The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781443229654
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Excerpt: ... too close to him, "bekase-ah, you see, men-ah is mighty like oxen-ah. Fer they's a tremengious defference-ah atwixt defferent oxen-ah, jest as thar is atwext defferent men-ah; fer the ox knoweth-ah his owner-ah, and the ass-ah, his master's crib-ah. Now, my respective hearers-ah" the preacher's voice here grew mellow, and the succeeding sentences were in the most pathetic and lugubrious tones, "you all know-ah that your humble speaker-ah has got-ah jest the best yoke of steers-ah in this township-ah." Here Betsey Short shook the floor with a suppressed titter. "They a'n't no sech steers as them air two of mine-ah in this whole kedentry-ah. Them crack oxen over at Clifty-ah ha'n't a patchin' to mine-ah. Fer the ox knoweth his owner-ah and the ass-ah his master's crib-ah. "Now, my respective hearers-ah, they's a right smart sight of defference-ah atwext them air two oxen-ah, jest like they is atwext defferent men-ah. Fer-ah" here the speaker grew earnest, and sawed the air, from this to the close, in a most frightful way, "fer-ah, you see-ah, when I go out-ah in the mornin'-ah to yoke-ah up-ah them air steers-ah, and I says-ah, 'Wo, Berry-ah Wo, Berry-ah WO, BERRY-AH', why Berry-ah jest stands stock still-ah and don't hardly breathe-ah while I put on the yoke-ah, and put in the bow-ah, and put in the key-ah, fer, my brethering-ah and sistering-ah, the ox knoweth his owner-ah, and the ass-ah his master's crib-ah. Hal-le-lu-ger-ah "But-ah, my hearers-ah, but-ah when I stand at t'other eend of the yoke-ah, and say, 'Come, Buck-ah Come, Buck-ah COME, BUCK-AH COME, BUCK-AH ' why what do you think-ah? Buck-ah, that ornery ole Buck-ah, 'stid of comin' right along-ah and puttin' his neck under-ah, acts jest like some men-ah what is fools-ah. Buck-ah jest kinder sorter stands off-ah, and kinder sorter puts his head down-ah this 'ere way-ah, and kinder looks mad-ah, and says, Boo-oo-OO-OO-ah " Alas Hartsook found no spiritual edification there, and he...
| ISBN-13 | 9781443229654 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1443229652 |
| Weight | 0.37 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.25 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 104 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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