The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-04-05


He dout knov hawk from : hand
sa~l- said Jsd Day. ~ be did be would
not coms here.
..But seil teach him so't bell know
aiors We git through With him. Hell 81
the ooasaie taken out o. him." laughed
Jo.e Yates
"wont be thought chorused Ziby
Swain. cufy wyman and Nss Duriee-
These were some Of the Kaidger boys
They were loafns about the schoolhouse
waiting for the new master to come The
winter term Of school was 70 begin thst
morning &s
"Oh, you think you're smart'" re,orted
sally Brigg. Talk about consate. He
msy take tia oonsate out o you. lt'il be
pity II he don't"
WHO'S that just spoke up and said
nothing7' said Jole. looking around with
mock seriousness.
The others laughed and Sally was silent
but she determined not to forget the in.
suit.
They say be wears store clothes,
, said Ziby. II s'pose he thinks we never
saw any here Won't be feel highly hon.
] ored though when he hears us all salute
him when be comes iny'
Here be comes. fellefs. just round the
turn by the alders thar. cried Nat. "Be
ready now to yell when he comes in. Bray
and whiuny Just your prettiest as soon as
he shows his head inside the door"
The boys at Kaidser Hill we're rough
set, as the reader has already seen. They
had the reputation Of being the worst in
the county, at least in the town OF Gains.
boro. where the Kaidger Hill school dis
trict was located. Since the town was
first settled there had been trouble in
school here nearly every winter.
I, II was not wholly the fault OF the boys
The parents were constantly quarreliug,
one IA, aily with another. The year before
nv story opens there had been lood con-
tention conc, vning the school house, the
old one having ,ysteriously taken fire and
burned.
somo OF the towns tpeople wished 10
build new one, but the asjority thought
it best to occupy for schoo. purposes
recently erected log house WIN, 70 young
settler had built, intending to m ke his
home in the district but who had su. den
ly departed for another state
1t happened therefore, that after much |
wrangling the log house was taken q
for schoolhouse. II was strong struc-
ture and measured twenty-four by twenty I
feet on the gronud. =
AT distance Of twenty-five feet from
the house there WAS low but strong log 4
cow-barn, fifteen BY twelve, with . roof Of
large splits covered with turf.
The house had front door and four
also an end door opening into
. covered way or portico connecting with
The cow-barn h8&E Il
But few alterations were made; the COW 4
barn with its connecting walk being used q
Tor wood house. As have said. there ;
was door opening out Of the school room
into the covered walk, and there was also I
mother door where this Snk connected
with the wood house. a
The other outside door of the former
COW barn was now nailed 'ap, so that the d
,nly way into the present wood house was q
rom the school room. The doors were a
zach provided with strong iron hasps and l,
staples, as is common in such pioneer 8,
structures. From this ather peculiar ar r
'angement Of the wood house it bore, a,
.mong the boys. the nioknane qf!fAe trap.
l have frequently noticed thE where |,
he parents in good school district are Of Il
'ariance that district is noted for i'll be. Il
lavior and rebellion in the school room. i,
The Kaidger Hill district was an ex- q
RENE case Of the truth Of this statement. a
Jad Day, Cufy Wyman, Jote ,Ys tes. |,
Vat Durfee and Ziby Swain we're rough d
'oungsters, from seventeen to ninet cen n
ears old, not lacking in Drawn or DO ne, n
'oastful Of their powers at rough aud tn m v
lie and correspondingly deficient in int Il. G
actnal gifts
Jad was a thick-set. rough.headed boy
nth the little twinkling eyes Of an arran, Il
ogue; while Jote was more thin speci- d
leu OF backwoods aggressiveness nearly Or 8,
ute six feet tall. Nat, Ziby and Cnffy NJ
'ere less peculiar in appearance, .but not d
whit behind in their aptitude for making IL
rouble in school.
For the last three years there had not
cen complete term OF winter school in !.
10 district. Four masters had been car -
cd out by the boys. and they declared =,
,at they would carry out every master =,
iat the agent would hire to come there. ).
Their mode OF doing the carrying out =,
as comm only to rush upon the unfortu-
ate pedagogue and carry him out Of doors. :.
illy-nilly and throw him into q snow /.
rift. or else to put him into the trap and :, -
sep him there the rest OF the day. y.
Usually the luckless victim was glad to
epart as soon as he could from the school ;.
ouse and from the district. One, how. "
ser-a young theological student t-mus- :,
ring courage to return TO his post the !,
ext morning after being carried out, WAS !,
ken 10 the top Of the long bill which
Ad given the district its name. and tied :.
st to hand sled and vet going. MAzep.
alike, out OF the district. =.
The young rascals left him the free use
bis feet 10 steer with, . favor the nm. Of
'rtunste man was no doubt duly grateful B