The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-06-14
A UNIQUE SCHOOL.

An educational Institution at Rust
fer's Eulch, Tex.-Feaehfng the Young
Idea How Not to shoot
Yes, said the schooln1aster, as he
rolled fresh cornhusk eigaro, /" the
history of this school would no doubt
prove interesting from. a. newspaper
point of view. Its most startling Incl
dents, however, seem commonplace and
tame to a frontiersman. This school
was started five years ago, and / am
the fourth teacher. / have been, here
two years. About six years aoo Mr..
Robinson, great sheep man from the
lower country, located in the gulch.
and established ranch here Many of
his herders had families, and, being a
man OF influence and wealth, he had no
dlffieultyin establishing publieischool,
and he built this house. The teacher
hung his hat up ON the floor In one cor
ner and shelyed his books in another.
The pupils brought sheep-skins to sit
upon, and-eTery 1ight rolled. them up
with their books and piled the lot up in
The two unoccupied corners. Well, af-
ter Mr. Robinson, the wealthy sheep
man I-spoke Of, had completed his
school house he looked about for a
teacher and finally secured thesservices
OF an Old fellow-an ex-stage driver
who could barely read and write. This
country was full of Indians then. and
the teacher and larger pupils went
armed. He took his meals at Robin
sons hoose, but slept here on the mud
noor. He had weakness. for post
whisky and got drunk on the slightest
proyEfocation. One Sunday while, he
was lying there Before the sehool-room
ilre IN a drunken stupor, q. wandering
apache happened in and carried away
ftae oolnaster' s. scalp as an 'educa-
iionat trophy. This catastrophe caused
tne school to close, and it remained
without a teacher about six months.
One day avery pretty and lady-like
young woman rode up TO Robinson's
.rsneh and asked for that gentleman.
he invited her in and she made known
her business, She was q. a.school-teacber
andan2iotis TO take scharge of thH Rust
ier,s Gulch school. She gave her name
as Miss Emma Graham, and entered
upon her duties the next day after her
,fhgagement. Miss Graham was about
eighteen years of age. Robinson had q
son year older There were indians in
the country still. and it fell to voupo
sack Hobinsons S lot to escort the pretfy
scheoimarm to and from the school
mousse He rather liked it, and beinp a
good-looking fellow and a trifie more
Polished than ranchmef's sons usualIE
are, Miss Graham rather liked IT. also
lney became friends, and this friend
snip developed intosa very tender and
p,;c Ipomanflc passion. One night Jack
tsol.lAsoa was missing The school
.nasr lnsrin disappeared, also. They were
sS0h seem afterwards in chihuahua.
IleS'' Is' hylng together as man and wife.
'ssck was, running a. saloon and the
sonletime sehoolmar9n was DEALING
monte ss5& -ss-s-l3 a
~ II was more than q wear when the
,,si ssnooi was again opened. This time
'ss.e Sa Teacher. was woman from the
otates. The board assembled and he
Eaislisi sEAsemita tatien with great soleniz
10y, They asked the most nonsensical
sneas with. the greatest possible
sarF as,@sisF' and received the most prepos-
'efous answers !. sAss.
Ma, ,Solhnected y with the examination in |
IIaatshesmatics Iasts is a story which eventually |
s,aa ,e@Aeo out and gave the whole thing |
bsSsj q One Of the board, Mr.. Smith.
was. @@ large flock of sheep. and they
NJ. W. siillcted withsthe scab. He was /
,nsf ,p.epsslng to dip, and had purchased |
t5s thy gallons Of q patent compound for |
nv. ny purpose This liquid was to he /
Ebsgperly bsJp diluted with water. Smith |
b. au d;al dS;9a1strueted d big dipping vat, but
he Tai not know how much water #
~ and ne was anxious to learn it's /
hoS capacity, so that he would know |
He,ra.a n1cn OF the patent dip to put in.
fhe sS sass Ine dimensions of the vat. and |
81 f;.t's p.lcaht for the school. after a deal |
rallass = q told him how many cubic
down own .h,n y would hold. Smith iotted
he 10 ,sas s1ls answer and turned the wouId- |
Aet over 70 Jones. Now Jones