The Marshall republican., 1912-05-03
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MW1LLIAM GREEN HILLS
j. NV FRANCES BOYD CALHOUN
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she Leafs, and now everybody knows
what that teacher said about u.s."
Everybody says she In the crank.
lest teacher they IT," cried Jimmy,
she won't let you bring nothing to
school 'cepting your books; you can't
even take your slingshot. nor your
air-gun, nor"
Nor your dolls" chimed In Fran.
ces, "and she won't let you bat your
eye. nor say q word, nor cross your
legs. nor blow your nose"
What do she think we q goin' to
her oil school fer n we can't have
fun7" asked Billy. 'Tabernicle sho'
had fun when he ven to school. He
put q pin In the teachers chair an she
sat down on Il plumb UP TO the head,
an he tie the strings together what
two Niger gals had they hair
wropped with, an he rquozo up a
little boys legs In front Of him with
q rooster foot tell he squallcd out
loud. an he th'owed spitbails. an he
make him some watermelon teeth. an
he PAINT a chicken light red an tuck II
to the teacher fer n dodo. an he put
cotton in his pants fore he got licked,
an he drawed the teacher on a slate.
That 2 what you go TO school fer Is
TO have fun. an I sho' is goin' TO
have fun when ! goes. an ! amt goin'
to take no buildozin' offer her.
neither"
81 bet we can sqyeich her." cried
Frances. vindictiveiy.
Yes. we II show her a thing or
two"-for once Jimmy agreed with
her. "she bout the butt-in-est old wo-
man they ia. and she's going 20 find
out we bout the souelchingest kids
ever abe tackle"
alfred Gage wen to school to her
last year." said Frances. "and he car
read and write"
YES" Joined in Jimmy. "and he
bout the proudest boy they is; all
time got TO write his name oil over
everything"
"You member bout last Commun-
ion Sunday. went on the little girl,
when they hand roun' the little en-
vellups and telled all the folks what
was willing to give Ave dollars more
on the pastors sally just to write his
name; 70 Alfred he 30 frisky cause
he know how 70 write; 10 he tooken
one OF the little envellups and worten
Alfred Gage on Il: 70 when his papa
and out bout Il he say that kid got
to work and pay that five dollars
hi'self, cause he done sign his name
to IT,"
And II he amt bout the sickest
Kid they TO-" declared Jimmy; I'm
betcher he won't get fresh NO more
soon. He telled me the other day he
amt had a drink OF soda water this
summer. cause every nickel no gets
got TO 60 TO Mr.. Pastors sal'ry; he
q y he plumb tired supporting Bro
Their Johnson and all his family; and.
he say. every time he 80 up town he
sees Johnny johnson a-sstting on Q
stool In Baltsers drug store Just y
swisging m~ilk~hakes; he . y he
eoing 20 knock him OF some day
cause IT'S his nickels that hid . y
speeding"
There vas Q short silence. broken
~ Baliy, who remarked. apropos Of
tnothtn0:
Il 80 y giad I don't halter b .
'eoAn whsn I puts On long paAts;
nsas n heap mo- account"
II wouldn't b Q woman for moth
Inc ct ell" Jimmy fully Agrssd viii
him: they have The pehisst TIM
tAsy -"
I'm siAA I Nm going 70 - . yesas
laAy when ] gsow up." LA Declared.
Il would NJ b . gsntismaa for aay.
tlAAG. I'm going 10 wear pretty
clothes and 10 beautiful ana b. Z
bsle NE mother wa, and have lots
g lowers knssi at ny test On one
knee and play the guitar win ths
Other"
How they goin' TO play the guitar
with the other knsef- ASKED the pSao'
tioal Billy.
"And sing Call Ne Thine Own"
she continued. ignoring his Interrupt
ton. Father got on his knees "a
mother thirty-sevenand~-hal, times
before she'd say. 7 Will"
Looks like ned a wore his
brooches out" said Billy.
II don't want to be q lady" de-
clared Frances; they can't eve ride
straddle o climb o tree. and they
got to squinch up their waists and
toes. I wish ! could kiss my elbow
right now and turn to q boy"