The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-12-08
Schoo +, Begins.



School begins tomorrow.
Not here, but down in Maine In New
Hampshire and away up in Vermont.
There Is a little square piece of paper
tackled on the Old schoolhouse door. 1t
Is signed by the agent and 1t reads The
winter term of school in this district will
begin on the first Monday after Thanks.
giving.
There is no school in the Pinhook dis
trict. The new teacher, they say. i a
college STUDENT. He never ia lght before
HES a little bit OF a man, says the
agent ; Oldest boy. Il guess he's good
teacher. lie asked me how much l
weighed.
week ago the teacher sat in his shah
by room in the college dormitory 1t had
grown so dark that he could not see TO
study. and he lay back in his one easy
chair and Sazed AT tue three glowing
squares IN The door OF his little sheet-iron
stove. II wonder how l shall get along.
Thirty dollars month and board NIL be
great help. hope the biz boys aren't
such rascals as used TO be.
TOMORROW every ooy III the ulstflet
Will be at the school house before
o'clock. Mother puts up the dinner III
TIN pail-two pieces OF oread and butter
two boiled eggs piece OF gingerbread,
four cookies ana TWO BALDWIN apples
The BOY gets ms DOCKS out IRON the cor
ner CUPBOARD where ne hung them "hen
the summer schooi ehdcd. oh one slde
of the slate there Is long sum in par
| tai payments, ana on the other plctnre
OF house, win smoke coming OUT Oh the
chimney lie packs MS oooks-nfst tlle
slate, theh the geography then the WIFI
n2-oook' lnch the readcr ana tne arl1h-
metic sac oy sue liieh the SPei'',ia
BOOK, ana the testament. lie ADJUSTS Tue
| Whoie skliiuiiy uhucr MS arm, ~" ;
mother I'm all ready, grabs his dinner
pail ana goes out OF tne yard win "Iioop
and yell to another BOY VINO mas just
come III slght around the turn,
AT The schooihouse the Dig poys are on
hand early. ihey rattled wlhuow tiii
the STICK that fastened the lower sash ieli
III upon the moor. men they ciainoereu
in ana secured their seats aceoruihS 10
boys law,oy putting tnelr DOCKS III me
chosen desk lhey quit roaring hre III
the old box stove that stood on three leSs
ana Drick' lley drew pictures on the
blackboard ana eiiihoih@ up through .he
scuttle III the entry way, explored INC
mysteries OF overhead.
Meanwhile from up the ROAD ana uo"n
the road the Boys ana girls are coming
girls throng around the locked door tht
boys play Jag ana go s,iolile on tne ICE at
the SIZE OF the ROAD IL Is "i'ioS'
O'Clock
There's the new teacher lhere lit
comes! THAT'S him
Every nerve qnivering with apprehen
sion, the teacher turns III from the roa'
towards the schoolhouse door. III seem
to him the most critical moment OF III
life
"Good morning, teacher, tie Sirls sa!
almost in concert.
Good morning, girls, ne answers
family. Then unlocking the door' lit
goes in, ami an the girls ana boys CONF
swarmng after. lie hangs ms oVcrcoa
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