Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-10-20
THE SLIM TEACHER.
How He Managed the School at Gran
berry Gulch.

How He Managed the School at Gran,
berry Gulch,
san Francisco Bulletin
"Nlister, no doubt yOu have all The
learnin' that's required in a schoo'
teacher, but it wants more than learnin
to make a man able to teach school in
Cranberry Gulch. You'll soon find
that out if you try. We've had three
who tried it on, One lays there in the
graveyard; another lost his eye; the
last one opened school and left before
nOOntime for the benefit Of his health
He hasn't been back since. Now you're
a slender build, and all your learnin'
will only make it worse, for all our
young folks are rough and don't stand
no nonsense"
This was what one Of the trustees of
the district said to my friend Harry
FlOtoe, when he made application for
the vacant position Of teacher
"Let me try. | know ! am slender
but | am tough and have u strong
WILL" said Harry.
"Just rs yOu like. There's ,he school
house, and III have the notice given if
you want it done, said the trustee.
81 do" said Harry, @nd Yll open
next Monday at t a. m"
The notice was given and there was
Il great deal of excitement in the gulch
and along the Yuba flats. More than
fifty young people of both sexes made
an excuse 10 drop into the tavern to
get sight ut the fellow who thought
he could keep school in that district,
and many Il contemptuous glance fell
on the slender form and youthful face
of the wOuld-bc teacher.
Eight O'clock on Monday morning
came, and Harry Flotoe went down to
the school with a key in one hand md
valise in the other.
"Ready to slope, if he finds we're too
much for him, saidacross-eyed, broad
shOuldcred fellow of Is.
The school house was unlocked and
the new teacher went 30 his desk.
some OF Ihe ioINS Went TO see Hhat me
was going to do, though school was not
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