West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-12-01

L was nggcrn OH next yeers whete
crop at u ratio up 10 to 1 perviden
Bill Bryan wus elected. She said
tibet was too far away aud tibet 1
he'd better come in aud etc supper
before II AS spilled.
The next day the new skule man
went tn church AN she made "a hit
with eyerboddy. Sunday after
hume Ell Phillips three eldest
Toys ware tn be sene in the naber-
hood Nv Hen Whiaplc's shoe shop.
and I'll DO dinged ef Zek- Graham,
Sam Scott en- Luke Henry weren't
hanging Ground tn. Every young
Teller IN town en- surroundin sed he
wer soin to start TIA skulo Phillips
boys Ell TIA Sske aud Sam, en- thaY
was feelin putty guide the rest Nv
the oay.
The next mornin skule opened
an thare was hardly rune fur awl
80 menny big boys had decided lu
go. Skule opened up NICE an
Things went on swimmin like, only
the big ~fellers wan'cd I'll do uothin
bat set thare an look ut the purity
skule nam.
Icke was i powerful Teller tn
chaw terb,cker an win 10 he was up
recIting he bit of a CRATE big cbaw.
MIR. Graham, go to tho cole
box an expectorate that terbacker,"
sed she. an Zeke colored up en- did
as she sed. Calm him Mister
made Lige Phillips laff, an he
LATED purey hard.
Stop yur latin, Mr.. Phillips"
sed she, an Lige colored red and
stopt. Well, when the children
cum hum at nunetime an told
them things people thawt tho world
he'd cum tn IA end, an certany 1t
did look es eff we would hev some
skule ef the world dident end.
But we reckoned tn quick.
That afternuue little Tim Joues
spit on Hannah Hawkins shoes an
the skule nam was goin tn lick
Tim. lie was kinder sassy en-
Llge Phillups volunteered tn whip
him fur hur. Thet made Zeke
Graham mad, an he told Lige that
eft the teacher wanted Tim whipt
tibet he was the wun u du ct, and
Lige told Zeke he guessed not es
long es he was thare whareupon
Zeke hit Lige en- then thay went
a. it. That wus awl the skule
there was till recess.
After recess Hen Tucker get tn
tawkin an she told him TIA cum IN
an sit beside hur. Then awl the
big fellers got tn cum tawkin an
because she wouldeut tell them tn
cum up frunt an sit at her desk
Sam Scott threw Hen threw tho
window an knockt all the glass
out. Then she dismissed skule
fur the day.
Here at Sassafras Ridge the
skule teacher hes tn swepe out the
sklie house, make fires, and stitch
like. jim Wells, Bill Towns,
Pete Phillips, Walt Ramsey, Zeke
Graham andSamSeott all wanted tn
swepe out the skule house fur hur.
She told them tn go hum and she
wood du ct herself, but thAy
woodent. Jim grabbed the broom
and Bill hit him a welt an got the
broom, then all the luther fellers
rushed in. They upset the benches
an while tbay were fteln she run
away.
A short distance from the skuls
house she met Hen Tucker an he
walked hun with her. Lige
Phillips saw 'em en- after Hen left
hur Lige jumped IN an thrashed
Hen good. Then Blge went down
ia Whipple's an askt the skule
nam tn take bur tn a church afare
held ct Deekin Srmpkln's the
nite. lie tuck bur, but be wasn'I
able tu take hur home. Lux,
Henry give him two black eyes ar
then sskt hur tn go with him, bu.
she sed 20, she wood 90 ham Will
Hen Whipple en- his wife. Thar
stopt hOstiltties till the next day.
All the big girls he'd mad bl
this time as hur popularity en- ~
the soshiOdl got tugether en- de
cIded that thay woodent 20 tn,
next day, en- tbay dpleDt.
After sam psievs mat hnr fLol