. The Hoosier schoolmaster; a novel . \vnship-ah. [Here Betsey Short shook the floorwith a suppressed titter.] They ant no sechsteers as them air two of mine-ah in this whole keden-try-ah. Them crack oxen over at Clifty-ah hantapatchin to mine-ah. Fer the ox knoweth his own-er-ah, and the ass-ah his masters crib-ah. Now, my respective hearers-ah, they s a rightsmart sight of defference-ah atwext them air twooxen-ah, jest like they is atwext defferent [here the speaker grew earnest, and sawedthe air, from this to the close, in a most frightfulway], fer-ah, you see-ah, when I go ou
. The Hoosier schoolmaster; a novel . \vnship-ah. [Here Betsey Short shook the floorwith a suppressed titter.] They ant no sechsteers as them air two of mine-ah in this whole keden-try-ah. Them crack oxen over at Clifty-ah hantapatchin to mine-ah. Fer the ox knoweth his own-er-ah, and the ass-ah his masters crib-ah. Now, my respective hearers-ah, they s a rightsmart sight of defference-ah atwext them air twooxen-ah, jest like they is atwext defferent [here the speaker grew earnest, and sawedthe air, from this to the close, in a most frightfulway], fer-ah, you see-ah, when I go out-ah in themornin-ah to yoke ah up-ah them air steers-ah, andI says-ah, Wo, Berry-ah! Wo, Berry a/if , why Berry-ah jest stands stock still-aband dont hardly breathe-ah while I put on the yoke- IO2 THE HOOSIER SCHOOL-MASTER. ah, and put in the bow-ah, and put in the key-ah,fer, my sistering-ah, the ox know-eth his owner-ah> and the ass-ah his masters ! 1 f ill fAr ilv •u. COME, BUCK-AH ! But-ah, my hearers-ah, but-ah when I stand attother 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 ? Buckah, that ornery ole Buck-ah, stid of comirV rightalong-ah and puttin his neck under-ah, acts jest likesome men-ah what is fools-ah. Buck ah jest kinder THE HARDSHELL PREACHER. 103 sorter stands ofT-ah, and kinder sorter puts his headdown-ah this ere \vay-ah, and kinder looks mad-ah,and says, Boo-00-OO-QO-a/t ! Alas! Hartsook found no spiritual edificationthere, and he was in no mood to be amused. Andso, while the sermon drew on through two drearyhours, he forgot the preacher in noticing a brightgreen lizard which, having taken up its winter quar-ters behind the tin candlestick that hung just backof the preachers head, had been deceived by thegenial warmth coining from the great box-stove,and now ran out two or three feet from his shelter,looking down upon the r
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