Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-24
A Plncky Little Pennsylvania Lady
Thirty Years Age.

lady who was stranger in the
neighborhood was EN- ployed to teach
the Stony Point school in East Fin
ley township Washington Co, Pa.
This had the reputation of being
rather a good school Of about 35
pupils, located in a country district
where society was good The lady
was small, young, intelligent and
modest with rather commanding
appearance. She was not in the
neighborhood long until her pleas
ant ways made her many friends,
her school was one Of the best, the
pupils respected and obeved her;
everything went well for a time.
Finally tough boy of about [ 5 who
had been reared in neighboring
town started to school, he was a
a town tough indeed. He had no
respect for the teacher, himself, nor
any one else, always tried to pro-
woke and annoy the teacher. The
young lady tried to win him bv kind
words, but to no avail. One dav she
reproved him in kind and polite
way while she was talking to him.
Some of the larger boys saw him
take large knife from his peck
ct and work it up his sleeve. The
teacher did not notice this. 1t was
not many days until she had oc.
casion to reprove him again. Every
time she spoke co him he would do
something worse to provoke her,
until she was compelled to harsher
means. She took a small stick that
was in the house and struck him
with it, He caught the stick and
tried to wrench it out of her hand.
When he failed to do this he broke
the stick in pieces and threw them
on the floor Then he drew a
large knife. The steel blade fairly
glittered in the light He fastened
his steel gray eyes on the young
lady and said strike me again and
will cut your heart out" All eyes
were turned on the scene. Neither
hand nor foot moved and all was
still. Oh, think Of an innocent
young lady with nothing to defend
herself, standing in easy reach of a
tiendish boy who held deadly
weapon in his hand ready to plunge
it into her heart. But she faced him
without showing any sign of EN-
barassment whatever. But looked
at one of the largest boys and asked
him in kind and pleasant tone of
voice if he would get her a good
stick. The boy was soon on his way
to the timber which was near by.
The young lady walked away and
called class as though nothing un-
usual had happened. The fendish
boy would shake the knife at her.
sometimes he would thrust his ton
que out like serpent. The look of
him was enough to frighten lady
out of her senses, But she paid no
attention to him. Presently the boy
returned with a stick which proved
to be good hickory of large size.
The lady laid down the book and
took the stick, and walked up to the
vicious boy and in firm tone of
voice requested him to close the
knife and give it to her. There
seemed TO be something in the tone
Of her voice that unnerved him. He
closed the knife but put it in his
pocket. By this time he was crouch
ed down under his desk. The.
teacher requested him to take his
seat. This he refused TODD. She
did not insist long, but caught hold
OF him then there was struggle.
but presently the young lady drag
ed him from his hiding place, and
threw him in the aisle on his back.
She grasped the stick and used it
with great skill, almost plnning him
to the floor every blow, and never
let him get to his feet. After Civ
ing him Il sound threshing she told
him to get up and take his seat. Il
am going to whip you for drawing a
knife on me-. She struck him a
number Of blows, almost lifting him
from the seat every blow | had
seen boys whipped by strong and
vigorous men, but this exceeded
anything ! ever saw. The boy come
on to school, but [ need not say he
never drew knife on this Young
lady again and she never had any
occasion to thresh him during the
remainder of the term. 80 years
have come and gone since this and