Eastern times., 1856-02-28

was foo common there 10 excite much SYM
pathy.
Every inquiring glance, however, remained
for, at the end of The hour Finn
with his face completely hidden, and
his head bowed down in his arms, precisely as
he had leaned himself when he first went 10
his seat. Lugare looked at the boy occasion
ally with scowl, which BODIED vengeance for
his sulkiness. AT length the class had been
heard. end the lesson recited, and Lugare seat
ed himself behind his desk on the platform.
with his longest and stoutest rattan before him.
Now, Baker, he said, well selIls that
lille business Of yours. Just step up here
Tim did not move. The school room vas
as still as the grave. Not sound was to be-
heard, except, occasionally q ibng draws
breath.
Mind ne, sir, OF i will be The worse bf
you. Step here, and take a yOsr jaekst'
The boy did not rtif any more Ihan II hs
had been wood. Lugare shook wiIh Passion
lie al still a minute, a. Il considering tho
best way 70 Wreak his vengeance. Thai min
ute passed IN death-lke siiczoe. and was :
fearful one 10 some Of thc children, for their
faces whiEened wiih fright a seemed, 40 %
slowly dropped away, like the minute ~aieh
preeedes the climax of an exquisliely Per
formed tragedy, when some mighty master u
the histriOHic aH "a Ireacing me sage. and
you and the multitude around are waiting with
stretched nerves and suspended breath, in en-
Pec,ation Of the terrible catastrophe
Tins asleep, sir, at length said OHs of
the boys who sat near him.
Lugare, At This intelligence. allowed his
features TO relax from their expression Of saw
age anger with a smile but that smile looked
more malignant, if possible. thsn IT'S former
scowls. Il might be that he felt amused al the
horror depicted the faces of Ihose about
him, or it might be that he was glOating ia
pleasure on the way in which re intended to
wake the poor little slumberer.
Asleep, are you, my young gentleman
said he let us see if we can't find something
to tickle your eyes open. There IS nothing
like making the best Of bad case, boys
Tim, here, is determined not 10 be worried in
his mind about little hogging. for The thought
Of it can't even keep The litIle scoundreI
awake
Lugare smiled again as he made the last Oh
servation. lie grasped the rattan firmly, and
descended from his Seat With light and
stealthy steps he crossed the room, and stood
by the unlucky sleeper.
The boy was still as unconscious Of his i'm
pending punishment as ever. He might be-
dreaming some golden dream of youth and
pleasure perhaps he was far away in the
world of fancy, seeing scenes and feeling de-
lights which cold reality never can bestow.
Lugare lifted his rattan high over his head;
and with the true and expert aim which he ac-
quired by long practice, brought it down on
Tins back, with force and whacking sound
which seemed sufficient to awake freezing
man in his lethargy.
Quick and fast blow followed blow. With
out waiting to see the effect of his first cut,
the brutal wretch piled his instrument Of tor
ture, first on one side Of the boys back, and
then on the other, and only stopped at the end
Of two or three minutes, from very WEAKNESS.
But still Tim showed no sign Of motion !;
and 50 Lugare, provoked at his torpidity,
jerked away one Of the child's arms, on which
he had been leaning over the desk, his hand
dropped from his grasp, and his eyes stretched
wide open glared at some monstrous spectacle
of horror and death. The sweat started in
great globules seemingly from every pore in
his face; his skinny lips contracted, and
showed his teeth-and when he at length
stretched forth his arm, and with the end Of
one Of his fingers touched the child's cheek,
each limb quivered like the tongue of a snake,
and his strength seemed as though it would
momentarily fail him.
The boy was dead He had probably been
so for some time, for his eyes were turned up,
and his body was quite cold: The widow was
now chldless, too. Death, was in the school
room, and Lugare had been fogging corpse
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