New-York tribune., 1874-12-29


we shall see, that of the Sacketts and the
rural statesmen and warriors there are Har-
toms and Taskers. In September. A. ID. 1873,
ut the annual school meeting, Jacob, surnamed
Hartom, was elected Assessor, Br1ggs was
made Moderator, and Sackett clothed WIN
the sacred functions of Director. Even
the Assessor of Assyria must give
bonds, and as ITartOm either could nt
or would MT do that same, tho office was hciu
to be vacant, and Thomas Tasker appointed
thereto according to law by the Moderator
and Director. Moderator Briggs being sue
ceeded by Dwight Sackett, that functlOnary
recognized IIartOm as Assessor, while MS
brother Henry the Director sided with
Tasker. 1t is a good deal of II muddle, ike
the wars of the Guelfs and the Ghibellines,
but we hope that the reader compIehends
sufficiently Ono faction fought under the
banner of fair lady, and hired her to keep
the school for the Fall and Winter term, from
November2-theO other faction employed young
man who was to assume the birchcn scepter
ON the Both of the same month. Now then, all
the preliminarics having been set forth, the
battle royal actually begins, and very ms
tive and interesting Its strange, eventtnl -
tory may prove to be.
The fair Minerva kept the school, with the
absolute sway of Shenstone's school-mlstress,
until the 30th of November. teaching the young
idea of Assyria how to shoot dramatically,
orthographically, and callgraphically, without
let or hinderance. Then the other side brought
the young man (by the name OF Briggs ana
thrust him as ruler into the school-room. Inc
younc woman proceeded to call up classes and
to nut them through their rectations as usual,
while the young man by the name OF Briggs
did precisely the same thing. 1t was what the
local newspaper writer calls (wlth singular le-
licity) "a louble-barrelcd school" line tender
pupils wero forced, like DesdemOna, to
own ga divided duty" and we fear were
subjected to double fustgations. In the
midst of this anarchy, the higher school
officers entered. Dwight Sackett took the
Young man by the name of Briggs by the
nape Of his neck and TIE Stacker portions OF
lis neither raiments, and, like an antique
hero, hurled him lttle indiss7iminately
among the benches and the small Assyrians
The key of the school-hOuse was replevined
by constable in attendance, who hailed
Briggs before a Justice of the Peace on
charge Of disturbing the school. Verdict, Not
Guilty. Another complaint was then entered
for stealing the schoOl-house lock. Another
verdict of Not Guilty! Meanwhile the juvenile
inhabitants of Assyra enjoy the scrinmage
and rcvel in unbounded license; and IN the
bar-room of the Tamarack House the factions
debate the matter with loudness and length
strongly tending towards assault and battery.
Assyria, it appears to us. must be sweet
place to live in. The writer whose authority
we have followed, says it "has the reputation
"of being the worst town in Michigan for
"petty quarreIs, law suits, and rows in gen.
"eral" 1t is described after the manner of
gazetteer as having 81 tavern, post office,
BLACKSMITH shops, place of worship, Ad-
"vcnt church, and lawyers" What it really
needs, the writer says, is "a first-class COM
"modiOus jail" Why not turn the school
house into onef There doesn't seem to De
any better use for it.