Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-10-04

Co,rcsponGence.


MIR. EDlTor.-Who Is this fellow
from Charlottesville calling himself
Patron in your last issue, l.raying
out so neihiug about schools, teachers.
trustees ,Sr? Evidently. he is new
arrival, or will specimen stra,fd from
the feeding grounds: somebody had
better l:,sso Lin and slip him 10 the
ownero of The Gre. test Sow Oh Earth. '
AMI more than all this he rrcsumes to
ask questions, naughty, impairment
ones too. AMI about his masters at
that. He is bold 'un, he Is. He
don t know what lie is hrayirg about.
or Else he would have more regard for
the arms that SO graciouSly lestOw the
luscious straws and husks and more
respect Cor tile Strong hands that PM.
lpth hi; long ears. bit he will learn who
he is talking too ard about btf re long.
Mr. E,liinr. spe If he don't. Listen at
Ills imptcncr Who shall tile School
Bnlr,1 llcrsn in its ar"ointlnAnt of
teachers: he Enlr.i if elf the TEACHERS.
or the patron>?' Ard who does he eX
pee: il ~ Lease pray? When Il man
or 'Bmrd pe;lsrs limstlT nr them
selves ;inJ thai s. iliri-n.? Ishe green
enough tothink That the 'Bnlrd isg,ing
20 take itself upand 30 t'av' lingaror d
the district. playing 'pleas'r! or dis
lleaseli. Not mncll. The Board knows
good thing vi cn it speS it. The Board
has children and those children are to
lie educated. and if the I'earl knows
itself the ,eachrrS that III twill lie the
| l,cst to he had in The district. and don't
YOU forget it. 1t h'aiAt going To feed
lis children OIL the scum milk knnwl
edge. And again ag0hrr bray, another
twist of the Beard care. lie saws the
WAY the teachers have been appointed
ltls year. It looks to me- like. if we
tickle you. yo,, must tickle u.s. Great
scott! The fool wont have more than
one car next year this time ! III bet a
Il pound of ginger snaps. What! the
Board in secret conclayc. deliberately
leading the dice and rlaving partners
in the little game against The gnilepss
patrons for lie choicest pllms III the
pllddins-for the hest teachersp Well,
this straw breaks the cameI's back
shouldn't wonler If it shnultl break
Patron s. back TOO. It's a settler snre
enough. What less does Ira expect,
wien he puts n BOARD in the sadlla,
hunted ann spurretl. dues hn expect it to
90 less than 10 ride? When he turns his
tx in the corn crib. don It lc expect linn
10 cat, so when Won vest Boards with
new and extraordinary powers the use
and ailllsr OF w!ic! rpd,rnls to their
advantage. doesn't he exprct them 10
make use OF them? notwithstanding
! they arr Il ar,!S they are still humane.
have had onp"rtu is TO heacqualnt-
cd with Iaca"d,.' I have examine!
them through and through. around and
around. from heel to head. and 7 tell
him. they are of "the earth. carthv"
everyone of them. The word self
stands out in bold lei, f, rs the chief
characteristic nf them all.
Who pay the taxes. the people or the
Board" that runs tie schools? Anoth-
or n: te from his earsliir. And who
does he eXnect tn pay them. not the
picard. !" fur that wonld hp against
the time honored custom. Kings
rule and servants labor. and sub
iects pay taxns that's enough.
that's y fair deal what more does he
want. Ter him he content to fatten
and cook the nig. tie Beard will see to
the ealing of it. Let HIM attend to his
part of the business. his potato patel
and county T. easnrer and lie Board will
fix the lalance-hA heed not tr0Ible.
In closing Mr.. Editor. would COM
mend to his carslip the old maxim, ssIf
YOU get yonr hand in The lions mouth
Get it out as easy rs yon can" [ know
Just what I am talklng about have
bpcn there, Board has done and got
our teacher and gone with him long ago,
VIC were afraid 10 say anything, but we
have been making mouths ut them he
hid their back, That is all we could do,
afraid to hollpr like you. Wei. guess
we'll get something to take his seat,
something that can tell what time to
take in and let out, maybe. and know
when to draw his money, we are thank
I full for small favors. we are, we don't
look for mig ones, the Board takes care
of them. SO good bye longears, next
time ynukick hit something SOFT. Gou't
hit the Board it's too hard, and be tiles
you might hit their heads, then you'd
break your hnorS sure, and you'd have
sore feet, so look out. Buff yolknocli
any splinters ont of of the Board send
me worl-L'll forget 1 called you fool
we will meet and celebrate, hut say
nothing till The splinters fly.
PATRON s SISTER
MIR. EDlToE.-In response 10 Pat