The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-04-06
RALPH LEWISr.
OR ~
The Teacher

n V"aSN rom las, week.
A short silenc ansn.a
!, !, ~ ou'pa,s moved muscle RAIN
,",la M, Sala ,a,., y eiore the whole school "a
s s''nu COW -cted ofthis crime, selfeo,
demned, ana without further ,,sp, s',,'.
you are both suspended from the nriSi s
'ess OF this school antil tba ho.,,
s soan see fit to reinstate You ~ psrmi ,I
'oonuea on solemn promise to h,,hay,
Yourselves ever after and ober lpr, ii A.
rules as other pupils don - ''
This was the terminal ;on = y.
event event. entirely unespse.ed BY thes, @
Young ratfianstand tb " berap to I'M,
q laelr books out oftl'.e desk Il, a way
'ia' showed they were thinking about
esi'iiig eise .han the work which
- II w seie ~ chanically perForming,i ii,
p'spafii's % obey the stern command
sua' eop lpelled them to leave the room
~ ~ .er disgrace,
II length they arose and sta,tsa
'iown the aisle with their books undar
their arms, their countenanees sbadsa
with = cloud of guilt, They moved
slowly and reluctantly A., ifa faint
hope fingered in their mir as that tbe
Ieaeher would, at the, last moment
nave pity on them and restore once
more the privileges Of school they had
only short time bel ore been en;oying
--'sild yet they die, not realize thar,
was anything to b thankful for n tbp
Flght foattend SCI lool until it was taken
'rom' then they began to see they had
','Aus = nlistsF e in their expectation
I .u"' tue pres INT teacher would punish
'ueh " tn' mans that his predecessor
mad used-' ommouly known among the
u'ys ass ''rassle with the hick 'ry.p
As SION as Yep and Zeke reached
'helf 'espective homes, they entered
'si'ii 'iaints against the teacher. before
II u notable sires-notabie because
oni bangtord could get angry under |
petty provocarion and when in such i |
state Of mind could discount the deck. |!
mate OF steamboat at swearing. Also
'ne oid squire, when disturbed in n
iSe manner, would utter an ..inverted
prayer, /" that would put to shame the
iaths Of . Sunday horse jockey.
The boys had prepared the messages
OF Their fathers before they separated,
o When their complaints were com.
JARED they agreed very nicely.
The two fathers coming together
leid spirited conversation IN which
hey denounced tie teacher as entirely
mt Tor the position he held. Squire
Nezenoerry said, sits all true bekase
~ Aep never told lie in all his life
n he woodn't tell won ef yer wood
~ Inn fur et.p (Zep's truths were
Y IN negative form and that is why n
le Old squire thought he told thei
nth at all Times. n
Having passed indgRe nj on the
acher, they concluded r 90 and pet
e other directors and proceed to d..
'se him at once.
s ~ das Tuition and
.,.1 i! sas mefulp treatment !,
~. s"'ii'u' and obedientn boys
t.. ' :. W e teacher and receiv-
-,.'.qs IL $500 v their conclusion that ?
!. i, put out Immediately, i
red TO the residence Of
uu where they met the ob. !
s.I.t 80 wrath-Ralph Lewiston. :.
'aipu ''1 = Ad told Mr., Rigdon the par !, !
'a the event just as it had han ! !
'4iere fore he was cognlzant Of !.
4acts i':i the case when the three. =
. arr ved
board was duly organized and .,
plaintiff entered his plea for the !,
creants. He said this was the first !,
ne they bad been sent out Of school !,
ten ''yearn and he was therefore i
rtain the teacher had done wrong !.
ID ought to 'pologize" and take 4
EN- back into school without any .,
rther trouble. !,
Ralph was then called upon to state N
s defense ofthe pensions. He did
in such a caln, straightforward a.
amer that even Tom Bangford found
mself in that state of mind which on
ade him exclaim "that boy Zeke has az
d to mew Squire Wezenherry sat 81
th his mouth tightly shut and his -
ea dilated twice their natural size. da
ie boys in their very attitudes sat ~
1 condemned and when Ralph had on
his description Of their dis n,
aceful conduct, Mr. Rigdon said n,
IDLY hut firmly, "boys, do you deny h
y Of the charges your teacher has "a
sde against you?p ,
Both boys guiltily hung their heads ;,
SILENCE. They were conquered ~ II
fell instrument of fearless, out III,
Iken truth. III