The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-08-24

by tho nap Of his mech and the seat OF
his brooches, as it were, and fire him
bodaciously out Of the school.
somsthln Was Bound to Drsp
When at last the Professor got out OF
breath and run down and stopped, a
tremendous big silence fell on the gen.
eral crowd. Then presently Luke Stag
gers, tine youngest son of Jeems w.
StaRgers and the biggest boy In school,
rose up from amongst the boys and
lowed he would love to say q few brief
words to the Board in regards to yhs
case and on behalf of his friend and fell
low servant, Billy George Randle. And
the Board told him he could go ahead
and have his say.
1t was years and years ago when I
first scraped up acquaintance with the
Staggerses, you understand, but l
know the stock they come from, and l
know the mettle and the breedin of the
stock. So when Luke united them long
| legs of his that day, and stood up there
amongst the boys his face was as white
as sheet, but there was thunder in
his voice and lightnin In his eye, and
knowed good and well that storm
was risin and somethin was bound to
drap.
mister President and gentlemen Of
the Board" says Luke slow and easy
like at first but warmin up as he went
on. wrong is always wrong and right
is forever right. 1t amt none of my
business to whitewash Billy George
Randle. / am sorry and he is sorry
and we are all sorry that he let his foot
slip and fell. 1t was wrong-every5ody
knows it was wrong-and we don't ev-
en- try to make out like 1t was right.
But to man up a tree it don't look
right for the Professor to haul that boy
up here before the board and be-
fore the whole entire school and
raise this mighty rumpus on ac-
count of one little slippance. I want
even in the crowd that Saturday night,
not because am sproutin any wings to
speak of, but because / didn't git the
news in time. 1 don't drink whisky for
common and neither does Billy George,
| and it mouRht of bean me as well as
him. would love to ask the Professor
If he ever was a boy oncst upon a time,
and then 1 would love for him to stand
up and tell you if he has always walked
upright and perfect in the ten COM
mandments."
The Professor didn't stand up. which
reckon it must of been a good time OF
year for him to keep his seat and say
1 x,o<11x, ilc< Tvxlr
whats the use of this great public
stir and confusionment except to give
Billy George the heartache as well as
/ the headache? 1t don't help the Pro-
fessor and it don't help the school, but
it makes that Door boy fell like he
would love to swap himself off for a
| yaller dog and then shoot the dog.
am not tryin to make wrong look right,
but the most brighestest boy in this
school il Billy George Randle, and in
| spite of the past, and with all of his
faults, he is brave and white and true.
If man was to fall overheard out in
| the ocean would the old ship throw
him a rope, or would she sail on and
leave him there to drown? God AL.
mighty has put into Billy George Ran.
| die plenty of materials for the maxim
of man. This school needs him,
/ Rocky Creek needs him, and the world
will need him in her business. You
can make a mountain out of the mole.
hill and crush him, if you will. You
can heap Goals of fire ON his head and
send him forth to face storm of pub
lie disgrace. You can do that If you
want to. Maybe that mought please
the Professor. But for the comm man
hood of Rocky Creek, stand here fat.
footed and erect and tell you, face te
face, when you do that these boys will
follow me, and by the liyin and des-'
we will go home, and you can take your
measly old schoolhouse and go to the
orful torments with it."
By this time, you understand, Luke
Staggers had put the pot to bilin, and
.he general excitement was SO thick in
the air till little more and you could
of hit it with stick. One member Of
the Board, Deacon Joiner, sided with
the Professor, but the Board stood foul
to one for keepin Billy George in school
where he belonged. Whereas the Pro
lessor got his back up and quit and the
Deacon pulled out from the Board and
went off home in high huff. Where
as the whole entire school had to bust
up and take out and quit for the sum
mer.
We will now consequentially have to
hire new Professor to open up tn.
school next fall. But In the mar
time, you understand, Rocky Creek /.
standin by her boys. 1t was wrong-it
was mighty wrong-for the boys to &c
out that Saturday night and back them
selves into a wildcat still. But at tht
same time we can't make angels out o.
healthy boys. and the world is lookir
TO Billy George Randle for the makir
of man by-and-by.
The Free silver Question.
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