The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-06-06
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"A TROUBLESOME SCHOOL.

In the autumn of 1912 I received a
visit from one of the experimenting
School Committee of the town of G.,
in the State of New Hampshire. He
introduced himself as Mr.. Brown, ard
'at once proceeded with his business.
He wished to employ a teacher for one
of the schools in town he ran his
eyes over my frame, and I saw the re-
suit was satisfactory, for he immedi-
,ately expressed desire to secure gag
services. | asked him what sort of o
school it was.
WALL" he said, with a peculiar
nasal twang, and a Pronunciation not
set down by any of our photographers,
" it's pouty tarnatien hard school,
noaw, I tell ye. But yeou'Ve got the
bone an muscle, an / reckon as haow
,yeou might do it."
he again ran his eyes over my large
sinewy frame, and rubbed his haads
with evident satisfaction.
"Have the scholars been in the
habit of gaining control ofthe school 2"
z asked.
"Lord bless ye, yes. Why, now,
mister, thar's some pooty alfred staout
boys in that ERE school. Ne see they
work in swamps, an they are kind O.
rough in their ways. We heerd tell
% yeou, an / was sent to see ye.-
But / was privileged to offer yeou for
Ey dollars month if yeou'd only come
and keep it. That's more than twice
as much as we've ever paid before"
Glow many scholars attend there f"
4 asked.
"Waa - thar's nigh onto sixty
scholars, adj told, when they come
seine boys an some gals.
I had heard of the school before,
and being acquainted with an excel
lent teacher who had been thrown cat
of the school house aud rolled ia saow
bank by the large boys, yet resolved
to go and try it. Of personal danger
] had no fear, for happened to possess
a large frame and a proportionate
amount of nerve and muscle. I had
exercised freely in our gymnasium, and
there was not another man in the place
who could hold his strength side by
side of mine Nature had been lavish
in her favors, and habits had not i'm
paired the faculties God had given
me.
/ told him 1 would keep the school.
1t was to commence the FIRST day oil
December, aad continue three months.
But | told him aust be master-that
my will must be absolute, even to cast
ing ont of one-half the scholars. He
said | should have my own way, and
he pledged his word that the Commit
tee shoald not interfere in any way,
nor under any circumstances.
At the appointed time packed NJ
INV wardrobe and school books and
started for G.. When | reached
the village learned that my schoo
was 10 distant part of the the towr
lin a ragged region known as Ra,o.
bone HoJLow. On the following morn
ing Mr.. Brown took me "over" il
his sleigh. I found my school hous'
on the edge of quite settlement
which was located in a wide valley
with high black mountains upon al
sides. / was taken at once to the
,,lace where | was to board, aud in thi
latter respect | was very fortunate.
NV hosts name was Elias Benny
lie was a well-to-ds farmer--abou
forty-fye years of age, firm intelli
oent man. and one of the select mel
Of the town. He had FIVE children
that were to attend the school-th'
Oldest being girl Of nineteen--famed
lydia, and the youngest boy OF sev'
en-.
Mr. Brown remained to dinner, ahc