head.
Now, 'cordin' TO all de information which
| has obtained fun de preacher and one o.
de dekuns, dar was boy dat longs TO dis
school, dat went to de ch'uch yistiddy,
and stead O. listning to de preachin', as
de offspring of spectacle parents had orto
do, he 'ployed his time in fixin' pin on
de bench in front OBJ him so dat de pint
would hol' itself up straight. and wait for
de report OBJ de committy. An Mr.. More
fuss, de preacher say dat jes' as he got in
de middle OBJ de first hymne, fat woman
come in in q considerable OBJ hurry an
drapped 'erself on de pin an he says dat
she seemed to sorter rise up like steam
boat 'splosion had TUX place under de
bench, an made sev'ral laudible remarks
not 'zactly in 'cordance wild de s'roundings
an which 'casioned considerable oh an
disturbance. Howsumever, onder all de
circumstances OBJ de affair, de ungodly
words OBJ de sister was passed ober, and
de dekun spoke to me dis mawnin' bout
it, and lowed as how I'd better pass n
resolution appointin' myself as an investi-
gatin' committy, wild power to SEN fur
pussons an papers. an endeavor rs far as
in my power lay, to discover de lump O.
sin dat was de 'cason of all de trouble.
De committy is now organized, an de in
vestigation will commence"
Bill Bosin, where was you yestiddy?'
"SorP'
"Yes, you"
I'll was out ter Cumminsville, fishn'
in de canal and neber caught muffin but
| little mudturkle, dout any tail" And Bill
began to leak out of the eyes.
"Dat'll do; yer needn't commence to
get up 'er wet spell here in harvest time.
Turn dat book right side up, and set down
on dat nail kag outer de way. Stan up,
Jim Johnsing; whar WAS you yistiddy?'
81 went out to de base ball an peeked
froo de cracks in de fence. | warn't at dc
chu'ch tall"
"All right" said Mr.. Copernicus, and
he smiled Just the least bit. " Whar was
you, Tom Lukens? You was at chu'
"No, Stree twasn't ME me put no pin
on der seat, f'Ikin prove by Johnnie
Simpson dat me an him went out to MIR.
Stones orchard and got some apples;
rdidn' we, JohnnieP
| "Yes, we did, an OIL Stone like to got
us an licked US, an we hid from him in
the galberry patch, an staid till mos
night"
"Dat'll do, boys, dat'll do. Here, Joe
johnson, run dis sprout in de hot ashes,
and kinder temper it, till get off my coat
an prepar' to rectify some OBJ de morals
ob dis yeah gang. kinder kotch up wild
you, boys. l jes' made up dat tale bout
de woman an de pin, an found out all
bout war ye was yistiddy. Bill was out
to Cummingsville, fishing in the canal on
the Lords day, an never cotch nuthun'
but little turkle; Jim Johnsing he went
to II base ball, an Tommy Lukens an
Johnnie Simpson was helpin' deyselfs to
Mr.. Stones apples, an like to get cotch.
All right, boys, de testimony is all in an
de verdics made up. We will now
proceed to pass de sentence of outraged
law" And in about n minute sound
like fire-crackers on the Fourth of July
was heard in the temple of knowledge,
and weeping and a bowling like men
agerie and thunder storm went out on
the surrounding atmosphere, until old
Dinah, who lives over the way. leaned on
her scrubbing brush and remarked, "Brud-
der Copernicus 'tirely too sevigerous when
he gets started"