The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-07-13
The Gastigatisn of a Brooklyn School Boy
and its Unexpected Results.

Among the pupils in school No 81 in
Brooklyn, over which W. w. Weed pre-
sides as principal, is John Angel, who,
according to story printed in the New
York Adrertiser, does not wear an appro-
pirate name. The other day johnny
projected the point of q needle into a
soft spot in the anatomy of one Of his
fellow pupilg. The latter's yell OF pain
and Indignation drew the attention Of
/ Principal Weed, who after some inquiry
called Johnny Angel up to thu desk,
Principal Weed 5 system Of administering
rebuize to boys like young Angel is as
simple as it is efficacious. He grasped
JOhnmy's right shoulder with his left
hand in such Il way as to tighten the
trousers around his scat of honor, and
then with the dexterity begatten Of
. practice applied the rod that chasteneth.
J As he was warming 20 his work, and as
Johnny Angel began to yell like a
Comanchc, a terrific explosion was heard
| One of the scounterseraps of Johnny's
? pantaloons was torn to bhTeds and Mi
Weed heard something like q bullet whi2
past his left 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
but seeing the principal weld the rattal
as if nothing had happened she hell
her peace, thinking, perhaps that thu
explosion was open to scientific eXplana
ton. Meanwhile the eyes of at least 1Ot
boys and girls bulged ont Of their socket
. and save for the descending and regular
Iy timed thwaeks that fell OH the remain
+, ing portion Of Angels neither garment
the silence would have been absolutel,
' painful.
MIR. Weed never lost his presence o
u mind, but continued the castigation
Having delivered the number Of blow
hc thought proper OIL the side which hal
been uncovered by the explosion, b
began operations Oh the Other, ThOs
=, who kept tally Of the strokes, though O
this they are not positive, assert that
~ was between the twelfth and the thin
teeHth that a second fearful s&plasiO
occurred which completely tore away tn
!, other portion of ,Jnhnny Angels trouseR
n caused Miss Celia p Ganley, who ha
just entered, to turn pale as a sheet All
lean against bench to prevent heEse
" from falling, and even threw the co,
Miss Baker into a high state OF agitation
," The bullet, which MAS either the eau
L or the effect of the second explosiO
~ avoided the principal by narrow ma
gin OF he might not he able TO explain
% a hurry. To resume the Tebuke wa
- - however, out Of the question. Apa
- from the nervous shock Mr. Weeds sA
,' ten had received johnny Angel MAS i'll
A' most pitiable state. As Miss Crit
philOsophically observed later on, ut
very hard to be heroic under the con,
ti0nR which surrounded the unIortuna
little cuipFit," When released, feeli
rs that he was not exactly dressed for shu
on lac crept into corner, and getting behl
Inc the blackboard made MANY efforts
cir adjust what was left Of his pantaIOoms
led that lie could back out Of school W
nd some dignity, but altogether withC
40, success. Then MIR. Weed took him il
rly his private office and eXtorted cont
lis. sion, 1t appears that johnny is
of posSess0r OF Flobert rifle. As he col
emit not carry his weapon 10 school with
eut be used to take Il few cartridges in
yer pistol pockets aud it WAS the smash
in Of these by the principals came t
ers caused the expulsion and consequent "
md commotion. One Of the bullets \
at found imbedded in the wall later
The Where the second is cannot he discover
fes- but it is not in johnny, though he f,
ius- very sore in the locality where it wo
du- naturally be found