Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-06-01
THEGRIGGLEHORN BOYS

nOulO III luio ANOiuip
that we are all tending toward ply
steal and mental uniformity and that
| In few centuries from now we shall
all be sort of human field Of peas.
/ think that this is Kindly thrown
out as hint To writer's who are en-
deavoring TO portray character;
reminder that If they have charac-
tors whom they wish to delineate.
they should do so at once or run the
risk OF losing the opportunity. Hav-
ing unused over this hint and having
accepted it in all its warning sigrii-
canoe, ] hasten to give the following
true story:
A number OF years had elapsed
since there had been school in that
thin settlement" of East Tennessee.
which lies some ten or fifteen miles
west of Tom Hughes English colony.
In the winter wild animals slept un-
der the old log school house, and in
the autumn rich clusters OF grapes
hung from the caves The bows had
grown up in so strong "a contempt OF
education that once. when u dapper
little vacation sophomore came up
from Nashville and attempted to
open school. they seized him rough
ly and. carrying him down into the
dense woods, bumped him urgently
against the uneven bark OF red
oak tree. The sophomore, upon
gaining his liberty, eau ght up his
Derby hat and vanished.
Recently some OF the more LIBERAL
minded meu Of tho community de-
cided that the youths and maidens Of
the land must be educated, and,
knowing that their laudable object
could not be accomplished by male
teachers. decided TO engage u wo-
man. Miss Flora Hightower, an old
maid OF frisky shgness and hemplike
hair, was engaged. She was so frail
in structure and so innocent OF eX-
preston that the anxious fathers
and mothers knew that their boys.
rough but manly, would not turn her
out OF the house. and. moreover.
would rally in her defense. should
the girls. scarcely less rough than
the boys. attempt TO lead her off
into the woods and carry her through
that classic rural pastime of bump
ing. Among the students were
two boys, John and Ali Grigglehorn,
SONS OF old Pete Grigglehorn, tho
man who. some time ago. sworc on u
wager that he could butt we'll
known goat oil the county bridge.
When the surgeon had trepanned his
head with n piece OF sheetiron. he
remarked that he had ever been open
10 conviction and that his estimate
Of that goat had been revised
Shortly after the school was
opened the Grigglehorn boys fell in
love with the teacher. They were
so devoted and so jealous that ono
would not permit the other TO see
her alone, and ut evening. when she
set out for the house where she
boarded, they marched along with
her, each bent upon choking of
what the other attempted TO say.
One evening, when they had been
walking for some time in silence,
AT remarked:
Miss Flora, wanter say that |
love you strong enough TO move a
saw log. The truth is, have seed II
good deal of calico in M life. but
that you air about the stunninest lot
of goods | ever seed. An now |
wanter say suthin' that KANT GIT a
chance TO say in private, that | want
you to fling up this here school an
marry me. l cont kere q snap
about education so long as kin git
you. Hear me?"
Don't pay no attention to him,
Miss Flora" John spoke up before
she had time to reply. Hes allus
saving suthin' that he don't mean
1t has been my aim ever sense / fust
seed you to marry you. an ef you
know which side yo' bread is butter
ed on you will let him slide an take
me, for am honey from way up
the creek whilo he is a SLOUGH from
: he frog pond"
"Oh," Miss Flora giggled, show
happy could / be with either were
luther dear charmer away"
''You bet I'm q charmer," sold
, ALI. "I'm charmer enough to make
you a better husband than this
knock-kneed thing that is walkin
along with us"
That's all right" John rejoined,
"but when it comes to charmin' I'm
thar"
''Oh, boys, / really don't know
which OF you 60 take. had thought
: that | should never be married.
had read so much OF the unhappi-
) ness OF the matrimonial state that
had determined to live on in single
} contentment. but all. my dears, you
have completely upset me.
) But which one of us has upset
, you the most" All demanded.
Really, my dear, can not say"
Don't you sorter think | have?'
, John asked.
"Oh, my dear, you must not ask
me such a question. Both OF you
make my heart gush with JOY. and
yet each of you makes me sad-ah.
sad, for / cannot marry but one OF
you and 1 do not know which one 20
accept"
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