Connecticut western news., 1893-09-21
SARY AND TOBE.

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 For weeks there had been no serious trouble in my school on Raccoon noun tain. The rule against the use of tobacco was no longer resisted. The married people were learning well; so, too, were the "grass widowers and widows" The little ones were more lovable every day. One morning, however, our peace was disturbed by the news of fight on the way home from school the evening be- fore. A dozen or more were implicated.
 By noon had very correct account of the affair. That afternoon requested the guilty ones to remain after school.
 Little groups of two, three or four stood around and discussed matters in awestruok whispers. I heard one ox two little girls say:
 "Ths teacher tol Henry to stay. Did you know she did1"
 git, whoopini Wouldn' that be aw- ful fer . big boy lack Henry Che was 24 years old) to be whoopedP She can't whoop Henry. He's bigger'n she is."
 When school was dismissed, half dozen children in my room kept their seats. As the line came down stairs some four or Ave dropped out of it and took seats in the rear of my room. I motion cd them front and went out to see the rest of.
 Some went hngeringly, glancing back Ao prits sat.
 When came into the room. 8 funereal gloom seemed to have settled on the ht- tie group. I 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 Tobe Mullins were the principals; the others were simply acces- soxies.
 Ssry was . thin, pug nosed girl, who looked old enough to have had years of experience. Tobe was freckle faced, cross eyed boy, perhaps two years older than Sary.
 "Wen hear from Tobe and Sarah first. I am sure Tobe will be gallant enough to allow Sarah to speak first Besides, if she does, he will have the last word"
 'T don cyur," said Tobe. But if l git the lais' word hitll be the first time Sary ever lemme have hit" And one of his cross eyes winked slyly at the other as 8 litter went through the room.
 "Go on, Sarah. Tell all about this trouble you and Tobe had on your way home from school"
 "Well, I'll jist tell you heow hit wuz. As 8 passel uv us wuz gwine home yis- terday evenin we stopped jist t'other side uv MT. MilHgin's on that rocky hill to rest. We all set deown, an we wuz all a-settin talkin, an me an Tobe Null hns wuz little peace off from the bal ance uv um, an (here Sary blushed) Tobe he tried to kiss me. don't let no boy kiss me Dwelling with conscious virtue), an jist uped an hit him in the meouth 'ith his dinner bucket. The led fell off'n the bucket. an jist then Henry Taylor he come up an he says, says he, 'Whut's matter, Tober an he kicked Tobe's buck ct led deown the bluff. "Tobe he tuck and slapped Henry 'caze he kicked the bucket led, an then Bob Taylor he run up an kicked Tobe's bucket an knocked 1t down the bluff. Tobe he picked up rock an hit Bob, an then the balunce uv the Taylor boys an the Joneses jined in. Jist then Brother Henry he come Tong an he says: sWhut's the matter hyurs Whut you all on Tobe fery
 "Thar wuzn't much fightin after that. I b'heve the Taylor boys th'owed some more rocks too."
 Tobe was evidently very much pleased l that Sary's story was 90 favorable to him. l self, but when she remarked by way of | conclusion: "Hit all started rum Tobe | Myin to kiss me. If hit hadn't been fer | that, thare'd a been nothin uv hit, an If | you whoop anybody Tobe he's the one to whoop." He blurted out:
 ''Sary Camp cussed."
 This remark was variously received The Taylors and Joneses Gggled. Sary uttered not 8 word, but every feature oi her face. even to the tip of her pug nose and her entire manner said plainly:
 That beats me-"
 And Sary's 18-year-old brother Harry said, "Well, that's the fust time pvt hyurd SAry 'cused uv cussin sence sht jined the church"
 Sary frightened at this and remarked with animation, "Yes, an I've had my health heap better sence jined thu church"
 Her simple faith moved me. It wa % like that of the woman of old wh' thought but to touch the hem of his gar
 ment ard be made whole.
 What did Sarah say, Tobe?" | "She said, Dad blame you, you Tl
 black devil.'"
 "That hain't cussin," said Sary. ''
 hyurd paw say that, an axed him If hi | was rcussin, and he said hit wuzn', al
 paws church member too." "My pap hain't no church member, a,
 axed him If hit wuz cussin, an he sai
 course hit wuz," said Tobe.
 "Hit ain't cussin, is hit2' said Sary appealing to me as the court of last rs
 sort
 II Not caring to decide 80 important
 matter, simply said. 'It is certaanl
 not an expression that either lady or II gentleman ought to use."
 II Tobe was triumphant and Sary ores fallen. Further inquiry brought out Il tie that was new on either side. Aftt
 sdmonitions on my part and good pron ises on the part of the children we s' out for home together. Our road W, the same for 100 yards perhaps, then u children went up the mountain, and
 went down. stood still in the roe
 and watched them until turn hid the
 from view. The last glimpse had
 them they were waving hats and SUI
 bonnets at me.
 I That evening set alone on the mou
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