The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-03-05


He was OF a very wise youth, but he did
know well enough that, though big arms
and legs are very good things, there is
something besides sizes that goes 10 make a
man and he had heard stories of a fight
ing man, called The Spider from his at.
'enuated proportions, who was yet a terri
bic hitter in the ring, and had whipped
many biglimbed fellow in and out of the
foped arena
i Nothing could be smoother than the way
in which everything went on for the irst
day or Two The new master was so kind
and courteous, he seemed to take every-
thing in such natural, easy way, that
there was no chance TO pick a quarrel with
him. He in the meantime thought 1t bes,
to watch the boys and young men for
day or two with as little show OF authority
as possible. 1t was easy enough TO seelh
he would have occasion for il before long
The school house was grim, cid, red,
one-slory building, perched on bare. rock
on the top of a hili-par,iy because /, was
a conspicuous cite for the temple oi learn
ing, ard partly because land is cheap where
there is no chance for rye or buckwheat,
and where sheep find nothing 10 nibble-
Abont the little porch were carved initials
and dates, at various heights. from the stat
ure OF nine 10 thasSei eighteen Inside
were old unpainied desks s-unpainted. but
drowned with the number of human con-
tact-and hacked by innumerable Jack.
knives. it was long since the walls had
been white-washed, as might be coniec-
tured by the various traces left upon them,
wherever idle hands or sleepy heads could
reach them. A curious appearances was
noticeable on various h gher parts of the
wall, namely, wau-like eruption as one
would be tempted 10 call it. being, in Ieali.
iy, crop of soft missiles before mentioned
which, adhering in considerable numbers,
and hardening after The usual fashion of
PaP1er nache, formed al least permanent or
naments OF The edifce
The young masters quick eye soon no.
ticed that particular part Of the wall was
most favored with these ornamental appen
dages. Their position pointed sufficiently
clear to the part of the room tEey came
from. In fact, there was a nest OF Young
mutineers just there, which must be broken
up by cOgP d. etat. This was effected by
a redistribution of the seats and arranging
the scholars according TO classes, so that a
mischievous fellow, charged full of the re
bellious imponderable, should ind himself
between two nom conductors, in the shape
of small boys of siudious habits 1t was
managed quietly enough, in such plausi-
bic sort OF way that iis motive was not
thought Of But lis effects were soon fell
and then began system of cores spondeuee
by signs, and he throwing OF little scrawls
done up in pellets, and announced by pre-
liminary a. h ms! TO call the attention of
the distant youth addressed. Some OF these
were incendiary documents. eevoiiHg the
schoolmaster TO the diviniues, as "a stuck
up dandy as a purse proud aris.ocral.' as
"a sight too big for his ETC., and hold
ing him up 10 variety OF equally lorcible
phrases 10 The indignation OF the youthful
community Of School District, 10 /, Pie.
wacket Centre.
Presently the draughtsman of the school
set caficalure IN circulation, labeled 20
prevent mistakes. with The sehoomasler's
name. An immense bell Gro aned hat aud
long, pointed, swaliow-taiied coat showed
that The arusi had ia his mind The coaten
tionai dandy as shown III prints thny or
forty years ago, rather than any aclosf no
man aspect OF the time But If wac passed
round among the boys and made It's laugh
helping ot course TO ua6efmme the mas
ier's authority, ~ Punch or The Lhafvag1
takes the dignity on; OF an obnoxious min-
lister. Oae morning on going to the school
ROOM Master Lauadon found an enlarged
copy oi this sketch, with its label pinned
on the door. He took il down smiled
little, put il into his pocket, and entered the
school room. An insidions silence 5re
vailed, which looked as il some plot were
brewing. The boys were ripe Tor mischief
but afraid. They had really no faull 10 find
with the master, except that he was dressed
like gentleman, which certain class OF /
fellows always consider a personal Insult 10 /
themselves But the Older ones were evi- /
denty plotting, and more than once tie I
warning a h. nj was heard, aud a dirty +
little scrap of paper rolled into wad shot /
from one seat to another One OF the e {
happened 10 strike the stove funnel, and
lodged on the masters desk. He was cool
enough not TO seem 10 notice it.. He sc
cured il without being observed by he boys.
II required no immediate notice.
He who should have enjoyed The privi-
lege of looking upon Dir. Bernard Langdon
the next morning, when his toilet was ABOUT
half finished, would have had very pleas
ant gratuitous exhibition First he buck
led the strap OF his trowsers pretty tightly.
Then he took up pair OF heavy dumb>
bells, and SWING them for few minutes,
then two great Indian clubs with which
he enacted all sorts Of impossible-looking I