Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-11
evLLers IN HIS eReeoHes.
The Castigation Of l3rooklylS SchSsl 8oy
and Its Unexpected Results.


and Its Unexpected Results.
Among tho puppies in School No.
"a in Brooklyn, over which w. w.
Weed presides as principal, Is John
Angel, who, according to q story
printed in the New York Advertiser,
does not wear an appropriate name.
The other day johnny projec ted the
point Of a needle into soft spot 10
the anatomy of one of his fellow
pupils. The latter's yell OF pain and
Indignation drew the attention oi
Principal Weed, who after some In.
Quiry called Johnney Angel up to the
desk. Principal Weeds system OF
administering rebuke to boys like
young Angle Is as simple as 1t Is
etiicacious. He grasped Johnny's
right shoulder with his left hand in
such way as TO tighten the trousers
around his seat OF honor, aud then
with q dexterity begotten Of practice
applied the rod that chasteneth. As
he was warming to his work, and as
johnny Angel began to yell like
Comanche, q terrific explosion was
heard. one of the cOunterscarps Of
JOpny's pantaloons was torn to
shreds and Mr.. Weed heard some.
thing like q bullet whiz past bis lift
ear Johnny Angel belongs to the
fifth primary grade OF which
Miss Baker Is the teacher. When
this lady heard the report she was
about to shrek, Tut seeing the pin.
cipal WELD the rattan as II nothing
had happened she held her peace,
thinking, perhaps, that the explO.
sion was open to scientific explains
tiOn. Meanwhile the eyes Of at least
1OO boys and girls bulged out OF their
sockets, and save for the descending
and regularly timed thwacas that
fell on tho remaining portion Of
Angels neither garments the silence
would have been absolutely pa .nful.
Mr.. Weed never lost his presence
Of mind but continued the castiga-
ton. Having delivered the number
Of blows he thought proper on the
sidc which had been uncovered by
the explosion he began operations on
the other. Those who kept tally Of
the strikes though Of this they are
not positive, assert that 1t was be.
| tween the twelfth and thirteenth
that q second fearful explosion &C.
cured which completely tore away
the other portion Of Johnny Angel g
trousers, caused Miss Celia T. Gauley,
who had Just entered, to turn pale as
q sheet and lean against bench to
prevent herself from falling, and
even threw the cool Miss Baker into
q high state Of agitation. Tho bull.
lot which was either the cause Or
the effect OF tho second explosion,
avoided the principal by narrow
margin or he might not be able To
explain in q hurry. To resume the
rebuke was, however, out of the
question. Apart from the nervous
shock Mr.. Weeds system had receiv.
cd Johnny Angel was In u most
pitiable state. As Miss grimm
phiiosOphically observed later on,
ut Is very hard to he heroic under
The conditions which surrO inded tho
unfortunate little culprlt." When
released, feeling that he was not OK
actly dressed for show, he crept into
o corner. and getting behind thu
blackboard, made many efforts u
adjust what was left Of his panta
looms 30 that he could back out Of tn,
hool with some dignity, but alto
gethur without success. Then Mr.
Weed took him into his privat,
Office and extorted confession. i
appears that Johnny Is the p0sscssoI
Of q Flobcrt rife. As he could no.
carry his " ap0n to school with hin
no used to take few cartridges II
his pistol pockets, and 1t was tn
smashing Of these by the principar'
cane that caused the explosion ant
consequent wild cOmm0 tiOn. Ont
OF the bullets was found imbcdd q
In tho wall later on. Where tn
second IL cannot he discovered, but i
Is not In Johnny though he feel
very soro In the locality where II
would naturally be found.