The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-16

attempt made to unlock the door, which
not succeeding. the peremptOry much
of do" was given which received no
answer,
Quite a number of the smaller pupils
| had been admitted through one or the
windows at which two of the big boys
| stood guard. To this window the mas
| ter next made his appearance, and
| again, accompanied with dire threats,
| demanded admission. In reply to this
an "article" to be signed by the master
stipulating that five pounds OF candy
half bushel of chestnuts, so many sec
tiCns of ginger bread and tub OF Ever
hart's cider and that no one was to be
punished would be regarded as the
price of admission, was Il rd through
the window for him to read and sign.
Glaneing over the contents, the "ar-
ticle" was torn into hundred pieces
The conditions being rejected, turtner
threats of terrible threShlngs were IN
dulged in, but all to no purpose, and
prt santly the master disappeared, but
soon returned with one of the directors,
whose august presence failed to over
awe the boys. Hastily climbing the
rough corner of the school house, the
master proceeded to remove the clap
board shingles and gain admission TO
the attic. This OccasiOned great excite
ment and several of the long benches
| were luIuSJ luIO IllC zap hOiO III oAO
corner which was accomplished just In
time.
cabs" Spidel was in his glory, his red
head might have been seen dancing
here and there, and his foresight In
| procuring a number of long slender
rods which he pointed with his knife at
one end. AS the master would thrust
his fingers through the cracks of the
boards which formed the ceiling in or
n % aa.n hn
4 some most unmeTciful raps which caused
the hand to be hastily withdrawn, Ihls
advantage was followed up by vigOr-
Gus upward thrust with the pointed
stick at the master who incautlOusly
stood astride of knot hole in the board
The vigOr of the thrust plainly showed
that ABS" was not entirely lnsenSlble
to the many sound wallOplngs he mad
received from time to time, and each
prod which an incautiOus exposure was
| sure to receive, was followed by such
expressions of rage as the rod would be
seized and dragged up through the
crack, as plainly to indicate that the
| master was not in the most deYOtlOnal
frame of mind.
Failing in this attempt to force an
entrance, he again presented himself at
| the door and by vigorous thumps tried
to force the door off its creaky wooden
| MN ReS. EaCn Inuulp WOulu Dc ais wei =
| ed by ABS with cum rel, cum rel!
| A resort was again had to threats.
"MOch vets uf oder ich, hOch der to
houd uf." "Cum ahead, do is elm Vip"
was cabs" response prOffering him one
| of his six foot gads, which would be fol-
| lowed by cOntOTtiOns and grimaces as
| though he was already undergoing the
| threatened castigatiOn. ABS" knew
we'll enough that unless shielded by the
| al HUhIcb tho utpr WOul he COM
pelled to sign in which it was stipulated
| that no one was to be punished he
would not have dared to take the risk of
"sassing" and taunting the master, and
which once signed, every condition was
sacTedly kept.
1t may be said the sympathies of the
directors were with the boys, as the
master was getting the munlhcent sum
| of ten dollars month for such easy
work." he could well afford to spend
several dollars on treat.
The siege being abandoned for the
day by the master, he returned home, but
as each day lost had to be made good,
the next morning finding the boys still
in possession paTley ensued, and little
strategy practiced by the master came
very near giving him the wished for
opportunity to carry out his threat
"ich hOch der de hOud uf."
A duplicate of the former article hay-
ing been prepared it was handed out to
be signed. The master also having pre-
pared one exactly like the Othel " tn
the exception that it was stipulated
each one engaged in the "penning" out
should receive round thrashlng, adrOlt-
ly exchanging this for the one handed
ont. he signed it with the quill pen
passed to him for that purpose and re-
turned the exchanged ''article" to the
| BOYS. The trick was discovered just in
| time to prevent the opening of the door
| for the masters admission, and a further
| parley was followed by his signing the
proper paper and the siege was end ID.
Some of the boys were dispat he'd to
| GreentOwn for the candies, others to
| Eyerharlt's for the cider. The nuts were
procured and when all was in readiness
| the candies were divided and the nuts
| thrown broad cast over the floor. Such
a scramble as ensued would be hard to
describe. Under the benches, over them
and under the desks, forty or fifty pupils
| of all sizes and ages, heads of all cOlOrs
| bObbing up prOmiscuously with both
hands rapidly to work filling pockets,
| formed a scene not soon to be forgotten.
The cider being disposed of in more
| orderly manner, books" was called.
The masters" sternness having relax
ed to an extent which permitted him to
enjoy the fun and general good feeling,
and short lesson only being imposed,
day of enjoyment was had long to be
remembered.
The agreement to thrash no one for
participation in the "penning" out was
| kept, but whenever reasonable preteXt
was afforded to exercise his muscle in
| the use of the rod, the dust would fly
| from the old red "wamus" in manner
which led to a strong suspicion that the
| indignities suffered on Christmas had
not been forgotten.
This ends the "reminiscences" and if
their perusaI has afforded any amuse-
ment and assisted in calling to mind
the things of the past, associated as
they are with the actors, many of whom
have passed away, We shall be amply
repaid; but the thought that those sur
YiYing are fast becoming the old men
and women, whose turn it will next be
to pass off the stage of existence, brings
with it feeling Of sadness difficult to
restrain, and we remember with kindly
regard the two old teachers still living,
Jacob Carte and George Grubb, and hope
that many years of peace and enjoy
ment may be added to their useful lives
and that lifes sun may set in the glOries