Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27

a very mysterious manner, "dey has dem
long necks cause of stretchin' 'em TO-
to see what udder folkes is a-doin'. an
den goin' bout a-tellin' bout it. OATS
how dey has dem long necks.'
Course, honey" said the old woman
as they resumed their walk, Il doesn't
know dat myself. But as Mr. Wizzle
Wuzzle hisself done tole me, course Use
'bliged to take it jes' dat way
What did Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle say.
Aunt Matilda?" asked the little boy.
well, honey" the old woman an
swered "Mr. While Wuzzle say dat In
de olden time, long 5efo' Great-great-
great-granddaddy Gander was growed up.
he was one of desc here chirren what
don't go to school till dey is don't know
how big. an SO dis here Mr.. Gander was
a right smart big chile when"
"A big child, Aunt Matilda?" interrupt
ed the little girl.
Oats jes' what Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle
said, honey" was the old woman's re-
ply. "a right smart big chile when at
las his pa an his ma sent him OF to
school, en-
+ =
Where was the school, Aunt Matilda %
again interrupted the little girl, "and
who was the teacher?"
''Jes' whar dat school was, honey" she
replied, Mr.. WHILE Wuzzle isn't assay
in, but he do say dat de teacher was
no udder den Mr.. Monk"
Mr.. Monkey, Aunt Matilda?" asked
the little boy.
de same pusson. honey said the old
woman, but Mr.. While he call him Mr..
Monk. But dat's needer here nur dere,
TO- we all knows dat 1t amt de name of
de teacher dat makes de school. Yit, l
members dat Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle 'stinct-
ly say dat Mr.. Monk was de smartest
teacher yo ever heard tell of. An Mr.
Wizzle Wuzzle he say furder, dat dere
warnt no foolishness wild Mr.. Monk, he
goin' on de plan dat when yo' goes to
school yo goes dere to Farn sumethin',
an not to jes fool way yo time wild
a-doin nuthin' all de time. But Mi. Wiz
zle Wuzzle say dat Mr.. Gander, bein' de
right smart big chile dat he was when he
started in to school. think he bigger den
de teacher, an dat he gwine to do as he
say, an not as de teacher say. An den,
agin, Mr.. Gander he think cause he sech
a right smart big chile, bigger den de res
of 'em, dat he gwine to do as he please,
an not as de teacher please"
And did he, Aunt Matilda?" asked the
little boy.
"Jes one time, honey she replied,
chuckling to herself, les one time, honey.
But when Mr.. Monk. de teacher, done
finished de wallopin' he give dat Gander
chile den an dere, dat Gander chile know
he amt SO big what he imagined he was,
an dat de mo- he do jes what de teacher
say, de better he gwine git long. Dat is,
chill rem, dat Cancer chile know all dat
only TO a vile. to- befo' long he done
seem to fo'git it all. Foo, de fust thing
MIR. Monk. de teacher, know, he see dat
Uander chile a-stretchIn his neck dis
way, an a-stretchln' mis- neck dat way
TO to see what dis chile is a-doln, an
what dat chile Is a-doin'. An mo en- dat,
chirren, DAT Camden chile amt satlsned
wild a-stretchin oat neck OF hissen dis
way an a-stretchln it day way TO 10 see
what de res of dem chIlren is a-doln,
but it turn out dat Jes soon as de school
is out, off runs dat Gander chile to ole
Mrs. Goose his ma, an tell her all dat
'spred in school dat day.
Il don't see that there was any harm
in his doing that. Aunt Matilda re-
marked the little boy.
Oats cause yo' didn't know ole Mrs.
Goose, what was his ma," replied the old
woman, 40 eff yo' had, honey, yo'd
desc here folks what isn't able TO to say