The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-12-18

the pretty visiting cousin, and put il
a word of explanation of the shard
sums of all in the long evenings Al
home. -.
The first crisis came at the beginning
OF The second week, when big loni
1 sauced' the new schoolmaster, Some
how it crushed US, and for moment
the schoolro0m swan round, and the
idea of seizing our fur cap and making
for home fitted across our vision.
just then the patter of light footstep
was heard down the long slope of the
narrow aisle leading up to the seat of
the ten great gals.' The tallest glided
down, osteusibly to ask the explana-
tion of hard sum, but as we leaned
over the slate, with a dimness in the
eyes, we heard whisper in our ears !:
sDon't be cast down; we girls will
shame that seat of boys into good
manners before another week.
A light broke in; we were gaining
the affections of the ten great gals.
So things drifted for six week, when
dawned the judgment day. We had
gone to board with good motherly
woman, who loved us as her own son.
A big fire in the parlor greeted our
arrival, and supper fit for the parson
himself. After tea our hostess ap-
peared in her best black silk, in her
hand mighty black ruler and sat
down before us With the air of Mi
nerva.
Now matters have come to point
in your school; you have been trying
to govern that crowd of rascally boys
by love, but that has come to an end.
Tomorrow they'll try to put you out.
Take this ruler. Don't come home to-
morrow night unless you have used 1t
up over the head and shoulders of
somebody
There was no appeal from that. A
greater than the whole class of 'great
gals had spoken, and we felt in our
soul that fate was standing at the
6cnOOl mouse OOOr.
- Were we endowed with the epic
power of Homer or Pope, we might
possibly depict the scenes of the COM
ing day. How the ugliest loafer, in a
frock coat, kicked in the door at recess,
how when the trembling young mas
ter asked, who did that p the big boor
t;fto1 h;s tbppoh fo HI, poso o,,J ovo
cuted that significant gyration with |
the little finger, which would make a |
savage of st. John himself how, fired |
with the courage of despair, and Wis
ion of our Minerva, we seized the big
oaken ruler, rushed up the inclined
plane, upsetting several small children
plunged at the throat of the insolent
tore off the collar of his
frock coat, snaked him down the area
before the fire place, and beat him
over the head and shoulders till he
roared for mercy how at intervals he
cast glance at his accomplices, and
took in the situation; how the ten
great gals had spiked the guns of all
but this wretch, who skunk and begged |
under our hands; how we wound up
with an eloquent address, and gave
the whipped ruffian his hat with in
to go home ;how his sensible
father took off what remained of his
frock coat and trounced
him till he yelled again, and sent him
to-, school the following day with a
to the plucky young mas
ter; all this might be sung in heroic
verse.
But if the truth were known, it was
not we, but the ten great gals that /
did the business. They had SO de-
moralized the attacking columns by
the magic of their charms that but one
had the heart to defy the little master
and he dared not lift his hand when
the day of battle came. And from
that day we crowned dear old Aunt
Anna, prophecies of love.
Gain the affections of the ten great
gals in your schoolroom, and 'all
things shall work together for good
-[Golden Era.
THE WOODEN SHOE IN FRANCE.