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.