Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-19

could be heard in the school house yard.
Several weeks after the school opeAed
there came day in December which
was so unseasonably warm that even
the low fire in the big box stove rem
dered the room so hot that the door
and windows were opened. The uh-
usual warmth made the teacher ex-
tremely drowsy. He yawned and
stretched all the forenoon, and almost
fell from his chair once or twice.
Hastily eating his luncheon at noon,
he placed the two recitation benches
together, and bidding one of the pupils
to be sure to call him at five minutes
before one, stretched himself out on
the benches and fell asleep.
The pupils were playing in the yard,
when Dan Roby's Tige suddenly ran
out of the woods and vaulted the low
fence separating the gard from the
road. 1t was the first time Tige had
appeared at the school house since the
day when he had been twice elected,
for Dan had taken care that the dog
did not follow him again. Tige was in
high spirits. He barked gleefully as
he bounded toward his young master
and other acquaintance. Dan tried to
send him back home, but he treated the
command as a joke, and only barked
and frisked more ioyously. The boys
began throwing sticks into the air for
Tige to catch, and they sent him racing
madly after balls and stones.
Over in a corner of the yard eight or
nine little girls were playing tag. Sud
denly Lucy Sharpe, who was it,
stopped and said gaspingly, with
crimson face:
"Oh, I'm nearly dead for a drink OF
water! I'm going to tiptoe into the
school house and get a drink ] won't
wake the teacher"
She ran lightly toward the house,
and stepped in softly. a moment later
she came hurrying out, her eyes wear
ing a frightened look and her face pale
instead of red.
20 girls!" she exclaimed. What do
you think?"
"Why, what's the matter?' the girls
asked. She glanced back toward the
school house, as if fearful Of pursuit,
and then said, in an awe-stricken voice:
"The teacher hasn't got any hair!"
"What?"
ale HASN'T Not a speck of hair has
he got OH his head! He looks just aw-
full! Somebody has scalped him, or
something or other, for be hasn't got
bit of HART It's all lying on the floor
by him!"
10000 Lucy sharpe!"
Its sol"
The little girls ran swiftly toward the
school house. and Tige, accepting this
ms a challenge to give chase, sped after
them. They clustered about the door,
but Tige darted into the school house.
In a moment he darted out again with
a great cluster of jet black curls, lightly
touched with gray, dangling from his
mouth! Away he sped, and the little
girls fed wildly in all directions, quite
terrified by what they had seen.
Tige leaped a low stone wall and ran
a short distance across a field OF stub
BILE. and then lay down with his trophy
between his paws. Meantime the boys
were watching the dogs performance.
Dan Roby," said Lucy Sharpe, "your
dog has got the teachers hair, and nc
eating ~ up"
as it possible" exclaimed Dan, that
all Of that hair the teachers so iussy
about is a wig?"
ITS something that's tumbled of
while he's been asleep, anyway" said
Lucy.
1T is a wig!" said Lew Ball. ave
noticed that he always ties his hand
kerchief over his head and under his
chin when he takes a nap. If it's
wig and Tige has it, you'd better get
hold of that dog! There'll be a cyclone
here when the teacher wakes up"
Dan and Lew ran in pursuit of Tige,
who fed swiftly across the field, shak-
ing the wig violently when he saw them
coming. The dog ran into the woods
paving no heed 10 Dams harsh cries Of
"You, Tigei Drop that! Drop H.
I tell you!"
Just as Tige and his two pursuers
disappeared over ridge in the woods
the door of the school house closed with
a bang. and all the windows were pulled
down violently. TWAS after one o'clock
when Jabez Jordon thrust his head out
Of a window. with his hat pushed down
10 his ears, and amazed his pupils by
saying quite meekly;
ado any Of you know what has be
come Of my-my-h air-that is TO say
my wig2'
Dan Roby's dogs got It, sir, II he
hasn't eat II all up by this time" said
Joe Carter.
THAT miserable dog" exclaimed
.Iabez Jordon, while his face famed
with wrath. 4 moment later he APP
pearcd at the door and asked: (Which
way did that dog go?"
over the ridge in the woods, sir
answered Joe as grayely as possible.
well. you may all go home, for there
won't be any more school to-day" said
Jabez. and set out on a run for the
woods