The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-30
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"TEN GREAT GALS
IAN Amusing Story from a Teacher


h IAN: n:Aalmpsiin Amusing Story from Teacher a
!. At the age of 16, before we had dis
earded our roundaboats, we had
contracted to '.keep school, in pistricts ]
lt,5oardihg sGSsGeI "a ffiouhda IN W. knewtveryI W
well the littlefred sohool-house, stand
ing at the exact center of the district,
on the borders of a mighty SWAMP, thea
farm houses scattered about the bills,
and we also knew the nuisance OF, that
particular school, a Squad of 'haH'a dozi'
en- rough fellows who had emerged into
g tail coats and would hardly relish
the discipline Of a boySpedagegue IN a
Eroumdaboutog s1s ksiT .uisdt a2aTa
|. After the first flush Of elation at our
election, The reflectfon came Bach, like a
1return wave of ice-WateE, that in all lhY!ys
man probability, ere our 18th birthday
should dawn, we sif0ufdsbe seen vanish
Fing head, foremost out, tof the school
house window into a big snow drift,
propelled by class Number One Of big
! lboys.,I In1, our i anxiety we applied to,
" Aunt Anna" the general ora
cle'on of the household Aunt
Anna ga3 WAS "a ., IstalWart maiden.
of, 60 summers, gigantic in pro-
portions, but every inch a lady in her
dear old heart =, She had nursed half the
children in town through measles,
lmun1ps and chicken BOX, and wassthe.
lmainstay i'm all family emergencies.
There were sly rumors that the occa-
1sioiial attacks Of i9s fidgets, u which .oser-i
lcaple the goqfs ala lady at night, l hsdl
some relation to, g mysterious black bot
ties which she always CARRIED in her
Eworkobox; but Aunt Anna, plus the
g fidgets," was worth regiment. OF Or
fdihary ,'feniniaes for the home'mhdel
uses Of country lliffee lifee ,,1s Y9dt, l,lea, ad,
| "WelI, now, you are really going to
! keep school in District Number lEive,n
said Aunt Anna, smoothing down her
bic checked apron and raising her spec
,tacles for a good long look at the in
Pcipient pedagegue seated atsr the oppo-
ksite corner of the fireplace.
| NYes!!s Aunt Anna, n have promised
Fto keep that school, butt between you
/ and me, II am dreadfully afraid to, tackle
| that crowd-of boys" You know what d
rough set they ARE, and one of them has
! already sgiven out that there will be
no Board Wanted in District No. q 'Five
afferIthesfrst weekalia l,sissifee sJs el
i ..That's a serious matter, Now let's
| see If we Can't think 'of Something to
help yol.o' Now You see, / don't know
i any, thing about book larnin', No doubt
! yo1d' can cipher that Back seat Of boys in
4 tuthe middlesaof snekt lweeke But they
/ can fling you over. the roof of the school
house ii .jjiffy.isT know every family
in the district. have nussed mseyery
4 house, and takeR-the sAssstire of every
youngster that will come to that schpW.
/ There one thing in your favor; there II
be ten great gals i'll that Schools and
most of 'ems are good gals toe.osNey,
some are head taller than you, and
i tvs or three ofi them are right hand
se,de, toose'They can ltWist that crowd
4 of great. bashful boys round their little
4 fingers, if they want to.i Now, mind
what Ltell you i do. you go, to work n end and
gain the affections, OF them ten great
4 gals, and they'll 'nrAhage thesgfeat boys
while you keep school, .f9a4u;lrsns
I That sounded well and armed with
4 this panacea against .rebelllon,, we
!, ope1ned schoolthe Monday after Thanks
giyings9o 1t wasa rough-loolking 3setsap
on the hige seatsa7that row, Of yillainous-
looking fellows, any one Of them big
eneuoRi ltst throw, me over into the, bis
swamp with ease. -,
q Happilvl lou1. first boarding. -place wtal
u with two of the :. great gaksflId Negei
4 did we clay ourselves out y to gain the
! good praac5eessq qof thee idtely SEX Is during
i the frstoweekI of that bsardm' round
We rode on the front of the sled with thu
A tallest GIRL, PLAYED checkers with ths
second. rot all snarled up in a a,ss cat.
cradle "&ith the pretty VISITING cousin sa 7,
..hard sums y of all in the long evening;
, 4 at home. l9aohossshia ahI ~ f5AhsFl
sTba.f;,s,,.,;s,ss ~ i cab,ts al ,tbe,beuinnip.
& - the .he nrs.a1''s naaond ,ve"L % whsn 10 Ian
- snce5 I, tbs MO aY,,b 81 dlsifn s5ne
how % # crushed us. and for a minutel tn,
! school room swarm Y4rfYrri. and the ide;
aurs ,f,1rl cs,sY and maxine 10
hama fitted acn,ss our. vision. Jus
, t5en 1ba natter III 4 Iiobtf foofsfe,p9 f, Nv, MA
ijazi.A aosii, the lIono s16pss ~ ltaie.t,ap
,eaa nem a;sIo s leading mn to The seat of th,