Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-01-11
He Only Had Another.

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A South Hill school marin, the
other day, while working an ex-
ample on the board, detected an
urchin in the unlawful act of de-
vouring an apple, directly behind
her. She said to him, "Tim, what
are you doing ?"
"No'hip" said Tim, with bis
mouth SO full that his cheeks stuck
ou. on either side like an alder
mans stomach.
eyes, you are" psradoxically
insisted the teacher. "What have
you in your hand =
Maple" said Tim with some
surprise, as he looked at the frag
ment of the apple in his hand and
wondering who could have bit it
while he was studying.
"What has become of the rest
of it 2"
Dunno" said Tim, looking a.
round in an amazed effort TO dis
cover who had the rest of it.
"Have you any more p deman.
ded the teacher.
"Yes'm," said Tim, dolefully ;
"got mother"
"W here is it p reIentlessly pur.
sued 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 go stand
on the platform and eat it."
"Eat m both p queried Tim.
"Yes, eat them both"
SEAT all l goti" demanded Tim
in suhdued tone of countenance.
eyes, eat ell you have" impa-
tieRtly responded the teacher, and
turning to the board continued,
sand don't you leave that platform
while you have an apple uneaten."
Silence reigned in the school
room. Thepaperpellet pursued its
tranquil transit unobserved. The
busy hum OF the studious made
more noise than the cautious smile
of the indolent. Tim stood at his
post. The fragment in his hand
soon disappeared, and he fell upon
the other apple silently, but deter,
minedly. Quickly it followed the
first. Then he put his right hand
into his pants pocket and, after a
cautious reconnoiter, during which
he wiped it on his trowsers, he be.
gan the attack. He carried the
fort. Down went the hand and
another came to light. 1t was
quickly dispatched. A third fol.
lowed. Then he changed his pc.
sition and, resting the weight of
his body on his left leg, sighed as
be drew from his left breeches
pocket another apple. When it
was gore he drew on the commits
sary for another, and by the time
he produced the eighth apple he
was silently being observed by
two-tLirds Of the boys in the room.
The teacher turDed and saw the
boy still standing in the attitude
of one who was reaching for some
thing in his coat pocket.
"Are'nt you through yet ?" she
queried in some sstonishment.
"Got mother" stoically respond.
ed Tim, producing it and falling
10 work on it.
In surprise the teacher saw him
reach for still another, and when
that was gone surprise grew to
amszement 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 tho apples
that he had in his clothes.
Tim, for mercy's sake have
you any more apples 2
"Got 'nother," said Tim, indif-
ferently.
"How many apples more have
you'll"
"Dunno,' said Tim, "guess got
two or three more"
The teacher did not dare to let
him proceed, and appointed her.
self an investigating committee TO
look after back counties. The boy
never changed a muscle of his
countenance nor moved an inch
while that teacher pulled apple al.
ter apple from bis coat pocket, and
stacked them upon the desk, until
there was something less than q
peck piled up, with Dade county
to hear from. The matter hasn't
been laid before the house yet, but
the exhausted school ma'am de.
clares she will know how much
of crop of apples a boy has a.
bout him before she issues any or.
ders.-Burliegton HaaSk Eye.
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