The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-02-08

J 10 cur deestfict this viDisr that 10 about .
smart ~ they make en-. boastsd Mr. pyAs
whom hs vent 10 market 81 Rsddsld vi
lags. knsw he zee smart the srst tine
set syss on bin. That's Why | hired him
Why, you can give ths, li.tls chap "a
toughest kIpd Of sum, and all be has Il
DO 10 jast TO 60 to bed with Il 90 HE mind
and vhsu he wAkes W, there Il 10 all se
'osn On paper, - right - frivet. Cipb
ere Ia out in his sleep.
And hes got that school running lit'
cl ekwofk oung ones sll karning. alf
Id folks, for once, not dadios = mite ol
hult. sssss old Sqairs Wlxsiss sill hsw
,scaasse his tuse when be come to visit
he school the last day.
THIS prediction came true, The blun old
supervisor listened to the :, r,ciiAticns sp th.
last day Of school vi b comments that wer.
hlghly gratifying not only to pupils and
,chsr, but 10 the parents, who had show
taeir uausuai interest by coming out 70 th.
xsminstIon In force.
Indeed. every body did yell, from liuk
lam Buchanan Dodge, who said A b CT
'ishoat . single mistske, up to ions,
srisgs, ~hs covered over nearly the Who'll,
blackboard with figures Ia working oai
Number ~ Of the miscellaneous problems.
A. this example had been explained, Mr.
D, ke, who by virtue Of his Office ~ school
gent sat with Squire wigxin Oh the plat.
orm, asked . queation;
Master wins, Isn't that the sum that you
iphersd ont while you we're asleep.
| iaven't got the paper handy that you do
{ or, have your ] should really like to
AXE look At &c. Sort Of . curiosity, you
/ know.
I've got 1t somewhere In my desk, volun-
tered jonas Brisgs. He soon brought Out
large sheet Of brown paper, .somswhat
rumpled, and handed It to tho teacher.
Mr.. Wipn WAS about to pass II along to
be school agent, but something on It A.
trscted bis attention. and AZ he examined
more carefully, an expression Of aston
i,hment spread over his features.
Why, never made those figures, he wa
aging to himsslf. They look good des
ks mise, but they certainly are not. What
AN 1t mean?
Looking up from the paper In his bewil-
ierment, his glance fell on Tommy Hay |
yard.
Tommy had ab)ok open before him, and |
HE lips were moving very rapidly. as II h.
,ere absorbed 10 study, but bis face and /
'orehead we're suffused wish 3 redness thai
.lmost bid bis thickly spattered freckles,
and gave his sandy hair quite . bleached
,ppearanos by contrast.
Thomap, said hr. VIM, prompted by
sudden Suspicion, do you know anything
about thisg
Yes, cir, gasped the frightened bov.
Are these your figures asked Ar. Winp,
again scanning the paper.
Yes, cir, came the answer, very family.
The teacher sank back Imply into hls
hair. Tell me oil about 1t, he said.
Tommy obeyed - best he could unds,
he embarrassing circumstances. didn't
mean to fool you, be said, tearfully, after
he had succeeded In making clear his part
10 the affair
or course you did not, said Ar. Winn.
And then, after
After had told my story before the
,chool you weye not willing to shame mt
y pointing out my blunder, interrupted
he teacher. understand, and sm CRATE
ul to you for your kindtsss Nobody was
o blame but myself. ought not to havs
umped ct conclusions, andl apologize to
III concerned for my mistake. And now We
viii hear the grammar class parse little
a Paradise Lost
This little episode might have dappensd
be district Enthusiasm for the teacber bao
,ot Squire Wiggin taken the matter up in
he course Of bis closing remarks.
10 regard to chat problem about the cir.
'ular farm, be said, confess that l don't
are two cents whether your teacher could
"olk II without belp or not.
want to cay, however, that have be'
good deal interested In another problem.
which has seemed harder than anything In
he National Arithmetic, and which the
eachers In this district for some years past
ave failed 10 work cut.
Perhaps no teacher could have woakeo
I alone, but It appears that. for some res.
On, both scholars and parents have be,i
Wiling to help little this winter, iDstead
I hindering all they could. SO, my friends.
am able to congratulate you All on th
act that Master Wion, with your assist
nee, has really solved. the hard probleD
hat refer to--bo~ to have good school
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