Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-01-22

! OF the house they had no trouble IL
entering it when they met at the door
at eight O'Clock.
Once inside they locked and barred
the door, closed the great wooden
shutters at the windows, built 8 roar
ing fire, and gave full vent to their JOY
at having 'come up'' with Pike. Re
fusing entrance to all. they awaited the
arrival or Miss Betsey in g fever of
excitement.
We'll show the old lady who's run
nIng this school, said Tom Lee, glee-
| fully.
NOW don't weaken bit when she
comes" SAID Fred Hooper 1--WE just
want TO give her to understand that
there's been a new leaf turned over an
We intend to manage this school,
That's 81, Fred" acquiesced Jed
Bunk-r; 'It's time she was learning
/ that we're not afraid of her,
The other pupils now began to arrive
and to clamor for admission, which was
/ jeeringly refused them, and the arrival
| of Miss BetSey was momentaTily eX-
pected.
Tom Lee was drawing a hideous carl
cature of her on the blackboard by the
/ light of a candle held in one hand, 7
the closed solid wooden shutters at the
| four small windows made the room as
| dark as night.
\ closet where the teacher hung up
her wraps, and where the broom, the
| chalk and other school articles were
| kept, was in the corner of the room.
Lets see what she keeps in here, -
| cried Jed Bunker. Wouldn't be sur
! pIised if f-o-o-o-h?"
He gave a wild roar of amazement
/ and pain as he fell back fiat on the
J floor and Miss Betsey strode out over
him and said, in a stern voice:
I'm going TO whip every boy in this
/ room. We viii see who's running this
! schOoly'
She rushed to the window, threw
/ open the shutters TO give light, and
then, armed with a keen and long raw
hide, she made dreadfulonslaugh on
the amazed boys. Cowards at heart,
their feeble courage vanished at the
sight of the downfall of their leader.
Jed Bunker, and they fed wildly before
the pursuing Miss Betsey.
Fred Hooper, who had cautioned the
others not to weaken flew to the
corner, crying out: 80 Miss Pikei II
please, Miss Pike, let me-oh!'' fol
she had taken him by the collar and
:
back while he struggled to free himself
Those who were outside listened witt
growing wonder to the howls and din
in side. Several climbed up to the win
dow and peeped in, with dumb aston,
ishnent-aIl but little Billy Ketchum
He ran about holding his sides, his rec
face distorted with grinning Joy.
''She's in therel'' lie proclaimed e
those awaiting him, Miss Plke's il
there, an if they amt gittin' It'll Hea
'eml They're tearin' 'rOuLd like mai
am her alter 'eml''
Fred Hooper had tried to unlock tn,
door and escape. but Miss Betsey haC
caught the key from his hand and drop
ped 1t into her pocket. When she fin
ally unlocked the door and the othe
scholars came in, they saw the six rebel
sitting In a wofully subdued state on
long bench
Fred Hooper and Gregory Bunker
had their faces hidden in their hands
and were sob Jing dismally. Jed Bun
ker, sullen but subdued, sat at the enc
or the row, with wen-like bump OF
his head, a swOOlen cheek and tori
coat
Ms Be.Sey stood at her desk striking
her sklmpy skirts with the Tawhide
while the other pupils silently took theil
seat. During the day Mr. Jason Perry
and the two other members Of the boarl
visited the school News of the trouble
had already reached them, and they
congratulated Miss Betsey on her vic.
tory.
"And now," SAID Mr. Perry, uncon.
sciously using the words of Fred Hoop
er, you boys aud girls want to under.
stand that there's been a new Leaf
turned over in the management of this
school, and the board intends to stand
10y Miss Pike; and in order to help beI
along little we have agreed to eXpel
Tor month the six boys wEo tried tC
bar her out. They can come back al
the end of that time if they will agree "a
behave Themselves
That completed Miss Betsey's vic
tory, and it was the beginning of new
era IN the history of the school, which
she taught winter and summer for the
pext three years without serious trouble
of any kind.