Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-16
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1860.

he would have been entirely satlshed. lie
was not very wise youth, but he did
know well enough that. though big arms
and leg, are very good thins', there issome-
thing beside. si,, lha, zoe, to make man /;
ani be had hearl stories ofa Gshtins man
called 4" The Spider" from his atisnuated
proportions, who va, ye, torribls hitter
in the ring, and had whipped many big
limbed fellow in and cut Of tho ropcd ar.
ena.
Nothing coui be smoother than tho way
10 which everything went on for tho first
day or two. The new master WI. ~ kind
and courteous, he seemed 10 take every
thing In such natural easy way. that
there was no chance to pick a quarrel with
him. lie In tho meantime thought II best
to watch the boys and youu- men for n
day Or two with as little show ofau,horiiy
a. po,',ble. l, va. easy enough to scc that
b. wo.!l aave occasion for 1t before long.
The schcol.houso wa, grin, old, rel,
one-'tory building. pcrehed on bar rock
AZ toe top Ola hi'!-pIri'y bsc.uss this
was con.picuou, site for tho temple Of
learning, and partly because land I. cheap
where there j. no chance even tor ryo OF
buekwhcat, ani the very sheep nd moth.
ing 10 nibblc. Aboni th, little porch were
cincl initial. and daies, at nrious heights,
from the stature Of nine to that Of olcigh;ecn.
ln,iIs were old unpaiutsd tcsks-uppaint-
%, bat drowned with tho nuntcr OF In.
man conao,-anl hacked hy innumerablc
jaek.knivcs. IL was long since the walls
bad been whiieWa,hci. as might bc clnlcc
lurcd By the various trace, left upon them
wherever id,e hands or sleepy head, could
reach them. \ curiOus appcarsnco was
visible on variou. higher portions Of tho
wall. namely, wari like eruption. as on,
would bc tempted to call u, bCins in reality
a crop Of s,ft missiles, which adhsrin. ia
con'itcrabIc number. AMI hardening after
tho usual fashion OF popi,r mari'. formed
tlhs, p-rmanent ornaments Of tho cii'iec.
The young master. quick ego ,oon no.
,iccd tbn, particular Part Of the wall was
most favored with ths.e ornamental appen.
dagr-. Their position pointed sufficiently
clearly tn the par, Of tho room they c'me
FROM. ln fact there wa. ne, of young
mutinccr- just there. which mus, b. broken
up BY coup ddoi. Thi. wa, easily n c.
tel by reii'uributins the seats and ar.
ranging the scholars according 10 cla"'s.
30 thatA mischc,iour fellow, charged lili
Of the rcbellious imponderablc, should End
himself between two non.conluciot, in the
.'apc of small boys Of s;uii,u. habits. IL
was managed quietly enough, in such a
rlausiLl, sort of "a way that It's motive was
not thought of lilt IT. ,G,ct, were soon
fclt aud then began system of corrcspon.
dcurr, hy signs. and the throwing Of litls
sr-awl' don, up in pellets. and announced
hy preliminary ah'H' 70 call the attsn.
ton OF ,hc distant youth addressed Some
Of thss, were incondiary dorutarn,', devn.
Tin. ,he scioo'nsit-r ~ the lower diyinitie'
as "a---s'u kuP dandy" n Ga
ru,., proud ari,iocrai," "---,isht too
bis Tor Li., ctc., =" and holding hun mp IN a
variety Of equally Iorcibl, phrase. u the
indignation n tie youthful community Of
School Di.,rir, No. |. Pigvaeke, Center.
Presently q 20 drnughtsman Of the school
st clfaca,nre in circulation. labelled to
rrevcn, mistakes. with the scbo,lna,ter'.
name. An immense tell crowned hat. and
long, pointed. .wallow.tailsd coat, show.
ed that the artist had in his mind the con.
vrn,ionil dandy, Gs shown in prints OF
thirty or forty years ago. rather than any
human aspect Of the ,inc. Dot IL was pas
sci round among the boys, and made ~"
laugh helping Of course to undermine the
masters authority. q. Punch takes the Dig
ni'y out Of an o'noIiou. minister. One
morning. on going 10 the school room,
Master Liusdon lnuni an enlarged copy Of
this .kcich, with It. label, pinned on u'
door. H. took /, down. smiled u little, pat
it into his pocket, and entered the school
room. An in.iiuou. silence prevailed,
which looked as II some plot were brewing.
tis toy. were ripe Tor mischief ba, afraid.
They had really no FAULT TO inl with tho
master. except that ho was dressed ike Il
gentleman. which certain class n fellows
always consider personal insult e. them
selves. hut the older one were evidently
plotting. and more than once the warning
a'hom was heard. and u dirty little scrap
Of paper rolled into wad shot from one
seat TO another. Ons of these happened to
srike the stove funnel. and lodged on the
masters de.s. lie was cool enough not TO
notice IL. IIs secured IL. however, and
found an opportunity to look at IT, unob-
served by tae boy. !, required no nmc-
date notice.
/ lie who shonld have enjoyed the privi-
lego Of looking upon Mr.: Bernard Langdon
the nCl, morning. when his toilet was about
halt finished, woili have a very pleasant
gra,uitous exhibition Fir., he buekled
the strap OF hi, trousers pretty tightly.
Then he took up pair OF heavy dumb
bells, and swung them for a few minutes ;
then two grea, Indian clubs" with
which he enacted all sort, Oi impossible
iea,.. Iii. limb. were not very large, nor
lis shoulders remarkably broad; but II you
know as much OF the muscles as all persons
who look a, statues and pictures with criii-
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