The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
TIE OLD SETTLER.


house on tho raise o Bull Modder Hin wero
fust built" said the Old Settler. spreadiu Y
himself before the tavern fire. they had tho
deuce an all OF time to cit n teacher o. could
handle the risin gineraion O. the deestric'
The risin' gineration O. Bull Medder deestric'
want no ways o,erwholmin' ez to numbers
but wen 1t come right down to the matter o.
shown school teacher how little lie nct'ally
know'd bout eiicaton the rsiu einoratln o.
Che deestric' was wuss. bgosh. than AZ army
with banners. Fur instance. thar were Bub
Gouge. Wen 1t come to a rough an tumble.
or u stan up an take dry knocks fur thnt mat
ter. tn want no barroom in the township
that he couldn't depopoldtc in loss nutimr. an
on lection day ho were wuss'n n hurricane
passn' through the cicarins. III fur within.
no had handwrte yo could read twenty yards
away an they usety say that no could cipher
clean up TO the double rule o. three an never
look inter the book wunst At speln' school
he spet EN- all down. an never missed but
wunst, on that was cause he wont to tho
spellin' match that time with about nine
fingers moro o rum In him than human natur'
could find 1t handy to harbor. They nut out
the word curious. an 1T bein' Dnb's first turn.
no sne, i with . instid OF u X. an bgooh it
downed him.,
teachel's cheer: Tho teacher had objected to
beln tied hand an foot an then sol inter the
in klh 1 q" S ia hSgf ar Sn w2 by r
signed. Course 'twouldn't do fur the. sproulin'
directors thai Bub Gpuge'i be list the fe!ier TO
a T hSyH SrcI TfH ub o
achthe schCoi.an the TORN begun ali over az H.
10 tehGhcd two days -iras!w part o Two
days. Bout recess time in the AFTERNOON O the
second day the scholars ali come hum ,durn sorry
NE an , snIh that Bn6 G .rs hid eone.uded
a,me. II Bnb Gqneo ,c9ndn't handle The The
risin, generation o Full Ncdder wat in the
The reason That HuD got tired o. teachin' SO
soon were that he had asst Buster Brown how
Nesn S Lad was 6d H b RgsGT hn hr1 Id a
Gshamed o. hisseIt to say that tootems four
Then Bub turns, to little Billy Shorts an ;
says saa Billy . tel That BY Ounce how much
Wal, BUD says Billy il buster Brown says
tootems four Is nineteen. then tootems four is
fur td PIT y ne fs o nS hS s eoad I
,dZacly how 'twera done. bat tho fust thing
Medder dea-tric we're ontcr him ike a hive .
bees. an wen they sot him out o tho school
house they didn't oven stop to raise the winder.
an all. That were the reason Buh conc udrd
not to occhpy tho cheer no more, He said that
teachin ne young dee Of Bnl Medi"r how to
b'gosh! "''''
1t struck tho, township az bein' terrible
thing to hev ch'llurn so durn anxious TO iarn
ez theirs was. an .yit TO be enable to give en-
theadvantA:rs Of an edcation. list cause tn
wan no talent in the township ckal 10 devei-
op,n their yearnin minds: but wat was to be-
did hut winter Slid away without the
school house bein, opened. but wen spring
Gdeestric' look very. thin from worryin' over it,
Tina, spring OF Mr.sshelium Mugwolt moved
inter the township. The oil man had the name
o being about the toughest b'ar lily ~ M
In NE nun poconoc country. m, he we're He had
from her name. ye mowt .s'pose that Mai1aia
Mugwelt were six-footer. treadin' on the sub
Wall. b'gosh. she want nothin, o. tie kind.
Mahala were nineteen. an stood five foot in
asrs hosd corn cut pask@h Itun an drsH
steers eyer since she we're big enough to Know
hala hal muscle, an were. grittier than sand
paper IN want nothin' she We're ,'feord on
gal, b'gosh. an didn't take no stock in hifa-
Wall. wen Mahala foun' out that the risin
generation o the deestrlc' were GROWN w in
tackle inc cheer, o ne Bull Meddsr school
the words tn was in the spcllin book. an
didn't know ez she could set down an write
sa ban @ nt
an ez to rithmetic. she knowd that two an
avg that noa an1l from nrs notb ni9
."' But says Mahala kin lick my brother
whacker that ever sot his foot on Pocono. II
that hain't wuth sin, dollars month an board
so the directors they ihot they'd give the
chiiiHrn one more chance hopin that this time
could expand their minds. An Mahnla were
hired 10 teach the school.
The iust dry O. the term things run kinder
perms;'us. The young dee talked out loud.
throWd books an states; upset benches. split
the water pail over the floor. run in an out o
the school room Whenever it durn pleased.
sasscd Mahala an done everything it could to
% SHOW. her t'sosh. how bad it was achn' to
Farm Mahna sot in her cheer an didn't
Wen it WAS Time for school to let out. though.
she give ran on the desk. an 'iwere IL rap
ond Tue young dee h"n never t ne nsefd s s"d
crap ez that IN the school afore. an it were
Young uns.' says Maha,a. thu DO new
rules rs, in this h'y"r senool house to-morrer.'
out Viii. a" sns saa sp NE sShSn hsv
ali on hand bright an AIRY, an ali in their i
sents GRIMM nm waitn' TO hear wat the new
brother. Bob. sot in one @ the front seats.
They was more'n six foot bish. an biz ey'ry
want nintt".n year Cd VII. They aIiua done
!ist ez they pleased; an Irt all the other scho-
with 'ein, bsoSh. without, losin no time.
Though she kinder ict II IA her bones that tho
both on EN- WAS .:ointcr he more'n she could
git away with. She were bound 10 give ON
light anyhow. even If she had to shet up school
tho n"A minute an' Eit Iur her OF mans cabin.
One o. the nov rule. q this h yer school
Is sad Mnh!la. eianin' NJ. III can't no
durn sch rlar 80 ont II his scat no more. less ho
ass IN" fur to let him.
Buster, Brown and hi8 brother Bob gin
howl an tho hall sch0ol Jined in. buster an
Bob both jumped W Ia Ihoir seats an WA
bwnGgerin 'lpne away from EN-. II were IA
warm day In May, an the wndcr4 an door was
opcn w Buster an Bob jumped from their
seats Mgnan sprung for ard To- meet EN- Thls
kinder tuck en- 10y s'pri~e. an they stopped,
Gciu' ia" door, Fore Mdnaa could las - hand
ON 'cm, hoh y thor Dyes lsw open bsgrr'n
sassrrs. an with q yorp ike an Inlin.
away they we"t Tx" !ilhtnin' and shot
outn wind"r, 1he hun school WAS
nov, ycll,n' like mad an makin' fur the
wiEders, an llst then a tnumpln' big L'Hr
whipped past Maha.n follefod by another BIG
un an 'wo, cqhs, an ut! hu!dled together in
Til" tur ccni g. the room. Ey'ry durn scholar
hat samooard. an Want nowla ar 10 he seen.
NJ ihpR turned an' looked lords tho door.
an thar stood painter. c!ouchiu hali WAY in
the door, inSuiu' rs tail an giHrlu its eyes.