Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-19

pIsXAY CT HIs TEACHER AT THE APPALLING
RESULTS OF HER wELL-YEANT PUNISHMENT.

DlSYAY CT HIS TEACHER AT THE APPALLING
RESULTS OF HER wELL-NEAST PUNISHMENT.
From the Burlington Hawk-Eye.
A South Hill sehool-msrm, the other day,
while working an example on the board de-
tected an urchin directly behind her in the
unlawful act of devOurlng an apple. She
said to him. Tim, what are you doing y
mo him. said TIN, with his mouth so tull
that his cheeks stuck out on either side OF
his head like an alderman's stomach. Yes,
you are" paradoxicslly insisted tine tes cher.
What have you in your hand ~ Map
ple," said Tim, with some surprise, as be
looked at the fragment Of the 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 Somebody's been eatin'
it" ''laye you any more z" demanded
the teacher ''Yes'm," said Tim. dolefully
lessly pursued the teacher. '''n my desk"
sighed Tim, as he began to suspect that the
teacher WAS going to demand it OF him.
We'll, take it out and 60 and stand on the
platform and eat it," Eat 'em both ?''
queried lin. "Yes. eat them both" "Eat
all got ?' demanded Tim in q subdued
tone Of countenance. 'Yes. eat all you
have" impatiently responded the teacher,
and turning to the board continued And
don't leave that platform While you have
an apple lett uneaten." Silence reigned in
the school-room. The paper pellet pursued
its tranquil transit unobserved. The busy
hum Of the studious made more noise than
tho cautious smile OF the injolent. Tim
stood at his post Munich, MUNICH, MUNICH.
The fragment in his hand soon disappeared.
and be fell upon the other apple silently but
determinedly. Quickly it follows the first.
Then he puts his right hand into his pants-
looms pocket and took out an apple, and at
ter cautious reconltre, during which be
wiped it on his trowsers, he began the at
tack. He carried the fort. Down went that
hand again, and another apple was brought
to light. 1t was quickly dispatched. A
third followed. Then he changed his posi-
tion. 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 commissary for
another, ani by the time be produced the
eighth apple he was silently.being observed
by two-thirds of the boys in the room. The
teacher turned and saw the boy still stand
ing in the attitude of one who was reaching
for something in his cost pocket. Aren't
you tnrOuHu iet cuO quciieu AZ sumo
astonishment Got mother" stoically
responded Tim. procuring it and falling to
work on it. In surprise the teacher saw
him reach for still another, and when that
was was gone, surprise grew TO amazcment
as his unwavering hand again sought the
Gaping mouth of that pocket. As the boy
ate ne grew in dimensions, and the teacher
became alarmed. There seemed to be no
end to the apples that he mad in his clothes.
Tim, for mercy's sake have you any more
apples ?'' SCOT MOTHER" said Tim. indIf-
ferently. FLOW many more apples have
you ?" Dunno said Tim, guess got
two or three more" The teacher did not
dare to let him proceed, and appointed her
self an investigation committee to look after
the back counties. The bov never changed
= muscle OF his countenance nor moved an
inch while that teacher pulled apple alter
apple from his coat and stacked them
upon the desk, until there was something
less than a peck piled up, with Dade coun-
ty to hear from. The school-room was a
scene of hilarity which wasen't so much
subdued as it had been. Tim had laid in
spples for the winter. and the pocket of his
cUat having no bottom, the coat was thus
an immense bag. which would hold as many
apples as he could carry. The matter hasn t
been laid before the school board yet, but
the exhausted school maj declares that
the next time she will learn how much ola
crop of apples boy has about him before
she ISSUES any orders.