The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-10-27
THE new TEACHER.

teacher, and 90 place si sll ior az old ons
RserT bew tescher Was perfection ,h
nfsi month. simply Lamsn The second
snd ii be on she remained through ih
iti mouth. the children were 10 rebe
lion Ut the inslissiiob Of their parents. snt
tue hrsins Of tie sossips we're busy col
eociias ISLANDERS which their ioususs di,
not hesiiite 70 uttet.
X berl Cole had jast graduated viii
honor from 3 veil kpown college. sbd bi
way Of recruiting hi health, replebist
log bis pockeibook and getting started il
bis legal stu lies be determined, 10 the st
sebee Of saythiBg better. to teach scboo
Tor . year.
The superintendent Of schools for Nc
County was Robert Coles friend aud Ia
him tbs youug msn applied.
There is only one district 10 this county
ihst has not teacher engaged to open
school at the end OF The present bolidsysi
il pays the largest salary 10 the county,
aud money is sure. TOT the district is rich
but then
But what Mr.. Mooie2 asked Robert
Cole. seeing that the superintendent hesi
tsted.
II iss hard die riot
How sop
Well. they SANDER the female tesoherp,
particularly IL they are pretty; and the big
boys have fashion OF thrsshing the m ale
teschers.
should rather like to try q school like
that, said the young man. with laugh.
OH sm sure. Mr.. Cole. you could
manage the boys. but the parents and
older brothers Interfere. Why, last year
young man taught in No. IS; be was
powerful fellow and fine teacher. and be
msintsined order. OF course, he did
some hogging, particularly with the
Docks. but lot OF the men folks lay for
him one night. and alter beating him they
threw him into the pond, and II be hadn't
been sn expert swimmer he'd have drown
ed. As il was be escaped, aud the very
next day be resigned. .ssid Mr.. Moore.
Who are the Dooks2
1t is q large family; they are related 10
some way to nearly every one in the die
trict, and believe yes, l sm sure two
OF them are trustees st this time.
Are there 10 good people in the dis
,rictf asked Robert Cole. feeling bit di'
couraged, yet anxions to undertake the
school Tor its very difficulties.
Ol.my yes; indeed. majority OF the
people mean 10 do right and would change
matters II the could; but they are quiet,
law abiding folk, who need leader and
dread to act for themselves. II You say
so, can get You the school, said Mr..
Moore.
l shall be thankful II you do. have
theory OF my own about managing hard
boys, and should like TO try ii. said Rob
ert Cole.
The superintendent said Very we'll. and
wi bin week Robert Cole had met the
trustees and was engaged for the ensuing
school year.
He was o we'll built, handsome fellow,
and during The ten days that elapsed be
tween his engagement and the time when
school was to open be visited oil families
that had children. and did bis best TO ore
ste u good impression. In this be wss
successful. and when be opened school
the inhabitants in No. 10 felt that they
had at last got the teacher they hal been
looking for for years and years. 3,
The doctor and the clergyman and .
few other obseivsnt people shook their
heads and sal one to the other: q
Young Mr.. Cole is certainly sn accom-
plisbed gentleman, but his refinement
md culture are sll so much against him.
The Docks will either drive him ont, or o
be will leave 10 disgust, as Others have T
lone, long before the term ia ont y
Robert Coles plan wss TO do his work {
onscientiously, to treat oil alike, and nev s
r to give an order which be had not we'll
and which be was not pre- b
pared to enforce. He determined to keep o
bis temper, and to require prompt obedi
iience from the very start. 9
II was remarked that that School 10 81 Q
ways began the new term with Q new II
eacher, on which occasion the building D
vas always packed: but as the term wore
% tue attendance grew less. until ct The
,lose there we're neither scholars nor teach
,r
Before getting TO work Robert Cole .
nste qnist little speech 10 the children,
md while he was talking be noticed y
'hock haired lad OF seventeen, with . hair Il
ip, who persisted 10 tickling the esr Of d
title boy 10 front Of him with straw. b
Rober. stopped, and pointing to the
,alptit. be said: Il
The culprit looked sbout him with b
sugb, Is II lie expected someone else 10
answer. d
Come up here, sir. said Robert. sternly.
The culpri, again looked sbou, bin and n
sushed. d
He was still looking sbont bin when
,e fell hspd on bic collsr, aud before he b
suev shat wss up. he was Ierked into n
be aisle aud dragged mp to the platform. d
. here the teacher yieked bin mp end set
lin sgsinst the wall.
Wbs, is your name, sIri Robert ssked
'gsin. O.
Tue boy With the hsir lip s,smmeted;
Ny came is Btll Dock,
pm Dnnl [ haze hesfd OF Won. Lui L