The National tribune., 1903-09-03

those circumstances would not only have
spoiled the child,' but probably some
thing else more nearly connected with the
teacher. This, however, offered no diff
Guilty as far as the parents were con-
cerned of whom a great many seemed to
measure the teachers capacity by his aDii-
ity to administer severe corporal punish
ment. 1t was an almost everyday occur
renee to have the father or guardian OF a
pupil call at the school with new switch
lash preferred), which he would recon-
mend highly for the correction of
unruly youth, sometimes specifying the de-
linuuent's misdeeds, sometimes urging the
frequent application of the switch on gen.
eral principles Many time l was ur-
gently requested to fog a boy to the
blood because he had started from home at
Z A. m. to buy some coffee for breakfast
and had not returned till nightfall, and
then put in an appearance without coffee
and without cash, his crime being further
aggravated by his having played truant
from school. At first this playing
..hookey" was much in vogue; but as soon
as the boys understood that l invariably
Informed their parents, whenever prac-
ticable, of their absence from school, the
attendance became much more regular.
At first it was somewhat difficult to
make the boys understand that they must
arrive punctually at the hours establish
ed and must put in their appearance
washed, combed and brushed. This last
was the hardest struggle, but fairly good
results were attained after a few weeks,
when few unwashed boys had been taken
to the well in the school yard and there
submitted to rather copious ablutions I'M
der my persona! supervision and with my
personal assistance.
a mr. ~
In the meantime the condition of affairs
with regard to Indian atrocities grew
worse and worse; committee of our
citizens was appointed to meet Gen.
Stoneman, commanding the Department
of Arizona, ON the ella River, to explain
to him the death and destruction that was
being dealt out on every hand, and. to
plead with him for assistance. They re-
ceived' no words of sympathy nor any
hope Of relief.
The Legislature of 1S7O-'71 had met and
prepared a pamphlet showing the slaugh-
| ter of men, women and children that was
going on; but no relief came. Finally a
resolution was drafted and submitted to
Governor Stafford before introduction,
alleging inefficiency Of Stoneman and
asking for his removal. Governor Stafford
advised against its introduction. He told
| the members of the Legislature that every
| word of the resolution was true, but that
| in a few days they would return to private
life, and the fight would be alone on his
hands, and to give Stoncman public notice
of what they intended to do would place
him in a position to muster all his forces
towards preventing his removal, and that
the small patronage and influence of q
Territorial Governor would not be equal
to the influence of Department com
mander, assured of Office for life. The
Legislature adjourned Jan. 81, 1871. The
Governor started for Washington, and met
Stoneman at San Diego. The latter at once
proceeded to show the Governor the diff
culties of the position. He pulled from hi:
pockets Eastern papers denouncing hin
for very sanguinary proclamation he haC
issued sometime before.
"Now," said he, you can see / am be
tween two fires. II pursue a relentless
war against the Apaches, as indicated il
this, my proclamation, then the peace
party will attack me-"
The Governor replied that his proclama
ton had not placed a soldier in the fielt
nor had it killed an Indian. The Genera
replied that the proclamation was Gin
tended for the Arizona market" What
ever that might imply has never been yer!
clear to the writer nor, think, to Gov
ernor Stafford, from whose lips l quot,
the conversation. From that moment
the Governor made up his mind that Z
!. man who would trifle with the lives ani
property of the people he was sent to de
fend, should not hold the place II he couli
prevent 1t. He went TO Washington