The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-01-23
same great blessing I always liked yon
better thanreus gal ever seen but was
afeerd YOU didn't like me
;; The piren vine climesn heller stump

afeerd you didn't like me
4; The pizen vine climrsa heller stump
/ But you arc sweet as sugar lump
Pllbring you big red apple Tomorrow
and will siipit in your dinner basket 50
as no one will sec me jeems rivers how |
would like to kiss you but ime icerd
( write.,o me agin this afternoon and i will
answer it il it takes the las, leaf out Of my
copy book. Keep an eye on old Rocking
ham and rite tn NE aein.
While grass runs and water grows
III love you to the end Of my toes y
From Mr.. James William Krcg to mis-
abbygil Wonld his true love ? 70
When "old Rockingham. as the Mas
ter was called, had seu, Jim and Abigail
to their seats, Ike ran to the wiu'!ow aRd
looked ont very anxiousls s'F ''' ah
What arc you locking at, 'Tsaac?' e
/. They want me ., the house; they've
been calling me this good while"
Gathering up,his7 hat. Ike made for
home. or raiherlfor the woods, where he
could ''chaw tcrbacker." none daring TO
lnolest or make him afraid.
b Afew dnysafter this affair, while "0ld
Rockingham was solacing himself with
the idea that he was monarch of all h.
surveyed. and occasionally. thrashing u boy
for putting chews Of tnbaeeo, coal. ashes
and snow balls in bis over-coas pockets,
Henry Mack laid his books away. slipped
his hat under his coat. and stole 0ut ofthe
room. I've all supposed thaahe was going 4
.rabbit-hunling. as there was good track
ing snow. In "a few minutes somrhoay
whistied in alta crack. and set the whole
school to laughing. TIE teacher, looked
around to see who wasalit, hut failed to
detect an empty seat. M one would tel
on Mack. 50 the teacher had . give i,up.
Mick was determined shave some,fun. so
he kept on whistliugg Presently the.
teacher fnishedthe sua, th,t he was work 4.
ing; took down his rod and started for the
door. as mad as j horuet. He was always
under obligations to whip Somebody when
ahe, got in one oftbese pifs aud h. was CO.
'ingi,o whipsomebody' then, whether they
we're guilty orinot11iW
'' As soou as he got outside the door. We
told Mack that he was coming, Mack
-startad down the bill as staslhc could 90.
'Ieapipg overlogs and rocks. and dodging !,
the limbs ani trees as be went; l"0ld
Rockingham followed closely behind .yel-
ling to Mack to hold on. On they went,
pell nell, Mack runuin. for life, while tho
teacher was running to have the satisfacf \
ton of whipping him The en,ire school
followed at safe DISTANCE. clcsriug Mack
With words Of encouragement. On they
went, over the fence aud across the field
Macks short legs were no match for Old
Rocky long ones; aai it WAS a plain
case that he vas going to berapiured be-
fore;h could get 10 the creek Just as.
Mack was in the act of mounting the
fence. ''0ld Rdcky"took him by the ''cuff
.ofthe neck" and brought him up standing.
aud proceeded to lay'on the rod as, long as
there was any Of it to lay on, We could
hear the licks plainly. hut not .whimper,
from Mack. We enjoyed the fun hugely,
although we didn't like to see onr ccmrade
whipped numerically IIowerer, there
must be me.fuu going pn,s nnd some
body must make the sacrifice, and Mack
might as well make'itias, any one else. II,
! We all expected to get ttrashcdswhen
"Old Rocky came back. forfwe had seen
him cutting bundle ofswitches as he came
up the hill. Every fellow was in Misplace
when he came in. and after looking around
with tho air ola monarch, he invited all to
come nut on the floor who had been ont of
z.
the house while he was gone, No one COM
ing out. he said he had notion to whip all
Of them However, he gave us lecture,
on the relation Of "Mastcr and Scholar.
assuring US that it was bis sacred duty to
thrash every unruly chap within an inch
Of his life il necessary. s..-,
!. Il was some time before any one dared to
get up q big fun T" Outlines grew so dull
that they were almost unhearable. One
cold day, "0ld Rocky" sen'twO or three Of
us to the woods to gather moss to stop. the
cracks in .he house. We spent nearly the
entire forenoon getting the cracks stopped.
While working at it. it occurred to US that
we might kick the "chinkin" out of some
of the cracks every day and then we would
have the fun Of stopping them up again.
It worked like n cliarp. but "Old Rocky
cnnld'ut SEQ how the cracks got omen 20