Daily Republican., 1882-04-08
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School Roam.


school Roam.
The Dayton 60. Democrat In recen
issue says: A highly interesting littl
"tragical cslRefy QecpIEsd last Mon
Iday In the Shiloh 1cHool, bear this dlA
! the tsGcher, l.. as4I. SuptAn, being
team. A compile of Buntkin's NlMe'
scholars (girls) have been disobedien
for couple of months past. About two
weeks ago the yuounger one left school
and last Friday the elder one got par
ticularly pnlujy. Buntain let it pass
unnoticed,' and on Monday, shs did nc
better. He bore with her till noon, and
after dinner told her she would have to
move from the seat in which she was
to one further from the other girls. She
got saucy, -.wlien he Threatened to
whip her IT she didn't obey him. She
said she would 90 home first. Buntain
told her to'Obey hipI. of take HI r. choice
between a whipping and leavihg School.
She took her books and left In about
an hour her brother came boiling into
the school. house, and rushing up to the
desk where ,Runtain was standing,
brought bis fist, down on the desk and
told Buntain he must apologize before
the whole school for insulting his sister.
Buntain had switch in his hand at the
time, which lie shook in his face and
told him to get out of there, as he had
only done his duty, and didn't want
anything to do wi III him. He persisted
In an angry way, and when Buntain
put up his left. hand TO shove him away
he knocked Bqntain's hand away. Bun
tain stepped to one side and picked mp
the poker, strip of iron about three
feet long, an inch wide and about a
quarter Of ap inch thick.
AS Buntain arose with the poker the
brother stepped back, and drawing a
large Smith & Wesson revolver, 80
callbre presented It, cooked. full at
buntain's breast, and said: "Now,
you apologize" Buntain threw back
the lappelsot his coat and said, "Shoot."
The brother hesitating moment. Bun.
tain seized the revolver In his left hand,
with his middle finger between the
hammer and cartridge, and held the
pistol pointed above his head, while he
NIT The brother three times over the
head with the flat side of the poker, the
brother struggling all the while with
both hands to get the revolver loose 80
as to shoot. The third blow Buntain
struck him he fell over on one of the
desks and Buntain on the top of him,
From there they fell to the floor, when.
in order to get the revolver loose, he bit
one OF Buntain's fingers clear to the
bone. Buntain let his hold 60 for an
instant, but quickly grabbed again, aud
Just in time to save his life, for the ham.
mer descending caught the end of his
third finger, tearing part of the nail off
and thus preventing the explosion of
the cartridge. 4 At this juncture one
of the large boys ran up and wrenched
the pistol from the brother and Jumped |
out OF the window and ran home with |
it. AS the fracas occurred near the door,
most Of the scholars had jumped out of |
the window Immediately on the brother
drawing the revolver. .4. .ys |
After the revolver was taken from
the brother, Buntaln pounded and chok-
cd him awhile, and then asked him if he
would go away and leave him alone,
He sald dyes, long enough to have
you arrested, whereupon Buntain gave
him aLother round of pounding and
Making signs that he wanted
to speak, BuAtain let him get his breath,
when. he said if Buntain would let him
go he would go away and never bother
him again DIS longs as he lived,
Mr.. aRuntain called his scholars in
and went on with his school. Iu few
the brother came back, and
this time he was careful to knock at the
door. Buntain went to the door, and |
the brother stood there, crying, with
the blood running down his face, and
said he was sorry for what he had done,
and wanted to come In and apologize
before tbs school, but Buntain would |
not let h i'm