Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-09-29
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1lgr WAS even tuOle un WHINE
than before to 60 out, and wheI
Dan app cached, ran up AID dow
the aIslrS, trying t. eyade captui
In his fight Tige overturned tb
small wooden box on which ih
water paIl stood, thereby drench
ing hinselI from head to foot Will
icy water More laGghabIe still
he caught the descending pill OF
his head, and could not gel 1t off
the pail having dropped dow
around his neck. In his frantic
writnings, he overturned a smal
wooden bench on which Tommy
Dodge and "HennS" P0ge sat
aud they suddenly lay waillng oil
their backs in pool OF water.
Get that beast out of here:
fairly IOaIed JabeZ, sIrlding down
from the platform toward T:ge
who suddenly extrlcated himself
from the pail and took refuge IN
der the stove in The centre of the
room. Dan dragged him out by
the lall, aud they went home to
gether, neither boy nor dog return
ing that day.
This incident did lot leave a
very favorable impression of Nh
jordan in the minds of bis pupils
His predecessor, Mr.. HaSkinS, had
been a gentle-splrited and kindly
man, and some OF the pupils It.
membeFed that once, when T,ge
had followed Dan into the school
loom when Mr.. Hasklns was teach
er of the school, be had said gently
IL must ask YOU to take Your dog
out, Dan, be attracts so much al
trntion," and Mr., lIaskins had al
lowed tie children to laugh an
rebuked, aud had himself laughed
over Dams almost unavailing
efforts to remove Tige.
The pupils of the Silver Maple
School speedily discovered that a
sense OF humor did not form any
part of Mr.. Jordon's mental make
up, aud that he was an unnect s.
sarllS aud unreaSOnably naid man,
with no sympathy for CHILDHOOD
and no disposition 10 cOncede any
thing to its natural tendencies.
Tne pupils were too O6edlent for
even harsh and tyrarDlca man
like Jabrz JOrden TO fad mauy *
cuSeS for using tI- lDng BIRCH rDi
he kept on his desk. but @h'n t'n'
rod was used, it was with bra o
force and cruel effect.
Mr.. JAbez Jordan was extremely
vain of his personal appearance,
He dressed we'll a.G @ith
great care. He even kept a
small hand mirror in his desk, aud
although he assumed that its par
pose was to IN IKE plplls who cam'
to school with dirty faces look a.
themselves, it was certain that at
recess be would SIT with TIE mirror
IN one hand and pocket comb III
the other, and as the boys eX'
pl esssed It, "luss with his hair.
This hair of his was noticeable
for It's great abundance aud gloss
mess. 1t was black, aud but
lightly touched with ray,althOueh II
Jabtz JOrdOn was certainly nearly
sixty Years old. He wore his han
IN bushS curlS and waves all Ovel
HIS head, and he was almost con
unualIy tossing bis hair abou'
lightly with the tips Of Ills 6agers
Ii was manifest te the eyess and t.
the nostriIs OF bis pupils that Jab'
JordOn made liberal use of cluna
mon-scented hair OIL. Even The
urls who disliSed the teacher mos
admitted that he had "awfulll
pretty hair.
He was very lndolent. Dninl
the neon hour he compelled th'
pupils 10 leave the schOOlrOOm, II
order that he might sprawl Oh r
couple Of long recitation benche
aud take a nap Placing tw'
benches side Oy side, lie wOul'
roll up his oYercoat for pillow
and stretching his long form on
full length, sleep sOundly. Some
times bis snoring could be heard Il
the schoOlbouse yard.
Several weeks after the schOC
opeled there came day in De
Gem Der which was So unseasOnab'
warm that even the low fire ~ tb
big bOx.stOvc rendered the room &
bot that the door and window
were opened. Tie unusual waImtI
made the teacher extremel
, drowsy. He yawned ana st"eIche
all the forenoon, and almost ie
. from his chair ouce or twice.
Hastily eating his luncheon g
nOOh, he placed Tue Two recltaLiO
beucbes together, aud bidding on