The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-06
Windy's Ascension
His Pride Was Broken
Uneeremoniously

naturally endowed with much self as
sertiveness, he assumed a superiority
that commanded a certain amount of
respect. Furthermore he had won fame
and the title OF Windy" through a
boastful, clustering manner of speech.
noticeaSly vaporous even TO his unso-
phisticated fellows.
But the cornerstone OF his pedestal
of renown rested upon the fact that he
carried in proper place-the left hand
vest pCcket-a real watch, anchored to
his apparel by ponderous chain. This
was the only sure-enough watch in the
third grade, and was looked upon with
profound admiration, bordering on awe.
by the rank and file OF that depart
ment OF learning The timepiece was
of white metal, weighed something
less than half a pound, and ran with
a noise resembling that OF wheezy
traction engine in the nat.too-remote
distance.
Windy Hobbs appreciation OF his
own eminence among his fellows be-
came so keen at times that he neglect.
ed to shake off the mantle OF AFRO
gance when entering the school room,
and at times manifested disposition TO
be insubordinate to rules-a tendency
that occasionally resulted in trouble
with the teacher. This teacher
named jenkins, like many other school,
teachers--was ponderous individual
with a violent disposition
In fair weather and when the rou-
tine OF study and recreation pro-
ceeded satisfactorily, Mr. jenkins sat
in y chair tilted against the wall in
the rear OF the room near all open
window But when there was misbe-
hayior among the pupils woe to the
evil doors. Mr.. jenkins corrected the
unruly By aaeans of large wooden pad
dies, whitfield out with jack knife
during the intervals OF leisure be-
tween classes.
My pa says" declared Windy
Hobbs one morning before school had
taken up" that old Jenkins had bet.
ter NOT whip me with them paddles
any more, or he'll fix him
AS ii to test pas" ability as
tixer. the fates decreed that Windy
should have cause for complaint that
very day. Made bold by his sires
threats of vengeance, the wearer Of
the white metal watch manifested
such bold and surly temper in class
that, just before the school was dis
missed for the noon hour, he came TO
close quarters with Mr.. jenkins. The
paddle was brought into active and
vigorous service, and its vicious
spats" punctuated the yells OF Windy.
And in the scutfle the crystal OF the
only real watch was shattered into
fragments,
The news of this dire catastrophe
was communicated TO the fellers by
the fearful and wrathful Windy after
school was dismissed. He took up his
post in the playground under the win
dows OF the third grade room and set
about explaining in detail the fate
that awaited old Jenkins i
Il didn't holler cause the paddle
hurt" declared the victim of chastse-
ment, but when | heard my watch
bust il made me so mad just bellered.
II Id had rock I'd busted him in
the head with IT"
\ sympathetic crowd OF us iostled
about Windy, elbowing one another
for a chance to inspect the damaged
timepiece
Just wait till my pa hears about
this" he continued. IN bet you
he comes down here to this school and
whales the stuffin out of old Jenkins
drat him He'll show him how 10
beat me round with clubs and bust
solid silver, seven jeweled stem
wind"
And just then occurred the ascen-
sion OF Windy. In the very midst OF
his threats, with the clatter OF heels. |
he disappeared from our midst" He
did not go through OF around the sur
crowd. He went up. There |
Windy had been; an instant later he I
was not His astonished auditors |
looked about in all directions, but |
failed to discover any sign OF him. |
For a few seconds the mystery was |
thick and dark But only for few |
seconds. Suddenly there broke upon |
the tortured air a staccato of paddle !
strokes and series of howls and |
walls such as the pupils OF TIE tL.rd |
grade never before had heard TIE /
OF Windy was settled.
The mystery of Windy's aerial cat /
was easily solved. In yoicng his COM
plants against "Old Jenkins" and VOW
ing vengeance. he had indiscrec.!y |
taken his stand beneath the open
window of the third grade where the
teacher was wont to sit. windy q"
oratlon floated In at the open window
where Mr. jenkins was in the act OF
lntying his lunch basket That pom
ferrous person, though somewhat over
heated from recent exertions, did not
hesitate. He quietly leaned out OF the
reached down until he could
grasp handful of jacket collar, and
ieftly removed Windy from the ros.
rum of his indignation.
Baitlmore's Satisfactory Growth.