The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
THE TEACHER
0FTHE OLD LOG
SCHOOL HOUSE.

he left her when the down upon his lips
Lay Ike the shadow of lowering kiss"

'Hs left her when the down upon his lips
lay Ike the shadow of lowering kiss"
He was so young. He had just grad
tsted al college. He had his diploma. He
bad health, energy and ambition, and, what
often proves Gods great blessing to q
nan, an empty purse. He had to get work
Immediately. He did not want to teach
was not his chosen profession, but a
country school was offered him, and II
opened up at least an immediate chance to
T9lenish his depleted money department
by such needs is the fate of life often
decided.
Re could not understand why he was
forced to eat this bread OF bitterness; he
'oua not see why he must struggle with
vaelming wave while others SKINNED
'sAny on top OF smooth seas. He could
neI know in his early life that often
'nen God wants to bring out the best in
man He sends him into a wilderness
ssale or that backwoods school in
'eAas was equally good training ground;
" ns conquered himself for dutys sake
'''a'ush the fight was against habit, taste
nd desire.
'0u would not have called him hero
y 40. There was no beat of drum, nc
sie blast, no clash of arms to announce
! battle with repulsion, ambition ant
s'l necessity; yet the combat was fierce
Struggle violent But he gained 4;
w. W. over self, and said triumphantly
..soeVer my hands find to do | vii
aaa with my might"
~ = 50 hard to leave home. Mother.
M iVoss so patient, so tenderly kint
r.va We are leaving her, and she is &c
4 inc old house seems conscious o
MI, ulng change. The rooms reach gu
,s,rs s a walls to enfold us. TIL,
egrin, ae seems to flash out a petition
sss W longer to sit by it's comforting
ls my We dread to think OF the first nigh
how h hhtn only strange faces and un.
Il. humanity around US.
H. vas manly boy. He faced emp,
losi,, us purse, the need of new
tur y me dreary blank at the begin,
|ns nav, uis mann cd, with the same gri
rcksr A. with which he had caught Will
In vsraa sers the hard balls in the base.
ps hsld. O'iiese' rather than give VI
@ssn The time came for school 10 bertr
rs az his post.
sas IN the early DAYS in TEXAS wher
m s%ouni Of whipping done ia The scho1
~ was the test ~ ~ s.-.,stt. -
pb sli and when the trustees sized III
k,ptbsi az Tor the job of running a thre,
sn ~. School more by the Drawn of hi
ma b.Nne cultivation OF his brain.
BIZ ~ OF the log school house though
s7 sss,ing his physical powers. anC
xay 80. =. the building Monday mornin.
IA srhsS ne tray But the hoy teachei
~. fods ~, hunted, PLAYED baseball. foot.
n his 49,. anss and "roped yearlings,
true vas strong, his nerve stead!
The s,r.s month ended the boys hat
etier m Of his hand and iron will
gsutlems, al, they learned that be wal
VI la,@fa ~ with the exception OF oni
.iz q srh, warren, the school VAS in
ksstIs 9re'lcn to the master
etb dess utterly incorriglbie. Sh,
'es shs we teacher. she broke ~
stE pansr 4ile late. she left early, sh
Is n Nads. she wrote notes. sh
her. he aunsr reproved her. he talkeI
ID 10 s,spimanded her publicly. h
efe rsai 70 her pride and bette
sst Ia u seemed TO reach her. He deter
~ Frsv-hei hs. and called upon tn
stsa the hsa old farmers who con
e1ses, .,hsant expel her." said on,
7hrash Ibats Just what she wants.
SiH I, h a why half the school wouls
Qthinr ~ expelled. That would ruiz
she's . soang man. Whip her; that
@sso to. Her own folks can