The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-07-18
Bullets In his Breeches

in Brooklyn, over which ". w. weed
presides as principal, is John Angel,
who, according to the New York Ad-
vertiser, does not wear en- appropriate
name.
The other day Johnny projected the
point of needle into soft spot in
the anatomy Of one of his fellow pu-
pills. The latter's yell of pain and
indignation drew the attention of
Principal Weed, who, after some in
quiry, called Johnny Angel up to the
desk. Principal Weeds system of
administering rebuke to boys like
young Angel is as simple as it is eff
caoious. He grasped Johnnies 8 right
shoulder with his left hand in such
way as to tighten the trousers around
the seat Of honor, and 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,
a terrific explosion was heard. One
of the counterscraps of Johnny pan
falcons was torn to shreds and Mr..
Weed heard something like bullet
whiz past his left ear. Johnny Angel
belongs to the fifth primary grade of
which Miss Baker is teacher. When
the lady heard the report she was
about to shrek, but, seeing the prin-
cipal WELD the rattan as if nothing
had happened, she held her peace,
thinking, perhaps, that the explosion
was open to scientific explanation.
Meanwhile the eyes of at least 100
boys and girls bulged out of their
sockets, and, save for the descending
and regularly timed shwacks that fell
on the remaining portion of Angels
neither garments, the silence would
have been absolutely painful.
Mr.. Weed never lost his presence OF
mind, but continued the castigation.
Having delivered the number of blows
he thought proper on the side which
had been uncovered by the explosion,
he began operating on the other.
Those who kept tally of the strokes
though of this they are not positive
assert that it was between the
twelfth and the thirteenth that a
second fearful explosion occurred,
which completely tore away the other
portion Of Johnny Angels trousers,
caused Miss Celia P. Gauley, who had
just entered the room, to turn pale as
a sheet and lean against bench to
prevent herself from falling, and even
threw the cool Miss Baker into high
state of agitation. The bullet, which
was either the cause or the effect of
the second explosion, avoided the
principal by narrow margin, Or he
might not be able to explain in hurry.
To resume the rebuke was, however,
out Of the question. Apart from the
nervous shock Mr.. Weed s system had
received Johnny Angel was in most
pitiable state. AS Miss Griffin philos-
oppically observed later on, "It is
very hard to be heroic under the con-
ditions which surrounded the unfor-
tunate little culprit. j." When releas-
ed, feellng tnaG ne was not e4actly
dressed for show, he crept into cor
ner, and, getting behind the black.
board, made many efforts to adjust
what was left of his pantaloons, SO
that he could back out of the school
with some dignity, but altogether
without success. Then Mr.. Weed
took him into his private Office and
extorted confession. 1t appeared
that Johnny is the possessor of a
Flobert Rifle. As he could not carry
his weapon to schol with him he used
to take few cartridges in his pistol
pockets, and it was the smashing of
these by the principals cane that
caused the explosion and consequent
wild commotion. One of the bullets
was found imbedded in the wall later
on. Where the second is can not be
discovered, but it is not in Johnny,
though he feels very sore in the To-
cality where it would naturally be
found Washington Star.