The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-25
SARY AND TOBE.


trouble in my school on Raccoon noun
tain. The rule against the use of tobacco
was IA, longer resisted. The married
people were learning we'll: so. too, were
the grass widowers and widows" The
little oees were more lovable every day.
One morning. however, our peace was
disturbed by the news of a fight on the
way home from school the evening be-
fore. A dozen or more were implicated.
By noon | had q very correct account
of tha affair. That afternoon | requested
the guilty ones to remain after school.
Little groups of two, three or four
stood around and discussed matters In
awestruck whispers. heard or
two little girls say:
. The teacher toll Henry to stay Did
you know she did,"
La, no. did she? D'reckin Henryn
git a w~hoopin: Wouldn that be aw-
full fer a big boy lack Henry Che was "a
years old) to be whooped? She can't
whoop Henry. He's bigger'n she is"
9 When school was dismissed, half a
dozen children in my room kept their
seats. AS the line came down stairs some
four or five dropped out OF it and took
seats in the rear of my room. motion
ed them front and went out TO see the
rest of.
Some went lingeringly. glancing back
through the window to where the cul-
prits sat.
When | came into the room, a funereal
gloom seemed to have settled ON the lit
tie group. | could imagine that it had
Just settled there, for | was confident
that before my entrance sundry winks
and smiles had been exchanged.
Sary Camp and lobe Mullins were the
principals; the others We're simply accss-
sories.
Sary was "a thin, pug nosed girl, who
looked old enough to have had years OF
experience. lobe was a freckla faced
cross eyed boy, perhaps two years older
than Sary.
Wen hear from lobe and Sarah first.
am sure lobe win be gallant enough
10 allow Sarah TO speak first Besides.
u she does, he will have the last word"
II don cyur. said lobe. But If
git the iais, word hit1l be the first time
Sary ever femme have hit" And n Of
his cross eyes winked slyly at the other
as a litter went through the room
Go on. Sarah. Tell all about thin
trouble you and lobe had on your way
home from school"
Well. III list tell you heow hit wuz
AS "a passed. nv Us wuz gwine home Wis
terday eveuin w stopped jist t'othel
side Nv MIR. Milligin's on that rocky hill
to rest. We all set deown. an we wuz
all a-settin talkin. an me an lobe Null
Inns WIZ a little peace off from the bal
ance NV um. an (here Sary blushed) Tobt
he tried to kiss me. | don't let no boy
kiss me Swelling with conscious virtue)
an I list uped an hit him in the meoutl
18th his dinner bucket. The led fell Off
the bucket. an jist then Henry Taylor b,
come up an he says, says he. 'Whuti
matter. lobe? an he kicked Tobe's buck
et led deown the bluff.
'.Tobe he tuck and slapped Henry 'caz,
he kicked the bucket led, an then Bol
Taylor he run up an kicked lobe
bucket an knocked it down the bluff
lobe he picked up a rock an hit Bob. q,
then the balunce nv the Taylor boys a,
the Joneses jined in. Jist Their Brothe
Henry he come long an he says: 'Whut'
the matter hyur? Whut you all on Tob
ferY
Thar wuzn't much fightin after that
/ b'lieve the Taylor boys th'owed som
more rocks too"
Tobe was evidently very much please
that Sary' 3 story was SO favorable to him
self. but when she remarked by way G
conclusion: Hit all started frum Tob
tryin to kiss me. LII hit hadn't been fe
that. thare'd a. been nothin NV hit, an
you whoop anybody lobe he's the n /
whoop," He blurted ont.
-Sary Camp cussed."
This remark was ~variously receiyet
The Taylors and Joneses giggled. Sar
uttered not a word. but every feature
her face. even to the tip Of her pug NOS
and her entire n said plainly.
That beats me"
And Sary's I~S-year-old brother Hari
said. We'll. that's the fust time r,
hyvrd Sary 'cused nv cussin sence sl
jined the church
Sary frightened at this and remarke
with animation. Yes. an I've had N
health a heap better sence | jined Il
church.
Her simple faith moved me. 1t w,
% like that OF the woman of old wi
thought bit to touch tine hem of his ga
Inent and be made whole
What did Sarah say. Tobeg'
She said. Dad blame you. you Ii
black devil.
THAT hain't cussin." said Sary.
hyurd paw say that. an ! axed him III |
Was cnssin. and he said hit wuzn',
paws q church member too
My pap hain't no church member,
Taxed him If hit wuz cussin. an he "a
course hit wuz." said lobe.
Hit amt cussin, is hity' said Sa,
appealing to me as the court Of last
megt-
lot caring % decide s. importan1
Un1tsr, | simply said. 1T 10 certai,
~ N e-xprsa1iOn that either a lady 0