Sandy

thout many a struggle on Sandy's part. The new life, t

ent him to inquire how old Mrs. Nelson was, and he had re

her age?" cried Mr

ed. "I said what ye

hing he said, to bring a smile. He confided many a woe to

ympathetically. "De same ones dat laugh at you

t's me wooden head. Them little shavers that can

t. I use' ter say, 'You fool nigger, how you ebber gwine learn nothin' effen you don't ax questions?' An' she'd stick out her mouth an' say, 'Umph, umph; you don't ketch me lettin'

s telling of us to-day how ye lost a day out of the week when ye went

in her hand. "Lost a day outen de w

his head i

d at Mr. Moseley, I sholy is. Dey sorter gits notions, dem teachers do

til he mastered it. It did not take him long, moreover, to distinguish the difference between himself and those about him. The

of high spirits and an inordinate love of fun caused many a dark entry on the debit side of his school ledger. There were many times when he exasperated the judge to the limit of endurance, for he was reckless and impulsive, charged to the

heretofore unknown luxury to have the outside work promptly and efficiently attended to. He possessed "the easy grace that make

, as a rule, found an exception in Sandy. His big, exuberant nature made no distinction: he swept over her, sharp edges and all; he te

heared him puttin' on airs in his talk. When dey stops