The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-28

"a teacher had called a class
Il - CART Homer came in.
You're ten minutes late,
. said the teacher.
81 have fifteen cows to milk the boy
answered.
''Where do you liye?"
"'Bout n mile from here on the Beach
plains" tS fE0v
What time do you begin milking?"
"'Bout z o'clock
'Tu go tomorrow morning and help
you,'' said the teacher I'VE must be
ON time. That's a necessary law of the
school,
4 At quarter before Z in the morning
Sidney Troye presented himself at the
| Homers'. He had come to help with
the milking, but found there We're only
1 five cows to milk
''Too bad your father lost so many
| cows-all in q day." said he. ITS a
great pity. Did you lose anythingY'
mo, SIR
"Have you felt to see?"
The boy put his hand in his pocket.
mot there-it's an inside pocket;
way inside O. you. It's where you keep
your honor and PRIDE"
| g"Waal." said the boy, his tears start
/ ing, am 'frafd l have"
Enough said. Good morning." the
teacher answered as he went away.
One morning a few days later the
/ teacher opened his school with more
| remarks.
1.-The other day." said he, 81 spoke of
thing it was very necessary for US to
learn. What was itY'
ITO obey" said a youngster.
''Obey what?' the teacher inquired.
s.Law," somebody ventured.
Correct. We're studying law, every
one of us, the laws Of grammar, of
arithmetic, Of reading, and so on. We
are learning to obey them. Now 1 am
going to ask you what is the greatest
law in the worldY::
There was moment of silence. Then
the teacher wrote these words in large
letters on the blackboard, 'Thou shalt
not lie.''
There is the law Of laws" said the
teacher solemnly Better never have
been born than not learn to obey it. If
you always tell the truth you needn't
worry about any other law. Words are
like money-some are genuine, some
of counterfeit money and kept passing
it, in little while nobody would take
his money l knew man who said
be killed four bears at one shot.
There's some that see too much when
they're looking over their own gun
barrels. Don't be one of that kind.
Don't ever kill too many bears at
shot"
After that in the Linley district a
man who lied was said to be killing too
many bears at a shot.
Good thoughts spread with slow but
sure contagion. There We're some who
understood the teacher. His words
went home and far with them, even
to their graves, and how much farther
who can say? They went over the
hills, indeed, to other neighborhoods,
and here they are, still travelling. and
going now, it may be. to the remotest
corners of the earth. The big boys
talked about this matter of lying and
declared the teacher was right.
There's Tunk Hosely,'' said Sam
Price 'Nobody'd take his word fur
nuthin'"
Less he was t say he was a fool
out an out" another boy suggested.
Dunno as I'd believe him them"
said Sam, FER I'd begin t think he
knew suthin'.''
A little girl came in crying one day.
what is the trouble?' said the teach |
er tenderly, as he leaned over and put |
his arm around her.
My father is sick" said the child, |
sobbing.
Very sick % the teacher inquired.
For a moment she could not answer, |
but stood shaken with sobs
THE doctor says he can't live" said |
she brokenly.
A solemn stiffness fell in the little
schoolroom. The teacher lifted the /
child and held her close to his broad /
breast moment.
BE brave, little girl" said he, pat
ting her head gently. Doctors don't !
always know. He may be better to-
morrow"
He took the child to her seat and sat
beside her and whispered moment /
his mouth close to her ear. And what |
he said none knew save the girl her
self, who ceased to cry in moment,
but never ceased to remember it.
A long time he sat, with his arm
around her, questioning the classes
He seemed to have taken his place be-
tween her and the dark shadow.
Joe Beach had been making poor
Roadway in arithmetic
I'll come over this evening. and
we'll see what's the trouble. It's all
very easy" the teacher said.
He worked three hours with the
young man that evening and filed him
with high ambition after hauling him
out of his difficulty
But of all difficulties the teacher had
TO deal with, Polly Vaughn was the
greatest. She, was nearly perfect in all