The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-03-06

his escape. To our dismay and horror
in half an hour we saw the master re-
turning, with poor Jack in his grasp.
He had a hostage, and was swift in his
use of the advantage. Stopping before
the house, he began whipping the poor
fellow numerically Jacks cries were
piteous. "Oh, let him in. boys, let
him in; he's kiln o me 20 rung in
our ears. There was a hurried consul
tation. The benches and desks were
quietly removed from the door A
sortie had been determined on. The
master stood at the side Of the house,
south of the door, and as soon as the
opening was made Bill Enclosed shut
ter, and proposed parley. The answer
was a rush at the open window by the
master, who began climbing in.
Brave little Jack seized him by the
legs, and before he could kick him off a
dozen stout lads were clinging to them,
while as many more held him on the IN
side Bill seized the rope and attempt
ed to pass the moose over his arms. In
the hurry and confusion of the fight he
succeeded only in getting it over his
head. Pulling it as the boys did, there
was fair prospect of ending the useful
labors Of this teacher by strangulation
That he deserved it no one Of US doubt
ed; but Boo, having climbed over the
master in the window, and with all the
school pulling at the ends of old Bangs,
was soon master of the situation. Get
ting hold of the rope, and assisted by
Bill, he succeeded in tying the arms of
the almost exhausted man to his sides.
He was then tumbled from the window
as unceremoniously as pig.
''Will you give up demanded our
leader.
NO" gasped the master.
Then we'll put you down the well,
hanged if we don't ~
The brave old pedagogue still refus-
ing, he was dragged, rolled and tumbl-
cd to the well-curb.
"Will you give up, dern you?" de-
manded Bob.
"No, | WON'T
He was showed inside Of the bucket,
and orders given to lower. But the
weight proved too much for the lads,
and the crank of the windlass slipping
from their grasp, the learning Of oul
district went whirling to the bottom
with laundering noise BETTING such
an exit This was more than we bar.
gained for. Had we really murdered
the master? Bob and Bill. assisted by
the stoutest, began pulling up the I'm,
| fortunate old fellow TWAS hard work,
and Juggling at the windlass, they just
caught glimpse at his blonde head
when a wild cry Of fire caused them
to let 60, and again the venerable Bangs
ratified down with splash in the water
The school house was on fire; the
chunks pulled out by the boys had com
municated to the floor, and the dry ole
concern was IN a blaze. a few neigh
bOrs, who just then arrived, gave the
alarm, and attempted to extinguish the
flames. To do this, they called tol
water, and the first bucket brought up
contained the vanquished teacher He
came up with his teeth gathering, ant
when lifted out and united was too weak
to stand or sit The school house burn
ed down. The master was carried to a
neighbours house, and for weeks hung
between life and death. We were re
garded as heroes by the country side.
and in the burning of our place of tor
ture and the sickness of our master, W,
were the happiest set of little animals
in the world.