The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-09-04
IA Lesson il,
Devi1try
~ :. NEWELL COTTON
Cspyright, no. by Daily Story Pub. COL


arHE town school In Hancock q
years ago had become unmanage
al Every teacher had been forces
nj ~ few large boys led by Lemue
f,reen. the village blacksmith's son.
N / member of the school committee,
al II the interest of the school ant
<unnunity was anxious to secure ,
toacher Who coulA control the school
TEACHERS of all kinds fought shy Of thu
6cAool. While was still perplexed ovel
a. situation friend of Newbury came
= and in discussing the situation said:
Ne have got just the man for yor
DIM our way, young DR.. Smith. Il
nrybody can teach that school Smith
an. You had better come down and see
& In
ected on his suggestion and took .
trlp to Newbury and had look al
poung Smith. He was keen looking
yparg man Just finishing his first med
! III lectures and little short of cash
Be xas Of medium height, compactly
fSft had q keen commanding eye, a
m chin and resolute mouth
& 1keusht to myself If you can back up
1uzr looks you are my man.
IL told me he had made plans to 30
I = Cleveland, o., to take his second
murse of medical lectures, but If we
~ willing to pay him SIS per month,
III regular board, and il the people
mid back him up in whatever policy
] y undertook to pursue, he would come.
HID the way he talked and stated my
Croval to the other members of the
1mnittee. The result was we engaged
~ The rest Of this story / give In
y Doctors own words as he told it to
I had heard Of the tough school at
1neock long before was engaged and
t1ew had got tough proposition on
lands. But this fact only strength
- NJ determination. had hired out
- feneh that school and I intended to
j. | had not been long In Hancock
~ | heard the rumor noised about
{ would not last long. Lemuel
-. 81. offered to bet SO I would
- ~ two days. sized up the situa-
but said nothing.
g last the momentous morning ar
- The scholars appeared in twos
. 11aeo and was accorded the usual
le Inspection given a new teacher.
pfH It nine o'clock called the
~ 10 order and faced q mixed col
- q IS faces. On the back seat of
M side were six boys, nearly all
- - large as myself and nearly
i Isaw ct glance that here was
he trouble lay, the key to the
"a prepared some slips Of pa
- distributed them among the
nptls for them TO write thereon
anes, ages and the studies they
- to take. Then passed among
llef ones for the same purpose
~ I was thus engaged I noticed
o6 the large boys sat with his
sgtins on his hands, closely re-
Ne with open contempt, and
. attention to his Slip I I'M
- the others, then came to him.
= had not touched the slip.
ewhat sharply: What's your
yoeng man?'
Green, was the brief reply,
With . drawling, insulting
Lemuel.' said, ignoring the
! time. do you intend to study
- aasented, In . contemptu-
1ng tone. I'm going = study
Aad any lessons? ? I calmly re
Y niger rising.
q my own hook he replied
said. you will understand it
> few lessons I propose to
shen and there my fight had
80 got to conquer this young
~ days were numbered in
turned on my heel and
ek to my desk doing some
ing. Then turned and faced
One glance 1t their faces
M the only one on my side.
even voice. I said: I will |
me school BY giving Lemuel |
4zst lesson In deviltry. Lem
utward.' An expectanx grin
tace and Z subdued whis-