The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-02-08
The School Boys Apple.
DIsMAY OF HIS TEACHER AT THE AP-
FALLING RESULTS OF HER WELL
MEANT PUNISHMENT.


A South Hill school marin, the
other day, while working an exam
pie on the board, detected an urchin
directly behind her in the awful act
Of devouring an apple. She said to
him, "Tim, what are you doing9'
"No'hin," said Tim, with his mouth
SO tull that his cheeks stuck out on
either side of his head like an alder
mans stomach. eyes, you are,'
paradoxically insisted the teacher.
"What have you in your hand2"
"Napple," said Tim, with some sur
prise, as be looked at the fragment
of the apple in his hand and wonder
ed 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.
"Somebody's been eatin' it," "Have
you any mores" demanded the teach.
or. "Yes'm," said Tim, dolefully,
''Got 'nother.' "Where is it9'' re-
lenrly pursued the teacher. "'n my
desk," sighed Tim, as he began to
suspect that the teacner was going
to demandl it of him. "Wel, take it
out and 60 stand on the platform and
cat it." "Eat 'em both9" queried Tim
eyes, eat them BOTH" "Eat all gotg"
demanded Tim in a subdued tone of
countenance. Eyes eat all you have"
impatiently responded the teacher,
and turning to the board continued,
''and don't you leave that platform
while you have any apple left un-
eaten"
Silence reigned in the school room.
Ihe paper pellet pursued it's tranquil
transit unobserved. The busy hum
of the studious made more noise than
the cautious smile of the indolent.-
linn stood at his post. Munich, much,
much. The fragment in his hand
soon disappeared, and he fell upon
the other apple silently but determin
edly. Quickly it follows the first
Then he put his right hand into
his pantaloons pocket. and took ont
an apple, and after q cautious recon.
noitre, 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, It was quickly
dispatched. a third followed. Then
he changed his position, and, resting
the weight of his body on his left leg,
sighed as he drew from his LETT
breeches pocket another APPLE
When 1t was gone he dew on the
commisary for another, and by the
time he produced the eighth apple
he was silently being observed by
two thirds of the boys in the room.
The teacher turned and saw the hoy
still standing in the attitude of one
who was reaching for something in
his coat pocket.
AREN'T you through yet2" she
querried in some astonishment. "Got
another" stoically responded Tim.
producing it and falling to work on
it. In surprise the teacher saw him
reach for still another; and when that
was gone, surprise grew to amaze
ment as his unwavering hand again
sought the mouth of that gaping
pocket. AS the boy ate he grew in
dimensions, and the teacher became
alarmed. There seemed to be no
end to the apples in his clothes. "Tim,
for mercy's sake, have yon any more
apple" "Got 'nother," said Tim. in
differently. "How many more ap-
pies have yous" "Dunno," said Tim
"guess l got two or three more" The,
teacher did not dare to let him pro-
ceed, and appointed herself an inves.
tigating committee to look after the
back counties. The boy never chan.
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