The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-29
He Only Had Another.

A South Hill school marin, the other
day, while working an example on the
board, detected al urchin directly behind
her in the unlawful act of devouring an
apple. She said to him, Tim, what are
you doing2"
"No'hIn," said Tim, with his mouth so
full that his cheeks stuck out on either
. side like an alderman's stomach.
Yes you are" paradoxcally insisted
the teacher. What have you in your
hand 2"
Maple" said Tim with some surprise,
sSsNe looked at the fragment of the apple
I'm his hand and wondering who had bit it
while he was studying.
w hat has become of the rest of ~
Dunno" said Tim, looking around in
an amazed effort to discover who had the
\rest of it. Somebody's been eatin' it."
Have you my more ?" demanded the
Nacher.
s. "" Yes'm," said Tim, dolefully; "got
81 mother"
ggy Where is 2" lelentlessly pursued the
~ teacher.
~, "'nmy desk," sighed Tim, as he began
81 Sssz1fset that the teacher was going to
80 sSpf him.
81 Gake it out and go stand ON the
~ Wand cut it,"
Il IA both ?" queried Tim.
3gs $ut them BOTH"
NJ Eli got r. demanded Tim in d
ssgf y. 1t lone Of couutenance.
st all YOU have" impatiently re-
ssi Il teacher, and turning 10 the
US sIued, And don't you leave
= " ~ sss while you have any apple
r 3sg gr sned in the school-room. The
M pursued its tranquil transit
The busy hum of the stu
W. "a ~ more noise than the cautious
g. sEhe indolent. Tim stood at his
5Ae fragment in his hand soon dis.
+ ~ yed, and he fell upon the other apple
Stly, but determinedly. Quickly il
cd the first. Then he put his right
Il I'D into his pants pocket and took out
5SS'Au apple and, after cautious reconnoltre,
duIlng which lie wiped 1t ON his trousers,
he began the attack. He carried the font.
81 Down went the hand again and another APP
pie was brought 10 light. 1t was quickly
dispatched. A third followed. Then lie
changed bis position and resting the
= weight oflhis body ON his left ley, sighed
saa,sss he drew from his left breechrs pocket
sa.s ier apple. When it was gone he drew
sssAj' the commissAry for another, and by the
'time he produced the eighth apple he was
~ Ysilently being observed by two-thirds OF
Y Me boys i'll the room. The teacher turned
and saw the boy still standing in the attl
tude vi one who was reaching for some
thing in his cUut pocket.
Aren't you through yet? ~ she queried
in some establishment.
Got mother stocally responded Tim,
producing it aud falling to work on it.
In surprise the teacher saw him reach
for still another, and when that was gone
surprise grew to amuzement as his unway-
T ering hand again sought the gaping mouth
of that pocket. AS the boy ate he grew
in dimensions and the teacher became
alarmed. There seemed to he no end to
the apples that he had in his clothes.
"lIs, for mercy's sake, have you any
more tss|es2"
S2ther," said Tim, indifferently.
Zlany more apples have youf'
9unno," said Tin; guess got two OF
qszess4xfee more"
sssp The teacher did not dare to let him pro-
= ceed and appointed herself an Investigate
ing committee to look after the back coun-
ties. The 10y never changed muscle oi
his cOuntenance nor moved an inch while
that teacher pulled apple after apple from
his coat pocket, and stacked them up upon
the desk, until there was something less
than peck piled up, with Dade county
D hear from. The matter hasnt been laid
sSS@ before the school board yet, but the ex-
hausted school mu'am declares that the
next time she will learn how much of a
crop OF apples II boy has about him before
she issues any orders. Burlington Hauk-
Eye.