Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-05-09
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A FACT.

ilHS-h Iiue -iiiiS -iiiis, '-Ncht wv iishS
bell at the teachers desk of village
school one morning, when the studies of
the earlier part Of the day were about half
completed. 1t was we'll understood that
thi. was command for silence and at,cn
ton; and when these had been Obtained.
the mas,or spoke. He was low thick
set mn, and bis name wns Lusare.
Boys said he, Il have had complaint
entered that last night that some you were
stealing frui. from Mr.. Nisho"s garden.
rather think know the thief Tim
Barker, step up here, .ir.'
The one to whom he spoke cams for
ward. lie was slight fair looking boy
Of abou, fourteen, and his face had laugh
ing, good humorrd expression, which even
the charge now preferred against him.
and the stern to lie and threatening 10 X
Of the teacher, had not entirely dissipa,ed.
The countcnanro Of the boy, however,
was too unhear'ily fair for health; it had :,
Notwithstanding its fe,hy cheerful look ,
singular cas-, ss if some inward dis ase
nj til t a fearful one, were seated with
N. AS the Strip'ng stood before that
place Of judgement, that place, so often
made the scene of hcsrtlcsS co SC brutal
i,y, OF timid innoc nee confused, helpless
childhood outraged, and gentle feelings
crushed-Lngarc looked on him with a
frown which p'alnly told that he falt in
TO very pleasant mood. Happily wor-
thicr and NOR, philosophical system is
proving TO mrn that schools can be better
governed than by lashes and tears and
,igh'. We waxing toward that con.
.umation when one Of the old fashioned
school -mao."rs, with his COW hide, his
heavy birch rod, and his many ingenious
methods Of ohild-torturc, will be gazed up
on as scorued mcmcnto Of an ignorant,
cruel, and exploded doctrine. May pro.
pii'us gales speed that day!
'Were YOU by Mr.. Nichols garden
fence last nj ,bt said Lugare.
Yes, sir, answered the boy: Il was
'Well, sir, I'm glad to 6ud you SO ready
with your confession. And so you thought
you could do little robbiug. and enjoy
yourself in mannar you ought to OVID
without being punished, did your
Il have not been robbing,' replied the
boy quickly. His face was suff used
whether with resentment or fright, t was
difficult to tell. 'And | didn't do any
thing last night, that I'm ashmed to own
sNo impudencc!' exclaimed the teacher
passiouately, as he gra,pcd long and
heavy rattan; give me none Of your SHARP
speeches, or III thrash you till you bcs
like n dog
The youngsters face palcd little; hi,
lip quivercd, but he did not speak.
And pray, SIR continued Lugarc, n
the outward signs of wrath disappeared
from his features what were you abou
the garden for Perhaps you only re
ceived the pluuder, and had an accom-
plice to the moro dangerous part Of The
job! p
Il went that way because ii is on my
road home. | was there again aferwart
to meet an acquaintance and-and-Bu
] did not 60 into the garden, nor tax,
anything away from it. would no
al,-hardly to save myself from starv
ing
You had better have stuck to that las
evening. You were seen, Tim Barker, t.
, come from under Mr., Nicholas garden
fence, little after pine clock, with ba,
full of something or other, over you
! shoulders, the bag had every appearance
Of being filled with fruit, and this mornin