The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-08

LaciiltIes ne desires. Our postal laws
were enacted long before the United
States mail had grown to such vast pro-
portions, and have for a long time needed
remodeling. It is to be hoped that the
present congress can give this matter the
attention it deserves"
'GOT'NOTHER"-AsCHOOL EPISODE.
A South Hill schooI-marm, the other
day while working an example on the
board, detected an urchin directly behind
her in the unlawful act of devouriDg an
apple. She said to him, Tim, what are
you doing?" "No'hin," said Tim, with
his mouth 80 full that his cheeks stuck
out on either side of his head like an alder
mans stomach. eyes you are" para
logically insisted the teacher; "what
have you in your hand?" 'Napple,"
said Tim, with some surprise, "a 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, j"
said Tim dolefully. "Got mother"
"Where is ?" relentIessly pursued the
teacher%' en- my desk" sighed Tim,
as he b2gan to suspect that the teacher
was going to demand it OF him. "WelI,
take it out and go stand on the platform
and eat il" Eat 'em BOTH" queried
Tim. eyes, eat them both" Eat all
I got?" demanded Tim, in q subdued
tone of countenance. eyes, eat all you
have, impatientPy responded the teach
er, and turning to the board continued,
land don't you leave that platform while
you have an apple left uneaten." ST.
lence 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 establishment. Got
mother" stoically responded Tim, pro-
ducing it and falling to work on it. In
surprise the teacher saw him reaching TO
still another, and when that was gone
surprise grew to amazement as his I'M
wavering 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"
said Tim, indifterently. How many
more apples have you?" Dunno" said
Tim, guess got two or three more"
The teacher did not dare to let him pro
coed, and appointed herself an investi-
eating committee to look after the back
counties. The boy never changed a muscle
of his countenance nor moved an inch
while that teacherpulledapple after apple
from his coat and stacked them up upon
the desk, until there was something less
than peck piled up with Dade county
to hear from. The school room was a
scene OF hilarity which wasn't SO much
subdued as it had been. Tim had laid
in apples for the winter. and the pocket
of his coat having no bottom, the coat
was thus an immense bag, which would