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Page 18 BAILEY Bugle BAILEY.NORTH CAROLINA NowWhenlW(3sYoung.ByivQ\yn Poole Quite freouentljr we school stv-dents are told by oiir teachers, parents, grandparents, and older friends how much better times were when they were young and how well-behaved they were. In our minds we can see Grandpa, a little sMnny from the nine mile walk to school, quietly entering an old-fashioned school house, jammed and packed with other tired students who perhaps didn’t have to walk so far. We can 'hear his cheery well-maa'iered voice saying; "Good morning, teacher," before he made his usual curt bow to the girls. Oh I Neveri Never, would he think of mllinr one of those flaxen pig- to.ils that hii.n2 temr)tinf^iy in front of him. The slate on which he v/rote W3.s ira- maculate-not dofaced vrith comical Pictures of the teacher, Mter many hours of arduous toil over ma.th problems, all of which he worked corrcctly, and after the spellinp; match, in iMch he ' ecene champi on s-OGllor, the recess bell rang, ' and Grandpa vrent submissively to draw a l^ucket of fresh v/ator from the rickot^r old well. He vras very careful never to let a drop of wator mar the attractiveness of the little girls’ dresses as he passed the dipper for them to drink first. He also was very discreet so as not to make the little JTirl blush at the mention of the name of the wicked boy who had winked at her during the s-.!ellin&' . O 4^ match. Yes, as tales rrow gino a faint halo shining around the head of Grc.ndpa- until One fo,teful day one of Grandpa’s old school mates came to oiu’ house for a visit. Apparently t?ao con- ve''sation wa.s goin" nrotty smoothly until our appear ance was announced. After meeting the nice old ^entlei'iian, T-;e wore in- •Structed to sit quietly in the corner*—a command usu.al3.y ver;,'' disa.'Teoable; ho';?;ver this tine wo wore very h,?.p‘oy to carry out orders, ’fe were engrossed in seeing who.t mado Grand pa’s friend’s beard r^row so long. Our thoughts irere so glu.ed on the ^^onder of the board that we almost forrot to listen to the March 2.~ 19A8 F o r PROMPT, COURTEOUS, An d DEPENDABLE SERVICE Be Sure To Cell BRANTLEY SERVICE CAB CO. ;alli sr, v;e can even ima- Phone 2 Ba (ley N C.
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