The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-20

GOOn tCfHtHB, monsieur refHDVtiHdNttt,
she said.
ooh, l. sbc-well. / cawnt edzactly
say, sab, but she-she
We'll. out with it,
George looked cautiously about and
tiptoed 10 the door ana closed il. Then
he went up to his master and, with bis
hand to his mouth whispered.
she ketch shaddcr. sab
".Ah. ha!' Chatfeld laughed That's
H. IN it, 4 shadow catcher = Jumbo
woman. Il hoodoo, an obi worshiper
is that it,
"Sh-h-h" George said. his finger upon
his lips Berry bad TO talk about
dem things, sab. 80
Q
Chat was not disappointed with his
surroundings when he began opera
tions IN the schoolhouse, lie had Wis
tvi such little tropical schools before
in other parts Of the world and knew
what 20 expect. The clause about "tht
classics and higher mathematics" in
the colonial secretary's advertisement
had given him some amusement, tol
he was aware that nothing more class
ical than The second reader would re-
quire his attention. nor any mathemat-
les higher than common fractions
The building differed little from the
dwelling houses except that it was in
one room instead Of two. There were
the same stone wallis matched roof,
clay floor and unglaHed windows. Al
one end of the room was q desk for the
teacher. and IN front OF il the usual
rows OF desks and benches for Tie pu-
pills modern desks of hard wood and
iron bought AT government expense.
In a corner near the teachers desk.
Ing the school library, almost the only
books OF the island EXCEPT few Eihlej
aud hymn books There were primcrs
and readers in it, ariihmctice gram.
mars. a Bible, a B0lmar's Sevizac a big
dictionary set of Scott's novels aud
one or two guide hooks
The pupils were IN keeping Win the
schOolrO3m. No shade of darkness be-
tween yellowsh white and the absolute
black OF The Kongo was missing. Among
the sixty or seventy hoys and girls
there was not a single pair of ghoc
Size made no difference In their attain
ments. Big hrawny fellows and ihcil
big sisters struggled with the my>tc"ie-
Of The primer, while bright Youngsters
Of half their age read glibly that The
boy picked-the-lar gc-rcd apple
1t was the old story Of the colorod child
in the tropics-auick and bright at
twelve. clouds lowering over The brow
az sixteen. al The learning forgotten At
twenty.
Before the first day was over upre
was commUtiOn ia the ue!ghhorll1Gd
OF one of the large boys. an ihe h9ys
around him sprang from their seals
and backed away from him in alarm.
"Mawstcr. Andy Inches 5 got q white
ROSTERS head in he pocket. sahr' one
of them called ont iH q voice trembling
with fear.
II instantly occurred to chat that tie
white roosters head is one Of the "a
vorite charms Of the obj worker.
'Fome up here. Andrew Inches" he
said. Empty ont your pockets on 10Y
desk"
AS the unwilling Andrew -louAc
up the aisle the pupil, % both sidc-
hoFs and girls. drew back from him
OHe after another Bis pockets a.rsci
aud FROM tbc last one cano
sine s0movh bat soilcd and aiiog. Their nn
pleasant bead VI fowl u bad Once
been white.
BAH ChatGcid exclaimed. taking 10
between his thumb and forchnger aud
throwing il through The open window.
W bat a horr.d thing % carry in your
Iocket. want 10 $50 yeu after school
is dismissed. Andrew
After school b. called Andrew up 10
the front
Vow. then. Andrew. ] want o. know
what You mean by bringing that r5ss
ter head to school
Andrews graudfather had he.u q I
KUngo.- with three broad Sits cut iH I
each chcck The b0y had inherited thc /
ire physique. the coal black skim Inc 4
rich brown eyes. foil cheeks aud thick /
black lips Of bis ancestors. perhaps 4
some Of their doggsd courage. 100. for