New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-29
MR.. WHlTNEY'S INDISCRETTON.


Little Corners, Conn, is greatly agitatcd over
language recently used by the local schoolmaster.
Mr. Richard Whitney. The community is pretty
equally divided as to whether he merits pardon
or dismissal 1t is the most serious CONFUSION
which has shaken Little Corners since the last
outbreak of the Connecticut Indians which hap
pcned some time in the seventeenth century.
Mr. Richard Whitney, it is learned. has taught
the Little Corners school for several years He
is a married man, and resides about hundred
yards from the schooLhouse. where he has
cottage and two or three acres of land. Lest it
should be inferred from the large block of resi-
dcnce property owned by Mr.. Whitney that he is
wealthy we will state that the sharp advance in
real estate values which took place in Little
Corners property in IA has never been followed
by another, and that several men own large farms
in the heart Of the city Little Corners is, III
short, one of these municipal airy nothngs, con-
sistng of local habtation and postofce.
Among Mr. Whitney's earthly possessions he
reclons a pig Mr. Whitney's pig is not one Of
those short-legged obese. blue-blooded pigs which
can do little but lie about and take on adipose
tissue. 1t is. rather. live, active squealng-and-
roofing American pig; like the boys dog, which
was of no particular breed but "just dog so
Mr. Whtney's pig shuns pedigrees and record
books, and is Just pig
About a week or ten days ago il so fell out that
this pig escaped from his pen 1t was about
balfpast in the morning and just as Mr.. Whitney
was starting for the school house again to WOO
his pupils along the thorny path OF knowledge
Noticing that the pig was out, MIR. whitney de-
cided first TO put him back, intending TO insert
him through the aperture by when ne hau es-
c,ped Mr. Whitney then chased the intelligent
animal on fast run for twenty minutes
rumher If the school children Joined III the pur-
suit. being attracted by the loud soprano cries
Of the pig as he rushed hther and thlther' CLOSELY
followed by the pedagogue. IL was at thls point
that Mr. Whitney was so unfortunate as 10 make
Io romarl which involved him in the trouble
Itch tbe school committee. The pig had Just
80, mast the openng in his pen three times ana
,ben rushed against his owner knocking nlhI uo"h'
Mr. Whitney struggled TO his feet. ~ w Joo-
horvoclxcd.n said he " but I'll get that pig into
this pen,n The children heard MN. Du' he NV
not get the pig in. for, after chasing MIN 'm'N'S
r,irutes longer this interesting porKer S"llopou
off down the road half mlle' where hc en''i',
Souire Walkers premises ana ave up POW
toioo food which the Squire had set Out Tor his
THANKSGIVING turkeys Hid hotoro
f1a
rho faithful children having reported IL ''r anu
wv Tho Question WAS rs TO whether or not
Ehborwocln WAS "A sufficiently serious oath 10
..-,rrort his dismissal Squire Walker VINO was
,,,or,hcr Of the board. was of the OPINION 'u"'
:, ,,as though Mr. Gray, who held opposite Nie"S'
'a,rsod him of being unduly preludiced from inc
To- If the turkey feed. The Squire LOUDLY u~
oIaimed any partially, but held that 'housh Jo"
horyvock of itself might not be p"d "oru ne
rovertheless held that for any one anu espeCl"S
an instructor of youth, to say tnao he "oui' DV
;bhoryocked before he knew whether he "oui"
Ia or not WAS decidedly wrong BESIDES the e'i,
dance showed that despite the TACT ulau nc uIu
not cot the pig in he was not lopoef"ocheu' IL
,,.as tho intensity and recklessness oil the eA-
,,rosson rather than the word ltseu' 10 WHICH
,ho Souire objected Mr.. william smith, the
u. rno,her Of the board. also thought that the
teacher had gone too far. as he ulu hoV peilc'e
'o oxistcnce OF iobber wocks. and any reference
70 them WAS superfuous. Mr.. Gray replied mat
~ ,os a wcll-llnown fact that there were Jobber-
.o,.s in town in G9O as he had often heard his
.root Grandfather speak OF IT, lie was not an
.,.ocate Of strong language. but he thought that
80 :, wos ever excusable. it was when handling
yIc nointed out the fact that Mr.. Whitney
III, have used much stronger language. and SAID
49,, for his part he was Willing to compromise
Il
-. iobbcrwocl Squire Walker still held ont for
a,n,iction. but Mr.. Gray's eloquence so moved
william Smith tina, he took up sort of neutral
aosi,ion. and it was finally decided to reprimand
A. Whitney, and let him continue as teacher,
9TH the understanding. however. that should any
,t;n,, Of the kind be reported in the future the
',hole iobberwocE case might be again opened in
a,her words. We suppose, sentence was suspended
oaI Mr. Whitney was released. as 1t were under
| IDS 70 keep the peace. Squire Walker also
oarried through Il resolution. recommending that
T. teacher dispose of the pig and thus remove
| temptation.
! rhc yepdict OF the country at large over their
o,,ion has not set been received. though it is
| nsUevcd that it will be sustained. if indeed the
Mic does not decide that Mr.. Gray WAS right
- boldng that the teacher should be entirely
a,,oueratcd. Mr. Whitney may have gone little
,oo far in proclaiming publicly that he would be
;ohbcr,yocked but there is still "a soft place for
| him in the heart OF every man who has ever fol
Ioved in the rear of an unconquered pig.
For the second TIME on record since the days