The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06

own age before he had been three
months in the school, but when it came
to mental arithmetic. Wah Sin said:
mo like lithmetic; no study lithmetic
less 1 countee on my fingees."
To ''countee on the fingees" was a
method l had strictly forbidden, and I
would not make an exception in Wah
Sins case.
The next day he came to me. mo
study lithmetic; book alice gone"
l grasped the refractory little China
mans wrist very firmly, and picked up
q long rod lying on my desk.
Snow you find that book" l said.
with great severity, although I wanted
to laugh outright at the absolute terror
in the boys face when severe measures
were tried on him for the first time.
could feel him trembling as he led
the way out of the house to q large, fiat
slab of rock near by. The book was
under the slab.
/ stopped to lift the rock, and Wah
Sin started to run. Dropping the slab
and whirling swiftly around, I caught
Wah Sin by the queue before he had
gone ten feet.
He stopped very suddenly, put both
hands to the back of his head, turned
a panied and mortified face to me, and
said:
'Me stay here ill bit vet"
.'Yes, think you WILL" remarked.
About forty boys and girls had wit
messed the whole affair, and of course
enjoyed it. Ny blackboard pointer de-
scended very smartly on several fingers
directed towards Wah Sin, with giggles
and chuckles. during the morning; and
four boys remained with me after school.
because had caught them in the act of
putting their thumbs to their noses, and
twirling their fingers at Wah Sin.
1t is hard for even Chinese boys to
endure this kind of ridicufe unmOved,
and Wah Sin was SO deeply affected by
it that he threw sOft-bOiled egg from
his lunch-bag across the room ut one of
his prosecutors.
Wah Sin had, however, erred in his
aim, and the egg hit me. instead of the
boy for whom it was intended.
The school burst into an uproar, Wah
Sin sat trembling and pale IN his seat;
but before could reach him, he had
darted out of the door, and was flying
down the mountain side towards home
ut such furious rate of speed that his
shiny black ''pig-tail'' stood straight
out on level with his head.
us boys'll go an ketch i'm for you,"
kindly volunteered a little fellow.
''You are very OBJ iging." l replied.
''bu' must decline your offer
Wah Sin did not appear the next day.
nor the next; but on the morning of the
third day, soon after nine o'clock. be-
came aware of an unusual commotiOn
outside the blanket-door. 1t swayed
back and forth in an unusual manner,
and some one seemed grasping and pull
ing it outward.
Suddenly the blanket gave way en-
tirely. and came walking down the aisle
of the room, with something under it,
kicking and struggling.
"A grizzly!' shouted one.
IA cattymount!' cried another.
''Injuns!" screamed an excited little
fellow, with his eyes half out of his head.
BY this time, human legs and arms
had become visible. l stepped forward
and threw the blanket aside, revealing
to our astonished gaze the struggling
forms of Wah Sin and his father.
Boys shouted and upset seats in the
fullness of their JOY; girls clapped their
hands and laughed. The WATERFALL
came rolling across the floor in deluge,
and shrill voice cried out:
Johnnie Pratt did that a-purpose,
teacher; seed 'imr'
Il never" cried Johnnie Pratt, in an
grv denial: sit was axident!'
.'O-o-o-h. you Johnnie Pratt! saw
you"
..Hah. yah! Hi vi! Hah, ali, Wr Sam
mad spoken, and there was silence in the
room.
At the end of each angry little expletive
Wah Sin had received shake and box
On the ears. but he was defiant and rebel
[ious.
HE hookee boy!- Lun way from
school! Play hookee on mountlin, yah!'
Wah Sin was treated to terrible
shake.
BELLY bad boy. Lazy! Whippee him!
Yah. hi yahr'
After each of these sharp, short ex-
Wah Sin was slapped and
cuffed until look of penitence and sub
mission came into his face, and he cried
Justify.
1 thought it time to interfere. There,
Sam SIM" / said to the angry parent,
81 am sure Wah Sin will not play truant
again. Let him take his seat now
I motioned toward Wah Sins seat;
Sam Sin led him to it, picked him up
and pumped him down on the bench in
a manner that threatened dislocation to
the boys neck.
followed Sam Sin to the door, assur-
ing him that felt perfect confidence in
Wah Sin now; and the little Chinaman
went away wagging his head angrily,
and muttering threats against.his son.
As turned to enter the room, l heard
! great cry of:
Teacher! teacher! teacher!
Alas for my confidence in Wah Sin!
''He h'issed that winder, an out he
went a-lickity-cutr' cried an excited
boy near the door.
'.And he made the aWfulest mouths at
rs before he went, and shook his fist at
-FOUR back" volunteered little girl.
l stepped to the window, and saw IN
exciting spectacle.
Wah Sin ran down trail in full view
Of his father, and beheld what was lit
orally mad race. The boy seemed fly
ng over the rocky ground; his father
-an with wonderful speed. Two queues
stood at right angles with two Chinese
heads.
l knew that if Sam Sin caught Wah
lin my nunils vOuld he given an object