Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-03-31

! welt the considerations kgave them cal
led up all my powers ;of imagiastioli anI
simpli6cations gsApd nnoFe;' ~saia l. ssF haze
come to help give youtbisie educatiop, if yos
ttSi ttSSill~oBiyspeesive IT. land 'in:ordeF toseair
] it properly-in order toTfave>a profitable
! school, we must have order and regularity.
We mustsan behave properly. Now r an
( snre Voddssd 10 not know 50 much Of arithtDetic
geography, history grammar, : and Other
branches If school education as Z do cobse
! gently I feel it itmyduty 'tcf fimpartto you all
/ the information upon these Subjects VII ch
can. But I'believe Of that other fqdiiica
! tion of scholar you know; as, much asI do
You certainly know how, to behave. 'SYou
know bow to behave @proper4ChoY to be
!, quiet, studiods, and peaceable. If there !;
/ scholar present who does, not Know how te
] do this, will he or she arise2 I am in earn
est Iftne one rises I'sbalkc6usidst that
! have an assusance from each aud ieserysdnt
Of you that youS uSknowsflow- to behave proper
! ly iuschoel' esss .,~-ss- - r-sst $50
( I waited some minutes,' But no one arose
But could see that Mr. John P1tney wal
uneasy: He seemed to bse1 fearing hat I was
[ [ compromising him ID q advance Of bis will
| However,Nf appeared not to, notiee Hid.
Very well, said I, With agraeefp] smile
I thank you for your assurance. And noyy noyy
i am going to place the government Of the
! school at your disposal. You are all voters
ana I wish you to exercise the privilege
Shalt we have during. the coming; three
1c;months, an orderly model school? .Alt.iu
favor of chat will hold up their right hands.
~~Fhe girls conne6esd first. T. 'GOnessl
urged, ;sIwans you all to~otesone'wa5 or the
other T shall think all who do not vote o.,
this side, mean to vote a6i the other .Aifupt
By this:timee every right hand was Nip'save
Putuey' and divers. "The latter Had got
his handsbalf up, when f'saw Putnef catch
it by the elbow and ptfH 'itbaek: ~
/ Down, I said: Now, are there any oi
the opposite: mind %
John Putney hesitaesd, bdt 4 saw that ht
was anxious IL, raise hEs<handss.. -. -
sItthere are any who do Hnot-wish aneor
derly school, Lshould be pleased tonkuow 1T.
I resumed ,7sfor am deterained.not to have
scholars who, need to be forced iptt"ohedi
ence. am not fond of punishiug.'-,
Putney's hand 7eatao up swithear nervous
I Jerk. and I saw him try to push 0hviar's up
but I had caught the .Iatser's eye, and be
| gave up to the influence of@an +inploriug
glance. S's's.,- =. - "-" -
what is you name?' Iasked 90
My, name is. John Putney,~ the, world
overv he replied in coarse, impudent tone,
but yet there. was an effort 10 it,. e..
And do you, not. desire a good, orderly
school?' I resumed. .. = .,.x~ exg
sWalsL don't care much one. way noI
F.t'other, he answered, ip the same tope, but
with increasing effort, aud / could e,1too,
that he was trembling his strength away
fast. g.. - '.-...- -" -. 49,
Very welf,' Tsaid, in firm, but vet kind
TONE IF such is~your opinion, then your
presence here will not only be useless to
T yourself, but ofgreat detrimepts to. The. rest
:of the school Sc you can: retire before we
proceed any further. But should, you at
Eapy time make up ,your mind gto1oome in
with a'determipation to- be orderly and gen.
ktlemauly, yourcan return.'e Il. :. >ss
I As spoke tstepped .,doWnand:epsned
the door. &c. , =
You can leavc,' [ saia.s.
'Spossin' Id ruther stay :hera& 'hefepIi'
ed, turning pale. y. -, - - -
But you cant stay here = / resunedin a
tone and with a look that made hin, start
I'VE cannot have you here. - Forthe good
of the school, alone, you must leave. can
wait but moment longer, ---.,
The fellow was determined to try my
strength, But be might as well have thought
Eof facing a Lightning bolt. Twas peryed up
to my most powerful mood L felt in my
arms aud hands that we're Lthen where Sam,
son once was, I could have. pulled down the
pillars of the temple-roef.-r>s. ~ =
walked.slovly up to the mau's Seat efif
he was' a mansin age and size, oonlngohs.
and-twenty withipsavmoutb,9 andsplaced my
hand upon his collar. He graspedTehe edge
of the low desk before him and held on
With one mighty efort-an effort that sur
prised myself tore the fellow from his
seat, and raised. him above my bead! l
strobe on to the, .outer entry, aDd when l
gained the entersdeor stone, I cast htm upon
the snow. He scrambled to his feet. and,
with an oaths rushed towards-me. .Lstruek
him between the eyes and knocked him
down. 1 went and Haed him mp, and then
told him togo LomeA He cast one look into
my face from out his already swelling eyes,
and. tbeu,- with patterings of vengeance, he
walked away. ..-%-- - 20
+. returned Ito, the, sehool,reom, .sand, d,aof
course, found the scholars lLattheaEindoSs,
or rather, 1rushing.basklte their seats. -
sNowSsaid T, with a'kinaiy'snile, sup
D ,seae try that vote again, for really feel
a deep, earnest desire to have the whole
schoolswish he Hgt' who are desirods Of
having an orderly, niodel school, Ind who
are resolved to labor TO that end, will raise
their right hand
Every hand went up in moment.
And so I commenced my school, I went
to Stephen Oliverand. asked him howzfar he
had gone with his studies, He told,me, aud
| then informed him thatany evening g@when