The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-25
THE SLIM TEACHER.
How Hs Managed the School at
Cranberry 4ulch.


!sasnin 30 make man able to teach
school in Cranberry gulch. You'll
soon hind that out il you try. We've
hsd three who tried il IN. One laws
there IN the grave yard another lo>;
ais eve; the lsS, opened school ami
lett before noon time. for tie benefit
Of his health lie hasn't been back
since. Now, you're slender bnild.
and ali your leArnin' will ONLY make
it worse. for all our young folks arr
roughs, and don't stand 40 nonsense.
This was what one of the trustee.
of the district said 10 NV friend.
Harry Flotoe, when lie applied for
tae vacant post of Teacher.
Let me try. l know | am sleu-
der. but am tough aud have strong
will" said Harry.
Just as You like. There's the
school house and III have tie notice
given if you want it done" said tie
t'ustee
Il do" said Harry, land I'll open
NEXT Monday al y a. IN.
The notice was given, end there
was IA good deal of excitement in the
suich and along the Yuba flats. More
than fifty young people of both sexes
made IN excuse to drop into the tav-
ern to get a sight at the fellow who
thought he could keep school, in that
district. and many a contemptuou.
glance fell on the slender form and
youthful face of the woul be teacher.
Eight o'clock on Monday morning
came. and Harry Flotoe went down
10 the school house with KEY in one
hand and valise in the other.
Ready to slope. if he finds we're
TOO much for him, said cross eyed.
broad shouldered fellow of eighteen.
The school house was unlocked.
and the new teacher went to his desk.
Some Of the folks went to see what he
was going to do, though school VA,
not called.
Harry opened his valise and took
out large belt. Then. after buck
ling it around his waist, he put three
Colts navy revolvers there. each six
barrels, and a bowie knife eighteen
inches in the blade
Thunder! he means business"
the cross-eyed chap.
The new teacher now took out
square card about four inches each
way, walked to the other end of the
'cho,l house, and tackled it up against
the wall. Returning to his desk he
drew a revolver from his belt, AMI
quick as thought, sent ball after bail
INTO the card, till there were six balls
IN spot not much larger than a dol
ar.
By this time the school house was
lalf full of large boys and girls. The
little ones were afraid to come in.
Then the teacher walked half wav
lown the room with a bowie knife in
lis hand, and threw it with so true Il
land that it stuck quivering in the
enter of the carl.
He left it there, ard quietly put
wo more of the same kind in his belt
md reloaded his vet smoking pistol.
Ring the bell; am about to open.
chool." He spoke to the eross-eyed
10Y the bully of the crowd, and tine
10Y rang the bell.
1.-THE scholars will take their seats:
open school with a prayer" he said
ternly, five minutes later.
The scholars sat down silently, al
most breathleSs. After the PRAYER
he teacher cooked Il revolver and
1alked down on the floor
1--WE will arrange the classes. he
aid. "All who can read, write and
pell will rise. OF them We will
Drm the first class
Only six got up. He escorted them
D the front seats and then he began
D examine the rest. 4 whisper was
card behind him. In Il second he
Iheeled, revolver in hand
NO whispering allowed here y he
and for an instant his re-
Oliver lay on level with the cross
we'd boys head.
'Ill not do so any more, gasped
he bully.
"See you do not. | never give Il
econd warning" said the teacher, and
he revolver fell.
1t took two hours to organize the
lasses, but when done they were all
rganized.
Then came recess. The teacher
tent out too, for the room was crowd
and hot. A hawk was circling
verhead high in the air. The teach
r drew his revolver, and the next III
.ant the hawk came tumbling down
mong the wondering scholars. From
hot d,v ON Harry kent school for two