He finally got rid of the feller by askin' him one day to
sweep out the office. He could eat all right, but it wasn't natural fer
him to work, so he skipped out. Next I heerd of him he had married a
widder who was gittin' a pension because her first husband fit fer his
country. The Government shet off the pension jest as soon as she got
married ag'in, and then that blamed cuss took in washin' fer her. He
stayed away from home on wash-days, but as every day was wash-day with
her, he didn't see her by daylight fer three years. She died, an' now
he's back at Dave's ag'in. He calls Dave his husband-in-law."
It required all of Anderson's social and official diplomacy to forestall
an indignation meeting when it was announced that a stranger, Miss
Banks, had been selected to teach school No. 5. There was some talk of
mobbing the township trustee and Board of County Commissioners, but
Anderson secured the names of the more virulent talkers and threatened
to "jail" them for conspiracy.
"Why, Anderson," almost wailed George Ray, "that girl's from the city.
What does she know about grammar an' history an' all that? They don't
teach anything but French an' Italian in the cities an' you know it."
"Pshaw!" sniffed Anderson. "I hate grammar an' always did. I c'n talk
better Italian than grammar right now, an' I hope Miss Banks will teach
every child in the district how to talk French.
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