San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-02
School Teaching Ia California.

learnln that Sfelulreu inu sciiooi teach
or, but il wants more than learnin' t.
make n man able to teach school IL
Cranbury Gulch. You'll soon find that
out if you try. We've had three who
tried it on. One lays there in the grave
yard; another lost his eyes and left
the last opened school and left before
noontime for the benefit of his health
He hasn't been back since. Now, your
n slender build, and all your learning
will only make it worse, for all our
young folks are roughs and don't stand
no NONSENSE
This is what the trustees of the dis
trict said to my friend, Harry Flotee,
when he made application for the vacant
position of teacher.
"Let me try. l know I am slender,
but I am tough, and l have strong
WILL" said Harry.
"Just as you like! There's the school
house, and I'll have notice given if you
want it DONE" said the trustee.
II do" said Harry. And I'll open
school next Monday at 9 a. M
The notice was given, and there wac
Il good deal of excitement in the Gulch
and along the Yuba flats. More than 80
young people of both sexes made an ex-
cuse to drop into the tavern to get q
sight at the young fellow who thought
he could keep school in that district,
and many a contemptuous glance fell on
the slender form and youthful face of
the would-be school-teacher.
Eight o'clock on Monday morning
came, and Harry Flotee went down to
the school-house with key in one hand
and valise in the other.
Ready to slope if he finds we're too
much for him. said a cross-eyed, broad
shouldered fellow of Is. The school
house was unlocked, and the teacher
went to his desk. Some of the young
folks went in to see what he was going
to do, though school was not called.
Harry opened his valise and took out
n large belt. Then, after buckling it
around his waist, he put three Colts
Navy revolvers there, each of six barrels,
md a bowie knife, eighteen inches
in the blade. Thunder! he means bus
NESS" muttered the cross-eyed chap
The new teacher took out square
card, about four inches each way, walk
I'd to the other end of the room and
acked it up against the wall. Return
ng to the desk, he drew a revolver from
lis belt, and, quick as thought, sent ball
lfter ball into the card, till there were
tx balls in space not much larger than
silver dollar.
By this time the school-house was
lalf full of large boys and girls. The
title ones were afraid to come in.
Then the teacher walked half way
lown the room with the bowie-knife in
lis hand, and threw it with so true an
i'm that it stuck, quivering, in the very
enter of the card.
He left it there, and put two more
hives of the same kind in his belt; and
uietly loaded his yet smoking pistol.
Ring the bell; I am about to open
chOol."
He spoke to the cross-eyed boy, the
July of the crowd, and the boy obeyed
'ithout word.
"The scholars will take their seats; I I
pen school with prayer" he said, stern
Y, five minutes LATER
The scholars sat down, silent. almost y
After the prayer the teacher cooked a :.
evOlver and walked down on the floor.
"We will arrange the classes, "he said.
All who can read, write. and spell, will '
Sc. OF them we will form the first
ass"
Only six got up. He escorted them .
} upper seats. And then he began to .
Samine the rest. A whisper was heard :
ehind him. In second he wheeled. II
'volver in hand.
NO whispering allowed here!" he U
and for an instant his revolt
II lay on level with the cross-eyed II