Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-06

and woman could not have spoken more
teaderly-"some one mnst suffer the IN
fraction OF the rules. | do not punish you
for any pleasure 1t gives me to see you suit
fer. do II because justice demands Il.
some one must he punished and | will suf-
Ter chastisement In your stead The
teacher saw new light spring up" In
samuel JohnSon's counteuaucc. The boy
looked at his teacher aud then al his
switch. The teacher could see a struggle
begin 10 the face" Presently the tesrs
sprang 10 Samuel Johnson's eyes, and he
said in voice couiu ed with anxiety.
Hadn't better 20 out and get bigger
swttChl"
The teacher told him he might do 50 II
be wished. aud Samuel johnson went out
and was gone ten minutes-ten long. anx-
lou, ,auet, wondering miuules When he
returned the school smiled. He carried in
his hand switch that looked like "a Rus
siaH peace commissioner. He had cut 1t
out OF an O-agc hedge, and when be held
it where the sunlight could fan upon Il, il
looked wickcl-r than john Morrissey's
faro parlors. Il Wa about seven feet long,
All inch and three quarters tliCk at the
butt. aud was timber and twisted, aud had
hno,S and huobs Gear down to the point.
The boy face. .shose with bright glow OF
conscientious satisfaction as he balanced
this switch aud drew It through hi, hard.
muscular hands
Mr. Stoddarl stood Up aud folded hls
arms. Then he isld, with 4 sad. sweet
look al the cuIpHt. "Npw strike me"
Ihc school Just 81 sin AMI held Il. breath.
samuel Johusol did not act Ia greedy
auh uuseemiy hstc, as though be were
meauly ani Nickally glad 10 have thj. op-
pnrtunity - hitting his dear teacher lie
conducted him,cg like 1 boy who Ia. a
painful dGiy !" peiturm. but Z, impe',ed by
conscientious motives 70 perform * thor
oushiy. He puiie, OF h,s Jacket, lac rolled
up h, sleeves. be spai % nis hands. nud
t"pN a two-haudrs grasp un tie switch
Twice he changed the position Of hi. feet
to .rt = better b'ace. Then hc drew
long. deep breath. raised hi5 arms. aad .hc
switch jIst shricAtd through the sir Ike
"nj, mad, living thing Od
VI, llar.ls, the @uior director. who lives
urjy mile aud halt away from tho school
house, says he wa, out in his Geld plou h.
NJ, and when Mr. Stoldarl let of his first
yci! the old man first impression was that
,hr school house Lad been struck by light
mag. Tue clear SKY, howcvrr, li,pruycd
TIE theory aud the next time TIE teacher
shouted the direaor was convinced thAt I
steamboat had gone astray aud was whist
iug for a landing ,omcw here up The creek.
While h. wa- trTirg 20 hold bis terrified
horses. another yu.icy of sound came
sweeping over die lAue l.Ac vocal c.
clone. aud old NJ. Noseusalc. vino had
bvra deaf twcu'y-.arec years, came run
mns over saying he believed they were
l-AtIus d)an AZ the quarries. Ey t..-
uur ,hey were joined oy the res, Of the
ur Ihbo-s, aul THE excited population wen;
tJ."uL.uE o. ;nNati ihr school house
L. aecrPt... Mr NtoiIArl', ,-,Iuat.'n,
ia. directors taH-.lrrAtrly allowed b., paw
tnr iar ,lH term, auI .a a >cri~. at compi-
meu-aN tc-0 ltiDu> ,pas" oi his efficiency
H tar hs-lv~, t"tm.. although tl tr4D-plr.I
'IAt .Ar h1Ayl W1- privately agreed. ,l.rg
Ai tar iart- htl been l4.i before 81. ;l.l- Dee
Hn- fup m4ah uf q "lAt'i4l-luru ian.' lr
...t 4 irt.t..A. lasa...- ilr ~-u.llari +
p.i teaching anywhere in'. .umm--. n.
'..d L.- ia,- ..a.. fir- h. ...ri... -.-.. ...t
iU- -l.t,I .t,-a5tt t..l tr..t-f..t .....-
III. ..u.sA.' tl t..-.aS-i ...g NJ -....
dad rested saI even went t1 trI. Is
l.antH- aQ face foremost A.g.,,. 'ir man.
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