The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-01-01

~ix1f of the Big Wolf Prai
WW RE school, in the
western part of Kan
sas> N one n the slr1a hoa,1
"Bein' as 4. an, helm as YER J hav
IN TINS deestr@s' ther kids o. Big
D DE wres'iIn VIII nigh onter four
months, with nary visl. Iran - az,
jest kinder concluded ter u ~ -,
see yer herd these blamed yoA 10 'ii''
tiers spell this mornin'." !,
~Come in, Mr.. Todd. Have tha..
seat returned the teacher.
"Yer see, I'm gol-durned pertickler
an conscientions-like erbOut doin' my
july by eddercation," proceeded Uncle
Jerry, seating himself on the end of a
much-whittled bench and discharging
volley of tobacco Juice that bespat-
tered the legs of desk and the bare
feet Of grinning urchin hard by.
When my neighbors lected me ter
be a board member o Big Wolf Purary
Deestric' / done gin my word ter do
my july straight an simple, an straight
an simple I'm amin ter do it. So, as
Sary Marian was a mite grunty this
mornin' an wanted me ter go down ter
Doc buffers ter git matter o Gallo
mile fur her stummick, / Jest made up
my mind ter come by Their skule house,
discharge my july straight an simple
here, then go on an git Their medicine
of Doc, an git home fur dinner" And
he emphasized his remarks with an
other robust expectoration that made
the unlucky urchin draw up his feet
out of dangers way, something as
crawfish does.
Seeing the urchin's squirming, and
observing the general litter it was oc-
casioning throughout the school, Uncle
Jerry's straight and simple duty moved
him to speak again.
I'm feared, young Teller, as yer fail
ter make these kids toe their mark
proper. See tibet young un thar
| squirmin' like as eff he's in a ager fit,
| an all ther others ready ter bust at
him. Yer orto keep him straight in
his seat, and not low 'em ter giggle.
It's powerful bad eff left ter go I'M
curbed in skule. When / went ter
| skule back in Injiany, / tell yer L
wasn't lowed ter wriggle all over like
| that kid was. Nav, sir L was KEEP
straight, an when visitors come / he'd
| better manners than ter be a-gapin' all
round me, like L seen most o yer
young uns a-doin' as / come in. Ny
teacher was strict on me, / kin tell
yer, an I'm glad he was, fur it has been
ther maxim o. me. Teacher, yer
KANT watch Their leetle acts o.
yer kids clost enough. Them leetle
| a.tp hot 10 +1x- tfa,t
well I'm not your teacher, young
uns, fur eff / was L reckon I'd
plumb churn ther very daylights outen
yer hides, but I'd hev yer mind an
show respect when members o tier
skule board visits Their skule. Then
yer orto show more respect fur yer
teacher than ter wiggle an 1giggle that
away. Allus respect an obey yer
teacher
Teacher" he continued facing the
young pedagogue, Il felt it my July
straight an simple to make few re-
marks. A few remarks keerfully
drapped at Their right time may be of
ontold benerfit ter both teacher an
youngster. That was what Their old
fellers who use ter sarve on Their dees-
trict boards in Iniiany lowed Now
kids, yer kin see what attentive, good
little boy / must a-been ter pay so
strict attention ter what my elders said
Eff I'd giggled an wiggled an acted
oncivilized, like some o. yer, wouldn't
a-been able ter a-tole yer this day. 1t
pays ter notice an imertate yer elders
Another thing / feel it my july to
speak of. This ere is fast becomin u
age O slang. Childurn, don't slang
teacher, don't set ther example 1t
would be objectionable sin fur yer ter
do so. BE keerful o yer language. Agin
i say unter yer young uns, watch yer
elders, an imertate Their words, an
yerll not be apt ter fall inter tibet aw-
full habit o usin' slang std o. English,
what this deestric wants taught an
practiced right here on Big Wolf Pur-
airy. l repeat, teacher, childurn, don't
slang
Il hope as yer kin all tumble ter Their
chune o my rackit on this subject, with
ont any furder words frum me; fur
must be goin' on ter Docs fur Sary
Mariar's calomile, an KANT stay longer
ter reitirate my remarks.
But in conclusion, I'll jist say: Set
a good example, teacher; hev keer
ter yer acts an words; an, yer kids,
mind yer elders, shun slang, an now,
while yer young an full O sap, light in ;
put in yer best ticks at larnin'-larn so
much as ter make yer dads an mans
plumb 'shamed o Their ignurance-an'
git thar, Eli"
And with his "duty" thus discharg-
ed Uncle Jerry Todd left teacher and
pupils to their anything but sober re-
Elections. They had food for thought
for the rest of that term. Chicago
Ledger.
Got Used 10 IL.