The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-03-06
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iney Have Battle Over tn
tion OF the Great pc "epnta-

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non OF the Great Poet
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Master skylark," by Jobn p ,o@s -
II Is story OF shaksneara,s Denne'',
we poss nsures as one Of the cbaroc-
urs' nc Following is scepa from
the december number. in Whit, , ,',a
poys start quarrel over tho ah,,,,,as
Of the poet: tue aoiiities
Hodge came on little wav sha,-,
. n,9 D,au IKE an old sheep in \ corner
"Mnlly Sharper a great man >" s sJ,D NO
WY as name be cut on the ola heecb.
tree up snitterfiel lane. wbere,. ,,nc,a
henry Shaxper lives, an lis I'm, ,,oo,
~ zone. could do better WI NV own
Ay' lodge cried Nick; "and that's
"cou' ali thou cuist do. Dos tb,rk
,rat mans greatness hangs ON so
n',ie " ming as his Straightforward NJ
cutting MS name on a trecr
uli' maybe; maybe not. bpt ~ n
he great man, Nick Attwood ,..t-.,t
90 little thing passing well--so tb,.r.
nowr' o. ''i''e
NICK pondered for a moment at 10
IA Know said he, slowly: ..heans -,
II en- can do the little things I'm, oar
lous Few the big. So some ono nust ha
b'gging it, or folks would all sine ra,.',
small And he doeth the big mosr
beautiful they say. They call him The
Swan OF Avon"
Avon swans be mostly geese said
Hodge. yacantly. w
Now, look e here. Hodge Do,,so,,
don't thou be calling Master win
Shakespeare goose. He married NV
own mothers cousin, and will ma have
t." -" nave
Ia now drawled Hodge. staring.
us nowt to me. Thy Muster WHY
ShaXper may be all the lonr-necl,ed
fowls In Warrickshire for all care.
And, anyway, I'd like to know. Nick
Atwood, since when hath been .AIus-
ter Shaxper'-that ne'er-do-well May
actoring fellow"
"Ne'er-do-well? 1t is ma so Wb.n
he was here last summer he was brave
ly dressed, and had heap of good
mobiles in his purse. And he gave Rick
Hawkins, that's blind Of an eye a
shilling for only holding his horse
'Oh, ay," drawled Hodge, "a fool
ana as money be soon parted
VIII Shakespeare is ma fool declar-
ed Nick, holly. He's made peck
o money there in London town ana s
going to buy the Great House in Chapel
lane, and come back here to live"
Then as witless azzyw blurted
Hodge. IF as so great man amongst
the lords and earlses, a'd ma come back
to Stratford. An l say as witless
loon-so therer'
Nick whirled around in the road.
And | say, Hodge Dawson" he ex-
claimed, with flashing eyes, that t is
a shame for lout like thee to so mis-
call thy thousand-time betters. And
what's more, thou shalt unsay that. or
| will make thee swallow thy words
right here and nowr'
I'D loike to see thee try" Hodge
began; but the words were scarcely
out OF his month when he found him
self stretched on the grass, Nick Att
wood bending over him.
There. thou hast seen it tried. Now
come, take that back, or l will surely
box thine ears for thee
Hodge blinked and gaped. collecting
his wits which had scattered to the
four winds.
''Whoy,' said he, vaguely. 'if I is all
O. that to thee, take it back
Nick rose, and Hodge scrambled clum-
silly to his feet I'm ma go wi thee"
said he, sulkily; Il will ma go whur 1
be whipped"
Nick turned on his heel without a
word. and started on.
An what's MORE" bawled Hodge,
after him, thy Muster Wully Shaxper
be-eth an old gray goose, an boo to he,
says r.
AS he spoke, he turned, dived through
the thin hedge, and galloped across the
field as If an army were at his heels.
Nick started back, but quickly paus-
ed. Thou needst ma rum" he called;
'I've not the time to catch thee now.
But mind thee this, Hodge Dawson.
when l do come back, I'll teach thee
who thy betters be-Will Shakespeare
first of air.