Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21
TURNING THE TABLES.
Fate OF the Schoolmaster-Wh Whip
ping Committee

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Mess IarDoG Tanner and TINiggs were
very promlsiag young men between The
ages OF eighteen aud tweRty two' very
valiant very ambitious and very strong.
Ta-Y lad never Gone any thing remarkable
except a. school aud thesr mighty achieve
nsuts there did not consist IA spelling hard
words IA the back part % the spelling book.
parsing intricate sentences, or beating their
master cipherlnz
However. although the aboye-named gen
tlemen dssplsed such low pursuits as learn
ing - read and write, their fame was great
a. school The truth Of the matter i, they
had Jointly and sevcrally. from time inl-
memorial, a. lf were, belonged 70 the
sch0olfaaster-yyl ppng com mittee, and each
OF them, 10 Is SAID. could boast OF having
conquered more pedagOgues than some OF
their fellow pupils bad ever seen. Every
wister these three gentlemen had been n
tie habit of amusing themselves and their
constituents By such innocent practices as
taxing the rod out Of the teacher ; hand and
applying il % BIS own back. rolling hIm in
the snow, and Of putting him under tho
benches while they dismissed the school.
Ous winter. however. they found their
match NJ Cyrus wilkins was a stern,
powerful man, and not one 10 be trlred
with. with mpunity. Messrs. Taroox, Tan
per and Twigrs bad attempted on various
OCCASIONS % create a rebellion and break
down his authority, but W ilkins was firmly
seated on his throne, and never hesitated 10
crush conspIracies with an iron hand.
Fearing = resort TO open arms, and having
q mortal dread OF the legitimate sovereign's :
a rE.t ~
the schoolmaster- whipping committee re-
soiycd 20 have recourse 10 strategy.
The school room was IN the second story
OF u new brick buildlaz which served the
doubls purpose OF q school and meeting
house. The lower apartment, which was
occupied on the Sabbath, was kept scrupu-
iously locked on all other days 20 prevent
un-uly pupils from committing depreda-
tons therein. aud there was a strong lock
on the outer door as well as on the door Of
the school room. Having made these re-
marks that tue plot OF the cOnspiratOrs
might De fully understood and appreciated.
now proceed IN my endeavors 20 do some
thing Ike justice 10 ms narrative.
One afternoon, as Mr Wilkins was ar
ranging his books and papers after the
exercises OF the day were over, no one else
happening 70 De IA the school room az the
time. Tarhox. the leader Of the cOnspira-
tors. maze 4 display % his val0r in boldly
locking the outer door and putting the key
ir nis pocket. This courageous feat per-
formed. Tarbox retired with his compan-
ions 20 a short distance from the house,
where they waited IN g1 gee 70 enjoy
the perpiexity OF their teacher when he
should discover the trick and make sig
IA II distress from a window
The three waited Ion aad patiently. but
wilkins renamed perfectly qalet. They
watched the windows closely on al sides of
the house. but stu they saw nothing OF tue
sch0olmaster
Lord. bovsi what's thatlr exclaimed
Tanner. suddenly. pointing az bright hgh.
thar xiimmered through one OF the upper
windows u the house.
"Firew replied TsrDox, with start
Fire. by tnunderl" added Twiggs.
"It is.' corroborated the first speaker.
wilkins has set the house ahre FOR venge-
nncer
Tar0ox. who FELT that he had been the
cause ot the calamity, turned pale with
alarm.
What's 20 be dOnef' hs cried Il dsrsnt
g and unlock The door. for wilkins would
give me iessy. I know
~ mere 4 latl4cfs ~hAsettrI 4 auHrf-
we can put that mp % the window"
added Twizzs. and you can go up and
look in and see II the house Il really on
FIRE
A good idea.- said TsrboT "Tu 40
that Come on, boys, and help ne carry
The ladder
The adder was soon placed against ths
SIDE ~ the house the summit Just reached
p the windows OF the school room.
Tsrbor mounted. tin dly. while his com
panicn hsld the foot Of 10 ladder Arrived
a. tn window. ~ could ouce more see me
blazing Ore within. ani ce threw it open
hastily There vas 1ut Iirf.e smoke IN the
room. TOR me blaze was oo,asioned by the
burning p some dry hickory sticks piled
carefully cn toe top offhe stove
Discovering the trick. Tarbox Vas about
~ make great haste in descending % bis
-onpau ions 5ut. before be could ccss ne
window. y ixins sprsnK 20 II ard caught
hin 6v the collar TsrDox fssrei his enemy
wauld tumble oir- heaa.cnv 20 taa z~aunA