West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-02-06
CONQUERED AT LAST.
A School-Teecher Who Was Too
Much for the Boys.

l think the worst set of BOYS ever
heard of We're the Hickory Point bows.
Teacher after teacher had cndcavored
to teach the district school there. only
to be either whipped or badgered so that
each was ready to give up before six
months had passed. The boys fought
or intimidated the male teachers, and
annoyed the female teachers. until I'M
nelved and utterly broken down, they
took their departure, shaking the dust
OF the Point from their feet. The day
arrived when no teacher made applica-
ton for the vacant school, and the
Hickory Point parents were anxious
and disturbed ut the state OF things.
Il don't know what we are going to
do with them boys of ourn, =" Deacon
Jones said 10 Deacon SAVAGE They
amt bad boys for work, nor for play-
ing, but the moment they get on them
school benches, with books in their
hands, the very evil one seems to get
inter en- All the Point boys pattern
after them, and very bad pattern il is,
Is YOU know, Brother Savage. They
seem TO be determined not TO be i'm any
school, and I'm worn out punishing
Zach. 1t don't seem to do him any
good"
That is so, Brother Jones. I'm sor-
~ for it, but it's so. Didn't punish
my. abe fur whipping young Winter.
and did that make him any better? No
just think what he did TO that last
school-ma' am - that old maid, Miss
Brown"
Deacon Jones, if he was deacon,
had keen sense of the ludicrous. and
he laughed aloud. Il declare. cant
help it!'' he said. Il laugh every time
] think OF how that poor woman came
into my house, with her false front all
singed so YOU could see bald spots un-
cerneath, and the hair behind crispcd
and smelling like burned feathers.
just look at me. Mr.. Jonesv She
cried. Just sec the work of that mis-
able Abe Savage and your son! Thcv
came pretty nigh burning me up. sir
My back hair was all in blaze before /
knew that it was on fire. And they lust
laughed, instead of putting it out. /
demand satisfaction, sir, for the out
rage.
well. we did have to pay well for
that frOlic, Mr.. Savage answered
dolefully. But she was too high-
tempered and eNctabie 20 be a school
teacher. Folks that are always fyino
into pieces can't manage boys, any
We've had all kinds of teachers.
Brother Savage. II isn't the teachers
but the wickedncss OF the bows them
selves. Why, YOU know we've had GOOD
aud bad-tcmperei teachers. Young and
old, mild and cross. and how lone did
any OF them st1v2 I'm DISCOURAGED
and shall not try 60 get another teach
or. Zach may 20 without an education.
and u give him one behind a plow. If
he don work, I'll whip him. and that S
all / can do.
Most Of the parents at the Point
adopted this plan. The BOYS were set
TO work IN the fields the barns and the
stables, and kept steadily at IL. They
were allowed no holiday, and no recrs-
auous, and before six weeks had passed.
they began TO look back with r.0ret 20
their detc ted schOOl-davs. and to wish
them back ariin. Even their fnglcad-
err did not hesitate e. confc-, this.
Il don have "a moment for any kind
OF tnn' abe savage grumblad .Pa's
always at my HEELS and when he isn't
there, mac jrst like watch-doy. IT,.
'Ape. do this or Abe, You do that
Mlnil furry despise my own name.
why even sunday. II ] walk down the
road I'm called back
They're treating u, i'm this way inst
~ pay us Cor making 30 uncomfort BILE
Tor the teachers. zach said gIoowH.
} know Be-. that. though thev DOM
say BOZ. But don't care. I'm not oo-
Ing back TO- cBool
I'd rather have the teachers Abe
st.d; 'fDr rf they keep this up. I'm e,q-
ing 90 run away Now. if Won hadn't
treated Mr Jepp iu tho way ygud.l
Do have been here nos. and III school
~ hateful, "a did have Saturday and
hoIiday.'
- said ~ teacher should stav here
thHt rouldr Eek ms' Zach cried
iroWnIuG. end m not going back on
10Y word So man shall scoId and
ier1ie noe who ISN'T stronger than ar0.
H ] can help 3D. You can show the
While feather IF you choose, but reckon
cau hold my own and drive EN- away.
y sl Che boy do play coward "
HacharaL Jones was The leader h the
ieV3.Loi the ooys against school author.
~ lin was t9ut -Jui.t powerful
'fd nearly ghtfo1 years OLD. who
LI.ad Ine scholars with rod Of iron
Hardly boy cared 90 oppose him. for
AD was aaretdE with h.- G-f. AZ Doc ,.4.
sifh ui- Words
he bad Some raf.es gD1orgu, .m.
pulses DO was -.-urcH friend and
iI Doc whipped Che weaker bor H.ms..f
Do would allow no one else fa touch
strength end boIIno-. Abe esvy.