The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-22
The New Boy.

riding the gate OFT Its hinges. lie
went in with the crowd when the bell
rang, and, finding no empty seat, he
perched himself on the wood-box
When the children repeated the
Lords Prayer" in concert the new
boy except time" with his heel, and
when they came TO sing he argued that
variety was the spice of song, and
attempted to sing one of his own
one about gentleman named Daniel
Tucker, who dreamed that he was
dead, and so forth. The teacher
warned him to keep still, and he re-
piled that he wouldn't come to that
school if his musical qualifications
were to be overlooked. When school
finally opened the teacher secured his
name and began asking him questions
in order to find out how he should be
graded.
"Can you spell?" she asked.
"What kind of spelling?' he eau
tiously replied.
"Spell house. if you please"
Frame or brick house?" he asked.
"Any kind of house."
"With a mortgage ON it?"
"You may spell IMAM if you will, .
she said, giving severe look.
"Mani?"
"Yes."
al don't care much about spelling
man. this morning, but will this
afternoon. Eve spelled it with my
eyes shut"
"Do you know your alphabet?' she
asked, changing the subject.
"Never had any!" was the prompt
reply:
"Do you know anything about read
ingy
az read like lightningr he an
swered.
She handed him reader and said:
"Let me hear you read"
Read right out loud?"
Eyes"
"Tm afraid it would disturb the
children !" he whispered.
"Go on and let me hear you read"
He looked carefully at the page,
scowled his brow, and read:
eff was lame boy and didn't get
any peanuts in my stocking Christmas,
dunn my eyes! but I'd make things
jump around that house next morn
ing"
He handed the book back, and the
teacher asked:
Richard, how many are three and
three?"
"Three and three what ?" he inquired.
Anything"
"It's good deal according to what
it is" he replied, as he settled back. 81
know that three and three cats don't
make dog!"
Did you ever study geography,
Richard?"
eyes, man,"
"What is geography
ITS book"
els this world round or hat?"
"Hills and hollers," he replied.
Richard, can you write? 7"
"Write WHAT"
Can you write your name?"
az could, l suppose; but I've got
my name without writing it"
"Can you write letter."
"Who tor
"To any one"
"Yes, 1 could, if had money to
pay the postage"
"Well, Richard" she said, in de-
spair, "you will have to go into the
lower room if you want to come to
school here
lr,,%l,, Lo,,
"But you can't"
"Pll bet you this knife agin ten cents
l can"
She took him by the arm to remove
him, but he laid his hand on her shout
der, and said in a warning voice:
Don't get me mad, now, or I'll let
myself loose"
She called the principal down, and,
as he approached the boy, he COM
manded:
"Boy what are you doing here?"
" Citing education !" replied Rich
"You go right down stairs now..'
continued the principal.
Well don't sass me, for never was
here before!" replied Richard, slowly
his legs as if he meant to get
10 yn.
The principal took him by the collar
and jerked him around, got kicked on
The shin, and bitten on the wrist, and
finally landed the young student on the
walk.
CHOW you go home," he shouted as
ne tried to recover his breath.
cam educated% inquired Richard. |
You seem to be-"
"Gimme diplony then"
"You clear out or I'll have you ar
.ested"
"Hain't scholar in this school no !
nore?"
"No, SIR"
"Who owns this school house," de-
handed the boy.
"No matter-you clear out"
"Will you come out in the yard
lere where you can't hang to any
hing?" asked the boy.
"Begone, l say!'
"Don't draw no derringer on me"
warned the boy as he backed off, 'nor
lon't think YOU can scare me with any
# your bowie-knives."
The principal walked in and shut the
Ioor, and after the new boy had stood
here long enough to show that he
wasn't afraid he turned and walked off,
rowling to himself:
"I'll git foreman of No. 6 to pound
hat Teller afore he's a week older
THE United States has over one
bird and England one-titth Of all the
,comotive- IN the world