The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1891-05-01

q silver on a board Is much more easily
dealt with than in a boys toe, and
ciuder in the air is much more com
Portable than in a mans eye. But Har'
rison has voluntarily stuck this silver
IN his own flesh so that he may know
where il L.; of his own free will he has
tucked away this cinder in his own eye,
in order that he may keep II in safety.
He Is welcome to the comforting con-
sc!ousness that the elnder Is In his
eve and scrapes over his retina In
safety; that the silver IL in his toe and
cannot escape.
In the New Hampshire country
school districts there frequently usedt TO
be two applicants for the position OF
school-teacher. And it frequently hap
pened that the unsuccessful candidate
would turn pupil and attend, as
scholar, the school of his successful
rival The case of Blaine and Harrison
Is analogous to the case of the rival
school applicants. The president and
his cabinet are coming more and more
TO be like teacher with his scholars.
In 1888 both Blaine and Harrison we're
candidates for the teachers position,
and although Blaine was considered
about the cutest and smartest applicant
who heAl aver presented himself, and
!. ~ ], r,.esi .soInnis1so. - H.
risop was chosen and BfkfAs wS5U1
aside. Since then Blaine has become
the biggest pupil in pedakogue Hsrri-
9 sons school, and naturally there have
!, been lively times ia the school-room.
!. of course the big puf'i knows that
: he Is better fitted to teach ire schooi
! than the teacher, and the teacher
knows that he knows it. and the school
: committee know 1t, and so does the
whole district Frequently when the
: teacher is engaged in working out some
: difficult ''sum" on the national black-
board, he fancies he hears his-biggest
: pupil whispering tc the other scholars;
Hes doing that wrong. He can't do
IL, but can" Ec fancies the big pupil,
is watching for all the slips he makes
e In his grammar and for all his mispro-
d nunciations He imagines his big pupil
: scans every line of his writing for mis-
spelled words. for uncrossod Us and un.
dotted is. Whenever the teacher hesi-
u tates at any troublesome question
y which may be propounded to him, he
thinks he hears, while he scratches his
u own head IN uncertain dubitation, the
y big pupil whispering triumphantly: III
q know, know"
The teacher is very jealous of his big
pupil. but he tries TO maintain his
'e authority over him by excessive disci'
pine. He makes him toe the tract; In
T. the floor go to his seat on a chalk line
ie sit up straight and fold his arms. Fol
II the slightest infraction of discipline he
Is makes the pupil sit on a very peaked
D stick. He frequently sends the biggest
7, pupil out to cut switch with which t.
!" punish himself Recently, when Mr.
Is upper and a few other visitors from {
y neighboring district called at the school
- right before all the other pupils and the
u company he made his big pupil go anC
T sit on the Ounce stool The big pupil
'r sat on the stool like a little man, bu
some Of the smaller pupils heard hin
y mutter great horrid swear words" un
Is der his breath.
D. The whole school is waiting for tn
s. big pupil to get mad. Some day whel
nc the teacher sends him out for "a switc
" to whip himself with, 1t is confdentl
nd expected that he will return with a bi
n club and thrash the teacher-Bostol
~ Globe.