The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-06-16

face alive with curiosity.
BE you the new school-teacher?,
she inquired, by way Of salutation.
That's the information / have from
the directors and I've come down "a
look the thing over" was my reply.
Better go back. You can't teach
this school. We've throwed two teach.
ers out this fall Pshaw! No little
Teller like you can't boss them big bows.
First thing you know they'll kick up a
row, you'll get licked and school will be
busted again"
Don't you young people care to learn
anything?n
Some Of us do, but them big fellers
is bad lot. Think It smart to clean
out school and have nuthin' TO do.r i;
swell, am glad was 30 fortunate
to meet a lady In the outset who wa
thoughtful enough to tell me all this. j
am certainly under obligations to you
! wish all the scholars would show q
like friendly disposition"
That brought her down with fiutter
She FASTENED to readjus that intensely
auburn hair, the skirts were deity re.
lieyed Of pins and her face carried the
tell-tale evidence Of a good heart.
lyon talk better than them other
teachers we had. They just blowec
and clustered and didn't have no spunk
Are you spunlsy?'
mot in the sense of being ugly. I'm
naturally Of a very friendly disposition
but | rather think l win teach thi.
school for the time agreed upon"
That's the ticket, and I'msupon your
side, too. | kin help you some" and
she looked at pair Of arms that sug
gested terrific action In a proiniscuous
row. "And I'll tell you, look out 70,
that Werner gang. Tom Werner ane
Billy Henderson, he's boy from the
Five Points that one Of our neighbors /.
raisin', are awful. The best way woale
be to kill 'em the first day They're
over there at the brewery half the time
and II you're askeert of them you might
as well quit afore you START
After leaving my newly acquired ally
Event to the place l was to board ane
lodge for the first week. At dinner two
pretty girls first attracted my attention
but soon l was in conversation with a.
handsome young fellow as one Otter
secs. He was tall, strong, wide-awake
had coal-black, curly hair, eyes Il
match, clean-cut features and fearless
look. He had been Gen. Kilpatriclx,,
private orderly in the army, and MS |
mere boy had won credit and favorabl,
notice for some daring volunteer worl
in the carrying of important messages
Want Blackburn was his name. and IL
a two or three hours stroll we becam,
we'll acquainted. He was studying a
home, intended to fit himself for pro
fession and had little In common Will
the young men In the neighborhood.
was farther advanced than he and fin
ally induced him to become one Of m,
scholars. concede some selfishness oil
my part in this arrangement, for wa
convinced that the red-haired girl ant
myself could not control the scholars il
the event of trouble.
School opened the next day. and
never looked over more motley as
semblage. The first day passed of
fairly well, as was trying to condens,
that houseful of irreconeilables int.
such number of classes as would per
NIT my giving all at least n chance
day. Once while / was at the black
board a small lump Of coal whizzet
past my head and struck the wall.
turned quickly, but everyone was in
tently studying and the matter passed
without comment
Its coming" said Want that night
land my advice is to nip the thing il
the bud. OF course you must take thu
initiative. Have you the kidney t,
tackle one of the gang?"
"Wait and see," was my response
and l dreamed of nothing but Denny
brook fair scenes that night.
Next day was hearing class of be
gipners in algebra, for there were som,
bright minds in that singular aggrega
ton. Another lump of coal struck tn,
/ wall as l was using an old -fashionet
hickory pointer as an aid in explana
ton. did not turn my head but
minute later whirled around Just il
time to see Henderson, the Five Pointer
with his arm drawn back to throw.
was beside him in few quick JUMP
and laying on the stripes without specia
regard to where they fell. Henderson
sprang for the heavy .poker that la,