The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-08-17
NAUGHTY MIKE.
Naughty Mike!

| am sorry to say | had sometimes a
Uery naughty boy or girl. l had met
such surprising success in my little
rooms with my few scholars, that my
fame had spread about the town. re-
ceived many calls from the school COM
mittee, and was at last induced to take
charge of the school in the village.
Here | had over ninety pupils. Just
imagine 1870 feet to make noise! 1870
eyes, black, blue and gray, watching
you! 1870 restless hands! and the buzzing
of ninety mouths!
| never had had any real trouble, and
imagined all children to be manageable,
although | knew some were lazy, some
studious, and nearly all more or less
rough. l soon had my ninety under
control, and things were going on fine
ly, when one day we received a call
from two of the committee.
| had the children read and sing, and
was feeling quite proud of them, when
one of the gentlemen, a kind old man,
said he wished to say few words to
the school.
You may imagine my surprise when
he said:
Children; l am here on very sad
Grraliu an li:'ii.l'lS ~ d T's'J' any
. n6o ~ 'l +his " Rnt T am on;ta snrn we
% %oC,o traai - KIM 70 this roon, ;,
t rLano , ,,,a, +o,,.;tIa stiIInoss A.
,od, n'aC 80, "o,,id swat, assurod the
o oo,,4Iom7ol, tboro ,,,pSt ho soma n,isto Le
aa,.+ni,, al IN snLoni I,.nre
% i'9 '' oh III ,.1,,i '''' - ny
''0 ~ C,li,>'i ;, cold ho ..p,+ +boro
,,,,.d h hopo ",,orai o;oa ,opniIS Mons
, nto +a oCo f,.on, hoth rodms and I an,
e ooU,, ' + COW tbinl ro,, are nistaken
MR. " o 10y barn hoon taGan to.JaI
,m' +P oiT ,nn, r'' S 81 ond as all tb5
nnmils tbarp can Give n SATISFACTORY ac
count of themselves, think the THE
,uuT he here
ran my ewes over the faces. SOME
looked frirhtened. some INDIGNANT, bu
not one dishonest I felt fresh conf
dence. and. turning to the gentleman
| said.
Or. Hammond, I will watch faith.
fullv Won know never strnck a blow
but 7 promise YOU if the guilty one i.
in NV room, / will punish him Will
the bio ruler. and in the presence of al
the school,
MI oo,,,,,;++oo ,,,,;l;ro cold +ho,
oinnorolT hnnad 7 would not he obligec
90 roiSo NV hand o~ainst onv one q
the children and took their leave.
Without saving more ON the subject
7 went on With the lessons: but in ;
ouiet wav was carefully watching.
Soon noticad that Mike Kelleban.
laroe bow of ten, had disappeared be
nns}b b;s dask After oiving him
little time. | turned quickly and said
sc Mike where are vonpn
Several little hands flew M. eaoer t,
tell me what 7 already knew2tha
Mike was creeping on the floor. tw,
scots from, his own
He soon raised his flushed face. say
inr. 81 dronned nv nencil.'
ohsaryod that 10 did not look m
- thn o1a CaIl;no him to mo T Sa;d
..NIn,o womt te 500 what Won bav
in the r;abt nocket of vonr trousers
nPIosa md,am tbere,s very LITTLE
;,dadon ga bo
.T hono co y r ranlied ..Tnrn il
Nv, ,nitino. >,
ia ohnred opd ont came a hall tbre
,,ar I TD0s S tr, %a and nd soma cr1mbs
w. ,t,aIi now, o,,,,,t,, tho othe
,oo,.ot !, "'i' nv" r'' '
P0.NI , lu s a,
a pIohen hnsi tt a O an, ~ air o oi'
Sno om,a t tnn No and '' Niece of Iicnric,
Jronnnd nnpn the floor
~ + Itooted at tbe how and saw he wf
shal,; D lilo a Iaaf I reflected a m,
+ S sn"n+ 80 riMU 7 ' "a;d. ..M;te cit dow
, nn tho stan and ' mil off yomr rigI
, pn '10 ''0p '"" pun "
'V C"+oh;rc his breath be said op;ckl,
. ..n 0 - va wonldn't ask n