The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-03

teacher, recently much afflicted by domes.
tic griefs.
MASTER WILKES - One of her favorite
scholars, very spunky little boy and
Others.
ScENE-A Scboolhoom. Mrs. Columbia
IS seated, surrounded by her scholars.
Enter-MR. JOHN BULL, (oery a5,uptlv
and IN tremendous eGcitement9
JOHN BULL-Odds !! Zounds and butter.
cups ma'am, but aOiW av satisfaction for
this ere hinsult. I've been pestered long
henough by your boys, and 1 arot going
to stand it no longer. Blow me tight hif I
dont-hif DON'T
MRs. C.-Be calm. Mr.. BULL pray be
seated what is the matter, Sir
JOHN BULL-The matter Zounds |!
Why, this morning as one of my young
'uns was coming 'ome, hup comes one o.
your saucy himps, ,-VILKs l think you calls
i'm. ~
Mas. C.-MAsrER W1LEs, come here.
(Master Wilkes aduances.
JOHN BULL-Hup comes this ere Wilkes
shakes his fist in my younker's face
takes out of his pocket two crab happles
as the boy 'ad picked somewheres- and
sends i'm 'ome, believing like a young
bull-calf.
MASTER W1LKEs-Please, Nam, knew
be stole them out of your garden, and was
hiding them to shy at our windows.
JOHN BULL don't care 'ooze they are,
or where they come from; l demand and
aoiN av 'em!
Mrs. C.-Well, Mr.. BULL, but if
JOHN BULL-O, none o. your hits to me,
Ma'am; don't come ere to horque, /
comes ere for reparGtion,* WILL Av THEM
HAPPLEs, or by
Mrs. C.-Stop! Mr.. BULL; really Sir.
l am shocked at this indecent behavior, and
despise the brutality that can take such ad.
vantage of my weakness. You know nv
JONATHAN is away fighting the savages, or
you would never dare to insult me So If
Master WILKES had struck your boy for
instance
JOHN BULL-Ah! that's Just where it is.
Hit my younker ad been brought to YOU
along with the happles, and you had warm
ed his jacket we'll for i'm, or sent i'm boff
with flea in bis hear, wouldn't ave ad a
word to say.
Mrs. C.-Well then, Sir, how easily can
your grievance be settled? Here, take the
apples -lpTeseatiag them)-which am sure
are not worthy of becoming apples of dis.
cord between US. They are two yerv
miserable specimens, and am now gather
ing so many millions of them on nv South.
ern property, that l can well afford YOU
these two poor, rotten, biighted things. Are
you satisfied?
JOHN BULL, (graGly)-No; l arnt. l
want you to make q heXample O. that VILKs.
and make me hample hapology besides.
Mrs. C.-Well, Sir, never told Master
WILKES to assault your boy; although /
am sorry to say that your family have be-
haved very strangely to me lately, even
sheltering thieves that you kaaeao were going
to rob me. | wish to live Oh good terms
with all my neighbors. and therefore regret
this little occurrence, but be assured. Sir,
aay Jotnat1a1 acM some day call you to &C,
count Jo' these lasgltS. You may depend
upon my making an example of Master
WILKES. Will that do.
JOHN BULL, Very salle'iy)-I suppose
80. Esi)
MRS. C.--Now boys, listen. l have
many very distressing things to occupy me
just now, and therefore as you love me-
do nothing to bring me in contact with that
rude and overbearing man. He is dan.
gerous and saactimonius old hypocrite, who
would set my house on fire for the value of
spool OF cotton-if it served his purpose.
Master Wilkes, am indeed very proud OF
you, and only regret that you did not bring
that wicked boy to me for punishment. But
| have promised Mr.. Bull to make an ex.
ample Of you, and therefore promote you
70 the head OF your class. Now, my dear
boys, you may all have holiday.
Ese~nt omaaes; whistling Yankee Doc
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