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zed on her glowing countenance, and wise
~ resolved to give her the privilege o
making known her wishes.
I've brought back my boy TO see IL yol
dare strike hlm-there, sit down. pointing
the cuprit to a seat, and raising her voice
--'now let me see you strike him there
her wrath exploded in fl of coughing.
Certainly, said master Leach, .yon shall
see me whip him if it will be any crafty.
cation to you. promised him shouI,
punish him The next time he came Ac
cordlngly taking his birch, he applied It II
good earnest.
Stop, stop, you rascal, said aunt Keziah
| rushing forward but she was not brought
to stand. but fall, by the proruson OF
he feet of on" of The larger boys who was
no admlrer of KeZlah. A prominent mem
Der Of her c0untenance manifested its dis
like of such proceedings by a coplous dis,
charge Of scarlet fued, and her cloak from
red b"gan evidently to sympathise with the
sab "nc>s Of the floor, She arose. and
with increased fury proceeded no, directly
80 the throne OF the pedagogue, but the
| fire place, to secure the longs which have
| been deemed a woman's peculiar weapon
but as is common in school houses, their
temperature was not far from 200 degrees.
Of course, they were not long retained,
and the shrek that accompanied their re-.
Iinqnlshment bad something apparently
| equvocal IN its character, judging from its
| opposite effects; as 1t produced coughing
on the part Of some, and tears On the part
of others. An immediate retreat was the
consequence, when master Leach resumed
his writing.
Aunt kezlah now started on another
tour, aud found her bloody nose and bis
tered hands effective arguments. The
precise nature of the commentaries she
read thereon we know nos, but as she was
never noted for strict adherence to truth.
We may suppose they were adapted to the
end in view. A any rate, uncIes, cousins.
nleces. half sisters and sislers-ln law. were
led to believe that the said master Leach
was monster of cruelty, and the unlver-
sal wonder was that their children and pets
were IN the land Of the living at the pre-
sent time.
Toe next day the school house was de-
serted save by the families Of the minister
aud Judge Wlckes. Silence reigned 10
The deserted hail, aud the master. though
not afraid Of aunt Kezah, began to feel
lonesome The usual hours of duty were,
however, performed.
In the evening he visited the worthy
minister OF the parish and detailed the his
tory OF affairs. The minister absoved him
from blame, bnt doubted If things could 90
~ nnl"s- there was a reconciliation with
aunt k"zah, winch he dld by no means ad
wise. Another day passed as did the for
mer. Leach resolved not to give up the
ship. bu, regularly TO spend the appointed
hours IN the school house.
After weeks silence a school meeting
as 1t Is called, was appointed for the pur
pose oI taking into consideration the state
Of the school. Master Leach though,
hImself well qualified to give any informa.
ton 90 that subject and hence tina, he was
a suitable person to attend the meeting
He was therefore present, which was very
embarrassing to those sage and ndepend
ent personages whom aunt Kpzlah had
noved TO manage the cause OF school dis
'rict No. alias aunt KeZ,ah versus Eben
Leach. Some time was passed IN sIlenc
and such profound meditation as occupies
the minds Of such as assemble for purposes
of winch they are ignorant. Finally one
remarked that something must be done for
the school, or it would run down, or if
nothing could be done, It had better stop
IN venting thus far, aunt Kezah'S mouth
piece thought It necessary to concila,e bv
laudng the eXcellency Of the school as
taught by he AFORESAID Leach-yet highly
as they valued his services, it was to be
feared he school could not De continued.
A number expressed themselves to the
same effect. Whereupon Mr. Leach rose
and remarked, that, If parents who wished
their children to learn, and who had "a
high an opinion o! the school as they had
pretended, could not send their children
through fear of termagant wife, it was !
not reasonable to suppose that he should !
release them from Their engagements. He
was, he SAID. hired to teach for three months |
1t was agreed that he kept n good schooI
but # they saw fit to dispense with one |
third of his services, he was content. only !
his wages must be paid, Thus was a pc.
ser. Yankees never like to pay their mon
ey for not ming, and not often for tar equl-
vaIent. However, as the decree had gone
forth from aunt Kezlah that another peda
gogue should reign in his stead. his de,
mands were paid, and he was permitted to
depart. He was, however, in no hurry to
depart, as the vacation was not ended, and
his friends were at too great distance to
visit. Perhaps 1t was because he wished
10 see what would take place-perhaps he
was attached to Judge Wlcke's daughter,
Tor h" afterwards married er,-though we
would by no means as a general thing infer
he former from the latter.
new master was engaged to keep the
time. He was a student of an
other college native of another part of !
he township. He had desired the school
rom the first but had been less esteemed
BY the trustees than master Leach. This I