Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-29
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We had about as oruery and trifiia'
crop Of lids IN Calaveras county
II rty year. ago as YOU could gather In
With fine tooth comb and brass band
IN fifteen States. For WAYS that was
Kite sonIe they was moderately active
ard tonorinaliy rotuberant- That xss
prevailing style of the Cslaveras
lid when Mr.. George W. Nuiqpeen
come there and wanted &. engage the
school IL the old camp, where husg
up IN the days when the country ~as
nev and the murmur of the sIx shooter
xas heard n the land. Geo. W. Null
queen was slender Young party from
the effete East, With conscientious
scrlples and a hectic flush. Both of
these was agIn him for prom otter of
school discipline and squsre root. he
had a heap Of lmformstIou. and big sor-
rOwf1i eyes. But the kid. Of the school
they didn't seem to Respect literary at
talnnents or extensive know edge. They
Jest simply seetned 10 re-5Irrct the ~ MUS
that came tC shat country tn win their
young love with long handled shovel
and 4 hioodshot tone of voice. George
had weak voice. and they kept al with
At him until they drove him into "A
mo- ntaIn fever and finally into \ metal
nc .arcOpnagu-. Ii seemed kind of
tough to Inc, and | eouldn help blan-
ing /. Dto the school some. for there
were half dozen big snooZers that
dliEt 90 to school to learn, but just TO
false Ned aud turn up Jack. Well. the,
kill' him. anyhow. and that settled it.
" he : boot run kind of wild TIL Feb
wooary. aud then 4 husky younZ ten
derioot, with a fist like = mules foo, In
full bloom, made au application for the
place. and allowed be thought be could
maintain discipline If they'd give him
a chance. Will. they asst him wuen he
wanted to take his place As tutor, and
he reckoned he could begin to tuse
about the week follering. Monday he
sailed III about a. H.. with his grip
sack. and began the discharge of bis
dnties. lie brought in a big bunch of
mountain wiilsr, and. after driving
big RAILROAD spike into the door casing
over the latch, said the Senate and
House would Sit with closed doors dur
ing the morning session. Several large,
whIte-eyed holy terrOrs gaZed at him in
a kind OF dumb, inQuirlng tone of voice,
but he didn't say much. He seemed
con,id-rab Y reserved a. To the plan of
the campaign. Inc new teacher the n
unlocked his alligator skin grip sack
and took out Bible aud new self
cooking weapon that had an automatic
dirgus for throwing out the empty
shells. Ii was one of the bull dog WI
r!ety. and had the laugh of jo,ons
cuiid. He read short passage from
the Scrip's'eS. aud then pulled off his
c pat and hung It on nail. Then he
III dc a few externpOraneOus remarks. |
after which be sal waited the palm of i,
right hand. took the self cooking soug- |
ster IN his lie t, aud proceeded To clear
out the pads over the various prOtubsr-
ances of his pupils. People passing by |
thought they must be beating carpets in |
the schoOlhouse. lie pointed the gun at |
his charge with his left, and manipulat |
ed the CAD with his right duke. One |
large, overgrown Miss urIau tried to |
crawl out of the window, but after be |
looked down the barrel of the shooter a |
moment, he changed his mind. He |
seemed to realize that 1t would be 4 |
violation of the rules of the school, so be |
came back and sat down. After he wore
out the foliage he pulled the spike out |
of that door, put on his coat and went |
away. He never was seea there again. |
He didn't ask for any salary. but Just |
walked off quietly. and that summer we
heard that he was George
W Mulqueens brother