The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-31
SCHOOL BATTLE EXTRAORDINARY.
The Meeting of Dominic Ssyles and
Bennie Green's Mother.

Benni6 Green's Mother.
Putnam Comm Letter in Eev York SUM
A very novel and lively episode took
place In the Attaweugan grammar school
day or two ago, at about the time that
Principal Alcott Sayles applied bis ebony
ruler to that graded department OF little
Bonnie Green whereto. in the opinion Of
most pedagogues, the application Of moral
suaslon is most salutary and efficacious
Principal Sayles had applied his stick with
dull and smothered tbud to that part Of
Bonnie, some say three times, others four
the exact number Is not essential-had
raised the rod for the fourth or fifth thud,
and was also brandishing Bennie's form
through the air a good deal, aiming him at
invisible targets, when suddenly the school
room door shot open with a bang and a
herculean and irste female form leaped into
the room and the arena
lt was Bennie's mother. Mrs Green. But
she was very red 10 this instance in the face,
at least, and it need not be said she was
Wrathy. Nevertheless she said not a word.
Like Mr.. Antony, Tin his famous address
in Latin over the body OF Julius Cesar, she
DID not come to talk. She didn't ask any
one to lend his ears, or even a hand, al
though there was no inconsiderabl quantity
OF ears pr that might have been used
very handny and effectively, no doubt. for
weapons OF offense and defense. But the
tact remains that she didn't ask for them.
Bonnie was still gyrating through the air,
and with rhythmic periodicity the orbit Of
his airy flight was punctured with that in
termittent dull thud that rose and fell dis
mally but true as dot on the right spot,
without exception. The ruler had risen still
again, aud Benjamin too was surging up
ward, mounting the last stage of his tinal
aphelion or perineiion-as disaRreeing as
tronomers might choose 70 figure him out
when Mrs. Benjamin Green reached for
Afott Sayles with her sinewy and supple
right hand.
She got him. and as she did 80 Bonnie. by
bis cumulative revolutions had gathered to-
gether too much centrifugal force for his
centripetal attraction, suddenly spun off on
a tangent out Of his orbit and lit in a heap
in another part of the room. Alcott and
old Lady Green, with her grip in his hair,
who were energetically aided in momentum
by the reflex action of Bonnie, on the other
hand, spun around twice, and were pitched
hesdlong into the back entry, carrying
along girls waterproof and boys pea
jacket from the school room hooks, and
they rolled on the floor side by side, For
thirty seconds-some say it was seconds,
others minutes-Alcott Sayles and Mrs
Green rolled together in the back entry,
cropping and grasping for each others hair,
face, eyes and other vulnerable things
seams, and garnering a new harvest Of
school children's wardrobe from the entry
hooks every time they described a new geo
metrtcal, trfgonometrical, astronomical, or
ordinary curleycue on the boards. Finally
Mr.. Seyles-so it is unchivalrously said OF
him, by enemies observation-disclosures Mrs.
Green by the throat with his long bony
fingers, and began to squeeze it on general
principles; and then Mrs. Green fastened
to Dir. Sayles arm with her teeth and shut
down on 1t, which teeth, after perforatingA
thick wool coat, a white shirt, and blue
wooden undershirt, entered the flesh, some
say about half an inch, though others say
not less than 21S inches.
The grammar school at Attawaugan was
now In a state bordering on, IL not tapping
over. into pandemonium; children crying,
dancing frentically, and yelping. But even
the battle OF Waterloo came to an end aud
the principals In the back entry Attawau-
gan school melee, having fought to finish,
rolled apart breathlessly, and arose at last
limp, white. exhausted. and dismantlsd, but
still angry. According TO all the laws of
gellantry and some of military engage
ments, Mrs Green ought to have been
allowed to whip, but 1t was not so; for
while that fair and not frail combatant
leaned momentarily against the school
house door jamb. gathering In air and
energy to enable her TO renew the foray, the
ungentiemanly principal suddenly bounced
upon her, pried her squarely about face, and
jumped her through the outside doorway.
She turned around twice outside, then
shook her fist at the institution Of learning,
said nothing, and went home
Alcott Sayles slowly and with difficulty
extracted the remains Of his shirt COLLAR and
necktie out Of his bosom. rehuug them
about his neck. fixed himself up somewhat.
returned to his desk, and resumed teaching.
His arm was sore, and he poulticed IL when
he got bis days work done. 1t 10 still sore.
The end of the trouble. however, is not
yet, it is said. Each side threatens the
other with civil suit for damages-as n
they weren't damaged enough already-and
Putnam lawyers are feeling quite clipper
and hopeful.