The Republican journal., 1907-01-24

strengthen out matters in the school
and commenced at once by posting up
code of rules and regulations for the
radical government of the school. and
insisted upon technical enforce ment
of the same.
The young men did not take unkind-
ly to them and all of the trouble that
followed resulted from an innocent
violation and unreasonable penalty
exacted for the same.
Charles LinneuS Roberts, locally
known as Lin, was the innocent Offend
er, who was the cause of tempest
that brought month of strenuous
antagonism between the scholars and
Hobbie, and the final retirement of the
latter in absolute decentralization.
Lin Roberts when absolved in
thought one day, was absent mindediy
writing the word 'Constantinople' upon
his slate which was violation of the
code, one of which prohibited writing
on the states. Mr.. Hobbie saw him,
and deciding that he must be severe
with the first offender, went to Rob
ert's desk and said, "Linneus. did thee
wlllfully violate one of my rules?" No,
said Roberts, | was not thinking OF the
rules Well thee must think, Linneus,
uiiO oSo "a CCotOl CAdtup lC 1Ol VuC ollld IL
er scholars" said Hobbie quite sharply,
and then went back to his desk. Rob
erts thought the incident over and the
more he thought, the hotter he grew,
until he grasped his slate and wrote
with much flourish sarcastic quota
ton, and added, Fool read this and
sputter," then put the slate away un-
der some books. Hobbie was watching
and was there in an instant, had the
slate, read the lines, kept the slate, and
asked Roberts if he meant to insult
him? Roberts replied, "that it was in
tended for the first person who admit
ted the title" Hobbie was furious and
repaired at once to his friend Wingate,
who took him to Elder Wiswell, and
while Lin Roberts was at dinner with
>the other member of the committee,
DIR. Manter, who married his sister,
Elder Wiswell called and notified DR..
Manter of the charge, and it was de-
cided to hold the trial that afternoon at
the school house. DR.. Manter urged
Roberts to stay at home and thought
he could harmonic the affair, but Rob
erts said no, that if he was to be tried
for high crime he proposed to be
present ard defend himself, which he
did with vigor that was absolutely
destitute of the peaceful spirit and
teachings of his father, Dr. Jacob Rob
erts, the Quaker doctor. Consequent
ly, by vote of to l, he was expelled
from the school. That evening all the
young men met, and with the single ex-
ception of Thomas Ham, declared war
and decided to fight it out to finish
with Mr.. Hobbie.
The following day Israel Thorndike
fiagrantly trampled upon the published
code of rules, was called to court that
afternoon and expelled. The next day
Bill Ham was the willing victim, and
day after day until the list was exs
hausted, each afternoon was taken in
the vain attempt to vindicate the maj
esty of tine law of Hobbie, in which all
the young men had been turned out of
school except Tom Ham, who stood a
heroic unit with Hobbie and the CON-
mittee.
The following morning after the last
mutineer had been made to walk the
plank, when Mr.. Hobbie arrived he
found the door barred and crowd of
hivering sch GLARS waiting for him to