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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
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