Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-09-29


the command aS a joke, and only
harked and frlsked more joyOuslS
The boys began throwing stickl
iuto the air for Tige to catch, anC
they sent bin racing mddIy after
halls and stones.
Over IN ccrner Of the yard
eight or nine little gIIlS were play
ing tag. Suddenly Lncy Sharpe,
who was "it," stopped and said
gasplngIy, with a crimson fac:
SOB, I'm nearly dead for a drink
of waterl rm going to tipto into
the schoOlhOuse and get a drink.
WON'T wake the teacher"
She ian lightly toward the
house, and stepped in softly, A
moment later she came hurTylDg
out, ber eyes wearing a frightened
look and her face pale instead of
red.
80 girlsw she exclaimed. "What
do yOu thlnkY'
"Whv, what's The matteri' the
girls asked. She glanced back to
ward the schoOlhOuse, as If fearful
of pursuit, aud then said, iu an
awe-stricken voice:
"The teacher hasn't got any
hail'
"What -
"Ile hasn't! Not speck Of bah
has lie got on his head! lie looks
Just aalul! S melody has scalped
him, or something or other. for he
hasn't got bit Of harr! lps al
ly ing on The floor b. him.
20 coo Lucy ShaIpe.'
ats SOP
"Hadn't we better wake him up
an Tell him his hairs goue" asked
Sally Lee.
Hell know it when he wakes
uD, AMI won't hc lake an awful
tuss? You just 60 aud peek IN the
door aud see how dreadful he
looks. And his haiI looks 80 funny
there on the floor.
The little gIIs ran swiftly To-
waid the schoolhouse, aud Tige,
acctp ing this as challenge Ic
give chase, sped afte' then They
clustered about the dosr, but I g
da ted into the schoOlhouse.
Ia 4 moment he darlcd out
again with great cluster OF Jet
black curls, lightly touched witt
with gray, dangling from hl'
m0uri! AWAY lie sped, aud the
the iiitle g,Tls fled wildly In a.
dirtcIlous, quite terrified by whn
heN had seen.
Tlge leaped a low stone wal
aud ran a short distance across
field of Stubbles, aid then lay
down with bis tIOphy between bis
DAVIS. Meantime tho boys werC
watching the dogs performance.
Dan RoDy," said Lucy Sharpe
"your dog has got the teachers
hair, and he's eating 1t up
"Is it possible" exclaimed Dan
"that all OF that hair the teachers
so fussy about Is "a wigW
"1ts something that's tUuble(
IF while be's been sleeping, any
~aS," Sad LIcy.
alt u wiew said Lew Bal
i've noticed that he always ties
his handkerchief over his head ant
uudeI ills chin when he takes Z
nap. {tlt's wig aud Tlge has i
,0u'd better get hold OF that dos
Iheref be a cyclone here wbeI
the teacher wakes up."
Dan and LEW ran IN pursuit o
Tlge, who fled swiftly across lh'
field. shaking tue Wig vinirnil'
" eu b, saW lhelu Coming, In'
Il Z ran lu'u the wOUds, prywg u
neeG rn ID us harsh cries ri.
"You, TlgL DlOp that! Drop II
I teliyoe!"
Just AS Tige aud his two pur
suers disappeared over ridge II
the woods the door of the school
house closed with bang, ard al
the windows were pulled dow
violently. 1t was after one O'clocl
when Jabez J0rdcn thrust hi
head out Of window, with IN
hat pushed down TO his ears. an,
amazed his pupils by saying
quite meetiy.
"DO any OF you know what ha
become OF my--my-hair--that !
to say, my wlgG'
"Dan RJoy's dogs got I, sir.
he hasn't eat it up by thls tIDie,
SAID Joe Carter.
"That miserable dos" e1cIaiO
ed Ja0oz Jordon, while bis fac
famed with wraln. A mOmen
later he appeared ~ the door au,
asked; Nv hlcu way did he gOi"
"Oyer lbe lidge IN the wood,