Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-17
ED. REPUBLICAN


verly," made himself-very merry, in
your last issue, for the benefit of
your intelligent readers, He tells
story so clear, SO grammatical, SO
pointed, containing SO many happy
hits, that every reader of it seems
to have found therein his oUn mean
ing! He seems to have written for
'both sides." o, critical, and i'm
partial Daniel! But whatever side
Simeon may be on, the information
he relies on, is manifestly eapoyte
testimony. And but for his laudi-
BILE purpose, of "freeing our town
of anything of the kind" and of
glorifying the wisdom "concentrat-
edin the Board of Education," and
of impressing the public with the
awful austerity of that Superintend-
cnt who "thouqht it a grave and SER
ions matter of making mouths IN
school," we might think it an unrar-
donable matter in Simeon to palm
off such a fable, as a history of a
real occurrence, and attempt in this
way to prejudice the community
against our school, and against
teachers whose intelligence and
character ought to assure us that
they would not be guilty of such fol-
lies as they ale charged with by
Simeon, and to protect them against
Misrepresentation in such a man
nerand spirit.
The story of which "Simeon
Swaverly' gives such an extraordi-
nary relation, bears no resemblance
to the real fsct at which he drives.
Itwas no affair of "making mouths"
an occupation which S. S., evident
ly regards with much pleasure, judg-
ing from the zeal with which he de-
fends the imaginary Bessa, who was
unjustfy charged by "Ruth's Moth
er," with having done something
called "''the causus 5eli," which we
are indirectly told, was "naakimg a
mouth" What queer occupation
Simeon, thee is demoralized. If
Bessa had made a new mouth for
thee, thou hadst told Bessa's story
better! My dear Mr.. Swaverly, if
the Besoa whom you champion be-
ing one oftLle elHs ofthe school, ,and
sitting among such Of her compan-
ions, had been given to whispering
and neglect of her books, (perhaps
laboring too much, making mouths)'
and for THIS reason removed to an.
other seat, with no rudeness or in
suit either practiced or intended,
end there made to sit beside plain,
.cleanly and quiet country damsel,
whose good habits are vouched for
by good families where she has
dwelt. and by unbiased fellow pu-
pills, Bessa ought TO have been con-
tent. But suppose Bessa was not
conteDt--that she longed to return
to her chosen seat, with chosen
companions-that she invented a
strange story, about some won
drously pungent emanation from the
person of the afo resaitl, rustic maid
told the story at home, received
comfort and advice, that made her
rejoice, sin hope of better day
"she Should demand another seat or
take her books and come home"
That when this demand was made
she was promised another seat. after
recess, but Bessa's blood was up,
she stood bolt upright, that then
the said Superintendent directed
that she must take her seat. That
thereupon, Bessa, (,ciA the mouth
she had been making), shouted no |!
gathered up her books, went out
and slammed the door after her
with a noise like thunder. Suppose
also, that7she is now suspended
Suppose, also, that in the last act,
that paternal affection moves in
Bessa's behalf, the great ssBlue
Beard'' becomes her counsel, the
"men who own the town." and
"control things enter the lists in
her defense. The Board-that .ig-
norant, tyrant Board must take
poor, innocent, injured Bessa back
Is it not enough to have suffered in
nostrils, and in person-must she
also be suspended? "True she suf-
fcred in the matter of stink-but
for that she ought to be pitied, not
suspended, you cruel-hearted super
intendentp' But it seems from re-
port, that that functionary was un-
moved--he, it is reported, deemed
lfer acts, rebellious, contemptuous,
that B., had brought on her own
punishment, and that she ought to
suffer, and her advisers with her
just as she would if she were child
Of common people" But it seems
the Board was merciful, that the
magnificent and massive man of the
Board was directed to restore her,
and. restored her, with brilliant
flourish oftrumpets. Now suppose,
that after Bessa's restoration, it ap
peared by confessions of one party,
and homes. reports, of honest wit
nesses, that the story, out CT which
grew Bessa's misconduct, her bad
advice, and all the subsequent trou-
bles, viz : the story of the "sun.lry
smells and stinks," was untrue, tale
told. in order to secure seat, where
she herself chose to sit. What say
you then? Is it not all a very
different story from that which you
have reported, in order to bring rid
icuie and odium, on our superin-
tendent and school Board T? But /
need not resort to hypothesis-the
main facts above foreshadowed, are
facts-they may be known by you
Mr.. Swaverly-many minor facts
can be added thereto, and receive
tho Rworn attosfation of many hon.