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

path, whar she wuZ a-cuttin the pigln
wing in grand style, when bang went
the teechcr's gun, an down went Miss
Becky, Bill having let her fall like she
was kilt. The ball hit root Nv tho
stump an cum dumgastcd near maxim
me swaller chaw wv terbacky. When
l got the dirt outn my eyes, looked
up the path. an the teecher wuz liShtin
er shuck. The last ] seed Nv him he
war turnin 'em over the top Nv the hill.
The whole thing wuz so blamed funny
thet we uns jes' lay down an wollered
in the leaves. After we uns had our
laff out we picked up the dummy
frum the groun' whar hit lay an hid
hit in an ole log. We then hurried ter
whar Bills team wuz hid out in the
bushes, an all Wv us got inter his bug
gy an started fur Squire Lanes. whar
the teecher boarded at When we cum
In site NV the house. me an Bill got
out, IN Biz went Oh alone. He got out
off his buggy at the gate an went in an
knocked. Presently the teecher cum
tn the dOrc.
"I want ter gee ye few minutes
privately said Bill.
"'Certainly,' said the teacher, an
the; both walked out ter the gnte-
"I'm er friend Nv yourn.' commenc-
ed Bill, turnin crround on facln the
teect cr, "an hev risked my neck by
comm over here on this erran'. When
I lef' the store, cr crowd wuz gatherin
ter hang ye fur KILN Nv Mike Beason's
mother tonight
"'Good Lord! said the teecher. "Wuz
thet Ell woman"
"'Hit shore wuz, an ef ye want ter
live till mawnin ye'd better be maxim
tracks erway frum here Immediately.
I've got my leet' black mule an buggy
out here an wi, 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 sin overtake ye. I'll
do this fer ye, case I like ye powerful
we'll an don't want ter see ye with 4
rope necktie on
Thank ye, Mr.. William. thank ye,'
he said Hits SO refrcsh:n ter find er
frlen' 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
Git yer things an hop In ther buggy
quick
''The teecher hustled in the house an
soon appeared with er trunk, which he
throwed in the buggy, an, quickly
jumpiD in beside Bill. they wuz off.
Ther dust an leaves fairly few down
the road behind the leetle mule an
buggy. The sound wv 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 IN how scared he
wuz. Somehow or other hit got norat-
ed erroun' the neighborhood thet even
in thet an officer he'd cum from Allan
IL an 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 WIZ 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:
"'I'm glad hit turned out the way
hit did. The Lord will provide. ""-St.
Louis GlObe-Democrat