The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-08-09
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ThE SCHOOLAT AauRPHH'S MIL.
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ing girls and boys, ~ SS5 ssssH 39SS
"a teacher taught backwoods school Twas
3$r]z out Ia Illinois
N rough and ready days when schools were not
III as they are now 5s$ * * 81 f s&
When many boisterous deeds were done We
fsksxs would not ALLOW;
When people boosted Of their strength and
seemed to take delight II
In trying 1t on every one. and thought that
S might was right; 3lss
When fathers at barn raising bees would
wrestle, jump and box,
And when man was little good who couldn't
stand the knocks. &s
1.-THE school OF which speak was called the
worst for miles about; Ia
No matter who essayed to teach, the boys
would turn him out.
They somehow would arrange 1t to discourage
every one
For they were full OF mischief and they did it
just for fun.
Committeeman would hire teachers every week
or two, s
Who'd hold the fort little while and all at
once be- through.
It seemed as If there was no hand with strength
those boys to rule,
And so twas only now and then the district
had q school.
"At times they used to hire youths from college
fresh and new; HeG A5
It didn't take them very long to find they
wouldn't do,
For he who put on city airs and had an uppishz
way
Had not the very slightest chance OF having
Vi vrNS1rr ~ Oh b 4 . r. !,
And then again the men employed would be SO
They did not seem to care to teach but simply
just to BOSS;
And so the boys for this or that found fault
with every one,
But II was only mischief and their way of hav
ing fun.
''rhey had q half SCORE OF ways pedagogue
Sometimes they'd close the chimney Ger and
smoke the teacher out,
Or bar the doors, Or work some one of many
49, cunning tricks
To place the new-found leader in trying, help
less fix. y.
For when lot Of roguish boys decide to have
some fun,
The point they set about to gain is certain to
be won. ~
And though the teacher might declare with
force he came to stay,
1t nearly always happened that he quit and
went away.
'Once when the school had long been closed
the word was sent around
That books would be resumed again; a teacher
had been found;
And all the sturdy youths who in the former
sports had shared FIN
Felt not little pleasure, and for future sport
prepared. aE4#
And little fellows much too mall to take an
Were all on hand to see the fun and get an
And ere the teacher had arrived the stragglers
all were in,
And waited quite tmpattently TO see the fun
begin.
II call the morn to mind as though 'twere only
The fakes OF snow were falling in binding
sort Of way.
The wind was wildly blowing it in heecy puffs
about;
Twas just jolly winter morn to turn teacher
out st@
The boys assembled early, with the leaders all
on hand,
And all their schemes were nicely laid and
every thing was planned;.
ava paAS SSssSAASA -
pense,
And all were very anxious that the doings'
r. should commence.
s'No one could tell from whence the newly
hired teacher came, E,
Nor did it seem to matter much; the end would
be the same.
The boys with smiles recounted the victories
they'd won,
And talked Of what would come to pass before
the day was done.
The storm grew tiercer out Of doors, the snow
in scurries drove,
The boys were all within and closely Auddled
round the stove.
All unannounced the door swung back and ere
The teacher-just woman young and frail-
was standing there. @
'aThe fercest fash Of lightning from the fairest
/! azure skies
Would not in the beholders waken more OF
deep surprise;
And Ger the faces Of the youths who mischief
planned there came
A sudden flush Of color and q look akin to
shame.
In vain their minds had plotted ana for naught
their wits had schemed,
For she was quite beyond the realm OF all
which they had dreamed;
inc 8lanceS Lnat were paSSou Det"eeu H1uo
open, wondering eyes
SAID nothing should be done until they might
reorganlze.
$50 at recess the boys convened to talk the
matter DER,
For such turn In their affairs had never come
before
And one strong youth with firmness said: Who
dares that girl to harm
Will learn how much OF strength have laid up
in my right arm;
Who disobeys rule she makes shall suffer for
the Decd
And ell the others then and there with him rs
one agreed.
The youth who thus spoke up for her she loves
and honors still
Ask grandma If she ever taught the school at
Murphy's Mill!''
Nixon Waterman, in Chicago Herald.
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The Precautions Taken After the
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