Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-09-16

white whiskers and blue overalls.
Without committing himself on his abil-
ity to read, MIR. Perkins gave the letters
to Mr.. Clark. ..> --4:.@ =
s.This is to certify read the latter,
''that the bearer is competent to instruct
in the ordinary English branches: also
in Latin, Algebra, Geom~"
Here the third director, a small,
fierce man, with black whiskers, who
had been cycling Gorse with eager
glance, was distinctly heard to ejacu-
late: "Wishy-wash!'
whats that, Billiger?' asked Clark.
"Wishy-wash?'' repeated Billiger.
'.Namby-pamby! What do we want OF
Arabian?''
''That's So" said Clark to Gorse, in
explanation of this pithy observation.
'.Latin isn't much use to us. We have
a hard lot of boys, and what we're after
principally is muscle,
consequently, we don't want NAM
by-pamby," added Mr.. Billiger, who
made his point.
'What we WANT proclaimed Mr..
Perkins, with raw-boned dignity, sis
somebody to keep the boys up to the
rack. That's about teachers bust
ness, l suppose
"With your help said Clarence, 81
think can manage the boys
'Good,' cried red whiskered Mr..
Clark, who not afraid of anything him
self, was pleased to find fearlessness in
another. "That's the talk, Mr.. Gorse!
Think you're match for them, eh?''
"Certainly. If they misbehave, let
them understand they will be ex-
PEELED"
Mr.. Clark's face fell in spite of the
jovial red whiskers, he looked grieved.
Mr.. Perkins spread a look of lofty
scorn in the spotty places of his white
beard; while Mr.. Billiger Kissed
"Wishy-wash, namby -pamby," and
glared most balefully.
Turn out boys O. spirit and keep in
the milk-sops? Nuthin' of the kind.
Whittle down our school to namby-
PANTY teachers? Not much"
every WE'LL said Clarence, who ex-
pected this outbreak; ''then Ill man
age them some other way
Mr.. Billiger shifted. He evidently
supposed the young man referred to
some method by 'smoral suasion," in
which case the district would settle
down to state Of nauseating peace.
mo wishy-wash!' he stipulated.
:'Just as you wish,' replied Gorse.
"Good again." said Clark, brightc :
ing. ''Do your best. Take a club OF
anything; only master 'em.'
Clarence agreed, and the contrac;
was drawn up; four months at fifty
dollars month.
After this, to reassure Gorse, Mr..
Clark explained that there were but
few very troublesome boys. "About
six, aren't there. Perkius?''
"Six or dozen," replied Perkins,
with great mans carelessness.
"rherc's the three Bremen boys
"And two Johnsons. Perkins
seemed proud of the Johnsons.
"And couple of Rhino Williams
boys. Jim Wooster-is Jim going?'
Epigrammatically, Perkins replied
that Jim would ''be on deck"
SIS your Bill going?' asked Clark OF
Mr.. Bin;ger.
"Bill is, returned Rilliger.
s'He is the worst of ALL explained
Clark to Gorse. Doyou know. Billiger,
what Id do with your Bill if were
teacher?''
'.Don't know as I do,'' said Mr.. B.
uncasily.
"Weil, I'd just crack his empty
head.' This was rather personal re-
mark, but fierce Mr.. Billiger did not re-
sent j., and business being concluded.
he and Perkins took leave.
''Do you actually mean business anx-
iously asked Clark when the others had
gone.
II don't mean anything else,'' said
him on The shoulders and advised him
''to sail jn.'
"Now," said Clarence, ''about a
boarding-place. want to board right
here' Mr. Clark was delighted; would
ask 'sMary,' who, being called, proved
to be the pretty girl again; and, being
asked her opinion said: IF Mr.. Gorse
pleased.'
Clarence wished to know if the young
lady would attend his school. Mr..
Clark said the school was too rough.
II want to learn latin and algebra
said Mary, in tone as if, perhaps, she
were too ambitious.
''Nothing better,' cried Clarence en-
Enthusiastically. IF you don't 60 to
school will teach you in the evenings.
This is fine place: he went on. "You
have an organ, [ will bring my violin;
there's music; you paint little: so do
I; there's art; latin and algebra, there S
our science; I also, Mr.. Clark, play a
fair hand at cards; there's amusement
I am very skillful with a knife and fork,
and there's active business;we're a hap
ply family right off. -
"Haw, haw!'; cried Mr.. Clark, taken
at the start in his own vein. eve are
and I've notion to 90 to school the
first day. and help you clean up the
boys.'
On the first Monday of December
Clarence Gorse was on hand at an ear
" hour in the barren, isolated school
house. When he had built a fire anC
made the room tidy, he sat in state be-
hind the desk and amused himself look
ing over the previous winters register
He found there had been three teachers
at different times during the term, anc
that, after week S reign, each of then
had been deposed. He found also the
names of the redoubtable Bremers, o.
the mutinous Johnsons, of tie Messrs
Williams, and, high up in the list, al
phabetically, the terror-inspiring name
of Bill Billiger, put down convention
ally as civilian Billiger, aged "a.
While he was engaged in this thrilling
pastimc, the smaller children bega1
to ARRIVE. They inspected the teacher,
hung up their dinncr-pails, fought fo1
the small seats in front, and, whe1
Gorse said Woodworking, ran on
with sarcastic laughter, as if even they
were not to be caught by designing pc
likeness. After them came the larger
boys and girls. The boys hung III
their overcoats and dinners, pre-empt
ed seats, inspected the teacher, who by
no means attempted another "Gooe
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