The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-03-06

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II expect a spirit of obedience in my
school, my young friend,n said the
teacher, "and / shall insist upon it,"
Il don't care what you expect, "
growled the young rufian; I should
like to see you help yourself"
The teacher bit his lip, while his face
w~hitened, especially as he heard a
snickering laugh spread among the
scholars, but he showed no other signs
OF temper unless it might have appeared
in his eye.
VIII you return to your seat and be-
have yourself, and thus remove the me-
cessity for ny helping myself?n
No / won't" was the reply.
"Then, I" said the young teacher, "you
shall be made to obey me-"
He reached to his desk al he spoke,
and took his ruler therefrom, when,
turning to therrebel, he told him to hold
out his hand. The boy, with a surly
and impudent brow, kept his hands per-
sistently in his pockets, looking around
the school for encouragement. Heevi-
IDENTIFY regarded the master as an easy
conquest, and felt sufficient strength
within himself to cope with the school
master.
"Hold out your hand, sir" the teacher
repeated, In a more commanding tone.
Refusing to obey, he received a smart
rap over the knuckles from the ruler,
when drawing his hand suddenly from
his pocket, he gave the teacher a severe
FLIP In the side of the head, and then
"pitchhd in" In q moment the school
was In confusion. The holder boys
mounted upon the benches to see the
progress of the row, and the timid sat
still and trembling, waiting the result
very anxiously.
The master, when thus assailed, did
not hesitate for a moment. His delicate
frame seemed to dilate with the spirit
evoked by the young %rufian, and the
sinewy strength broughtto pervade him.
He was smaller than his antagonist, but
had, by judicious training developed his
muscle in apowerful degree. He threw
his, ruler away and grappled with his
antagonist, and the struggle for mastery
commenced in earnest-science against
strength. The boys evidently thought
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they did not move to aid him, and thus
the field was left to the two combatants.
They swayed this way and that way,
back and forth, hither and thither,
straining and striving, pulling and jerk
ing, till, with a master stroke of science,
the master brought his pupil forward on
his knees, and then by an adroit twist,
turned him over on his back, like a tur-
tie at Halls waiting for the immolating
knife. Immediately improving his OPP
portunity, he threw himself upon his
PROSTATE foe, and commenced hauling
him in the most approved chancery mode
-hammering away at him, perhaps
in q manner not exactly sanctioned by
the rules of the ring, but fully justi-
fed by the case. The boys seemed pa
ralyzed with astonishment at the unex
pected result, and the bully after an
unsuccessful struggle to release him
self, roared out Justify for
quarter, which was granted on the con-
dition of good behavior while in school.
He was then allowed to get up, and, in
the vocabulary of the ring, was found
to be severely punished" His los
had suffered, and his eyes were essen
italy bunged up. He looked sneaking
and used up, and stood before his mates
a conquered game chicken. His inau-
ence was from that moment gone, and
when the master stood up before his
school. as calm and collected as it he
had been merely setting a copy instead
of an example, they sunk into their
seats with an implied concession that
they found their master. Not q sound
was heard from one of them.
aWell, boys" said he, "ifthere is any
other one disposed to disobey me, /
should like to have the matter settled
now. Those disposedto be obediert, and
will pledge themselves to obedience, will
please rise In their seats.
They all rose.
snow L will tell you, that 1 am dis
posed to yield equal and exact justice to
all-kindly if you will, but as you will
Hooking significantly at Brown D-be
good boys, and / am your friend. / am
going TO take q botanical stroll In the
woods, on Wednesday, and those who
behave themselves in the meantime may
accompany me. Do you wish to go?"
eyes, sir" was the unanimous voice.
He felt that he had ~triumphed, and
babe them be seated.
snow, Brown, /" said he, I must finish
up this business with you. You seem
sore in body and spirit, and you may
either go or stay. If you think you
have been wronged, appeal tothose who
may right you" +.
Brown went to his seat, and gathered
up his books. He was angry and
ashamed, and with a sneaking, hangdog
sort of q look, he departed. The boys
settled down to their studies, and the
school began to be cheerful and indus
trious.
The next day Bill Browns mother
calle1ao abuse the teacher for his vio-
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