White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-30

1.-The boys may gwOut," says the sch0Olmaster,
SAYS he, one forenoon; can du you 90 and break
troth, and you see what You'll ketch when git
holt on you, that's all! Stop! Come back, all ON
you, come back! Is that the way to gwout, like
passed. of skeert sheep runnin over one another :
Where's your mannersf Hain't told you mOre'n
hundred times bout thatf Now start, one tn a
time, and when you git tn the door, turn round
and make your manners, every one on you. Sy
Harrington, come right straight back here, sir!
You're terrible smart Teller, amt yOuf Mabby
you thought didn't zee you, when You was pre-
tendin' tn make bow, bump your forrad agin
Reuben Johnsons nOse On purpose. Jest see how
you made it bleed! Don't cry, Reuben; it'll feel
better arter it's done achin'."
II didn't % tn du it; Rube come pushin' up
jest turned round to make my manners;
didn't have room tn du it, 'thOut hittin' him on
the nose"
"What did you push up that fashion Tor, Rem
ben hadn't You more sense than that"
81 couldn't help it; Jim Wright stuck pin
intu my behind, and it kinder made me jump for
ward a little, and"
"Wall, 90 long ont, both on YOU, and behave
yourselves, and tell James Wright to come here;
have Dizziness of Importance tn du with him."
And away went the boys; and they hadn't been
out tew minutes afOre they was both mounted OH
hand-sled, streakin' it down hill like chain lite
min. There wasn't boy in school that wasn't
c0astin in some way or another. Some was on
sletis, some on Planks, some on logs some in wood
ride on, would set down fiat on the ice, and let
Others drag 'em by two strings tied round their
ankles. But they all remembered what Doctor
Phil Ant'ny told 'em, and nobody didn't fetch the
hog-trOth. There it stOod, right on the startin'
pint as easy as q hair-trigger to 90 off, I've seen
dozen fellers git ntu it, all twisted together like
a bed of cells in cold weather, and slide down like
a streak, and all tumble intu soft Ow-bank to-
gether, tn the bottom Of the HILL like young rats
in a meal tub. Wall, putty soon Doctor Phil
k,f l. e.
Jim Wright; but Jim had jest started in his little
tray the swiftest craft onthe track, cept the big
hog-troth-and his bushy red hair was beginnin'
tn stream back like blaze Of fire.
"Stop!" cried Doctor Phil; "stop, yon little
sarrnt, or I'll be arter you and give You the wust
Jim. lookn' back; "the critters got started, and
faint no use to try to stop her, now't she's got
the hit in her teeth" "By the thunder and lite
mini" hollered Doctor Phil, and stomped down
his foot, and up few both heels, and down he
went, backwards, kerwollop, intu the bog-troth,
and away he went, with his feet stickin' up, right
in Jims wake. Jim seed him comm, and he put
spurs tn his hOss that is tn say he stnck his spike
intu the ice and pushed ahead as ii he was sea-
pin from railroad. On went Doctor Phil like
a whirlwind, and he was Overtakin' jim, hand
over hand, or rather heels over head and was Jest
runnin' afOul of him, when the trOth fetched a
lump Of ice, and sheered off at q target. The
boys all stopped and looked ut the schoolmaster.
breath, and Others reddy tn bust a lafin'. Whiz
went the troth down thc steepest part of the hill
An old log, half buried in the ice Law right acrost
Doctor Pills path, and the boys ali knowed
mighty well what was comm, for some ON 'em
had been shipracked on the log afore. "He1l git |
b listed now, that's sartin!" said Sy Harrington,
jumpin' mp and down, and slappn' his thighs: |
= there he goes, by hokey!" and sure 'nnff there
he did go; for the troth struck the log and leaped
,ix foot intu the air, thrown Doctor Phil ten foot
7nvr hal r1sp,S<
and he never stopped till he went splash intu |
Dilin' spring. where the cattle went tn drink and
mad trod it full of soft mud
"Where's the schoOlmasters" shouted Jim
Wright, erawlin' ont Of the snOw-bank where he
rad landed, and shakin' the snow out Of his hair;
'cracky! if l didn't think he'd ketch me one
ime"
The boys all run tn the bilin' spring. and there
ay Doctor Phil, all kivered with mud and snow.
.roanin aloud, and tears Of anger and agony star
in out Of his eyes. His thigh and one rib was
rOke. Phil was q kintl-hearted man. and the
oys all loved him. He used tn tall savage tn ms
nmefinles, but then he didn't nae tn hurt u.s. The
tile boys stood round and cried when Phil told
8 his leg was broke, and the big ones looked sor-
:, and took holt on him keerfnl, kerrietl him tn
he school house, and then pulled him over tn ia
hers on hand-sled. Our beloved schoolmaster
ever got up agin.
Long fingered prur friend
Upon that bsd Of pain;
The DOCTORS cnuld mt mend
His shattered banes again.
He called his scholars an
And vhilst oar tears did fan
Thus solemny he said: .
NY pupils fare ysa wen!
Sadly my heart doth sven,
As you kisa by one
whes down the seHoo, Soose hin
Oh. le"k sut far thst cnsaed log /,
Ard turn yonr s,eds a.ide,"