The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-07-12
CHAPTER XVI.

you're ten minutes late"
said the teacher.
II have fifteen cows to milk" the boy
answered.
"Where do you liver
"'Bout mile from here on the Beach
plains"
"what time do you begin milkingT
"'Bout O'clock"
"Pll go tomorrow morning and help
you" said the teacher. "We must be
on time. That's necessary law Of the
school"
At quarter before In the morning
Sidney Trove presented himself at the
Homers'. He had come to help with
five cows to milk.
'Too bad your father lost 80 many
cows-all In day." said he. TITS q
great pity. Did you lose anythingT
mo, SIR"
"Have you felt to seeT
The boy put his hand in his pocket.
mot there-its an inside pocket;
way inside O. you. It's where you keep
your honor and PRIDE"
ing, "Im 'frald I have"
Enough said. Good mort ing" the
teacher answered as he went away.
One morning a few days later the
teacher opened his school with more
remarks.
"The other day" said he, IT spoke Of
thing 1t was very necessary for us to
learn. What was itT
ITO obey" said a youngster.
"Obey whatT the teacher inquired.
"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 l am
going to ask you what is the greatest
law in the worldT"
There was q 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 1t. II
you always tell the truth you needn't
worry about any other law. Words are
like money--some are genuine. some
are counterfeit. II a man had a bag
Of counterfeit money and kept passing
It, In a little while nobody would take
his money. knew a man who said
he 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 shot.
Good thoughts spread with slow but
sure contagion. There were 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 nelghborhoods,
and here they are. still travelling. and
going now II 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 then"
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
tnn dnrlx, u o,.I n,,k
his arm around her.
"My father Is sick" said the child,
sobblng.
''very sick 2" the teacher inquired.
For 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 1t.
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
headway In arithmetic.
"Fll come over this evening, and
Wen 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
her studies. but a little mlschlevous
and very dear to him. "Pretty''-that
Is one thing all said of her there In
Faraway, and they said also with ii
litter cwang that she loved to lie abed
and rad novels. To Sidney Trove the
word pretty" was inadequate. AS to
lying abed and reading novels, he was
free to say that he believed in 1t.
I'VE get very Indignant about slav-
cry In the SOUTH" he used to say, "but
how about slavery on the northern
optao I'm, Ia x.fl,A ..tan