The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-10
THE TUTOR.

He makes me sick-always preaching,
preaching, pre-
Let's settle him. shouted three OF
four from the outside of the group.
AYE, aye!" came the answers, and
Taffy Douglass, the fat boy, with his
slow movements, had just opened his
mouth for an "Aye!' when he caught
sight of the new tutor looking at the
boys with a frown on his face, and SC
he transferred the intended part OF
speech into another loud yawn which
made the new tutor jump, w~hereupon
all the boys giggled.
who is to be settled, , Thorn?' the
tutor asked of the tall boy who stood
nearest him. Thorn colored up to the
roots of his hair-he had q very fair
complexion and blushed easily, which
led TO his being called Rosie" by the
others-and stammered:
Il forg-L ~don't-didn't hear, MIR.
Whyland."
Perhaps you didn't hear the bell
ring for you to go back to your class
either. What 10 it, Blake?" demanded
the young man, turning to Teddy.
What, Mr.. Whyland?'' asked Teddy
innocently.
"Who were you going to settle as
/ came INF"
"Oh, that's only a little way we have
OF speaking about those Latin transla-
tions, sir"
The tutor looked as though he did
not believe Teddy's explanation. but he
said nothing more about it.
Mr.. Whyland was the new assistant
at the academy. He had been there only
a week, but in that time had managed
with his extra rules and hard punish
ments to make all the boys bis enemies.
He did not seem to get along with them
somehow. Perhaps boarding school boys
are hard to get along with. DIR. Arnold,
president of the school. had engaged
this young man to fill O vacancy ON his
staff of instructors not because he knew
him personally, but because he had
taken high, honors at graduation, and,
too, his mother was an old friend of
the doctors. He is a very nice fellow
with the men, +" the doctor had told his
wife, but he forgets he ever was a boy.
I'll have a little talk with him. He
Furnishes too often, and the boys can't
get his big worded explanations through
their heads" But DR.. Arnold post
poned his little talk too long, for the
boys settled" their tutor first.
That afternoon the third form boys
did not make as much noise as usual,
and that dear old lady, Mother Arnold,
as she was affectionately called, scented
mischief as she looked from her window
out on the playground. The boys were
grouped together, talking and gesticu-
lating violently, and Mother Arnold
thought she ought to tell the doctor
about it, but he was out, and by tho |
time he came in everything was quiet
again What t%ranspired ON the cam |
pus'' I'll tell you just as it was said.
Lets boycott him. suggested Ted
dy, who hadn't a very we'll defined idea
Of what b~oycotting was.
"Oh, shut upH' growled Ned Turner, |
a thickset fellow with less than his
share of brains. ''The only way to fix
him is to fight. Take him when he isn't
prepared, and two or three of us big
fellows will lay him out"
That's cowardly, " said Frank Snow.
Nobody but Turner would think of
doing SUCH
Take that backi'' shouted Ned, cor
I'll show you who's a cow
But Frank didn't, because just then
Harry Boot, the class beauty, shouted
"HurrahE' at the top of his voice, and
every rushed over to where he and
Ia1y were seated on the fence to see
what was the matter. These two had
been separated from the other BOYS for
quite awhile, aud as Taffy announced:
The Beauty has struck it, fellows!
Wen force old Why to resign, and I'm
going to do the biggest part of It'll"
"WhatF' Howl "When?'' were
the questions then asked.
BE quiet, and I'll tell you" said
Harry. We'll make life d~isagreeable
Tor him and make him give up teaching
us. Don't any OF you boys study your
lessons tonight and tomorrow make all
the noise you a in class, and at even
ing session Taffy will do something TO
astonish you"
"Whatf'' cried Ted.
Wait and see." drawled Taffy.
"only have your rubber erasers and lots
OF paper balls ON hand to use"
That night was very long to the OK.
pectant boys, but they were SO quiet
during evening session that the tutor
thought he had commenced to have |
some control over his charges. But the |
morning dispeIled the illusions he had
On this score. Not one I'm the third form
knew his lessons, and, what was worse. |
they all owned they hadn't studied q
bit. |
After supper that day, when the gong !
sounded for all pupils to retire to their
xespective classroonas, there was q half
suppressed s~xciteraaus among the third ]