The Panola weekly star., 1885-12-05
MISS sTAybEY's school.
How ghs and "usoIs Guy" oOn
qasred The Opposition


AMI ho ran hl me what " say, aud
then W. ihink ~ bea to haye 'fhe
strong arm n The Law" ! heard
my father say that 10 Uncle Guy ibe
other day, Charley Mills is Vice. o.Pfesi-
dent aud Hen Wade IL Treasurer VIZ
met in Wat Tyler's barn, and when
made speech and said, Down VIII
tyranlsl and We won't m ruled By
womani" All The boys shouted. Hear
hear"
I overheard my father and Uncle
Guy tho other day talking about the
school and Uncle Guy said that this
winter would be nm "cra of reform" "
Just before the meeting to-day tho
dreadful newa came that our teacher IL
20 be- woman Hhall wa boys stand
thatP No. SRI Neverl We have writ
ten o petition against II, We was going
10 sIl,n our names with blood. but Jim
my Green tho smallest boy made
such row when We went 10 scratch bls
arm, that we used p0ke-berry JUICE In
stead What fuss these little fellows
make about nothing
School begins tomorrow, and wo ara
all 10 do our very best the first day 40 M
10 lull her INTO fancicd security and
then. Miss Teacher, look sharpl you
shall lind what We think Of women
tcaohors IN winter school. Wat Tyler
SAYS he'll bel hisslx.bladed knife against
INV new olub-skates that she Is six feet
high, wears spectaces, talks through
hsr nose, and viii lick the little fellows.
] had n notion to take him up, for one
Of my clubs Is broke, and his knife II
new, but Just then | remembered that
Uncle Guy said the highest officer must
b. diRniiied; 40 called Wat 10 order
Nouember 2.--1hls morning | started
for school ht eight O'Clock. Wat Tyler
overlook ma when was halfway. aud
when we got 10 the school We found Nil
the rest Of the boys there, but no teacher
In sight, NO we all went In and fought
for The back seats. The biggest boys
got them, and after that, just as We were
looking around for something else TO do,
the door opened, and the teacher came
In. A little,woman, pretty as picture,
with big brown eyes-and she looked nj
us 30 nice out Of them. M she said.
Good morning. scholars" that every
boy OF us made his best bow. and latter
wards Wat told me II she had asked
him, then and there. for his six.bladcr.
he would have handed Il right out and
never said word back. | know !
wished that had let Reub Colyer have
the seat he wanted before he rolled me
on the noor and got my blue jacket all
dusty.
By this time II was nine clock. 40 shl
took the Bible, aud | tell you, you coult
have heard pin drop when she said
III shall read but one verse this morn
ing. and want you 10 repeat II afte
me lie, Il be- the Keynote Of our lie TO
gether this winter" Then she read
"My little children, let US nst love Il
word neither In tongue. hut In deed an
In truth" Ben Wade says hor voIc
sounded like the first note Of the robi
that builds every year In the old tree b
his fathers west barn.
We all said the verse with her. ever
one Of us, and then she made lttl
talk TO us which I can't remember. onl
Il made big lump como up In IN,
throat. land Wat Tyler says Il Amt fair t
come Il over fellow In that way.
don't give him any chance,
Next she took all our names, an,
found out where we worc In our studies
We always before have had such goo,
time when any new teacher took th
names. But the fact IL. to-day we for
got all about having u good time. bc
cause she had something TO say 10 eacI
boy. We all think she must know som
one who has told her all about the slim
Hollow Boys When she said to Wa
Tyler, walter. ono look into YOU
frank face tells story Of honesty an,
bravery. You will be n strong help t
me this winter. will you notP" why. h
Just Strengthened himself until he wn
about two inches taller. and gave IN
teacher his hand. | was 80 taken abac
that whistlcd right out, and only rcoy
cred myself when ! saw that Reub Col
yer had written on his slate 10 mci "I'l
lick you after school II you do tha
again" t-
Lsicr.-We had an awful time at th
meeting Of the club, Wat resigned, an,
made speech that came pretty nea
breaking Us up. Said that Miss Stanle
was lady. and had tSeated US In
gentlemen; first time we had ever bee
treated 20. and he. for one. was goln
90 see falr play. | sah. you can
your name is signed In blood. Her
the boys all groancd.
But sail Wat ''supposc we d
change oor minds. and want TO 10 t
school 10 woman teacher--what then
Mr.. Presidenta" Then Charley Mil
clapped his hands. and all the boy
yelled; "rylcrl Tylcrl Go onl'
know the clnb will be broke MP, bu
I'm President. and. as Uncle Guy say.
The dignity Of the office must be main
tanned. 20 ! called the meeting 10 order
We coaxed Wat 10 stay In the club. b
promising 10 70 q little slow and Civ
Miss Stanley a chance. told Uncl
Guy all about the meeting. and
laughed and said something abou, Eve
daughter. which I thought was yer
stupid for a lawyer, for therc aln't
girl In the club. lie seemed pretty cu
fious about the new teaeher--asked m
al sorts Of questions.
We have The next meeting Of the clu