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Show THE . EBER J1ERAL1). If We hesitated a moment, and then own- fed up like little men. out o' the way; youre more'n half to Stringtown. You go back to called again, stone quarry, and past the second road to theTight, thats a mill road, and then way tfic-main-roa- and follow it past the first ' Thought $0f replied I he ancient mariner; then he paused a moment and road to the right and that gees to ike -- i ) . j j : -- I. u 'Town people aint; ye?' We blushed painfully, hung our licads,rtnd plead guilty, Well, conversation was chilled for a, tiioment, but we were so glad to be found again that depression seemed passed away. In about half a mile we came to the first road to the right and followed it. We met another man you come to a little brick school house on the right side of tlfe road with a big white farmhouse right across the road' from it; you take the only road u the right there, and. you'll get to; Cobbs Corners in a mile and a half very soon. He told us, in answer to our inquiry, for we had grown hardened with what Examination has taken place at Mr. Airds school during the past week. There were quite a lot of hard things in examination even for those that have studied hard and for those that have not studied hard they will fell pretty bad about the time that the paper is rtad off and they find out they have not pass ed. One thing that is pretty hard for some, if they do not pass they will have to drop back to the next class. For thejhird readers, if they. .drop back, they will have to go down to the lower Sairey Gamp denominated --Vhrageoa- -, ; j I i ; j : boldeness now, that this road led due north. Then when we asked him how far it was to Cobbs Corners ie said we were on the wrong road. marin- Aghast we quoted the ancient ' r.r to him. Yes, the new pilot said, thats right, but he didnt mean fer ye to take this road, You go back to the main road and take the next road to the north. This is- - die road to Carters Ferry; he thought )C know td that, So back we went and drove on once more in search of the genuine road to the norliinid" right, all Others- - being imposters. By and by we found it, followed it a couple of miles, and met 0 a boy to whom we propounded the : t usual questions. Good land' he said you're clear i ' I $ u - i j 1 ; : ; I . 5- - - r 4 ; : : J 4 . . r I i I . schools. ( t 1 ! i 1 1 . j . 1 8 r Mr. gAird has been very busy for ? the past week, it has been impossible for him to read off" who has passed. Monday the pupils that have classes, in the classroom Mn Bond wlHreacf off those that have passed, and then they will go into Mr, Airds room and find out whether they have passed ot not, and then they will go into Their right classes. t j 1 j j |