The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-17

There Nefc three ass.sIant masters. reaeh. the mathematical master was the only one n the plaee ol whom ~e were the lea,: aifaii He was a mi@aic-aged man gross and pur>t. with a white doughy iase. illumIned by small black eyes. We .bhorrcd nun for his ha5.i oi f4yoritsnl. winch lcd hm to pc: t25 or thee boys and vent h,s spleen on aii thc others. Weealied hlm Fiae because oi tho voraei;y with which lie ate d; table. Dar- ing he first years of his masiershlp like ners. sicnily declined to send up any enc to be logged, n1i hom tender or hu- manita-ian Toiivcs. but rom sheer squeamishness on the suoiett oi me swish, Il being tue function ot t.,e master who reported him 70 heid the h1', ot the victim during the opcra'ien. bn' bne day, in a rage, he sent up Davis oi the upper .hird; and having once tas,el h.,,.,.. ..d rather liked it. he neYeI after ward failed to repor, one or ,~o ot us when ,he weeks " 3tk was cveFhau'ed on Monday mo,aine
 Longreesl. the 'hlrd master. was l tall gawky fci,ua. with sandvha!' ard a weak chess. who exercised minimum ei au- thoiliy in the school. Me dcsp,scd h'm at first for, three weeks ate he came. he wen, down on his knees 10 the fourth form, and prayed Ihem nc, ,o sing kule Britannia m class. lest ToIer should ovefhear. and take hls situation from him. Bu, in time we came io like him. for he was soft as milk and good I study. and tsy to beg eti any decent Iel- low who happened h be under sentence oi whacs,ng. At Il school entertain ment, in his first year, he read ' The May Queen" by which name he was ever atterward known.
 The Mly Queen. when he iirs, came ,augh, French IS well as English: bul his a,tainmen,s in the Gllhc tongue were inconsidcrable, and Tozer shortly after ward engaged q resident Facnch master Ills name was GrIngier, which was seor corrupted by Us into Ginger. Ginger was big stout man, wtth black halr. rec cheeks, and an eye aS nlerfy as hat rev erend person $ m ns0ldsby, whom Nelly Dean poisoned through he me dinm of Walden pie, Ginser had an ln sat.aoie appc...e for m.schlevsus and un lawful sporl of all kinds, and aided aus abetted us in mos, oi our netauous eN plcits.
 Tczer's sister Sophia ass.>lcd hhn l. the capacity of matior. She vas ot ,h' saule .,s1 and eoyaelinesS as her brother am a.G .sl lnveterate haued Tor boys She a.as small, thin, qad wizeued, an, went hornlng like a ebirl. She could however. tun upon occssion; and II wa owing .o s..e astonishing form she dis played n her famous pursuit of Feddy twice round the playground and owe Tozegs lawn. that she received the appel iagion Of t,regur. alter thC norse ot thu name winch won the Derby, or som, other great race, that same year. VA Gregor who first took in hand ;he new boys on their arrival at the schooa Sh, bounced on them the instant thcv SC foot on the mat, demanded ihe key 0 their box. and proceeded forthwith 10 |. minute examination ot the contents, sort ing ou, all such articles AS she cons eyec unit tor scaeol use. and setting then aside until the end of the term, by whici time they were not infreqeently missing Active 10 most pernicious extent, shs was liable 10 be found up and aboa, q any hour of the day or night: she woulo rouse Tozer from his slumbers at mid night to acquaint him that she had foune pile of ciusss under the table in ,hs hall, and at six in the morning