The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-17
during the revolution ot 'zq.

the dark 10 cut the beli-rope. Tozel ceased 10 fog, and stopped the half hoii- days for the remainder Of inc term. We bore this for fortnight, thinking to tire him ou': but ne stuck 10 his ground. and Se saw tha; unless a compfbIaize could be effected. we must lose the best foot ball matches ot the season. Tor week we came down Q pTa5 CTS !. seven io Inc moment, and then went Q him T boo ! and offered an unconditional submission
 He relented. and the sentence was con. mated into one of thousand fires oi Cheek for the whole school. Thevlctory was Tozer's all along those lines.
 While Tozer wa5 in his prime. the in- stitution of sxstiag- both as regarded orch and Cane-had houfished finely 5ai increasing years had brought with them diminished visor of arm and a Imitation of range, and q, Inc time of which write h;s sly le Was not wha, t had been ln his paimy days !, was cramPes. where Il had been exabeIan. t wanted breadth and freedom, and showed altogether deplosabie absence ot finish. The las: ;i-ae he oceratet. or me could hardly repress I feeling of piiJ, so sadly had he dcc,ned from h!s o.sc splendid form. Moreover. .hr per toimanee was no longer pubic. for Tczer MAS lar too consclenaous an a,i.s. ;o sub mt his failing powers to be criticized by those who had seen and remembered him at lis best.
 IEc e9ot-r1e.a was now the srpne of every s~ishins of importance and d. Uast he sole circumstance of Intcres. that remained far the general D .blc WIS ihe procession oi the accuser, tke con denned, and the execulaee. from he seho room to that apartment.
 ine Pfeilm!naries were as follows: i1se, ie; me suppose, has a srudge of long standing against W.son prmus of the lower third. Da Monday. when the registers are examined .fter carly school. he presents himself at Tozer desk. and \ muucred collgquy takes place. during winch lozer rubs his palms together. rneh,ens his right afm, and slanecs han sFiiy over ms glasses to where Nilsor SIS. three places from Inc bottom, m the lower third. Wilson, to whom. thfoeSh constant repetition. this kind of th'hs h IS become little maaotous. ex- hiaits q sublime indifference. and in m auaioie tone makes l wager with Toddy. who SIS 4. the bottom of ,he fourth. that ne "l!l sei ni.een cG.s thls t:lae instead oi ten.
 :. Do you think, Mr. Peach. ih.t his x ] easel for an imposition says Ter IT sn GuGetione 10 like, neither If them having ;he smallcs, in;ea,.aa la foreeo ihe chance of swishing Wilson pr.mus.
 /" am atfaid ;ha, the sev 1ihar4- y De met y an imp s..ioa. answers Pike.
 An jas; as | feafcd, says Tozer " Wilson PTimus, he continues. elevatins hls voice. stand out. Ne,lr II, ss.et h., ass.ln complained Of your continued care lessness and insrbordln Ation. feere, that 1t should De necessary, so oftrn ;o proceed to eN,reml,ics with boy of your .ge and abilities. bn. I will haze no care .essaeSs CT insubordination in nay school. ien will remain behind a. twelve o'clock
 after twelve. when the others have been dismissed. there Is procession of three from the school-room ,o the boot room. Teler leads the way. Pike follows, 1 and Wilson prlmus with the brch-,he ! points of which, fl opportunity be given. ne Will nip of and put in his pocket brings up the rear.
 lnese were the preiIminaries. and ! beyond these, in the days Nnch followed i the abolition of public executions, there ! renamed 10 Us nothing but to gather ! about the boo,-room door. and listen for the impact of the swish. the srunt of | satisfaction with which Tozer accom- [ panied each stroke. and in the case of ayoargs'e, the smotheTed exclama,;ons : oi .hc sufferer.
 bai there was one distinguished oc- caslon on which To1er wen, far 10 re- cover the brilliant reputation of his carly ! days. The swishing of Davis made an epoch m the term in which il occurred, { and which Is tondly remembered as lo1er $ last great performance in public Davis was at the bottom of the upper i third, and had held that position during the recollection Of the oldes, Tnzerite. i He was of the ,adpole build, with big ! head and irresponsible legs and when ! he walked he gave you an impression that he was not quite sure where he was goingA or whether he would ever get there. S We all hated Davis. for he was 1 fellow If small meanness, who Il break ! fast or tea would direct his neghbors a;tentifl 10 imaginary spiders on he wall sksi drink his tea when his head was tuFhed. He funked at football. and WAS an in,eierate mun a; cricket. You felt n irresistible longing to kick al him when he passed you n the playgIeunc. and no one was ever known 10 withstaaA the temptation shielding his head ugssel water when an opportunity offered on ,ahbing nights.
 The An,ipa,hy of Tozer for Davis wis something positively abnormal. His fingers iiehei 10 be holding some soa@ et weapon whenever Davis went near him. and he woalG whack him gpon l pso- vocation smaller than ;ha, on which he whacked any other fellow. Toddy nc, es- eepted.
 Three several circumstances the ex- tempere and essentially public character rf ehe aerf1rr,l .ha Sr,na af'1.ss