The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-12

As ebb along the ocean
The great obedient tides,
SO wave on wave they journey
Where an ancient wisdom guides;
Although the haze OF autumn
They vanish down the wind.
With the summer world before them,
And the crowdlng storms behind.
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5 THE NEW TEACHER. 5.
9 How His Athletic Training Won g
6 Him Victory. 8
X BY ALFRED ROCKFORD. e
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
z LID School District
M<7lJfM No. 10, over in
MI SSM McComb County,
H W1WN had the reputation
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H a%Vrof being a very
KM a. n rough place for
lIfsSsSe44EE TSsgnA young teacher, and
INNS ST&%ss%HI no place at all for
\M@#Sss&#sSsSS an old one.
\SS<9W Every new
\w teacher was per.
lection the first month; simply human
the second, and if he or she remained
through the third month, the children
were in rebellion at the instigation of
their parents, and the brains of the
gossips were busy concocting ISLANDERS
which their tongues did not hesitate
to utter.
Robert Cole had just graduated with
honor from O well.known college, and
by way of recruiting his health, re-
plenishing his pocketbook and get
ting started in his legal studies he de-
termined, insthe absence of anything
better, to teach school for year.
The superintendent of schools fol
McComb County was Robert Coles
friend, AID to him the young man ap
piled.
''There is only one district in this
county thst has not a teacher engaged
to open school at the end of the pres
ent holidays; it pays the largest sal
airy in the county, and the money il
sure, for the district is rich-bu
then---"
"But what, Mr.. Moore2" asked
Robert Cole, seeing that the superln
tendent hesitated.
''It is hard district"
Chow SOP" =,
"Well, they SANDER the femal
teachers, particularly if they are pref
ty; and the big boys have fashion o
thrashing the male teachers.
IT should rather like to try schoo
like that" said the young man, with
laugh.
ooh! I am sure, Mr.. Cole, 20
could manage the boys, but tn
parents and older brothers interfere
Why, last year young man taught
No. is; he was a powerful fellow an
a fine teacher, and he maintained Of
! der. OF course, he did some fogginf
particularly with the Docks, but a lt
of the men folk lay for him ono nigh
and after beating him they threw hi
into the pond, and if he hadn't bee
expert swimmer he'd have drowned
AS it was he escaped, and the vel
next day he resigned" said M
Moore.
"Who are the Dooks?"
cit is large family; they are r
lated in some way to nearly every Oh
in the district, and I believe-yes,
am sure-two of them are trustees
this time" =,
care there no good people in IL
1 district?" asked Robert Cole, feeling
bit discouraged, yet anxious to undo
take the school for its very dlthcu
ties. =,
ooh, my! yes; indeed, majority
the people mean to do right and wou
change matters if they could; but tn
are quiet, law-abiding folk, who me-
q leader and dread to act for thei
selves. Ifyou say so, l can get y
the school" said Mr.. Moore
81 shall be thankful if you do
have a theory of my own about mana
ing hard boys, and I should like
! try it, ;" said Robert Cole. ., ,1,.
The superintendent said I've
WELL" and within week Robert Ct
he'd met the trustees and was engag
for the ensuing school year.
i, He was well-built, handsome you
fellow, and during the ten days tt
elapsed between his engagement q
the time when school was to open
> visited all families that had childrt
q and did his best to create a good l
preston. In this he was successf
and when he opened school the inha
tunts in No. 10 felt that they had