The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-03
A Story for Teachers and Scholars.

School Committee Of the town of c.,
in the State of New Hampshire. He
introduced himself as Mr.. Brown, and
at once proceeded to his business. He
wished to employ teacher for one of
the schools In his town. He ran his
eye over my frame, and saw the result
was satisfactory, for lie Immediately ex-
pressed desire to secure my services.
4 asked him what sort of school 1t
was.
Wal, a" he said, with peculiar nasal
twang and pronunciation not set
down by any of our photographers,
''it's pooty tarnation hard school,
naow, 1 tell ye. But yeou've got the
bone an muscle, an reckon as haow
.yeou might dew it.'
He again ran his eyes over my large,
sinewy frame, and rubbed his hands
with evident satisfaction.
Have scholars been In the habit of
gaining control of the school 7" asked.
Lord bless We, yes. Why, no master
can stand it week. Ye see, Squire,
thar's some pooty ALFRED staout boys
in that ere school. Ye see they work In
swamps, an they're kind o. rough in
their ways. We heard tell o. yeou, an
/ was sent to see ye. An l was priv
ileged to offer ye forty dollars a month
eff yeou'd only come and keep it. That's
more'n twice as much as we've ever
paid afore."
How large is the school ?" asked.
Wal-thar's nigh onto sixty scholars
all told, when they come-some boys
an girls"
had heard of the school before, and
been acquainted with an excellent teach
er who had been thrown out from the
school house and rolled in a snow bank
by the large boys; yet l resolved to go
and try it. OF personal danger / had no
fear, for happened to possess a large
frame and a proportionate amount of
nerve and muscle. L exercised freely in
a gymnasium, and there was not another
man in the place who could at all hold
his strength by side of mine. Nature
had been lavish in her favors, and evil
habits had not impaired the faculties
God had given me.
told Mr. Brown would keep the
school. 1t was to commence the first
day of December, and to continue three
months. But told him l must have
my own way. That in all things apper-
tanning to the school, must be master
that my will must be absolute, even to
casting out of half the scholars. He
said should have my own way; and
he pledged his word that the committee
should not interfere in any way, not
under any circumstances.
AT the appointed time packed up my
wardrobe and school books, and started
for C.. When l reached the village
learned that my school was in dis
tant part of the town-in rugged region
known as Rawbone Hollow. On the
following morning Mr.. Brown took me
lover" in his sleigh. / found my school
house on the edge of quite settlement,
which was located in a wide valley,
with high black mountains upon all
sides. was taken at once to the place
where l was to board, and in this latter
respect l was fortunate.
My hosts name was Elias Bonny. He
was well-to-do farmer-about forty-five
years of age, firm, intelligent man,
and one of the select men of the town.
He had five children that were to attend
the schools-the Oldest being girl of
nineteen, named Lydia, and the young
est boy of seven.
Mr.. Brown remained for dinner. and
then took his leave; and as soon as l
was alone with Mr.. Bonny, 1 began to
inquire particularly about the school.
My host shook his head with dubious
expression.
You know what boys are," he said,
especially if they've had their own
way for long time. For six winters
we've had no school here that could be
called school. There's quite number
Of stout boys, and they generally con-
trive to get the master out at the end of
the week. But think they will find it
hard to put yoN out"
Z" don't know" 1 replied. But
really shouldn't want them to try it,
Tor I'm not apt to be very considerate
when acting on the defensive against
mere brute force"
Bonny said he should think it would
be dangerous for the scholars to make
the attempt. " But" he added with
another dubious shake of the head, "the
boys are not only stout and hearty, but
there's number of them. Once get
ie.laa staried and thew don,t fear anu-