The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-10-18

and proclaimed in scare headlines as
a prize essay by a pupil of his school,
the learned Mr.. Hill fairly boiled
with Indignation. His enemy had
played him scurvy trick, and he
must have revenge. He seized his hat,
and still holding on to the Offend
ing newspaper, set out to find the
editor. This he had no difficulty in
doing. The faithful servant of the
pen and the public was in his sane
tum with the lone compositor and
several loafers who spent much time
there. In the midst of this sleepy
senate appeared suddenly the indig-
nant Mr.. Hill-very red in the face
and agitating his newspaper--and de-
clared with great vehemence that he
objected to that so-called prize es-
say. He began to sling his mountain
lingo about recklessly and even In
dulged in threats of personal No-
lence-at which the editor smiled
pleasantly. Then the schoolmaster,
beside himself, made for the editor
with his fists, whereupon the COM
positor and two burly loafers
promptly collared him and hustled
himtaway, swearing in manner that
would have given infinite delight to
the innocent boys over whom he pre-
sided-and, doubtless, shocked the
young ladies to death.
All the next day the schoolmaster
explained the mysteries of the pons
asinorum to a lot of blockheads or
made the same blockheads recite
Latin verbs. The young Williams had
evidently heard all about the scene
in the office of the Wauhatchie News.
They Uttered and talked in corners
when he was busy-and the young Ia
dy members of the school were es-
pecially maddening. ~
Poor Hill stood at his blackboard
and fumed. Was 1t not enough that
this meddling Harris should be per-
petually in his way with the lovely
and wealthy-Miss Carry-May? No!
The fellow must print in his con-
founded little paper things contain
ing reprehensible and-what was in
finitely worse-impolitic doctrines.
Then he had the impudence to pro-
claim these things as prize essays
of the pupils of Wauhatchie Acade-
my! And to cap it all, the jackanapes
had defied him-him, the schoolmas-
ter and the head of Wauhatchie
Academy! The pupils knew-and Miss
Carry May would know of it, too
Harris would certainly tell her If no
body else did. 1t was intolerable.
Hills wrath having cooked thus al
day, he set out as soon as school was
dismissed to find the editor once
more. This time he met him on the
street.
II want to speak to you, Mr.. Har
ris," said Mr.. Hill, siding up awk
wardly to the place where his enemy
stood.
81 am at your service, Sir" said Mr.
Harris, looking bored, "but be brief;
am in something of hurry"
~ want" said Mr.. Hill, without
further ceremony, "to fight YOU"
~ don't see the use of that" sale
Mr.. Harris.
"You must apologize" said Mr.
Hill.
81 certainly shall not" said Mr.
Harris.
"Then I'm going to lick you right
now and here" said Mr.. Hill, flying
into a rage and making windmills Of
bis arms.
"Not now or here" said Mr.. Har
ris, coolly. II am no street brawler
l am, as you are aware, a justice OF
the peace, and do not intend to get
myself hauled before the mayor
even to oblige you. l shall be more
than pleased to meet you at some
more convenient season in some re
tired spot outside the town limits
At present 1 am going to supper.
And Harris turned on his heel, link
ing his arm in that of q friend, wht
had been a curious observer of THU
scene, and strolled slowly on dow,
the village street. Hill, left thus un
tremendously, stood and stared
his mouth open-the picture of help
less fury. Then he rushed after tn
editor, shouting torrent of speech
in all of which the word fight" alon'
was articulate.
| Harris turned.
81 told you," said he to Hill angrily
"that 1 was going to supper" ant
he resumed his walk. This time Hill
after standing like a lost man ant
gazing after Harris for moment
swung round in his turn and strod,
off in the opposite direction. HI
walked violently, singing his arms
The worst Of 1t was that when tn
schoolmaster met Miss Carry-May tn
young woman, instea d of answering
his grins and compliments with smile
as she had been used to do, was up
now to turn aside her head and gig
gle, and when the wretched Hill trie,
to explain she giggled more thai
ever. 1t might be supposed from thi
that the editor was in high favor
But in that view he was evfdentl,
mistaken.
The editor came back from "up tn
county some time during the mex
week, and called Immediately upo
Miss Carry-May. He was receive
with frowns. Miss ~Carry-May tol
. | IL f~c,,v.l., xhat che nn,rI1 not I'd