The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-27

few up and knocked the lamp off the ia.
bic, I was mad, very mad, until I looked
at her and saw how frightened she was
for she hadn't counted on euch catas
trophe. So tempered down and picked
up the broken fragments and never sait
word, and it was minute before any
body spoke. Mrs. Arp was the first tt
break the awful silence with an explosion
of laughter and that started the children
Of courae-all but Jessie, poor little
thing, who came to me and said, "Papa
I didr;t mean to Go it." Iknew that she
didn't, but my offended dignity was a
stake, and I got me another lamp ane
went to writing. wanted to laugh a:
much as they did, but l wouldn't. Tha
was four years ago, and Mrs. Arp is no
done laughing at it yet whenever it is al
luded 10. I believe it would do her gooc
to see me bump the floor and kick over 6
lamp about once week.
Twas Illuminating shout this because my
boy came home from school ahead of time
aud sat down before the fire looking SOL
emn and sad. 1 was writing by the win
dow and wondered what vas the matter
For swhile be never moved or spoke, but
suddenly he looked up at me and said, in
a pitifnl voice: "Papa, was you ever sus
pended 2" Suspended ?" said T. "I don't
understand you-suspended how?'
suspended from school," said he
"Wby, no." said I. "What makes you
ask that question ?" he choked up, and
said: "Well, Pm suspended, and 80 is Tom
Miner" "Is it possible 2" said I, as
laid down my pen. "What have you been
doing?"
Then he told me as how be and Tom
had got to throwing water at each other
while the professor was in the other room
and how he missed Tom and the whole
dipper full struck the blackboard and put
out the sum and ran down upon the floor
and the professor came in just at the
wrong time and asked who did it, and
suspended him and Tom and told them to
take their books and go home. I felt
greatly relieved, of course, for I saw that
it was mischief and not meapness, but
never said anything and looked solemn
and resumed my writing. Now, it dis
tresses my children to see me distressed,
and that is good sign. As long as boy
loves his parents, and is troubled when
they are troubled, there is hope Of that
boy. After while be said /: Papa, what
must do about it?" 81 don't KNOW
said I, "until / see the professor" Not
long ago We had a case of suspension, and
the board refused to take the boy back.
don't know what they will do with you
and Tom. Iezpect you have been trying
the professors patience for some time
You are not bad boys and are very good
scholars. but your disposition to mischief
has troubled him and set bad example
The other boys are talking about you, and
say that the professor is partial to you and
Tom, and Pm afraid that be is; ]
am glad that he has stopped your mis-
chief"
But it came out oil right. The boys
we're not suspended, and they went back
the next morning and apologizcd, and
now everything is calm and serene. The
boys must conform to the rules. If one
boy throws water, all the boys have the
right to throw water, and that wouldent
do, and sensible boy knows it. Lei
every boy act upon principle. They may
be tempted to tell story to get out of 8
little scrape. But it is better to tell tht
truth. The truth is the thing-the big
gest thing know of. If I had q grea
business that would give employment tt
q thousand boys, and I had to go abou
and select them, the first question I would
ask would be, "Does he always tell tht
truth ?" 1 wish the boys and girls coult
realize how. much anxiety they give us
Here are 400 going to school in our LITTLE
town, and in few years they have got t,
take our places and make the laws and d,
the business and make up society ant
establish the morals Of the community
and upon their conduct the happiness ant
good name of the people will depend
The young men Of this generation wil
have to solve the race problem and al
the other problems, and upon them vii
epenf the existence of the government
We think about this a good deal, for j
affects our children and grandchildren
It troubles us to think about wars AM
anarchy and revolution and about tyrant
and bad men getting into power and abou
the rich getting richer and the poo
poorer. I know that it will be all righ
if the people will do right-if the childre
grow up with good morals and good prin
ciples. We have got good schools almos
everywhere in the South. I know "
have in Cartersville. am proud of th
professors and the teachers and the pupils
We are long ways ahead of Boston
There are no hip pockets in our schools
no kicking of teachers, no bands of fort
thieves. We have Christian teachers an
the moral training goes right along wit
the school books. The boy or tho gil
who gets 10 more education than can b
had in our schools has the foundation lai
for any beginner in life.
ST. Valentines day has come again an
the poor old fellow does seem to hay
some influence upon the bipeds, for on
young people are mating and marryin
all round us. That is all right, and y
love to soc it going on, for it is accordin
to nature. Most everybody takes SON
stock in the marriages of the Young folk