The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-03-21
COULDN'T FOOL HIM.

A Legislative Committee Meets a Shake
rag Man-Why They Could Prove Moth
ing on Him.
In view of the fact that large sum
of money was appropriated by the
Arkansaw Legislature for educational
purposes, a committee was appointed
to visit certain parts of the State and |
investigate the condition of the people.
One day recently while the committee
men were crossing mountain in
Shakerag County, they met an old fell
low who would have passed them with
out saying anything had not the chair
man spoken to him.
"My friend" asked the head com.
mitteeman, "do you live about here?"
Vas, Jest about"
"We are the Educational Committee
appointed by the Legislature to go out
and see the people concerning the great
cause of education.
"Ah, ha."
"Do you know anything about the
schools of this county,"
"Wall, know as much about the
schools us they do about me.
"Yes, / know, but what is the condt
ton of the schools?"
"Ain't heerd no complaint"
Have you a school in the immedi-
ate vicinity?" u.
"No. | haint."
81 didn't suppose you had, but"
Then, what made yer aX?' ,.l
" At any rate, l think this county is
sufficiently illiterate to claim special at
tention How many children have
you?"
CANT counted 'em lately. Reckon
though I've got my share"
"How many have you that are large
enough to go to SCHOOL," N I....
OWN to how fur they have to CO."
"Can any of them readP"
eyes, but they can't write worth
blame" ..r
"Wouldn't you like to see them in
SCHOOL,"
Leave see 'em thar as anywhar.
"How many months during the yeal
can you spare themP"
Cant spare 'em tall"
won't you let them 90 to SCHOOL,"
Wont hinder 'em. F"
lis your wife an educated woman?',
used to be but she amt now"
"How is that?''
"Ain't got the same wife"
"How long have you been living in
this country?"
Ever sense | come here"
Eyes, but when did you come here 49,
, what year,"
The year airter come from Mis-
soury."
"What year did you come from Mis-
/ souri?"
The year before | came here.
1--WE have come up here to help you
, along, and we hope that you would APP
| preciate our services, but we see that
you do not. We feel that it is our duty
to assist in educating the children of the
e land, and it greves us to see that you
are so unconcerned
a Il amt aXed you for nothin' didn't
r send fer you. l didn't tell nobody that
n / wanted you to come. IF you've got
any whisky an terbacker that vel
| wanter slash 'roun', all right IF yel
c amt, all right. l know your game as
v well as you dc" moving away. "Yor
n amt nothin' but one of these here peer
= ing grand jurics, prying into othel
peoples business. Oh, / amt afeerd o
:. you, for you couldn't prove nothin' OIL
+ me less'n the Sanderson boys wer,
|. here, an they've dun left the country
You are a pretty lot O. fellers, you air.
- My dear SIR YOU make mistake,
said the chairman.
~ "Yas, so does sheep. | know al
o about you. A lot O. blamed fellers jes
like you come up here wunst an tucl
me down before the Yankee court
:, Vas, | know how anxious you air t.
Q spend money on my chillun."
d 1--WE are members of the Legislature.
i "Yas, so is goat. 1 know all abou
It you, an you'd better roost high, let IN
o tell you, for if the Aplins find out tina
:, you air here they'll tell you how man
d schools they want, Good day, gentle
d men. You amt sharp enough to tax
e us all in, l reckon. "-ArkdnSG,0 Trdr
" eier.
lie Thare ia q gentleman of robust cor