The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-24
SCHOOL IN HOT WEATHER.
4 "Reminiscences Of some Of Cbiidhood's
Unhappy Hours.

Ms friends, did YOU ever attend q
school in ho, weather? Did You ever
III on a bench whose legs were much
longer than your oSn, and kick space
with your heels, and lick your upper
lip and your chin alternately while
thinking abou, going swimming and
pretending to study2 Did you ever
dreamily spit at a knot-hole In the
floor and st on the useless stove be-
decked with the Ounce cap rs a pen
alty2
/ know not how Il may have been with
yon. but ! can remember doing oil those
things. Ave, | have done more. lhaye
borne the filings Of outrageous fortune
while sitting between two grown girls,
In penancc for some piece Of hazy-
minded forgctiulncss. The summer
time !. not the most advantageous sea-
sou Of the year for acquiring an educa-
ton. A boy dreams too much and stud
ics too little.
Why, | used 10 III with my eyes half
shut aud listen TO the clattcr Of the
paping machines in the adjacent fields.
and dream that II was the sound OF fall
ing water. so cool and fresh II made my
back ache. aud that ! was taking one
Of natures showcr-baths. and suddenly
woke up with the top Of my head right
AGAINST the masters fcrrulC. thinking |
had struck n rock and gone down into
the flood. which seemed to be boiling
hot
A boy has to BE- careful what he does
when he j. In school on a hot day. His
p~roneneSs TO sleep IS mort or less liable
10 get him into trouble. ! remember
one occasion when | concluded that Il
was a yury humorous thing to do TO
slide oil the end Of the bench. aud sit
fat upon the floor while the master was
looking In the opposite direction. |
worked the game successfully three or
four times. and was down again, when
he was go long threatening TO turn to.
ward me. that I fell asleep. When
awoke he had turned around. and a
moment later he turned me around.
also remember how | used TO chase
away the dies that took great liberties
with nv complexion with ms tongue.
; | remember how. in a dreamy way,
e~ndeavored to lick the back OF my
neck. being absolutely too lazy to raiss
n hand in sclf-defense. ! have not for
, gotten how irksome II Is to try to licl
the back Of q fellows own neck hall
| day at = time. That was what ! wa
instructed to do by way Of punishment
and my tongue soon lost It's CUNNING
f. and clsvc to the roof IL my mouth.
On another occasion | slept while III
snnshiro boiled the rosin out Of th'
plteh-p nc misunderstanding. and when
: after ! long snooze. | awoke. the SIX
a was o'ercast and the rain-drops wer
/. pa,tering on the roof forgettinI
, where ! was | shouted
; boys. It's raining
. I'VE are aware of Il, sir. the masts
!. retortei. and my face Redeemed an
: no, 10 hot I feared The dry leaves Of m
| book would fash into fame. Wcours
al my enthusiasm oser the shower VI
A put out like the fame Of . gas.Iet. whe
. he last months bll hes not been LOU
da.<sI. and the man with The wrench
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lansaidy out on the graceful World
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