The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-01-09

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gave it hi 2olssnnls api6ion that the
master was mighty peart, and they
You'd ha- -hsat ANYHOW aoees y9aHrkut
~ Saoid3i1k tN1Sn i 6r5 ts
~ h4 far DO m - NJ fes like
th ~ nh 1ne bssy eM M,
Aud al that day things looked
black. k.ss s]&alphiscsuntAnaucosw col 4
and hard - stone, and shocky trem.
bled vhers he satA in ffent Of him.
Betse1 sAsst tistesed saehsemore than
usual. A riot or = murder would have
sSaDsstng' % ~. esn T s
y F0dAeol - 6ksanisGed. and nlleh,
instead Of returning to the Squire's,
set sut sor the Village Or Cltfty . few
miles away. No one knew what hs
went for, and some suggested that he
had ''sloped." But Bud said "hs
warn't that air MID. He was one oi
them air sort as 6sea In their tracks,
was Mr.. Hartsoek- They'd find him
on the ground a84morning, and be
lowed the master var msds Of that
air sort Of stuff &Sipuld bslns the dog
on'd ole school-honss to aehss. or blow
1t intssplinters, but what 6Yd best.
How'd pdever hsldssa hssias ago
In TO hslp, and help be snepld but
all thu lnnoo ius00lier wsua1n' be no
accounk agin the cute thegwas In the
head sfthe mastsr.s -
with The lear Of sAph's -" went
like s@artyr to oshs stake and took his
place 18th the ri "a the school-houss
At ni41S'cIock q night. 0Day have
been 1elpb's intention tore preoe-
cupis1the school-house. for as ten
o'clock kAank Banta was sinking from
head to not At sssing fasa11at look
like tAo Daster's at the wf11bw. He
woke up Bud and told him about IL.
"Well, what Are you %asofemblin'
about, you coward: :' gro~lDd Bud.
He won't shoot you but he'll beat
you At this game. Iil bet a hoss, and
me, too, aud make us both as 'shamcd
Of ourselves as dogs with tin-kittles 70
their tails. You don't know the mas
ter, though he did duck you. but
he'll larn you good lesson this time
ana me too, like ~ not" And Bud
aoon snored again. but Hank shook
with fear every tine be looked at the
6Dkn@s outside the winsiovS. He
- spfshe n h4axn 5ootrialls. He would
have given Anythiag 70 have Been at
home. 80
When morning came, the pupils be
gan 10 gather early. A few boys who
were likely to prove Of service In the
cslning seige were admitted through
the window, aud then svsrythine was
made fast, aud . smack" was eaten.
How do you low he'll get In"
said Hank, ttyiug to hids his fear.
"How do / low" said Bud. II
don't low nothin' about 1t. You
might 10 we'll ax me where low the
mex sb0Otin'star was a-goin' to drap.
Mr.. Hartsook . mighty onsartin. But
he'h gitiu. though, and IAN your hide
ssr you. you sse ef he don't. Fl, he
don't blow up the school-house With
gunpowder" This last was throwD
in by way Of alleviating the fears of
the cowardly Hank. for whom Bud
bad = grest contsmpt ggsa
a -. 81 4
The time for school had almost
come. The boys insids were de emoral-
lied BY waiting. They began to hspe
that the master had .sloped." They
dgeeded tD3seS him coming.
II don't believe he'll come" said
Hank. with cold shiver. "It's past
"Yes, he will come, too, !" said Bud. |
"Aud be- lowstScems in hsre mighty
quick, don't know how. But hs'll
- asstandin nj that slr desk when M's
nine o'clock. I'll bot q thousand dol
lars on that. Ehe don't take II into
bic head to blow " up 20 Hank vas
now white. CO. MI 6s 6atr# X ~
y. Some Qf the parents came along. nc
y 0u''e' snu s'oppea 70 see
lne Ioo' sure 'nat BUD would thrash
the master II he tried to break in.
e"al' 'ne vay 70 ~ patient
neus oP IN sroq OF the
door. 0tlil no Hslph. Ardmor now
Eained currency that he had been seen