Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-10-06

But it can't be that anything's in the
chimney" she added, sarcastically, ''for
seen Jote on the roof looking into it as ]
came along to school"
Something in the chimney" repeated
the master innocently. "What can il
be?n
He saw the trap at once, but for reasons
of his own he chose to walk into it, and
got partly down on his knees, with his
back to the boys, and essayed to look up
the fue. This was the very thing the
Kaidgers were lying in wait for. With a
shout they all sprang upon him, pulling
him backward on the floor, and then began
dragging him through the door and along
the covered way opening into the wood
shed, or strap" Somewhat to their sur
prise the master did not offer much re-
sistance. Don't be so rough with me,
boys" he said, in what they thought a
rather queer tone. In a moment more
they had him in the woodshed-just where
they wanted him, they thought-but just
where he wanted them really. No sooner
were they all inside than the athletic, but
heretofore passive, Ammi Bray suddenly
bounded to his feet and delivered two
lightning blows which sent Joe and Ziby
headlong and with tremendous force
against the others. Before they had time
to rally, the master was out and had
hasped the door before them. You will
remain there, boys" said Ammi, ''till you
can appreciate good fret"
With this parting salutation, the master
went back to the schoolroom. After some
delay the wad of brush and turf was re-
moved from the chimney, and lessons pro-
ceeded as usual. Thanks to their own
precautions, the outer door of the wood
shed has been securely barricaded, the
mutineers were hopelessly prisoners, and
ere long began to shiyer in the cold wind
which whistled through the chinks be-
tween the logs.
eyer don't b'lieve he means to keep us
here all day, do We? ?" whined Nat.
"Yis, 1 du," snarled Ziby, rubbing a
very puffy black-and-blue bunch over his
right eye.
"Jes' like i'm tn. / tell you he's reg
ular blue pill, he is. Look at my eye"
oval, we'd a. sarved him the same sarse
eff he hadn't up an got the better on u.s.
said Joe.
But there was no great comfort in that
reflection, with the thermometer at thir-
teen degrees below zero.
well be laft at by the hull town."
growled Cufy; and then each began to lay
the 3lame on the other. But they soon
had to bestir themselves to keep from
freezing, and, after doing their best, they
were soon thoroughly chilled. After a
time they began shouting to be released;
but two doors interviewed between them
and the schoolroom, and a high wind was
blowing. Noon came and the noon recess
passed. No one went near them, and by
3 o'clock in the afternoon they were so be-
numbed and so near freezing that they
were ready to accept succor on almost any
terms.
Perhaps it was for this that Master
Ammi had waited for not much after 8
o'clock he called up little Asa Foster and
babe him go out to the ministers" tree,
as the children called the yellow birch, to
the top of which poor Mr.. Wentworth had
been tied by the Kaidgers, and cut ten
sticks, each as big as the butt end of a
whip-stock. When these had been brought
in, Master Ammi first warmed them before
the fireplace and twisted them little,
and then he went to the door of the wood
house and asked the captive Kaidgers if
they were cold, and whether they would
like to come in and get warmed.
eyes! yesw they reared. "Let us out
Let us outw He could hear their teeth
chatter.
"Well," replied the master, "you can
come into the school-room, one at time,
and get warm. Do you agree to that ?"
eyes, yes" they chartered.
"Well, then, Jad may come first" said
the master, and he opened the door partly,
but stood ready to force II to if the Kaid-
gers showed bad faith. Jad squeezed out,
and the master, after hasping the door
upon the Others, escorted him into the
school-room. Half frozen the youngster
rushed towards the fireplace, but Master
Ammi laid a heavy hand on his collar.
Not so FAST" said he. al did not say
you were to have fire heat. | have some
thing that will better suit your case" and
he pointed 10 the pile of big birch withes.
You great boys" continued Mr.. BRAY.
earnestly, ''have abused your teachers her
for years. Some you have maltreated,
even put in peril of their lives. Those
were mean, rufiianly tricks. That was a
cruel, fiendish outrage on Mr. Wentworth,
who was honestly trying to do you good.
You meant to use me in the same way this
morning. But the day of retribution has
come to you. l doubt if you have much
appreciation of poetic justice, Jad Day, but
you Will soon feel the force of it."
Whereupon the master selected one Of
the withes and proceeded to quicken Jad's
circulation. Jad howled and squirmed
But it was not until second withe was re.
duced to a mere stub in the stalwart mas
ter's hand that there was any visible lull
in the proceedings.
care you warm now, Jad Day %
COW, ow! Yes, yes o, | neyer'll dc
nothin' again, you, again-neyer will
never will !"
Take your hat, then, and go home.'
said Master Ammi; and now he proceeded
TO let out Jote Yates.
Jote was as tall as the master. He had
on thick coat. After hearing a speech
similar to that which had greeted Jad he
was sternly hidden to take off his coat
| Sullenly he refused, and backed into q
corner, but with one jerk the master took
the coat clean off from the fellow except
the two sleeves on his arms, and it i,
doubtful whether the annals of old schoo
districts can furnish an instance to match
the "birching" that Jote then received
Completely cowed, smarting from head K
heels, but effectually warmed, the ring
leader of the Kaidgers was in turn sem
home-behind Jad. And then Cufy, Nat
and Ziby were in their turn admitted t.
their equitable share of the yellow birch
stimulant. The ten withes were used up
the floor literally sprinkled with the bit
and the five Kaidgers were sent homewart
in Indian file, all warm.
A good job had been DONE The back
bone ofriot and rebellion at Kaidger Hill
was effectually broken. Jote left tn,
place in few days and went to work il
the '1ogging swamp" After a week hac
passed the other four boys came to schoo
and were made to study. Odd as it MAJ
seem, they came to be on pretty goot
terms with Master Ammi before tn,
twelve weeks of school were past, and late
in life Jad Day often said that Maste
Ammi was the best teacher he ever had
Mr. Bray taught the school at Kaidge
Hill for three winters in succession, ant
from being the worst school in the country
he made it one of the most orderly ant
best.-Erchange.
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