Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-07-28

thing and spoke in high terms of th,
advantages Of singing schools, ant
should he be a candidate for recollection
three years hence hc will certainly
lose at least two votes from this dis
trict because IL cannot be supposed
that men of brains could support fol
Office a man who would advocate sucl
doctrine. ti..aI.I
The time drcw near which was Il
prove that our chivalrous Director wa
"tho right man in tho right place But
permit me to explain that previous te
his Inauguration Il believe School Di
rectors arc inaugurated, amt they
Oh yes, of course they are, how else
would they know when to begin to dc
things p he, like a skillfal general, IL
order to become acquainted with the
weak points of the enemy, attended
singing a couple of nights and by pure
sharpness | shall call II (though there
are some people mean enough to in
sinuate that that is not the English oi
it), succeeded in retaining his cherished
ten cents. The eventfnl evening Of
June 10th ut length arrived, and q
small but determined band of tried men
might have been seen stcalthily form.
ing in line in front of the school house
at Hickory Bottom, inside of which
all unconcious of impending danger, q
few misguided though well-meaning
persons of both sexes were making
night hideous with their desperate, but
of course, fruitless attempts to sing
Meanwhile the party outside, under
the skillful leadership of our now thor
oughly aroused Director, were matur-
ing their plans, and on the door being
opened to admit scholar, they, by O
preconcerted arrangement, made rush
forward, and overpowcring the door
keeper, gained the interior OF the build.
ing, whore scene of the widest con
fusion ensued. The teacher had the
audacity to request these sovercigns to
comply with the rules of the class,
But this they very properly refused to
do, while the terrified class refused 10
sing note as long as these intrudcrs,
as they styled them, remained. When
things had reached this stage, our
manly Director arose, and in a voice
which went through his terror-stricken
audience like corn-cutter going
through arotten pumpkin, he demanded
security. Security for tho house was
what he wanted, or the singing would
have to stop. Some short-sighted per-
sons ridiculed the idea of security be-
ing necessary but without it, | would
like TO know what was TO hlndor the
rascally teacher from taking the house
with him at the close of the school.
His demand not being complied with,
oursagacious Director secured the key,
as il had fallen from the door and, as
the dcmoralized school withdrew, he
locked the door, doubtless forever,
against all such pernicious practices.
Unfortunately, the trustees of NJ. Il.
Church, at Sylvan Grove, in n moment
of weakness gave the school permis-
sion to finish out the term in the
Church, and accordingly they, unsub-
dued, meet there once week.
Now, | ask, has he not in this crown
ing act covered himself with glory ?
Where is Ethan Allen with his little
Ticonderoga affair of a little over one
hundred years ago Where are the
bright deeds of Washington and JeiIer-
SON? They are nowhere in compari-
son and even Benedict Arnold, in the
most celebrated act Of his life, did
nothing but what our devoted Director
would have done, il similar situated.
Stern in his devotion to principle, he
performed feats which few would care
to initiate, and marched boldly forward
in the face Of almost certain disgrace.
A good many are jealous of his reputa-
tion and consequently speak in dispar-
agiLg terms Of his achievements, and
even among his relatives can those be
found who would thus seek to pluck
the laurels from his brow.
But it is Bible truth, that man
need not expect honor due in his own
country and among his own people,
and, therefore, am determined to
spread his fame to other lands and as
your valuable paper is circulated almost
everywhere, / beg the privilege of a
small space in its columns, and in some
far of, but civilized country, like India
or Africa, l can, in Imagination, behold
some dusky chicftain in his native
Jungle, eagerly scanning the well-filed
columns of the Clearfcld REPUBLICAN,,
in search of news from this benightcd
region; and his eye rests upon these
lines, mcthinks | see his face light up
with unwonted brilliancy, and he rc-
joices to become acquainted through
the medium Of the press with one, who
though differing perhaps in outward
appearance, yet in principle is man
after his own heart, and in this, incom-
plete description of one of our great
men will doubtless recognized kindred
spirit. But 1t is chiefly for the encour-
agement of the young that l would
write, and if | can but stimulate sin
gle youth to acts of bravery, similar to
those described, my object will be ac-
complisbcd. Boys of Clearfcld county,
take couragcl The way is marked
out, and tho example is before you.
Read, reflect and act. You can all be
hc-ro(wdy)s, if you but think so and
try.
/ take leave of this subject with q
painful feeling of having signally failed
in doing these two men Justice, but |
hope that our Agricultural Society, at
Clearfeld, will not be backward in the
performance of duty this coming fall
Let two leather medals be prepared
and some appropriate device thereon,
TO the end that these illustrious men
may be suitably rewarded.
Well, times are hard and money
scarce in this "neck- -o-woods." With
the panic, Grants administration, and
the potato bugs, the farmers are having
n severe time of IL. However, think
wen get through. Industry and ccono.
my will cure the times, Paris green il
q dcad-shot for tho bugs, and ballots
will do the business for Grant next
year. | don't suppose he could be in.
duced to take Paris grcen--at least, moi
in water as the bugs do, They say he
is shy of water Yours, truly, !.
FAIR PLAY.
No RosE WITHOUT TnoRSs.- Things
are pretty well matched in this world