St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-01-16

covered some INSTRUMENTATION among
the older boys, several of whom are
nearly or quite man grown. On Tues
day evening of last week, Fred. Chap
manson of David-told the teacher
that if he came to school the next day, |
he chad better bring his coffin with
him. From this remark and other
things, the teacher thought there might
be rebellion brewing, and he consult
ed with the committeeman, DR.. Colby.
The next day the teacher called Chap
man up and undertook to ferrule him.
Whether it was for the insulting remark
of the night before, or for misdemeanor
that morning, the accounts do not fully
agree. Some say he had thrown some
snuff or cayenne upon the stove. How
ever this was, as soon as the teacher
undertook to chastise him, he was i'm
mediately set upon by six large boys,
and a general melee ensued. The
smaller children ran out of the house
and came down into the village in an
alarmed state. Two or three men hast
ened up to the school house. Among
these men was N. K. Campbell, the
drover, who has had considerable ex-
perience with wild steers and frisky
sheep. On reaching the school house
he found the door barred from the in
side, while sounds from within indicat-
al kI,aH I'll
gress. He went around to a window
and took view of the situation. DIR.
Colby, the cOmmittee-man, was having
a tussle with one or two of the larger
q boys, while the other five or six had
fioored the teacher, pulled his coat up
p over his head, and were proceeding to
n bind him with rope which they had
brought for that purpose. Mr.. Camp
, bell at once concluded that his place
4 was inside. He seized a good-sized
O shillalah as he passed through the wood
- shed, and bursting in the door, was
7 face to face with the rebels. One of the
boys had the iron poker; he was al
g once persuaded to "ground arms" In
a voice and manner that could not be
j, mistaken, he told the boys who were
#, on top of the teacher that he shouldn't
g lift a pound to get them off" The boys
saw the fire in Nahum's eye and the
cord wood in his brawny hand, ant
they surrendered Internationally.
e The boys had "let on" that they WERE
going to bind Otis and draw hin
!. through the street on a sled. We un
IS derstand that the boys have been com
planned of and are to have a hearing
to-day. They applied to Il leading law
# yer of st. Johnsbury to defend them
and he declined the job. Besides the
q Chapman boy, there were in the re-
bellion Dan Norris's boy Frank, Fran
7 els Ruggles, Allen boy, a Sewell boy
n Wesley Colby's boy and a Jenness boy
n Otis is an experienced teacher, ha:
9 taught same school before, had made
arrangements to leave town, but was
a induced to remain and teach the school
= it having bad name. The committed
: felt he had done the very best for thu
school in securing Mr.. Otis.
Rev. Mr.. Sherwood is assisting in &
O series of meetings at Lyndon Centre
! this week.
= The Missionary concert last Sabbath
evening was conducted by the Woman's
IS Mission Society, with large atten,
o. dance and interesting services.
The parish gave Mr.. and Mrs. Wig
gins ''pound party" last Saturday
night. Some rs took their place by
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