The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-12-15

that they caused comment, and she
herself was SO young and pretty and
happy that the old fogies in the dis
trict shook their heads and sighed.
They knew something dreadful would
happen in that school before the year
was done. Fancy n teacher standing
by and watching boy climb the
tallest tree he could find, or turning
rope for girl.to jump She had even
been known to approve of foot races,
hand springs and wrestling matches !
When the trustees, having been i'm
portuned again and again, consented
to 60 with Mr.. Sawyer to expostulate,
she laughed and queried:
"Why, gentlemen, have you for
gotten your own youth? You did all
these things yourselves It is child's
nature, and if my pupils want to
strengthen their muscles in the old
way, I'm going to be on hand, if pos
sible, to help in case of an emergency
You haven't any idea how much strong
er some Of them are growing. See how
rosy and erect they are.
Down the road the scholars came,
forty-two in number, with flags,
broomsticks, mouth organs, tin basins,
boxes, anything with which to make a
noise.
''Mercy on us! What din How
can you expect those bowling urchins
ever to become quiet, law-abiding
citizens or even verge on being good
men and women? If you have any
control whatever over them, Miss
Hope, | beg you will bid them cease
their noise !"
''Peace Sawyer And you, Miss
Hope, will you let us see what they
will do next, please?"
Certainly. 1t lacks half an hour
to school time, but this is one of our
calisthenic drill days"
!, We had received several drill lessons,
and so well did we acquit ourselves on
the present occasion that after fifteen
or twenty minutes of gesture, singing
and marching, Mr.. Spick exclaimed
''Why, it's as good as show I'm
sure they obey even your uplifted
hand, Miss Hope. | wondered what
made my boy and girl so strong lately,
and do believe there is such thing
as learning how to teach even in them
furrin parts. You can do as you
please, gentlemen" he continued
'I'm going home, and when any one
complains again I'll tell him to come
and see for himself"
We learned very fast that year, any
one could tell that, and so the trustees
and parents decided to give us a pic.
mic asareward either for studying hare
or for not having broken our heads, a:
some of the grumblers commended
For weeks we all looked forward to it.
We were proud of our school and likeC
5 to compare it with others.
t One afternoon, about week before
= the picnic, Robert Dawson and his
father were breakinga young horse. II
+ stopped directly in front of the schoo
a house One of the boys whispered
i that no animal Rob Dawson rode
d could pass Miss Hope till his master
9 had looked at her, but the girls woulC
d not listen to his joke 1t was recess
k and we were all out upon the grounds
it We had seen colts broken before anC
If knew enough to be quiet; but Mis-
|, Hope cried out:
Y ooh, what beauty !"
; That was true, and the remarl
IS pleased the Dawsons, for they were
y very proud of their horses"
d "Yes," said Robert, she is beauty
d and quite gentle, too"
it 'Then why do you keep the rope Oh
its neck and in its mouth?"
s. Because he'll not quite broken yet
le and if he gets frightened a few jerk
}; on that soon quiets him. I'm goinl
to drive this team and take load o
r the children to the picnic for you
d May II"
He looked at her entreatingly
e Miss Hope blushed little as she an
n swered:
t. "Are you sure it will be safe?"
d "Why, yes If you like I'll leav
d the rope on, although it won't be nee
le essary by that time"
5, ooh, thank you'll You are YER
J. kind"
5, The last day of school-our picni
II day-fnally arrived. The whole dis
er trict-men, women and children
y were going. We met at the schoC
house. How happy we were as W
y rode through the beautiful country
n Even the voices of the grumbler'
er those who found faultwith the teache
e. and predicted dire results from he
N calisthenic drills and ''sich doin's,
ID became attuned to nature and helpe
E. complete the harmony of the day
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