The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-01-15

From the Hearth and Home.
He made his appearance at one of the Union
schools the other morning, and, arriving ahead
of time, he prevented any ieellingo of loneliness
from seizing him by licking three boys and
riding the gate off its hinges. He 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 "Lord 8
PRAYER" in concert the new boy "kept time"
with his heel, and when they came to sing he
argued that variety the spice OF song, and
attem pied to sing one of his own-one about a
gentleman named Daniel Tucker, who dreamed
that be was dead, and so forth. The teacher
warned him to keep still, and he replied that
he wouldn't come to that school il 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 cautiously re-
piled.
"Spel house, if you please"
"Frame or brick house? he asked.
"Any kind of house."
"With a mortgage on it?
''You may spell man if you will, she said,
giving him a severe look.
"Man?"
eyes"
al don't care much about spelling 'man' this
morning, DuI Will luiS dlIeTuoon' w SPciiSo
it with my eyes shut"
''Do you know your alphabet" she asked,
changing the subject.
sNever had any !" was the prompt reply.
''Do you know any thing about readDgY
81 read like lightning" he answered
She handed him reader and said:
"Let me hear you read"
"Read right out loud?'
"Yes."
"I'm afraid it would disturb the children :"
he whispered.
$50 on and let me hear yeu read"
He looked carefully at the page, scowled his
brow, and read:
"If was a lame boy and didn't get any pea
nuts in my stocking Christmas, dun my eyes !
but I'd make things jump around that house
next morning.
He handed the book back, and the teacher
asked:
Orchard, how many are three and three? ?"
''Three and three what?" be inquired.
"Anything."
''It's good deal according to what it is,' he
replied as he settled back. Il know that three
and three cats don't make dog"
"Did you ever study geography, Rich ard -
eyes, man."
"What is geogra phy?"
''It's book y
"is this world round or hat?'
"Hills and hollers!" he replied.
Orchard, can you writer"
"Write what?"
Scan you write your name"
81 could, l suppose; but I've got my name
without writing it."
"Can you write letter."
"Who to-"
ITO any one."
eyes, could, if had money to pay the
postage"
"Well, Richard" she said, il despair, you'll
have to go into the lower room if you want to
come to school here"
81 druther stay here"
"But you can't"
"I'll 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 shoulder and said in
warning voice:
"Don't get me mad, now, or I'll let myself
loose"
She called the principal down, and as he ap-
preached the boy he commanded:
"Boy, what are you doing here"
"Gitting educashun !" replied Richard.
"You go right down stairs nowl" continued
the principal.
"Well, don't sass me, for was never here be-
fore~ replied Richard, slowly moving his legs
as if he meant to get down.
The principal took him by the collar and
ierRed him around, got kicked on the shin and
bitt'n III Gae wrist, and finally landed .he
young student the walk.
"Now you go home!" he shouted he tried
to recover his breath.
Sam l educated? ?" inquired Richard.
"You seem 10 be-"
"Gimme a diplony, then"
"You clear out or III have you arrested
"Hain't | a schola. in this sehocl 10 more"
"No, sir"
"Who owns this school house?" demanded
the boy.
"Ne matter-you clear out"
"Will you come out in the yard here where
you can't hang 20 anything" asked the boy.
"Begone, | sayl
Don't draw 70 derringer on me-" warned
the boy as be backed of, NOR don't think you
can scare me with any OF your bowie-knivesw
The principal walked in and shut the door,
aud after the new boy had stood there long
enough TO show that he wasn't afraid he turned
and walked of, growing TO himself:
"Pll git the foreman Of No 6 to pound that
feller afore he's q week olderI"