The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05

oath, Whar She WuZ a-cuttlA thc PiSin
wing in grand STYLE when bang Went
the tcecher's gun, an down went MISS
Becky, Bill having let her fall like she
was kilt. The ball hit 4 root Nv the
stump IN cum dumgasted near maxim
me swaller a chaw uy tcrbacky. When
I got the dirt out'n my eyes, looked
up the path, an the teacher Wuz lishtin
or shuck. The last I seed Nv him he
war turnin 'em over the top Nv the hlii.
The whole thing wuz so blamed funny
thet we uns jes' lay down an wollered
in the leaves. After we uns had our
lafr out we picked up the dummy
frum the groun' whar hit lay an ma
hit in an ole log. We then hurried ter
whar Bills team wuz hid out IN the
bushes. an all uv us got inter his bug
ry an started fur Squire Lanes, Whar
the teecher boarded at. When we cum
in site Nv the house, me an Bin got
o,,t an Bill went on alone. He got out
off his buggy at the gate an went IN an
knocked. Presently the teecher cum
tn the dore.
"I want ter see ye O few minutes
privately said Bill.
Certainly said the teacher, an
they both walked out ter the gate
"Tm er friend Nv yourn, commenc-
ed Bill. turnin GROUND an facin the
teecher. .an hev risked my neck by
comin over here on this erran'. When
lef' the store, er crowd wuz gatherin
ter hang ye fur KILN Nv Mike Beasons
mother tonight
"tGood Lordv said the teecher. "Wuz
thet er woman?"
".Hit shore wuz, an eff ye want ter
live till mawnin ye'd better be maxim
tracks erway frum here Immediately.
I've GOT NV leetle black mule an buggy
out here an will take ye over ter the
railroad. which is nigh on tn 20 mile,
whar ye kin git aboard the cars an GIT
erway afore they Kin overtake ye. LII
do this fer We, case I like ye powerful
we'll an don't want ter see ye with i
rope neclStie on
"sThank We, Mr.. William. thank ye,'
he said. Hits so refresh;n ter find er
frien' like y'u, an I'll always remember
you
..Then Bill struck er match supposed
ly ter light his pipe. but really as er
signal ter me an Bill ter commence
hollerin an runnin up ther road.
".They're comm now said Bill.
Cit yer things an hop in ther buggy
quick
sNThe teecher hustled in the house an
soon appeared with er trunk, which ne
throwed in the buggy, an, quickly
iumpin in beside Bill, they wuz OF.
Their dust an leaves fairly flew down
the road behind the leetle mule an
buggy. The sound Nv rattlin wheels
an the little mules feet soon died
away in the distance, an me an Ben lit
out fur home. The chickens wuZ
a-crowin fur day when we crawled in
ter our beds, an sleep wuz impossible,
case hit wuz time ter git up. That
afternoon Bill returned frum his wild
ride an told az how he had put the
teecher on the cars an how scared ne
wuz. Somehow or other hit got norat-
ed erroun' the neighborhood thet even
in thet an officer he'd cum from Attain
t:l m took the teecher back with him
an thet he wuz er train robber.
1.-The mex Saturday mite thar wuz er
big time at the Parker home. Me an
Nancy wuz married, an wuz the hap
piest man in seven counties. Hit wuz
several years afore tole Nancy how
we run the skule teecher away, an all
she said wuZ:
"T'm glad hit turned out the way
hit did. The Lord will provide. .'"-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.