The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-08-12

'"' nm @ttot anu ht mas nlWays
been 20 good. N
But you promised. You have ci,en
yonr word Here are thirty boex N
whom you should be an example. be-
you think they are not watching ,oue
Look At them" ~
did look nt them. Walter Lanes
sharp. black eyes AMI Harry Sanfor.i's
sleepy orbs were fixed curiously unon
me. Nor We're these All. GRAY ewes.
blue eyes, hazel and brown eyes All
Were regarding me- inten,ly: | almost
fancied that they looked at me pifvinc.
u. ! could not bear il.
Attend 70 your writing, boys
Then ! walked slowly up 10 the desk.
You see how il j.. said the trouble
some voice. You will certainly have
10 punish him.
But had thought Of 4 possible plan
Of escape. drank" said /. won
have been disobedient. and--yon know
what said. but Won are such A GOOD
boy that cannot bear 70 punish YOU
not IN fhat way. mean. You may 90
70 the foot Of your class. instead. ~
I'D rather take the whipping
The honest. uptnrncd face was very
sober. but betrayed not the least sign
Of fear. nor was there the slightest sns-
picion Of tremble IN the clear. child
ish voice.
Bless your brave little heart"
thought l. .Of course you would
might have known III" and again /
walked the aisles, up and down. think
ing, thinking.
{" You will have to 10 It," repeated
the voice. y. There is no other way
IA cannot. oh, ! cn'f," groaned.
half aloud.
1.-THE good Of the school requires H.
You must sacrifice your own feeling
and his"
Sacrifice his feelings! Loyal little
soul good as gold. and true as steel"
mo matter. you must do it,
~ iconfr
/ walked quickly 70 the desk and
struck the bell. The children Looked
wonderingly. "Listen 10 me. boys
said !. You all know that Frank Dun
bar i one Of our best scholars"
Yes. m'-yes. M" came from all
parts II the room. but two or three
Of the larger boys sat silent and nnsym-
pathetic.
=. You know how ambitious he il in
school. and what q little gentleman.
always.
.Yes'm. That's 80. We know"
Only Two unsympathetic faces now;
but one Of them. that Of a sulky boy in
the corner. looked as II its owner were
mentally saying: Cant think what
you're driving AZ, but I'll never give in
never"
= You all know how brave he was
when Joe Willis dropped his new knife
between the boards OF that unfinished
building on Cor!iss Street. How he did
what no other boy in school would do
Jet himself down into the cellar. and
CROPPED about in the dark until he found
II Tor him"
We know that yes. m. Hurrah
for"
= Stop amoment One thing more
Sulky-boy's companion was shouting
with the rest. and Sulky-b boy own face
had relaxed.
y You an KNOW said /. .how he
took care Of Willie Randall when Willie
hurt himself upon the ice. How he
drew him home upon his own sled. GO
ing very slowly and carefully. that poor
Willie might not be jolted, and max
ing himself late 70 school IN conse-
guence.
.'Ycs. I'D. Yes, ma am. IIoo-ray
for little Dunbar.' Sulky-boy was
smiling now. and knew that nv cause
was won.
Every well. X said i. Now lei rs talk
about to-day. lie has disobcfed me
and-of course ought % punish him"
:" No, IN. you oughtn't. Don't pun
ish him! We don't want him whipped"
But | have given my word. - viii
be treating Won all unfairly II ! break
il. He has been such a faithful boy
that should like very much 70 forgive
him. but cannot do il unless YOU are
AL willing"
"Were willing. We'llgive youleave
Wei. forgive him. Well
"Siop! 1 want you 10 think Of X care
fully for minute. am going 70 leave
the matter altogether with you. 4 shall
10 just as YOU say. II, at the end N
one minute by the clock. you arc S,lre
You forgive him. raise your hands.
nv dear, on should have seen them
II ever there was expression in human
hands. saw il III theirs thrt day. Such
a shaking and swapping Of fingers. and
AN eager waving Of small palms break
ing out At last into hearty, slmults-
neous clapping, and Sulky-boy's the
most administrative OF ALL
Disorderly." do You ssy? Well
perhaps II was. We were too much ~
earnest 10 think of that. ] looked y
Frank. His blue eyes were swimming
in tears. which he would not let fall.
As for me. turned TO the blackboard
and put down some examples in long
division. II | had made all the divisors
larger than the dividends. or written
the numerals upside down. il would not
have been at all strange, under the cir