Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-01-13
HAD MOTHER.

A South IIiu school Marin the other
day while working an example On the
board detected an urchin directly behind
her in the unlawful act Of deyouring an
apple. She said TO him, Tim, what ere
you doing ?" "No'hin," said Tim with
lis mouth 50 full that lis cheeks stuck out
ON either side Of his head like aiderman's
stomachs. "Yes you are" paradoXcal-
ly insisted the teacher "What have you
in your hand ?" "Narplc," said Tim,
with some surprise, Is he looked at the
fragment Of the apple in bis hand and
wondered who had bit it while he was
studying. "What has become OF the
rest Of il ?" Dunno" said Tim, look
ing around in an amazed effort to dis
cover who had the rest Of it. "Some-
body been eatn' it," "Iave you any
more ?" said the teacher. "Ges'm,"
said Tim, dolefully. Got mother"
"Whcre is It ?" reentossly pursued the
teacher. an my desk" sighed Tim as he
began to suspect that the teacher was 60
ing 10 demand it of him. "Well, take it
out and go stand on the platform and eat
it," "Eat 'em both ?" queried Tim
"Yes, eat them both" Eat oil got p
demanded Tim in subdued tone. Of
countenance. "Yes, eat all you have"
impatiently responded the teacher, and
turning to the board continued, "And
don't leave the platform while you have
any apple left uneaten." Silence reign
I'd in the school room. The paper pellet
pursued its tranquil transit unobserved. .
The busy hum Of tho studous made
more noise than the causous smile OF the
indolcnt. Tim stood at his post. Munich,
munich, munch. The fragment in bis
hand soon disappeared, and he fell upon
the other apple silently, but determined
ly. Quickly it followed the first. Then
he put his right hand into his pants pock
ct and took out an apple, and after eau
I ious reconnoilre, during which he wiped
it on his trousers, he began thc attack.
lie carried the fort. Down went that
hand again, and another. apple was
brought to light. 1t was quickly de-
spatched. a third followed. Then be
changed his position, and, resting the
weight of his body on his left leg, sighed
as he drew from his left bIeeches pocket
another apple. When it was gone he
drew on the commissary for another
and by the time he produced the eigh;
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 who was
reaching for sonnet hing in his coat peck.
ct. "Arent you through yet % Size quer
led, in some astonishmeut. SCOT moth.
er," stoically responded Tim, producing
it and falling to worI; on it, In surprise
the teacher saw him reach for still anoth
er, and when that was gone surprise grew
10 amazenent and his unwavering hanc
again sought the gnping mouth OF tha
p .cket. As the hoy ate he grew in di
me sions, and the teacher became alarm
ed. There seemed to be no end to th,
apples that he had in his clothes. "Tim
for mercy's sake have you any more APP
pies ?" Got mother" said Tim, in
differently. Glow many more apple
have you ?" Dunno" said Tim
guess got two or three more" The
teacher did not dare to let Inn proceed
and appointed herself an investigating
committee to look after tho back couu
ties. The boy never changed mucle oi
his countennnoc nor moved an inch whilt
that teacher pulled apple after appl,
from his ccdt and stacked them upon th'
desk, until there was something less thar
peck piled up, with Dado county t,
bear from. The school-room was Il seen,
ofhilarity which wasn't so much sub
dued as it had been. Tim had laid il
apples for the Winter, and the pocket o
his coat having no bottom, tic coat wa
thus an Immense bag, which woul,
hold as much as he could carry. tn,
matter hasn't been laid before the school
bIald yet, but the exhausted school
ma'am declars that the next time sh
will learn how much Of crop Of apples
boy has about him before she issues an,
orders. -BnrtiHgtoa Hagteye.