The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-08-05
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Halls waiting for the immolating knife.


l. foe, and commenced mauling him in the
? most improved chaneery mode--hanl'
J. mering away at him. perhaps, in man
e ner not exactly sanctioned by the rules
y of the ring, but fully justified By the
n exigency of the case. The boz seemed
# pal alyzed with astonishment at the nm.
u expected result, aud the bully after an
unsuccessful struggle to release himself,
] roared out Justify for quarter, which was
granted, on the condition of good be.
: haviour while in school. He was then
/ allowed iosget up, and in the vocabulary
: of the ring was found to be severely
punished. His nose had suffered, and
his eyes were essentially buDged up,-a
, He looked the sueaking and used up
wretch, and stood before his mates q
conquered game chicken. His influences
was from that moment gone, and when
the master stood up before his school, as
calm and collected as if he had been
merely setting a copy instead Of an s2z
ample, they sank into their seats with
an implied concession that they had
found their master Not sound was
heard from one of them. fss6
"Well, boys" said he, if there is any
other one here who is disposed to diso-
hey me, should like to have the matter
settled now Those disposed to be obe.
dient, and will pledge themselves to ODE.
dier ce, will please rise to their seats:
They all rose.
"Now will tell you," said he, "that
1 am disposed to yield equal and exact
justice to all-kindly if you will, but as
you will, Cooking significantly at Brown)
be good boys and am your friend. I
am going to take d botanical stroll in
the woods, on Wednesday, and those
who behave themselves well may accom-.
pauy me. Do you wish to goP
eyes, sir" was the unanimous voice.
sHe felt that he had triumphed, and
made them be seated. s{..,.
Nov, Brown" said he, e / must
finish the matter with you. You seem
sore in body and spirit, and you may
either go or stay. If you think you
have been wronged, appeal to those who
may right you -
Brown went to his seat and gathered
up his books; and, with sneaking,
hang dog sort of look, he departed
The boys settled down to their studies,
and the school became cheerful and In
dustrious. -sse.sr
The next day Bill Browns mother
called to abuse the teacher for his vio-
lence towards the boy. He referred her
to the school committee and bade her
good morning. The school committee
Investigated the case, and said he had
served him right, and the justice of the
village, when aware Of the decision of
the COMMITTEES, would have nothing to
do with it., In weeks time the boy
came and asked permission to enter the
school which was granted without word
of .reproach or a word of promise. He
was evidently cured. He grew to be
the best scholar in the school, graduated
wish honor, became successful merch-
ant of Boston, and every year on his
visit to Rockcy Valley, visits the school,
and tells, with tears in his eyes, the les
son the new schoolmaster taught him,
and the good it did him.
The new schoolmaster is now growing
old in the station where he began so
strangely dozen years ago. He has
his botanical walks still, when all of his
school attend with him-he making good
behaviour the condition of their so dos
ing. These excursions on Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons have quite kill
ed several circuses that came into the
village, as not one of the scholars chose
to deprive himself of the walk for the
sake of other attraction.
was at Rockey Valley last wintefi
on Wednesday, and went down on the
pleasant pond near the schooIhouse to
indulge in the old sport of skating,
which had not done for years. The
day was fair and the ice as clear as crys-
tal Hearing tremendous shouting,I
looked towards the end of the pond, and
saw crowd of boys on skates, pursuing
a man who kept well ahead, and whom
they come to where was, like an army
with banners, saw it was the teacher.
He recognized me and stopped
"Ah," says I, "Mr. Judson, l see
you are the same old boy.D
eyes," replied he, eve are all boys
such days as this. and such skating as
this
Don't the parents think strange of
you for your frivolous conduct ?n I
asked. si1
"Yes," he said, "some like those de-
scribed by Holmes
"Distrust the azure flower that blossoms on the
shoot,
As though wisdom's old potato may not -four
ish at the root"
but the boys are my inspiration, and as
they are pleased so am L. M
He swept away with his train of boys,
and happier band never woke glad ech-
oes outdoors than those who were IN
chase to beat the schoolmaster. He had
never had occasion, as l afterwards
earned, to fog boy in his school after