And Wallace says he's learning all three of 'em how to
read plum good, while he walks through the woods with 'em!
"And I bet can't none of y'all guess how Mister Shepherd
punishes you if you don't get up your piece to say for Friday!
Now, Mierd, don't you tell!"
"You've got my curiosity aroused, Wiley. What does he do?"
"Bess, he makes you learn a whole chapter outta the Bible, by
heart!"
"I'll have to remember about this next summer when I start
teaching. I sort of dread the Friday programs, especially when
the parents will be coming."
"Have you got you a school already, Bess?"
"She sure has," Papa told Walker. "Come June, Bess is gonna
get her high school diploma in one hand and her teaching
certificate in the other! And the folks over around Ellen School
want her to teach their three-month summer term."
"Gee, that's good! How much are you gonna make?"
"I'll get fifty dollars a month, but of course that won't all be
profit. I'll have to pay out at least ten a month for room and
board."
"Oh, well, you'll still have plenty left.
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