The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-26
The smack i'm scheoi.

The following incident IN q District Schoo
described by Mr. William Pitt Palmer o
New York, President of the Manhatten In
surance Company, in an address before
"The Literary Society,"" in Stockbridge,
Mass. ibis native home, viii take many whose
heads are now streaked with silyery hairs
a long journey back to boyhood and early
life:
a District School, not far away
Mid Berkshire hills one Winters day
Was hummiug with its wonted noise
Of three score mingled girls and boys
Some few upon their tasks intent,
But more on furtive mischief bent;
The while the Master downward look
Was fastened on a copy-book-
When suddenly, behind his back,
Rose sharp and clear a rousing SMACK
As tware battery of bliss
Let of in one tremendous kiss
Whats that? the startled Master cries
THAT thir. little imp replies
"Wath William Width, if you pleathe-
81 saw him kith Thnthannan Peatlie !"
With frown to make a statue thrill,
The Master Numbered, "Hither Will !"
Like wretch o'ertaken is his track,
With stolen chattles on his back,
Will hung his head with fear and shame
And to the awful presence came
a great green, bashful simpieton,
Tho butt of all good-natured fun
With smile suppressed and birch appraised
The threatener faltered-"l'm amazed
That you my biggest pupil, should
BE guilty of an act so rude
Before the whole set school to boot
What evil genius put you tot?
Twas she herself, sir, sobbed the lad,
didn't mean to be SO bad
But when Susannah shook her eurls,
And whispered was .iraid of girls,
And dursen't kiss baby's doll,
] could not stand it. sir, at all
But up and kissed her on the spot,
know-hoo hOo-l ought to not.
But, somehow, from her looks-hoo- hoo,
| thought she kind o wished me to
How GEORGE BECAME TEETorALER.-A
short time since a young man living in Og-
iensburgh, \. Y, whose name we shall call
George, took to drinking rather more
han usual, and some of his friends under
ook to cure him. One day, when he was
II rather loose condition, they got him into
/ room and commenced conversing about
iehrium tremens, directing all their remarks
o him, and telling him what fearful objects,
ueh us snakes and rats, were always seen
~ the victim of this horrible disease When
he conversation had waxed high on this
heme, one of the number stepped out Of the
Dom, and from trap which was at hand,
ct large rat into his room. None Of his
friends appeared to see it, but the young man
who was to be the victim, S, lied chair and
hurled 1t at the rat, completely using up the
piece eli furniture in the operation Another
chair shared the same fate, when his friends
seized him, and with terror depicted in their
faces, demanded to know what was the
matter why don't you see that cussed
big rat" said he pointing to the animal,
which, after the manner..of rats, was making
its way around the room close 10 the walls.
They all saw it, but all replied that they
iidn see it-'there was no rat
"But there is y said he, as another chair
went to pieces in an Intellectual attempt to
crush the obnoxious yarmin.
AT this moment they again seized him and
after a terrific sculll9, threw him down on
the floor, and with terror IN their faces
screamed,
Charley run for the doctor!
Charley started for the door when George
desired to lie informed what the devil was
~
Up said they why you've 20: the deli
rum tremcns.
Charley opened the. door to 20 out
when George raised himseiiupon his elbow,
and said,
Charley, where are you soing?'
''Going for the doctor
Z, Going for the doctor rejoined George,
'tor what p
"For what" repeated Charley, ''why you
have got the dcllrium tremens !"
The deiirium tremens-haye l." repeated
George. How do you know We got the
!eiirinm tremens 2"
Easy enough, says Charley, you've com.
menced seeing rats"
Seeing rats said George, in sort Of
musing way; seeing rats. Think you must
be mistaken.
Mistaken said Charley
"Ies mistaken replied George II an
the mani hacen seen no rats q
= The boys lei George up after that, and
from that day to this he hasn touched a
glass of liquor, and seen no rats Not the
first rat Boston Courier