The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-01-02
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tile pin Il hung On, aud put II into his
second bureau drawer under his wooden /
socks. Then he went across into Mics
TrYphosa's room, and hung herwatch KEY
ON tack behind her looking-glass. Hel
thought she would not look there, and, as
lit happened, she never did. Those were
In the early days School-boys had no
watches then. do not think they even
wrote home for tLem II they did, the |
watches didnot come,
lido not recollect that George then told |
me he did thisS but / knew he did, be.
cause / knew be could, / had no fear |
whatever, when went to bed that night, !
that the doctor would wind up his watch, |
or Miss Tryphosa hers. AS it happened, |
neither Of them did, Each asked the
other for d key, the master tried the old |
geld key which hung at his fob, which
had been worn out by the grandfather
when heWaa before Quebec With Amherst.
Both Of them said 1t was very careless in
Chloe and both of them went to bed.
Veal got up early the next day, as we
had promised. But before break fast Ibid
not 60 near the clock--you need not
charge that on me. I hurried the others
--got them to breakfast and ate my own
speedily Then I did go into the school
room ten minutes before the crowd l
locked both doors and drew down the
paper-hanging curtain. Itook a brad-awl
out Of my poctet, and unseTewed the
pendulum from the bottom of the rod III
left 1t in the bottom Of the box. Itook
horseshoe from my pocket and lashed it
tight with packthread about quarter way
down the rOd--perhaps Two inches above
the quarter put ID q nail after it was
tied, twisted the string round it tWice--and
rammed the point into the knot Then /
started the pendulum again found TO my
delight that it was very good,natured, and
tieked twice as fast as / ever heard it'll
shut and locked the clock door, rolled up
the papcr-hanging curtain, and unlocked
the school doors. "
lsuppose | was engaged three minutes
4 In these affairs. cannot tell, because the
clock had stopped, and, when we are
!. pleasantly employed, time flies. Twas not
interrupted Nobody came into that
school-room before il was time. In the
Boston schools now they hire the scholars
to be unpunotual, giving them extra
i credits if they arrive i've minutes too
carly. III they knew, as well as j do, what
nAAoAuDgh BGoh 1NAG WMO7SOAl RbAoAg bAo
time fixed for their arrival, they would not
bribe the children in that direction Ger
tainly dear old Parson Whipple did not,
4 We went in when the clock struck, and
\ we went out when It struck He had no
idea Of improving on what was exactly
right
/ 80 when the clock struck eight we
Z rushed in, Reyerent silence at prayers
Il suppose my conscience pricked me,
have very little doubt it did y but | don'tre-
member It at ALL Little boys callednp in
Latin grammar. Luckily they were all
well up, and gabbled of their lssson in
iine style sg
Amussis, a mason's rule.
Bpfis, the beam Of plough &c, &c.
The lesson went down lone exception
to each boy--without one halt; the master
nodded pleasure, and passed up to the
first boy again down It went again, and
down again. These were bright little
Fellows; not one mistake perfect credits
ALI S
"Itis d very good lesson, said the dear
old soul GIt's q pleasure to hear boys
when they recite SO well This will give
as little time for me to show youp
What he was goiDgto show them do
not know. He turned round as he said
time and saw TO his amazement that
the clock pointed To $50 He put his
hand to his watch unconsciously, and hall
smiled when he saw that ithad run down.
HN0 MATTER = said he, 1--WE are later
than thought. Seats--algebra boys
So We took our places, and very much
the same thing followed Singleton and
were sent TO the bhckboards, for the dear
old man was ia advance Of the age Ii
those matters--and we did cur very quick.
est But Hackmatack had not our motive,
and perhaps did mot understand the
algebra SO well, l,so that be stumbled ard
: made long business Of 1t, and 30 did the
y boy who was next TO him. That boy was
z still on the rack, too much puzzled To see
what Singleton meant BY holding ur
! three fingers of one hand and one of tho
, other; when the Parson said, !" cannoi
spend all the morning on you; sit down
4 Sir, sent another boy to the board 70 ex
plain my work, looked at the clock, aIlg
I was thia time fairly surprised TO see thai
1t was already half past nine. He seized
! the Opportunity for q Parthian lesson x
! Bfereton and Hackmatack. y Halt az
I hour each on one of the simplest problems
( in the book, And must put off the othei
2 boys till tomorrow The other boy
/ were q little amazed at their respite, bu
5 took the goods the gods provided withou
2 comment We went to our seats, and Il
2 q very few minutes it was quarter Of ten
2 and we were sent out to recess Recess
you know, was quarter Of hour Il gener
4 ally began at quarter Of eleven, but tt0fday
y we had it at quarter of ten, because schoo
Z was an hour eaflief say quarter Of teI
\ because the clock said 90. The sun wa
z overcast with. d heavy Indian.summe
Il mist, so we could not compare the clocl
g with the sundial k
The little boys carried out their luncl
70 AZ usual, going through the stOre-clpse
1t on the way. But there was not much ef
ie thusiasni On the subject Of lunch, and. /.
% good denl of generosity was observed j
" the eller from one to another of apple
4 and doughniits which, however, Ber
O. not often accepted soon stopped this b
III saying that nobody wanted lunaNh, becaus
q we we're 10 dine 80 early, and propose
" that we BhOuld all save our provision e
" the afternoon picnic Meanwhile, COZ
IA ferred with Clapp about tho black mar
ss He said she was In the upper pasturl
IS which was the next field 70 our sugarlo
" and he thought be would run across no
IS and drive her down into the lower pa
n ture Id which case she would be slandin
by the bars IS soon as school was over, an
ut he could take her at once, and give b
\, SONS efaif bile We were eating our dli
" ner. Clapp you Hee, was day schola
be / asked him il he should Nave time, 90
de be eaid of course lie should. But, In fat
sle he was not out Of ght 0f the house haio
ID, the rang Ne bell out of the VII
be dow, and Fefess 81 over. Even the lift
.ht row ssid Il vas NE shortest recess thi
~ It'll far as / feIt my anxiety that day
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