The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-19
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y South Hill school-marm, the other
day while working an example on the
board detected an urchin directly behind
her in the unlawful act of devouring an
apple. She said to him, "Tim, what are
you doing?7 'No'hin," said Tim, with
his mouth 50 full that his cheeks stuck
out on either side of his head like ana alder
mans stomach. eyes you are" para
doxically insisted the teacher; "what
have you IN your hand?" "Napple," +"
said Tim, with some surprise, as he
looked at the fragment of apple in his
hand and wondered who had bit it while
he was studying. ''What has become of
the rest OF it?" Dunno" said Tim,
looking around in an amazed effort to
discover who had the rest of it. "Some-
body's been eatin' it. "Have you any
more?" demanded the teacher. ''Yes'm,"
said Tim dolefully. "Got mother"
"Where is it?" relentlessly pursued the
teacher?'' ''n my desk" sighed Tim,
as he began to suspect that the teacher
was going to demand it OF him. "Well,
take it out and 90 stand on the platform
and eat it" "Eat 'em both?" queried
Tim. eyes, eat them both" "Eat all
[ got?" demanded Tim, in subdued
tone of countenauce. eyes, eat all you
have" impatiently responded the teach
er, and turning to the board continued,
"and don't you leave that platform while
you have an apple left uneaten." ST.
lenee reigned in the school room. The
paper pellet pursued its tranquil transit
unobserved The busy hum of the stu
dious made more noise than the cautious
smile of the indolent. Tim stood at his
post Munich, MUNICH, MUNICH. The
fragment in his hand soon disappeared,
and he fell upon the other apple silently,
but determinedly. Quickly it followed
the first. Then he put his right hand
into his pants pocket and took out an
apple and after a careful reconnoitre,
during which he wiped it on his trowsers
he began the attack. He carried the
fort Down went that hand again, and
another apple was brought to light. 1t
was quickly dispatched. a third fol-
lowed. Then he changed his position,
and, resting the weight of his body on
his left leg, sighed as he drew from his
left breeches pocket another apple.
When it was gone he drew on the COM
missary for another, and by the time he
produced the apple he was silently being
observed by two-thirds OF the boys in
the room. The teacher turned and saw
the boy still standing in the attitude of
one reaching for something in his coat
pocket. "Are'nt you through yeti"
she queried in astonishment. SCOT
mother" stoically responded Tim, pro-
ducing 1t and falling to work on it. In
surprise the teacher saw him reaching 70
still another, and when that was gone
surprise grew to amazement as his un-
wayerlng 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 be no
end to the apples that he had in his
clothes. ''Tim, for mercy's sake, have
you any more apples?" "Got mother" F"
said Tim, indiferently. Chow many
more apples have you?' "Dunno," said
Tim, guess got two or three more. "
The teacher did not dare to let him pro-
ceed, and appointed herself an investi-
eating committee to look after the back
counties. The boy never changed muscle
of his eountenance nor moved an inch
while thatteacherpulledap apple after apple
frem his coat and stacked them up upon
the desk, until there was something less
than aNPeck piled up with Dade county
to hear ffOm. The school room was q
scene OF hiIarity which wasn't so much
subdued as itNhad been. Tim had laid
in apples for the>winter, and the pocket
of his coat having mo bottom, the coat
was thus an immense bag, which would