The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-25
THE
SCHOOLMA'AM
By WILLARD PLAkEMAN
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation 1911

We had no luck with our school at
Turnerville-that Is. with the teachers.
for what's a school but a teacher. any.
way? At last. when we'd just fired
one of 'em. a good lookin' gal applied
for the position and got 1t just be-
cause she wasn't like any of the rest
Of 'em. She was soft spoken and said
she preferred managin' the children
by kindness rather than any other way.
Some Of the teachers we'd had were
great trouncers. and the boys didn't
like 'em.
Miss athaway-that was her name
was engaged. and must say the
school settled right down to business
don't know bow much larnin' the
children got. but they was quiet as
lambs Some Of US tried to End out
how she done It BY questionin' the
scholars. but they didn't know. Some
of 'em said that when she told 'em to
keep quiet she looked at 'em In way
that convinced 'em they better had.
The cashier Of Boobies bank fell in
love with Miss Hatha way and wanted
to marry her. She KEEP him on the
rack. not givin' him any decided an-
swer We who had children to eddi.
cate hoped she wouldn't have him.
for the school was dom mighty well
and had never succeeded before. The
mothers were especially anxious. not
that they was particular about their
children gittin' hrnin'. but because II
the school wasn't runnin' and they had
to take care OF their young uns they
hadn't no time to gossip over the fences
that divided the back yards.
But somehow II Miss Hatha way
brought US good luck with the school
heap OF trouble came with her. There
was raids made on the town by boss
thieves one after t'other till nearly
every boss In town was stole. 1t LOOK
ed as though some IN who had lived
in the town was leadin' 'em. for they
seemed to know just where every boss
was located. When there wasn't but
a few bosses left their owners tried
to hide 'em. But It didn't do no good
the thieves seemed to smell 'em and
went right to where they was hid.
All this time Shinkley. the cashier Of
! Boobies bank that l tole you about.
was a-setun' up 70 Miss Hathaway
He bad fine iron gray boss he paid
5000 for that he used to drive her out
with He was awful afraid he'd lose
the animal. and Miss Hathaway sug-
gested that be keep him nights in the
schoolhouse. Nobody wouldn't think
4. of lookin' there for a boss he done
1t. and. sure enough. in the mornin'
there was the boss. safe and sound
But he only KEEP the critter there a few
nights when somepin happened that he
didn't need to keep him there any
longer.
One night Shinkley visited the teach.
er. and when he went away they both
went to the sch0olh0use. which was
close by. and put in the boss. Then
Shinkley kissed her good night. for
she'd promised to marry him. He went
home and to bed he couldn't git no
sleep because be was SO happy at git
tin the only gal he'd ever seed that be
wanted to marry.
breaks early. Between and 4 o'clock
In the mornin' Shinkley was awoke BY
a CHATTER Of hoofs comm down the
street Thinkin' 1t was the boss
thieves and wishin' to git a sight Of
'em. be jumps out Of bed and runs to
the winder. He was In plenty Of time
to see all he wanted to- Five men was
ridin' down the street. headed by a wo-
man ridin' straddle. Just as they was.
When they got opposite the winder
where Shinkley was looking out he see
that the woman was the schoolteacher,
and she was riding his iron gray boss
She looked up at him and larfed.
Much obleeged." she said. "for Civ.
in me the combination Of the safe. My
friends have been after somepin better
than bosses this time. We got all the
currency In the bank"
Then the Teller ridin next to the
schoolmarm he sung out. Take that
for kissiD' my wifer' And he fred q
shot that went through a panel Of
glass jist above the cashiers head.
Well. now. l reckon that cashier
was mad Nothin' makes anybody 20
mad as 10 git fooled Shinkley had
been fooled rs to bis affections. had
lost his flne boss and given away an
entrance into the banks safe.
Mebbe he didn't git q move on him
Without stoppin' to git into his clothes
he run down and out. and, seein' q
friend of his'n that had q bicycle. hs
got him to follow the robbers while hs
got up a posse. Inside Of ten minutes
men was leavin' the town on wheels
they wasn't no bosses to ride-all arm
ed with rides. They didn't wait fol
one another. but as fast as Shinkley
got man out he sent him on. WheI
Shinkley had started a dozen men b
lit out himself.
The robbers. KNOWN there was nj