The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-17

ket fiH or nCf. put S.9e StDGK 70 niIE HGtE the tenaciiy of orc of,he IT IL ard plds,ers she was so fond of pres rbins f,i us She cherished q ho eiess love for gi,e May flleen, who Tan fton her
 III.
 Released from ihc hands of Gregor. the new fellows we're sent down to the '. unds. where they were put through a eatechism somethag like the fgllosln |:
 . foaIs aa, wh E. youI name ~
 How much n aay= you got.'
 Will you cheek rozcl:''
 :" Can you iighi::
 As q rule, more than verbal answer was required Q ,ae las, question. for he examination vas asaa!!y 5louskt to al end by ,.n invitation rom several old hands to as many bew fellows to "cefne and hatc T ont n ,he kookeIy. The k5osSefy was p.eEe e gfogaa in the eeiaeF oi lie %.a9s fo4rd. where d ie. ragged trees srcw. 2. ihe branches of vNcn, iol want oi a wnIse habl;aiion some hai dozen rocks made tteir nests in the spring. Ihts was the lighting ground oi le1er and Il resulted ham tEe ilf1e-honofed practice of - tvia.. II oai w.;h the new iei.oWs [. lht. K oCkc on he frsi day oi tcrfa that ;nose un- ieftunates generally ;.H5e ,heif eafi.es, appearance before iczer sI;n hiac.. eyes aai swollen noses Sometimes. irdccd Il happened thtt :. UtN fellow could hsht. AId punished h.s adversary bat this WAS Gncomnon. Having been soandly dsubbed n the Rookcry. the young uns were instructed to te. rrx.r. wAen he questioned them m school thc next morning, that they had fallen q, aiust | desk
 \ singular and i.sina appearan ethey presented when r@nEed before hir, after early chapel soineihins 9f this kind vas what took place
 fozer adjusting his gi tsses. after hay Ing wiped them on the Idll of his toatj-
 lou, irst boy, what Is the mater wuh your eye"
 Frst New Boy shaking in his shoesj- " ie.l against desk, sll
 Iozer: '' ou neN; boy what have you done with your front teeth
 second ne~ boy (sh,mperlng}: te.l agains,@ desk. sir"
 Iozer: iou, th!ri boy, account for 't+N S4s +e.H t.2 s@R k ttt fIui nose.
 lhird new boy DinDborpg]: "I feel tgllns, desk. sl,.
 And so on. to inc lsst ui the batch. ielef then. bringing the scvcIest power ai his eye 70 beat upon ne n.ssefable sa nsStes 5, daa ate'es,.} throwing open .Ae cupboard l. s3s ssde. Whefefn fe- posed iicsh and maiden cane. would takc ID his palabie ptcc.sely n tse,e words
 Darins the twenty years ,hat have administered this seaoel. ..-,uc observed aa uniAl.,nG and unyaiy .sg propensity or the part of new boy ; tp itli 4sll,!s! a e.esk an the day (: the.r arrital. i: IS IF, possible that a'i oi you i.ay t fallen against a desk. Iou a.e telling me lie. Each oi you hold out d hand
 Under such h'asa,as auspices aid eoys enter or the.i lie a; To1efs.
 A V,Ta vote Continuation followed. when each was assigned hls place in he school. There were six iotins the tith winch was the highest; the fourth. ,te upper ;hrd, the lower third. ,he second. and the trs,. The iourth form contained : aoou; hve-and-,wenty boys, whose ages range rom thirte-a tc fifteen and haf | AHei the later age, TO boy was allowed : i1 fela1n n the iouiih: be was scnt to i lon the sel.:ots in the fifth If he had | doae well. Tozer commented him. and !, sent hiin up on his merits; II he .,,du't . Iefer whaoksd him. and se..., him up on . his dement's.
 Every fotm used cribs Tn getting up is classics. The method of preparation was ih,s The tal.est fellow n the form held Inc crib. and the res, Sieei around him in Il circle, and listened while he read aloud, connecting the Greek or Latin with the English words IS hes. they could Il was only m exceptional cases iha, recourse was had to dictionary {. The plan was speedy, bu; had is imper- icel.ons, winch showed the plaiucst when any variation "as made n the usual afdcr q ,rans's@Gs ;n class. Nobog;y ever acquired anvh hing beyond the mos, general ldea oi aHy portion oi the lesson, eNlep; ihe few lines which he expected would fall to his own share: so iha. il the fellow At the middle or bottom of the form WAS put on at the beginning. or the 'e!iow st the top MAS pgt os at inc end ot eae lesson. the resul; was hopeless collapse. anu the bringing into play of the swish.
 Tofer was perfectly asare tha, we used cribs; and on hali-holidays, when the sehoo. was at cricket or football. he would go round the class rooms and hunt fer them among our books II he found crib in the locker of very big fellow. he would remove i; 10 inc locker oi some one who might be swished wi:h impunity; and he would send for ;hat fellox.
 What book is that in your locker. s.r?"
 II don't know, Mr, Tozer.'
 Ah bu, know. l. is q translation oi N,rgil Thls is the way you prepare your lessons. IS i; =
 It isn Il my book, sil, and dida', pu; t there.
 '' Indeed, Then >nu would sugges, that somebody else put II there: This makes your case worse you WI. receive len cuts. And he OiG.