Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-08-11
N. QUAD And HIS FUN
The Passing Of S;hoOl- Ol-Tsaehsr in
a Kentucky District.
Copyright, 1881
copyright ls9sl


There were three or four men, two
women end half a dozen children
grouped around the door Of big school
house as came along, and when ! halt
ed for drink at the spring and asked
what was going on one Of the men re-
piled:
eve ar goin' TO get new skule-
teacher fur this deestrict, and we've
got to AK her a few questions to see
If she's fitten. She's inside thar, and
If yo' amt in no great hurry so might
step in. We've bin thinkin' over what
to ak, and l reckon we'll purceed to
bizness,"
The candidate was a mountalneers
daughter about IS years old, and as
we went in she was doing a simple sum
on the blackboard. She had added up
10 and is and made the sum total OF
27, and the result seemed to be entirely
satisfactory to her.
"Wall, jimmy" said the chairman OF
the board of directors, II reckon We'll
git along, No use to git narvus, fur
We ar bound TO come Out all right. The
first thing we want to know is about
Nashville"
Nashville is the capital of Ten
nessee," promptly replied the girl.
"Thats correct, jimmy, and right
smart town she be. So many folks
walkin' around all the time you'd
think thar was circus goin' on every
day. She's in Tennessee, of co'se."
Eyes, sir"
"Now, then, hev we got any rivers
in the state to brag about"
"The Tennessee and the Cumber-
land"
EUR shore, jimmy. Can't do toe
much braggn bout them rivers. HeN
we got any mountings in this state?
"The CumberiaDds."
That's right, and that's bout 'nuf
in Biography, as they calls it. If it'i
handy, however, yo' might menshuI
the uame of an ocean. We amt per
) tickler bout it, cause we've got nuthin
= to do with oceans around yere, but yo
might Jest fling out a name to keel
things goin'."
The Atlantic ocean," she said, afte
some little thought.
"Ye'ye hit it, Jinnyl" replied the eN
aminer with smile of satisfaction
I'VE Will now pass to spellin'. Let
: see! How do yo' spell b'ar?'
Bar, bar"
a That's right, and reckon it's jus
i as good fur a white bar as blac
., one. amt wishin' to rush things, BIT
u If We amt too tired yo' might spe
- man and cat"
Il The girl spelled them both correctl,
{ while the women lifted their hands
. astonishment and the children locke
- upon her in awe and wonder.
II reckon that's about all" said Il
: man as be looked around at his felloV
- directors. Hold on, though-we'
:. forgot the arithmetic. jimmy, if | h
- two dollars and Jonas Day has Il
,s same, how many dollars hey we bOt
G. together?"
9. Two and two makes four" she I
piled, and, catching her breath, she co
tinued: "Three and three is six-fo
and four is eight, and twice five is te
l can tell go how much ten and t
are if yo' want to know"
Gould yo'? Wal, ! don't doubt it
the least, fur sich smartnesS | nev
saw befo' since | was on this boal
don't want to pile it on, but meb
VOID like to tell US what Columb
did?"
Found America"
$50 he did, Jinny-so he did, a
yo' can begin this skule at nine o'clc
Monday mawnn', and If yo'r schol
don't turn out to be the smartest
all Tennessee it won't be yo'r fal
ItT be jest bekase they ar 200 day
goned shifiless to chaw their way i
skule-books!