The Osceola times., 1885-08-08

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make a contract. Mr.. Beyil sent a
Mr. Dalton, husband of the proposed
teacher, to a Mr. A. Goble, who of
course promised him the school for
her, but Mr.. Goble was told he was
not Director, that though elected,
he could not qualify before the 10th
of October. Mr., Goble was glad to
make a change, no had two or three
boys old enough to attend school,
but, because, they might do some
thing 10 deserve punishment, were
kept at home, and made believe If
they came to school, they would be
punished whether deservedly or not; ;
that we were just that kind of a
teacher. This is the chat that came
to me the later part Of the term.
Seeing there was no cause of object
tion to our method of teaching, they
saw fit to circulate al! manner of
false and dirty reports about US;
but suffice it to say, every patron
sending to school were satisfied and
willing that we should teach the sec
ond term. But to get at the point
in the natter We lost several days
on account Of sickness; six DAYS,
counting Saturday and Sunday, be
fore our term would have closed,
we were taken down with an attack
of bilious fever, and Mr.. Bevil ON
being apprised of this fact. straight
way hied him down to the Lake and
ordered the parties to begin the
new school term, which was accord
ingly done; this we learned on the
following Thursday, the new teacher
having taken charge on Monday.
We went down ON the next Monday
and opened school to finish our CON
tract, of four more days tuition due
the district. In few moments, in
came Mrs. Dalton. We stated the
facts to her that four more days
would complete our term, she insist
ed on dividing the school; we, of
course, objected, Finally she said
she would give way until our time
was out, and rendering us the use
of her bell until Friday, she with
drew. AT the noon recess, both the
negro Directors had been notified
and were on the grounds, aud while
we were discussing the situation
short distance from the school house.
Mrs. d., following instructions, took
possession of the building and call
ed "to books " before we were aware
that She was on the premises. in
fact, we were not prepared for this
piece of strategy. We were beaten;
yes, dead boat, and our bashful ma
ture would only allow us to "pull >"
for home, bat had she been one of
our own sex, things would have been
otherwise. We asked for our full
pay, but the negro Directors object
ed, saying, "vonr time ain out, dat
sicknis doan' cut eny flyer wild de
lawi dat's the law up to de Court
house, to only pay for actual time;
school has To be open each day 'zact
y on time Ill dc term of sixty DAYS
was out, making three months"
We will say, had it not been for
Mr.. +. Bevil, we would have been
teaching there now. We would have
forced full payment, but did not
want to punish the Directors. for
what their soluble king had caused
them to do. lie swore in his wrath
if we eyer got full pay we would
have to get it by Law. Now think
of it in fair light! Mr. Bevii said
he had nothing whatever to say nr
do with the school; but more than
one good citizen knows that he wss
the SO lc cause of the trouble; he was
afraid we would know how he man
aged the affair, so in his usual way,
he would pull one out at time aud
give it to 'em IN broken doses, aud
at low whisper. We have known
him for some time, aud hagc never
heard hIm express all opinion on
any subject before more than one
person at time; no indeed; calls
them out, one at time and talks
very low; lets his words come up
out Of the bottom of his shoes, as it
were, the while his eyes keeping
watch TO note the approach of a sup
posed enemy, when the words oome
gurgling up, soft and mellow. To
our face he WAS onr friend, but to
our hack, the bitterest enemy we
had. We do say the patrons of TIE
school favored our teaching the sec
ond term; we do SO an the fact that
the majority of the patrons of the
school signed petition to that effect,
carried In person by Mr. w. I.
Brooks, the white Director of that
district, which also stipulated s45
month as the sum to be paid me.
The present teacher is working for
l$25, while the oolored teacher is re-
ceiving, for a much smaller school,
both in point of numbers and in adj
vancement, S35. Don't this indi-
cate a fair sized bug under the po.
litical trimmers' auction block: The
citizens of the Lake think It's a cold
Jav whom thar ,nuut no ,uadn sui