Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-03

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fit of the surrounding country. 1t seemed
rs il the school would likely benefit the
country" literally 50 called, as there were
very few inhabitants to get the good of it.
What few men there were, however, got to-
gether and put up a house for her. 1t was
made of rough logs cut from the timber
surrounding the base of what is now
known as Queens peak. 1t was situated
about half way up and on the southern side
in order to protect it from the cold northern
winds of winter.
whom came from the only house within
two miles of the place. Soon, however, the
attendance began to increase as the fact OF
the schools existence got noised abroad
through the country. Grown men who had
come to Texas when bows and who had
lived on the frontier without educational
advantages would come to school to Miss
Quinn in order to redeem their lost time.
1t must have been an interesting sight to
see the little room crowded with big, beard
ed cowboys porting over their books They
probably had spurs jingling at their heels
and big six shooters dangling from their
belts, but the black haired little Indian
Irish woman was mistress, for all that. On
one occasion big six fOoter refused to
obey some command she had given him.
Going to the old flour sack in which she
Kept u correction OF nSF miscellaneous De
lodgings, she gathered up n handful of
black pepper. She had probably prepared
this for just such emergencies, and before
her recalcitrant pupil knew what was COM
ing she threw the pepper square into his
eyes The bully SpranG TO his feet with a
roar of pain, while the rest of the school
shouted upruarious approval of the act of
discipline Trouble might have arisen, but
before the fellows eyes were clear enough
Il L
clined, dozen of the devotees of learning
grabbed him by arms, legs and other avail
able portions of his anatomy and carried
him bodily to the foot of the peak He
was then informed that if he ever entered
the schOOlrOOm again or in any way mo-
Tested the teacher there would he a feast
for huzzartis and coyotes. Thus was one
uuruly pupil expelled" and there is no
evidence that any similar case ever came
mp again.
The teacher always Lad loaded rifle sit
ting III the corner of the schoolroom during
school hours and had it slung behind her
saddle as she rode. She was 4 fearless rider
and an unerring shot. There was general
impression that she would shoot to kill if
necessary, and ii was probably well found
ed, though there is no record of her ever
having actually justified it. There was one
loud mouthed, blatant BLACKBURN named
Starke, who was once heard to make filthy
remarks in regard To the teacher and TO
boast of his personal powers of fascination
for women generally. One night, shortly
atterward, his riderless mustang came up
to the ranch where Starke had been work
ing. Nobody ever happened to find the body,
and nobody cared to look for it
After the school at the peak had been
going ON for about two years a singular
state of affairs gradually arose. The fame
NJ har had al . h..
rounding country. She had exactly those
. accomplishments and exactly that turn of
mind calculat ed to win for her the respect
and admiration of the men of the frontier
The result WAS that they respected and
trusted her implicitly. BY degrees she &C