The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-29


Their graves are not all hero.
My. there Is many lonely grave
On hillside green. in valley low.
Pcrchance by ocesns sighing wave.
Or rivers languid low.
But We shall never sec those graves.
And so we'll strew the graves at home.
And that We shall one day meet
Whore partings never come.
OLD TIME BARRING-OUT.
HOW HICKORY JACKSON AN D
AIA sCV0QLMATEs Conquer.
Ed THE11s REDAGOGUE.
Judge 10. G. Guild, famous In Ten.
nessee ~ the bosom friend Of old
Hickory Jackeon (and famous also for
the saying in reference to tho many
divorces granted by him. when two
people get - cold - frogs to each
other they ought to be separately has
just issued in Nashville book of an.
ccdotes Of Jackson. Among the most
entertaining "reminiscences related in
the book 10 the following account of .
barring eut:'
my early life was made miserable
by ono Mulberry Bangs, . gentleman
Of the old school, who devoted him
self to reading, writing and arithmetic,
and . general use Of . stick. Upon
my head and other parts Of my person
he imprinted himself % positively
that can zee him now as plainly ~
II We had parted but yesterday. He
was . stout man, who made In his
figure, when made In proale, Hog.rth's
line OF beauty, being round -shouIdered
and crooked in the legs. He was
blonde. The hair Of his head had that
sunny tinge 20 much admired to-day,
and when rubbed down with . tallow
candle, as was his wont to dress it,
was so smooth and straight that the
boys believed that the flies slipped
down ON it and broke their legs. His
eyes were dark aud fierce, aud hid un-
der the cavernous recesses made by his
bushy red eyebrows, seemed to watch
like evil spirits over his precious nose.
The nose was . ruby nose, bottle In
shape, and when Bangs was angry,
which appeared 10 be all tho time, It
glowed like the headlight of . Loco
motive. His mouth was finished
without lips, and resembled . slit In
. piece Of sole leather.
THE CoNsPIRACY AGAINsr BANGs.
'Old Bangs was famous for his pow.
er Of resistance, aud boasted that no
school of his had ever succeeded in
copquering IN barring him out. There
were two big boys IN school, named
Bill Henning and Bob Strong. They
were knotty headed, broad shouldered
and hard fsted fellows, who worked
through the summer for means to st.
tend school during the winter. Each,
in turn, had been numerically whip
ped by the master, aud it was under
stood throughout the school ihst the
barring out Of Master Bangs was to
be accomplished and old scores settled.
Tho evening before tho general en-
gagement, Bill and Bob. our noble
leaders, with few confederates, stole
hack to the schoolhouse armed with
hickory poles. Breaking open the
door, they whitfield ono end Of these
tough saplings to point, aud then
hardened the points in the dre. Then
placing these In corner ready for use
with stout cord, they gave orders to
the boys willing to take part in the
fight to be on hand at the schoolhsuse
before day ight the next morning. At
th time indicated nearly all the lads
were in attendance. Some were pale
and trembling, others were noisy and
boastful, but observed that the real
leaders and reliable soldiers were
quiet-so quiet, indeed, that one might
doubt them.
Our first order was to cut and carry
in enough wood to serve the garrison
during the siege. This was promptly
executed. The window shutters were
pulled to and securely nailed, the door
closed and desks aud benches piled
against it. After two port holes were
opened by removing the chinks and
daubing. and gathered about roaring
fire in the huge iire-place, We waited
the approach Of the enemy. As the
time approached for the masters com.
ing, dread silence fell upon the little
crowd, 90 that when he did come We
could hear, his heavy tread upon the
crushing snow, and many . heart sunk
and face whitened with terror. The
leaders sprang to their posts on each
side Of tho door, and on being ordered
to surrender, boldly demanded .
weeks holiday and treat Of cider and
apples. This was sternly refused.
sFirep cried Bill and Bob, and two
poles were thrust out with all the
strength the stout arms could give
them. They took the Indignant ped
agogue In the sides with such force
that but for thick flannel overcoat
holes might have been made In his
wicked body. A. It was, he stagger.
ed back, and for twenty minutes We
saw him sitting upon . log catching
his breath and rubbing his wounded
sides. We gave no end Of cheers,
claiming for ourselves the first knock
down, il not the first blood. ti
BANGS MAKES AN ATTACK.
AT the end Of twenty minutes the
master arose. Digging . large stone
no approached and threw II with great
violence against the door. The stout
oak batting fairly shook under tho
blow. but held itS own. Another and