Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-28
HANNAH WASHINGTON
JACKSON'S DISGRACE"

Her mother always did like the
name Hannah She thought it was
SO pious and Understanding. and she
had always resolved to call her first
girl Hannah; while her father was
equally determined on "Marthy Wash
nigton," because he would say in gut
tural tones Dat was de name OBJ de
wife OBJ de Father of our country"
And so they were both determined,
they compromised the matter by call
ing her Hannah Washington jack
son. and as all Paradise Alley de-
/ clared it was de pootiest name and de
pootiest girl in de country.
And SO Hannah lived and grew and
/ flourished in Paradise Alley" among
tens and twenties of other little coons
just like her except that none could
come up to her in good looks and in
smartness. She had the cutest little
beady black eyes and full red lips and
wonderful black hair which only kink-
ed ever so little and although she was
not quite four feet tall she held her
little body as firm and erect as an ar
row. 1t is now high time to introduce
another very important person into
this little tale. This was none other
than a certain little "cullud gemman, ("
who lived next door to Hannah and
who was her best beau. His noble
name was Franklin Pierce Johnson"
and he also had his full share of
thinking power.
Your Hannah and Franklin were
boon companions. and no day passed
unless he stopped for her to clinch.
with him the steep hill to the District
school" they both attended, which
was proud to claim them as noble re-
representatives. of it's teachings. Han
nah and Franklin were in the same
class, and although they liked each
other so well, there was deadly riv-
airy between them as to who could
get the most head-marks in a month.
+, They were good in all their lessons
I but spelling was their chief forte and
although Hannah Washington usually
( came out ahead. Franklin Pierce was
only one or two behind her. IL a
stray visitor had CHANGED to pass I'M
der the back porches of the Jackson
/ or Johnson household late one sum-
I ner evening he could have seen two
/ buxom figures leaning over the rail
/ and eonversing in loud tones some
thing like this: We'll, just tell you
ma Hannah can beat any one in Para
/ disc Alley in spelling and the other
/ evening her pa took down the family
! Bible to see il Hannah could spell the
words In that. and bleeve me or not
| but dat dar chile nebber missed one
word in de whole first Chapter and
/ fnly her pa got tired o. hearin' her an
/ he lay down de Bible and says: wall
Hanny, l giss you kim bout spell de
whole ting trough so de's no mo use
keepin' it up" Da now. what do you
say to dat, could yo' Franklin ever
do anything to beat dat?" If he could
I'd Jess like to hear tell Of it." Mrs
| johnson thought awhile and then
! seemed to have arrived at very hap
DIV conclusion for her black eyes greT
blacker still and her broad bosom
| heaved sigh Of delight Now, jess
| YOU listen to me, Mrs. Jackson, She
/ said: de odder ebenin', my son
| Franklin, he war sittin' out in front
| OBJ de dor a studyin' his spellin' les
| SON for de next day when de minister
/ land she drew a sigh Of conscious
| elory) de minister, say, came by an
| he laid his ham on Franklin's head
| and says: We'll. well, ma boy, you'll
be a great man some day yet" Now
dosn' dat beat your'n? Hughl Mrs