Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-11-07

On Monday morning, the boys were seen
moving ia small knots towards the schO0lhouse,
busy with their plans of operations.
wonder how big he is said Seth Goodwin
hope he ISN'T one of them savage fellers.
don't care how big he is, nor how savage he
is, said Bill Brown. if he don't walk Spanish III
less than week, then J miss my guess
don't know how we are going TO learn any
thing if we don't have a teacher, said a little
voice Of the number.
You shut up, said the leader | don't want to
hear anything like that again.
The boy was silent. and they walked on, still
talking Of their new teacher, unaware OF the close
proximity Of delicate looking stranger, appa-
rently about twenty years old, who was walk
ing in the same direction with themselves. They
approached the schoolhouse, and whei they had
got there, they became conscious Of the presence
of the pale young man in their midst.
Good morning my lads, said he smilingly, we
are TO begin new career together to-day and
sincerely hope we shall like each other |
shall try everything in my power to please you
that is consistent with duty, and | shall expect
the same from you. | wish you to regard me
as your friend at the commencement, and shall
certainly act from friendly feeling. like your
appearance, and believe that we shall find little
trouble in agreeing.
The speech evidently made an impression,
but Bill Brown went round whispering, that's
all bosh for see the shape of cowhde in his
pocket which awakened as he expected it would,
combative spirit in all that he spoke to. They
went in the schUol the boys took their places,
and the ua,ier mounted his tripod But little
was done in the morning. The restlessness of
arrdhsciheh,-'he ee,fhg used 10 the schoo'-
"o"se P'ou"ce" coh'usl"h' anu ,he commence
mieh' o, business was ue'er'eu I'LL inc next day'
ne sInVoi was u'Suh'ssed at hoot' ana master
anu scholars separated tue former WIN an I'M
Pte'S'o" thi' lie nau vigorous anu orght SET
Vi uo!s 10 manage niue haru IN tue mouih'
perhaps uu' VINO could De trac'aole-and the
id''e' 'na' the 'edcher couiu oe managed oy inc
persuasive iorce oi strong arms nut tnat II was
oes. 70 wall anu see now lIlngs would work
lhey came to2e'her with the same ieehng
,, neNt morning classes were formed anu AL pre-,
h','na'ies se''ieu' anu everything commenced
as happ'y as neea De desired me teachers
hraT' was happy IN The thought OF his success,
when, ganc'ng down through a lane OF Buys he
ue'scleu an improper gesture from n,' brown
ana I'd" repeated even 'housh the boy eyes,
ne Knew were hNeu upon his own
ioung man. cohe up mere, ne SAID IN gen.
"e, out hrih voice.
brown looked round upon ms companions,
and win herce movement OF bravado leit hls
seat ana approached me master.
expect a spirit OF ooediehce IN my school
my young ineni' SAID the teacher and shall IN
sst upon IT.
don care what you expect growlcd the
young ruhan ; should Ike to See YOU help
yourself.
lhe teacher oii his lip, while his face whiien-
cd, especially as ne heard snickerIng laugh
spread around among the scho'ars, but he show
Cd no other Signs of temper unless 1t might have
appeared IN his eye
Will you return to your seat and behave your
sell sad he, and thus remove the necessity Tor
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