The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-12

while the dogs strike the bells.
and a new tin water pail. and before
school actually opened the teacher was
being looked upon as living curiosity.
He had gone through the neighbor-
hood and made a brief call at every
house to ascertain how many scholars
he would have and to form their ac-
quaintance in advance. His call did
not last longer at the Watkins house
than elsewhere. He was gentlemanly,
unembarrassed and a ready tall1er and
Jennie had just begun to wonder If
she wouldn't like him after all when
he picked up some poetry she had been
writing and had left where he was GER
tain TO see it and criticised her rhymes
and the spelling of three or four differ
ent words. He did worse. He sug-
gested that she attend school, and, fail
ing in that, he would assist her of an
evening now and then. The girl re-
strained herself from killing him on
the spot. but she said to herself that
his career would be brief and full OF
tribulation. She went to her father
for sympathy, but after she had stated
her case her surprise was unbounded
to hear him reply:
well, mebbe you do make a mistake
here and there. This eddecation is such
q tangled up thing that / can't see how
anybody ever spells cat twice alike.
I guess that young Teller sorter knows
what he's about"
The custom in district schools all
over America is to give a new mas
ter week before proceeding TO let
him understand who runs that school
house. The rule was followed in this
case. There were those who thought
there would be no outbreak Miss Jen-
ME Watkins was not one of them. She
hadn't exactly conspired, but she had
had something to say to several Of
the big boys and girls. Just a week,
aud then FIVE or six gaunt and over
grown girls rushed" the master. He
took 1t as joke, and it was the girls
who were buried in the snowdrifts.
Mr.. Crane said that he would dismiss
/ school any day fog fifteen minutes to
enable the pupils to indulge in athletic
/ exercises Miss Jennie was indignant
when one of the bedraggled girls came
! along and stated the result Of the rush.
She went to her father about it, and
after thinking it over he answered:
''Mebbe it wasn't the most digni-
fiedest thing that ever happened. but
/ l can't see where it's going to do any
hurt If the gals begun it, then it
wasn't his fault
That night the schoolmaster dropped
in at Robinson's to see about having
some clothes pegs put up. Miss Jennie
was ready for him. There were three
or four others present. and at a proper
moment she asked him to demonstrate
a certain example in mathematics.
Excuse me-" he smilingly replied.
"but you pronounce the word as de
mon-strate 1t is demonstrate"
Il beg your pardon"
"And I beg yours"
A pocket dictionary settled the dis
pute in the teachers favor. and then
and there the husky son of a farmer
who was present. whispered to the
chagrined girl that he'd lick the teach
er before Saturday came again. and
she didn't say 4 word against it.
Two or three days later it became
known all over the neighborhood that
it was Mr.. Cranes last week He was
to be licked out Of the neighborhood
If lie heard, he went his way the same
as before. Friday afternoon was the
time appointed. and VIII Hayes was
the champion selected. When schoo
was called again after dinner there
were several visitors. and on the
fences outside sat a dozen farmers
Instead Of calling up the class in geog
raphy. the teacher took from his dGsA
a pair of boxing gloves and said:
There are several young men hero
who would probably like TO learn thC
art of boxing. The man who is a mar
stands up squarely instead of roughinG
it. VIII, wouldn't you like TO step out
doors and put thee on with meF'
VIII said he would. That's what ht
was aching to do Ten minutes latel
he was aching to get the gloves Of
He had been jofted and Jared an(
knocked hesd over heels until BIZ
thought his head was as big rs q bar
rel 1t had al been done in a gooC
natured way, but beneath it he reat
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