Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-08

SOdus Center. n. Y, February T.
Blanche Maynard, a pretty, fragile lit
tie woman. has proven herself more
than the equal Of three srapping rustic
youths in succession. and. as a result,
Is a heroine Of all this lake country.
The occasions Of her victories were
Monday and Tuesday last. and the
matter will be talked about for years
TO come.
Last fan Miss Maynard came TO John
Mason. trustee of the Maxwell district
school. just west Of here. and. present
ing q life certificate from the Fredonia
normal school asked TO be engaged to
teach the winter term. Trustee Mason
looked aghast
MY little woman, said he I'VE don't
realize that this is the toughest school
i'm S0dus-yes, and in Wayne county.
Some Of the big gals,let alone the boys,
would eat ye mp af0re spring
But the frail looking applicant
thought differently and said as much,
and there was something about her a2-
pearance that impressed the old far0l-
er fayOrably. Perhaps it was the
giin, of downright red i'm her hair.
At least. after some parleying he en-
goged her, and the result has proven
the wisdom of his choice Miss May
nard taught with hardly any thOu5lo
for the first ten weeks. every pupil.
and fffara ffn-nI oil
wei until the salt evaporatOrs closed.
ana the young men came for q two
months holiday before the beginning
of the spring work.
George Hardy, son Of q neighbOring
farmer. young giant. was the ring
leader il the mischief. and he went
from bad to- worse. Tin last Monday he
became unbear2ble Miss Maynard at
about two o'clock i'm the afternoon de-
tecred him i'm the act of Overurnine
the water pail and ordered him TO her
desk.
Hadn't We better come an get me-"
he said with leer.
Wc-ls were scarcely Ont Of his
nra-1 when she came. Sdzing The burly
yr--1 1E Che slou.i5a with one sff0r.
s, dragged him bodily from his seat
t t-Qplsl him over en- the floor. Then.
before ~ could recover. ha was hauled
scrcss -L-la rows Of desks ana landed
i- downward up1n The platform. Her
rr'.- was handy. and n three minutes
young Hardy WAS believing for mercy.
and c1npe iy c1wcd W.-h word Of
warming. she pam .ngly le- him up. and
he returned crss--alien -1 his seat.
That night be called IN two ne.gl6ors'
sens. named Duncan and Pulsve~. and
asked them 90 assist I'm locking ont The
ta2c1er the neX- morning Feeling
s- cns-n En- numbers. they agreed. and
when shortly before 9 O'Clock the next
morning Miss Maynard arrived at the
school house she found che door barr,-
caded, and three gr.nn.ng faces pesrlng
out G- her from tle windows. Sending
for the trustee more Gs witness thln
for any PRACTICAL assistance. Miss May
r2rd secured a fence rail and quickly
pred -1e door from its hinges. Pulsver
ana Dunbar cr-uched En- the further cor
r bu- Hardy tried % rush by her.
Sac cl.ncled with him. and threv him
bodily % the floor. and when Trustee
lI3scn arrived on run a moment later
he found tle young CLAM screaming for
Uercy.
Leaving the trustee TO guard the open
door, Miss Maynard tackled the Cthe-
two Ten minutes ga,5r school Ind
been called as usual but tle three young
me sat cowed wicl their heads on -l-r
desks They have been as mild as
lambs ever since.
The d-str.c IS enthusiasts over The
outcome Of the matter, and the young
teacher IS The pride Of the entire neigh
borloo1. Lt-ie Is known Of he pre-
vicus athletic record. but I'm training
the children She has shown a skill chat
could only have been born Of long ex-
pax 5nc5 I'm q ymuas.um.