Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04
CID TIME
SCHOOL
LIFE.
life
You Don't Get Half the
Whippings at School
That L Got When / Was
n Youngster.
fWRrrrES ZOE rHE EAGLE

fWRrTTES FOB The EAGLE
By Jennie NJ. Ssandifer.
You don't get half the whip.
pings at school that | get, when
was a youngster.- SAID uncle
Jim, as he lighted his pipe, and
tipped his chair at just the right
angle. for a comfortable smoke
when l was about nine years
old continued uncle, Il went
to school to a Miss Carey, who
made a daily job of thrsshing
out the whole school, from \.
B C's 10 the grown boys and
girls. One bright December
morning. just as I vas creeping
of to school. nv cousin. Will
Jones came dashIng down the
road in a shining new buggy
Jump in JImmv.- he called
out. as he stopped his przneing
team. Jump in and ride down
to the cross road-- Delighted
at the chance Of a ride. l climb
ed into the buggy al once
How are you getting on al
school. and how do you like
your new school nam. Miss
Careyr
Cousin Will vas the beau. the
Prince Charming. of that rurzl
enighborhood, and well knew
that scores of girls were head
and heels in love with hand
some. merry cousin Will l did
not doubt that Miss Carey her
self, who was forty, and red
beaded. and crOss-eyed. va:
dead IN love with him too. Here
was a chance for revenge. fol
the whippings she had giveE
me: so / said. Il just hate the
old cat cousin Will. She.
cross as a so headed bar. anC
whips Us # we 80 much as NOV,
toe. or look off our books
I'm SO skairt of her. / can't lear
thing
poor little boy said sym
pathetic cousin Will. you tel
her for me, that know VIII,
she whips so, she's an old maid
and is mad. because nobody vii
marry her. We reached til,
cross road just then, and / go
cat and hurried on to school
brimful of a new idea Iva.
just in time to take my seat viii
the others. and miss a whippin,
for being late.
As soon as the room VA
quiet. / selected a word. ans
walked with an air of much i'm
portanee to Miss Carey's desk
and asked how to pronoune,
baker.
Baker said Miss Carey
frowning- Have you taker
leave of your senses altogether
You've spelled and pronounced
that word a hundred times
know. Go TO your seat Mis-.
Carey, l said in a clear lous
voice, so that the whole sehoo
could hear, Il know Why yos
are cross and whip SD hard
cousin Will says its cause you're
an old maid. and nobody vii
marry You can feel the
deadly hush now. that fell on
the school as uttered these
audaeiOus words / believe
you could have heard snow fill
Miss Carey's eross-eye almos;
jumped from its socket. She
deliberately took down one OF
her best seasoned birch rods
lead me into the girls cloak room
and took OF my jacket And
D. that whipping, She was
tall and thin, and as active as a
wateh-spring. but for once she
whipped until her arm got tired.
With the promise of finishing
me or after dinner, she told
me to 60 to the spring and
wash my bleeding face and
hands Half dead, / limped on,
of the room and made for home
a, a double-quick trot.
found cousin Will in the
pArior setting up to my sister
Susie. I'm afraid / used rather
rough language, when / told
him what l thought of a young
man getting a boy into a scrape.
l have never admired cousin
Will or jokers since. After din
ner, father and cousin Will
drove me down to the school
house, and they told the sehol.
ans. I'VE were alls scholars them
they could have recess while
Miss Carey was talking bust.
ness l stood in the cloak
room, and was called in after
awhile. and they looked AT NV
bruised and weIted back and
arms Cousin Will was a doe
tor, and l shall never forget
how sternly he said. Miss Ca
rey, We could have you indict-
co Tor brutal and inhuman treat
ment OF a child Never topeh
this boy again, or III report Won
10 the grand jury
And you must be more leni-
ent TO all yonr pupils.- said
Atner, Who was a trustee.
Miss Carey cried and prom
ised what they wished.
That was my last WHINING
Whlle she taught, but il had
vlvidly impressed upon NV
mind one lesson, never In he
forgotten: 1T is dangerous 10
remind woman Of her age. or
10 inslRuate that she cannot
marry l learned also, net to
De too eager for revenge. nor
10 accent wifhout th;~L