The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-14
COULDN'T FOOL MlM.
4 Legislative commlttss Meass . shaksrsg Man--Why They Could
 Prove Nothing ca Him.


 h view of the fact that large sam os money was appropriated by the Askaa- saw legislature fos educational purposes. a committee ~as appointed to walt eas. tain parts oi the state and invssslg gate .ks condition os the people. oas day recently while the committeeman were esoss- ing . mountain Ia Shakesag county. they met an old isllow who wsuld have passeA ,hsm without sayiag anything had sos tue eAaismsa spoken ss hsa:,
 !" My friend" asked the head commit- issmaa, " do yoa live ssea. hess!"
 "Yas, jest about"
 We are the educational esmmssiss. appo.ased by the legislature to go out and see the people coneeFning the great Cause ol edueailon."
 "Ah, ha"
 "D' you know anything aboa. ,hs schools ot this counNi'
 Wall, [ kno~ ., mach about the schools as they do about me"
 Yes, 1 know, but what ls the condl- ton of the schools H'
 "Alnt heerd no complaint"
 [" Have you school ih the immediate vicinity"
 "No, ! haipt"
 "i aida. sapposs you had, hss-"
 "Then what made yer axT
 "A, any rate, think shis county is sufficiently iiliserass to claim special s,- ,sn,ion. Hos many ehildrss have you 2"
 "Aint counted 'sm lately. Rsetoa though I've got my shers."
 "How many have you thAi are large enough 10 70 to sehoolT
 70 xia' to how tar they have e so."
 "Caa Any of them ssadi"
 "yss, but they can't writs worth . blame"
 "Wouldn's you like to sss them Ia school 2"
 Leave zee 'sm shas as saywhaT."
 How many monshs during the ysas can you spare thsmr
 "Csn't spare 'sm tail"
 "Wont you lst them % ts schoolr'
 "Wout hinder 'sm."
 "Is your wife an educated womAaS'
 "Ussd to bs bat she ain'i now."
 "How is thst7"
 "Aint got the sams ~ifs."
 "How long have yoa ssss hvisg b this eoantryT
 Ever seuss come here"
 "yss, bat when did yeu come here what year 5'
 "rAs ,sas sinsr ! eeas ion Mis- sosv."
 swat year did yoa eems iron Mic souh 1s
 The ysas bsisrs come Asss."
 We have cens sp here te ksip yos aiosg, asd ws hoped that yos wesid sp- preciate our services, bst ws sss shss yos do mol. We feel that is is ess daay to assist h sdscssisE the eA!lAssa q the land, and < grisvss as to sss that yes ass % unconcesnsd."
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