The Red Cloud chief., 1885-01-23
CONQUERED AT LAST.
q SchoOl-Tcachcr VINO Was Too
Much for the Boys.

q SchOOl-Tcachcr Who Was Too
Much for the Boys.
think the worst set Of bDy- | ever
heard oi were the Hichory Point boys.
Teacher after teacher had cnd ivO:"i
TO teach the Gi,:ric' school there. only
10 b. either whipped or haIgrrrl - that
each "aS ready 10 civ. mp br.prr SIX
months had passed. The boz, fought
or iEiim;datcri the male tclrhor-. AMI
annoyed Tia" female teachers. until. IN
ncryci and utterly broken down. thcy
took their departure, shaking the dust
of The Point tom thcir feet. The day
arrived when no teacher made a]pplicl-
tioa for the yacan; school, AMI the
Hickory Point parents were a~nNi"u,
and disturbed a; the state of things.
II Ton know what we are "oin% 10
do with them BOYS of ourn. Deacon
.Ionc~ -a.d 80 Deacon Sayarc The
a,nt bad ioyS for worE, nor TO- PLAY
in", hat the moment they get "n them
~c.nul benches. with book IN Their
hands. the yer. evil one seems lo get
inter 'cm. All the Point boys pattern
after thcm. and a very bad pattern 1t l..
~ Won know. Brother Savage. They
seem to hc determined not To he in any
school. and IN ont puniShln~
Zach. II don't seem 10 do him any
good"
That j. 80. Brother Jones. I'm -or-
r. for il. hut It's 81. Didn't | punish
my thc fur whipping young Winter.
and id that make him any better No.
just think what he did 10 tina, last
schuol-ma'am that cid mad. Ms,
Brown
Deacon Jones. if he was 4 deacon,
had a keen sense of the ludicrou>. aud
he lau"hcd alnud. Il drclarr. | cant
hcIu it, hc said. Il laugh cvcry time
think ut hos, that poor woman cam"
into ms house. with her false front all
SinwcI : Nou could Sc bald spots uI-
,~crncath. and the hair behind cr!>pcl
and smelling like burned feathers.
just look NJ me. Mr.. Jones She
cried. just see the work of that mis-
abe Abe Savage and Your son. They
came pretty nigh burning me up. sir.
NV back hair was all in Il blaze before |
knew that il WAS on tire. And tlcy Just
laughed. ~inS'ra! %! putting il out. |
demand saiislartion. ST. for the out
rag"
well. We dill have to pay We'll for
that ~fr"l:c." Mr.. Savage answered.
.lnlrfuliV. But she WAS too nigh
tempered and cNciiabic Ia be a school
trachcr. Folks that are ALWAYS living
into pieces an manage boys, any
wa.
We've had all kinds of teachers.
Bro;hcr savage. Ii i-n't the ~tcacacr-.
but the Wi.kcdncSS of the boys ;hrm-
selves. Why. YOU know we've had good
ami had-trmpcrri teachers. young and
old, mild and cross. and huw louw did
aur of them stay? I'm Discouraged.
and shall not try la get another teach
cr. LaeAmay 20 it..out an education.
anu 4 n riStN- Mind 4 pillow. Ii
he don't work. III wh, linn, and that :
al | can do"
Most of the par is ut the Point
adop:cd this plan. he BOYS We're set
TO wolk in the fields. the barns and the
stables. and kept stead lyst ii. They
were allowed no holida - and no rccrc-
ations. ami before six wrcss1lad passed.
they began TO look back w.t. regret T.
Their dcie>ted school-daya. md 10 wish
them back again. Even heir ringlcad-
ers did not hesitate TO G. ;fesS this.
II don't nave a mome' (; ftr any kind
of fun" Abe Savage grelnibicd. Pas
always at my heels; and when he isn't
there. mas Just like a W: tch-do-. Its
Abe. DO this or Abe, Won do that
until | fairly despise } lypwn name
Why. even Sunday. if l :lk down the
road. I'm called back
They're treating us i tbs WAY Just
to paw us for making it ,Incomfortahle
for the teachers" Zach sid. glo"milv.
Il know its that. thou. h they don't
say so. But don't care I'm not 90
ing back To school"
I'D rather have the b aoherS.' Abe
said; 'for if they keep th sap. I'm 20
ing TO II away. Now. i You hadn't
treated Mr.. Japp in the wAy Won did.
he'd have been here now: and if school
as hateful. We did have Saturdays and
HOLIDAYS"
Il said no teacher shsIuld stay here
that couldn't lick me!r Zach cried.
frowning; and I'm not o1ng back on
my word. No man shall >eold and
ferule me who isn't strong g THAN | am.
if l 4 help il. You show the
white feather if YOU choos. eut reckon
L can hold my own and Dir y em away,
if all the boys do play cor "a
Zachariah Jones was tbs Hadcr in the
revotspf the boys against s. DO authori,
~. He was 4 stoutly-briR powerful
lad, nearly eighteen ye,rs Old, who
ruled the scholars with 9 rtd of iron
Hardy a boy dared to opp(Fe him. fol
he was as ready with his list As he wa:
with his words.
Yet he had some rather g4ncroIS i'm
pulses. He was a stauncf Friend, anC
if he whipped the weaker sQes himself
he would allow no one CT to touci
them.
In strength and boldness be Savag'
nearly matcAed him. so e. re was n
offensive ad defensive ALI ce between
the two. ch was UNI pared 70
Abe's defect and wax hal knant 1t it