Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-22
CORRESPONDENCE.
Through rro3an's Eyes.

| On the morning of the 9th inst
We pulled up our donkeys at the
steps of the Prior House, and sooT
after mine host had furnished IL:
with the necessary accommodations
Our object in visiting your city was
for the purpose of attending teach
ers examination; accordingly we d.
rected our steps toward what we
supposed was the school building;
but on entering we were surprised
to read upon an inner door the
words "rreasurer's Office" As
we happened to have business IN
that gentlemans office we stepped in
and received a tax receipt from Mr..
Dep. Treas. Doe, who can, we think
take the cake when it comes to
making figures rapidly. CHANGING
behind us we beheld Mr.. Sharretts
sitting in dlsnified silence in his
Office; from his solemnity we could
easily have imagined that the vault
in his office was a crematory or the
entrance to the Catacombs. AS we
were taking our departure from the
Court House we encountered Mr.. ii.
NJ. Balzer who is every inch a gen.
tleman; nor do we say it just be-
cause he is our fellow townsman.
We arrived at the school building a
few minutes late aud were met at
the door by Supt. Barker with
whom we had never met; therefore
our impressions of that gentleman
are fresh. He is of scholarly APP
pearance and bearing, is interested
IN his occupation, and as far as we
had opportunity of observing is per-
fectly capable OF performing the
duties of his office, Although We
do not yet know the result of our
examination, we feel satisfied that
Mr.. Barker will mark the papers of
all applicants for certificates in an
impartial manner. In entering the |
school room we were quite overcome
by the presence of SO many ladies,
dropped into the first seat which |
presented itself. AS we could not !
be present the following day, we
were so busy thereafter that we
quite forgot the fair ones in our
rear, until Mr., Barker gave us a
book from which we were to read.
1t was bad case of stage fright.
Thirty pairs of bright eyes staring
at us from thirty fair faces was not
calculated to reasure us; however.
between wondering whether the gem
tleman behind us would take offence
at our back; whether some of those |
school ma'ams would over 60 on
with their writing, and whether
ME, Barker was not thinking that
We were an everlasting disgrace to
the cause Of education, we managed
to get through with our reading,
we believe it was something about
the election of the President. al
though it may have been a treatise |
on chow to utilize the strength of |
butter"
re shades. how can a Superinten-
dent expect a man to do himself
justice with such a battery of eyes
yawning before him. Directly after
this ordeal Mr. Barker was obliged |
to absent himself for a short time
and appointed one Of the aforesaid |
far GHes to aet rs Eupt., until his |
return. Oar little remaining cour-
age oozed away at this jmLcture and |
we made our escape just as she was
about to impale us on her bayonet |
or crochet hook or whatever it was
she welded. We believe she had
blood in her eye, but it might have
been our morbid fancy and her red |
dress combined. Mr.. Barker must |
be eithera very happy or else a very
miserable man with the care of so
many bundles of feminInity, I'm,
I'm. When we recover from our
fright VIC are going to run for Co.
Supt. Going down town we met |
Mr.. Il. A. Bones for the first time.
He is not an extraordinary looking |
man; but that can be said of all |
great men. Calling at the REPoR.
TER office We found Mr., Adams, sr. |
wqrking like mailer, he said he
was going to visit the land of Troy |
Soon-stop at your humble servants
for dinner if you do so, Mr.. Editor. |
Mr.. Adams, Jr., was present also.
he took US ~ in the elevator and
showed us the elephant generally |
We are going to Webster again
some day and see more of our coun-
ty celebrities.
TROJAN.