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ep14 The New School Teacher

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There's music in there! When the infomode is not on the right-and-loathing star! Little town where a group of friends gather and practice old-fashioned singin' They have some mighty good times, and they'd like you to join them.

This evening as usual, they're gathered at the home of Eli and Jenny Jenkins. And in between songs they'll have a chance to get caught up on all the latest happenings. Maybe some folks think that not much goes on in Little Town.

Well, if you just step into Eli's and Jenny's parlor, you can hear for yourself that there are mighty big happenings. And you'll hear it from the town's busiest body, Patience Pevoi. And I'm telling you, there ain't nothing ever been more of a surprise to me.

Of course, we all knew that Alice was after that music scholarship. In fact, it was your idea I wanted Eli. Sure it was. As leader of the singing group, maybe I appreciated Alice's portty voice more than the rest of you.

Yes, I remember the evening Eli first read about the scholarship being offered. He thought that Cliff and Alice should drive for it. Yes, and that hurts me too. Now think how Cliff would love to have gotten it.

And then it had to be Alice who run it. Yeah, but you mustn't feel that way. It was a fair contest and there was folks from all over the country competing for the prize. But Cliff and that beautiful tenor voice of his, he just ought to have gotten it.

Besides, Alice had her school teaching job. Now how could she just walk out on that? She didn't patience or she didn't she come to the school board and asked if she could leave and you're the school board Hmm seems like being town grocery would be enough But you got to be sheriff and also the school board and we got another teacher coming in this evening and so we just dismissed class for a half day and

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