The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-09-11

10. WITHOUT SUPERIOR II WEST VIRGINIA.
Tne scHool AZ No EpHYsMytL
I'm teiisou how, SAID grandpa 70 the iisseu
ing girls and boys,
"A teacher taught backwooas school ,Twas
out In Illinois
g.. Ii rough and ready days when SCHOOLS were not
as they are now II T~TT ~
when many boistcrous deeds wore done we
folks'would not Allow
sHAone people boasted Of their strength ana
seemed to take delight
In trying II on every one cpd thought shat
When fathers at barn raising bees would
wrestle, jump and box,
And when man was little good who couldn't
stand the knocks
"The school Of which 1 speak was called the
No matter sr W Who ssssssd 70 sea,A me- Soy.
They somehow would arraasc IT sediscosrsss
every one u z ME& Il MF ri
=a= For they were full of mischief and they did II
Just for fun.
= Committeeman would hire teachers every weck
who'd hold the fort little while. and all al
be through.
TT seeincdAs If there WAS no hand with strength
those boys to rule,
And so twas only now and then the district
had o school.
"Atsimcs they used to hire youths from do1isss
fresh and new;
It didn't take them ven long q md theyl
-weuldnst az, $500 W -
Fer he who put on city airs and had on uppish
Had not the yery slightest chance Of having
long TO stay. #
md then again the men employed would be SO
very cross fss
They did not seem to care to teach but simply
Just to boss
And 50 the boys for mis- or sdas foand saulsI
But was only mischief and their way d hav:
ing fun.
"Thcy had haff score of ways pedagoRue
~. TO rout;
Sometimes they close the. chimney der and
smoke the teacher out.
Or bar the doors, work some one OF MANY
To place the new-foand leader in trying, help
less FIX 4 : sesfs ] ~ ~
-~for when lot of roguish boys decide to have
some fun,
The point they set about to gain is certain to
And though the teacher might desfare with
force he came to stay,
1t nearly always happened thai he quit and
went AWAY lGs2kk
"once when the school had long been closed
the word was sent around
That books would be resumed again; n teacher
had been found; II IL y
s-e===Add all the sturdy youths who in the former
sports had shared ---si-s--s--.e@a
Felt not q little pleasure and for future sport
And little fellows mseh too smsIi 10 take In
We're ,a al o s, hand e the IN I'd get =
And ere the teacher had arrived the stragglers
all were in,
And waited quite impatiently to see the fun
10y ~
81 call the morn TO mind though twere only
yesterday;
T The flakes of snow were falling in a binding
sort OF way.
The wind was wildly blowing it in feecy pufrs
about ~ ~ 4
Twas just jolly winter morn TO tirn teachera
Tho boys assembled. early, with the leaders all
on hand, S-sS ~
And all their schemes were nicely laid and
every thing was planned; a
Fhey waited for the teacher with curious
pense,
And all wcro very anxious that the .doings'
should commence.
mo could tell from whence the newly
hired teacher came,
Nor did 1t seem to matter much; the end would
" The boys with smiles rccounted the victories
they'd won,
And talked Of what would come to pass before
the day done.
- The storm grew fercer out of doors, the snow
in scurries Drove
The boys were all within and closely huddled
round the stoye t&t E<& n
Al unannounced the door swung hack and ere
~- they were aware
The teacher-just a woman young and frai-
was standing there.
The Hcrcest flash Of Ightnfng from the faircst
azureskies -, =
Would not in the beholders waken more gof
deep SURPRISE u. 49, ~
And DER the faces OF the youths who mischief
planned there came
A sudden flush Of color and look akin to
shame
1nyan their minds had plotted and for naught
their wits had schemed, q L. :
For she was quite beyond the realm OF all
which they had dreamcd
The glances that were passed between vide
open, wondering eyes NJ n i9 ~
Said nothing should be done until they might
$50 at recess the boys convened to talk the
matter Ger EE
For such turn in their affairs had never come
before. 4s-se~ - a /
And one strong youth with frmness said: Who
dares thatBirl to harm ~ N 80 4& ~ Z
Will learn how much OF strength Ihave laid up
Who disoeeys' q rule she makes shall suffer for
- the deed,F 1tsssts ~ 81 tpsa@
And all the others then and there with him as
agreed
The youth who thus spoke up for her she loves
and honors STILL
Ask grandma II she ever taught the school Of
Murphys Mill"
Nixon Waterman, in Chicago Herald