The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-10-21


queue before he had gone ten feet.
He stopped very suddenly, put both hands
to the back of his head, turned panied and
mortified face TO me. and said
NE stay here liz bit yet
Yes think YOU Will, / remarked.
About forty boys and girls had witnessed
the whole affair, and o. course enjoyed IL.
My blackboard pointer descended very
smartly on several fingers directed towards
Wah Sin, with giggles and chuekles. during
the morning; and four boys remained
with me sitter school, because | had
caught them in the act of putting their
thumbs TO their noses, and twirling their
fingers az Wah Sin.
1t Is hard for even Chinese boys to endure
this kind of ridicule unmoved, and Wah
Sin was so deeply affected by it that he
threw soft-boiled egg from his lunch-box
across the room at one of the prosecutors.
Wah Sin had, however, erred in his aim,
and the egg hit me. instead OF the boy for
whom il was intended.
The school burst into an uproar, Wah Sin
sat trembling and pale in his seat; but be-
fore / could reach him, he had darted out
OF the door, and was flying down the noun
tain-side toward home at such a furious rate
of speed that his shiny black "pis-tail"
stood straight out on level with his head.
''Us boysll 20 an ketch him fer you.'
kindly volunteered a little fellow.
You are very obligIng," l replied, ''but l
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, L became aware
of an unusual commotion outside the blan-
ket-door 1t swayed back and forth in an
unusual manner, and some one seemed
grasping and pulling it outward.
suddenly the blanket gave way entirely,
and came walking down the aisle of the
room, with something under it kicking and
struggling.
"A grizzly shouted one
a cattymount' cried another.
'Iniuns,' screamed an excited little fell
low, with his eyes half out of his head.
BY this time, human legs and arms had
become visible. stepped forward and threw
the blanket aside, revealing to our astonished
gaze the struggling forms and angry faces of
Wah Sin and his father.
Boys shouted and upset seats in the full
ness OF their JOY; girls clapped their hands
and laughed. The WATERFALL came rolling
across the floor in a deluge, and a shrill voice
johnnie Pratt did that a purpose, teacher;
| seed i'm"
Il never, cried Johnnie, in angry denial;
"it was axidentr'
"O-o-o-h! you Johnnie Pratt, l saw you"
"Hah, yah, Hi-yiz Hah, an, VIZ Sam
Sin had 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 rebelious
He hookee boy! Lun away from school
Play hookee on mountlin, yah"
Wah Sin was treated to a terrible shake.
Belly DNd boy. Lazy, Whippe him.
Yah, hi. yah"
After each OF these sharp, short exclama-
tions, Nah Sin war slapped and cutled I'M
til look OF penitence and submission came
into his face, and he cried Justify.
thought IL time to interfere. There,
Sam Sin | said to the angry parent, Il am
sure Wah Sin will not play truant again.
Let him take his seat now
/ mOtiOned toward Wah Sins seat; Sam
Sin led him to ii. picked him up and plump
ed him down on the bench i'm Il manner that
threatened dislocatIon of the boys neck.
followed sam Sin to the door, assuring 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, heard
great cry Of
Teacher teacher. teacher,
Alas for my confidence IN Wah Sin
He h'isted that winder. an out he went
a-lickity-cut'" cried an excited boy near the
door.
And he made the awfulest mouth at us
before he went. and shook his fist at your
back, volunteered little girl.
! stepped to the window, and saw an excit-
ing spectacle.
Wah Sin ran down a trail in full view of
his father. and / beheld what was literally a
mad race. The boy seemed flying over the
rocky ground; his father ran with wonder
ful speed Two queues stood at right angles
with two Chinese heads.
| knew that il Sam Sin caught Wah Sin.
my pupils would be given an object-lesson
that might do them good
fTpo ot,H no 4
down the steep trail, until Wah Sin came to
one OF the swift and clear streams that 90
rushing and fOaming around and over the
rocks between their narrow banks in the
narrow gulchcs. 4 pine, from which the
bark had fallen, was the only bridge over
this stream at the point where Wah Sin
reached it. lie sped over on the log with the
greatest ease and safety.
Sam Sin follOwed-half-way; and there
We could see him Swaying back and forth
with oUtstretched arms for moment, when
down he went into the fOamy waters.
Wah Sin sped on and on and soon was
lost TO sight behind a curve in the noun
tain.
We saw Sam Sin struggle out, and scram-
bic, dripping wet. to the shore and speed on.
But my pupils missed the obect-lesSon |
hoped they would profit by.
And that was Wah Sins last day at my
school.
Three days thereafter the rumbling old
stage-cOach passed the school house on its
was to the railroad station. fifty miles dis
tant.
saw Sam Sin seated on top Of the coach,
his heels dangling in the air.
Seated by the driver was Wah Sin. He
saw me at the open window, and, forgetting
and forgiying all past differences, as school
boys do forget and forgive, he smiled
brightly, waved one little brown hand
nodded his head in farewell, and saw Wah
Sin no more.
\ Negroes Idea of Secession.