The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-20

SHC SNtU.
"Oh, 1-sbc--wen, cawnt edzactly
say, sab. but she she
We'll. ont with II.
George looked cautiously about and
tPtoed 10 the door and closed it, Then
he went up TO his master and. with his
hand TO his mouth, whispered
she ketch shaddcr sab"
"Ah, ha." Chatfield laughed That's
il, is il: A shadow catcher, a jumbo
woman, 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.
Chat was not disappointed with HIS
surroundings when he began opera
tions in the schoolhouse. lie had Wis
TIED such little tropical schools before
IN other parts of the world and knew
what 70 expect The clausc about The
classics and higher mathematics in
the colonial secrptary's advertisements
had given him some amusement, for
he was aware That nothing more class
zeal than the second reader would re-
quire his attention. nor amy ma themat-
ics 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 walls. matched root.
clay floor and unglazed windows. At
one end OF the room was desk for the
teacher. and in front Of it The usual
rows of desks and benches for the pu-
pills modern desks of hard wood aud
iron bought ~ government expense.
In corner near the teachers desk.
nailed to the wall was a ease contain.
Ing the school library. almost the only
hooks on the island except Il few BIBLES
and hymn books. There were primers
and readers in it, arithmetire gram
mars. Bible. a Bolmars Seyiza", "A big
dictionary a set Of SCOTS novels and
one or two guide hooks
The pupils were in keeping wih the
schonlrO1m 80 shade ~ darkness We.
tween yellowish white and the absolute
black OF the Kongo was missing Among
tn sixty or seventy hoys anI girls
there was not single pair Of hpcf
size made no difference in their ajtain
ments Big hrawny fellows and thcii
big sisters struggled wih the my>tcrie-
Of The primer while bright Youngsters
Of half their age read glibly that The
boy -pickci-the-la rgc-rcd apple
1t was the Old story Of the colored child
in the lropics-quick and bright At
twelve, clouds lowering over the brow /
az sixteen. al The learning forgotten NJ
twenty.
Before the first day was over iiYre /
was cOmmotion In the neiglburl1od |
OF one OF the large boys Al thc boys /
around him spmng from their seats /
and backed away from him in alarm /
~Mawstcr. Andy Inches IS gat white 1
ROSTERS head IN he pocket sahi" oac I
Of them called ont ia q voice trembling I
with fear
IL Instantly occurred 10 chat that tho
white rDoster's head is one 81 The "a
vorte charms Of the obi worker
Come up here Andrew luchns" hc
said. Empty ont your p,ci.ci, on ny
iic~k"
A. the unwilling Andrew >l3uclcl
up the aisle the purils 90 bsh sides
boys and girls. Drew back from him.
one after another his p3dsrls A. 81
cmptiefl and rrMa thr last one cluei
tine somewhat soiled and aliog theT uu
pleasant bead II fowl u had once
been white
BAH Cbafllcld exclaimed. taking %
between biz thumb and forciulcr aud
throwing % through The oprl window.
What a h1rrid thing o. carry in yaW
pOckei. I want 10 $50 yen after school
is dismissed. Andrew
After school d. called Andrew up te
She front
Now. then. Andrew. ] want o. know +
what y8d mean hy bringing ihat r'I-
ter 3 head 10 school.
Andrews grandfather bad ls-en o.
KongO. with three broad sliis ems iH
each ehcek The boy had inherited ihr
fine pbrSirHr ihe coal hlIcE .Ein. tlc
rich brown eyes. fuh cheeks and tlirA
black lips Of bis anresr0Ts- perhaps
sgne CT their dogEsi courage 100. Tor