Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21

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oioedy threat iat0 execution. ks iuUeci-ss-
iy changed az mllc VIXEN Be Afled u p rs
ewes IA agony. aad s4s TIE savage features
of nls master directly ever Llm Hs ac-
cosailgly surrendered himself az o1ce, and
qllckiy followed t1e pe1aglgle lAto = snail
closet near oy, where ~ suffered nlllselr
"a Dc deliberately Locked 70.
Having thus easily disposed Il TAro.x,
Wl2ns returned IA nasts - the window.
Hs ~ss Just Ia time u e.Ls Tanner. sh9
w4s boldly mounting "a tue ASSISTANCE Of
Lls cora pzElon- Wilkins dragged q "a IA,
AID threatened twpggs, Who was already
h4lr way Up TIE ladder, - tamb.e hlu
down n he dId not mined iaLsly descend.
Twiggs scaIupered % the ground without
waiting for another invitation, a1d tne
schoolEn asJsr fastened u dls pose OF hls sec
Dad victim.
Tanner was not 80 easily conquered as
T4r0ox Dlt, after being ple II he trouble
OF plcAng himself up three tines, he con-
cluded not ~ tempt the nsJ II The powerful
scho0lmaster ay4.n, aud quietly submitted
wilkins led ban 10 the enrry, pitched him
down the stairs. and, locking the door De
hind him 70 prevent his return, went back
10 the school ro5m-
He found Twiggs on the ladder he having
mounted % see IN what manner his COM
panlous had 50 mysterlousiy disappeared.
Seeing Wilkins, 10 began 10 descend, but
thought ft 70 pause when he heard the
terrific threat that If he proceeded another
foot the ladder would Dc thrown over upon
him Next, wilkins ordered hun 10 as
ceud His hand was on the top round OF
the ladder as he spoke, and Twiggs dared
not dls0Dey. lie slowly climbed up and had
the pleasure his companions had be fore hiz
OF being dragged through the window.
''You are the last, but not the least, ob-
served the scD0Olmaster. with a smile, a. ho
led his submissive pupil across the room,
and i u bothered 20 know what TO DO with
you. Tarbox Is IN the closet there, and Tan
ner IS trying 10 make through the outside
door, which one Of you had the goodness 70
lock, IN order 10 keep me in. | mustn't put
you with either OF them, and l have an
equally strong dislike 70 letting YOU run ~
large. An, have III Will tie you up-'
This said, Mr.. wilkins produced a strong
cord from the table drawer, tied his unre-
sisting pupil. hands behind his back and
bound him 10 one OF the benches.
"NOw, be so good as 70 inform me which
OF you locked the outside door," said VII
kins.
'Tarbox, and | didn't have nothin' to DO
with H." replied Twiggs.
"And Tarb1x took the keyir
''Yes, sir"
THANK you; win speak with Mt Tar
box on the subject"
Wilkins proceeded TO the closet. He found
Trbox sitting on the floor like . Turk. Ho
looked up with a silly grin when his teacher
entered, but he Immediately looked down
again.
Have you the kcyl' demanded Wilkins.
Upon which. without saying a word, Mr..
TarOox took the required article from his
pocket. The schoolmaster thanked him,
wished him good-evening, and retired.
TarbOx was once more locked up IN the
closet
Mr.. Wilkins then begged OF Mr.. Twiggs
not TO make himself un comfortable by tug
ktlZ dk INC GURUS WHICH COuuucQ HIS uduAASs
but 10 remain as quiet as possible; and
wishing him pleasant nights rest, disap-
peared through the window, which he
closed after him, and descended 10 the
ground This done, he con siderately re-
moved the ladder, that the prisoners might
not put their lives IN danger attempting 10
escape by 1t, provided they broke loose into
! the school-room, and proceeded to his board
/ ing place as II nothing OF any note mad
/ happened.
Mr. Wilkins slept very soundly that
night, and got up early next morning TO
| proceed about the duties Of the day. IL is
said that on his arrival at the schOol-room
he found three OF ms pupils there, who had
lodged somewhere about the premises, and
looked as If they had enjoyed but little
sleep.
IL Is needless TO say that the three gen
I tlemen Of the scho0imaster-whipping com
mittee did not soon hear the last Of taking
/ lodgings IN a schOOl-hoisc, nor need the
reader be told that they never after made
an attempt on the sacred person of Mr.
/ Cyrus Wilkins j. T. TrowDridge, IN
/ Yankee Blade