Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-09
CHAPTER n.
Soldier, Lawyer or s.hool,eacber pr

~ hlVu!lu ana WOrkiug-aul
y Fighting sometimes until he was
little johnny no more. johnny
Persh.ne grew aud grew until he out.
grew the llt@a village school in La.
cledc. The little store paid well
enough 10 warrant the expenditure of
money on Johns education, and "A fam.
ily conference resulted IN ,he sending
oil hin to tie normal school at Kinks.
vile, one Of the noted schools I'm that
Part OF ; souri,. Throughout tie
years which lie spent therc-years OF
happiness, with plenty OF hard work
AT his books and plenty 81 outdoor rec.
reation-the idea Of becoming law.
yer persisted In the lads mind Man,
time he spoke Of II TO boyhood
friends, and II seemed that he would
surely become an attorney after bass
Ing through the stage through which
80 many Of our American country bred
lawyers have passed. that Of school.
teacher
Mother" said he one day on one OF
his visits home from KIrks,ille. rive
been appointed teacher at Prairie
Mound. feel as though ! ought to do
something now 10 help dnd and You.
So I'm going 10 teach school and try To-
earn enough SO that can study law.
did want 10 bc a soldier. but don't
believe there'll ever Ice another big
war; aud don't want to lie n soldier
all my life unless ! can see active
service"
Soldier or not. John was TO see a
lively ut OF fighting before he had been
schoolmaster very long.
Billy" said he one day TO one Of his
bigger pupils, did you study your
spelling lcsson?" "No, and nin't ago.
in TO-" was the sullcn reply Of the big
boy. The entire class looked up with
sudden, keen interest Billy had I'll.
lowed before them all nj recess that
day that he was tired Of johnny
rcr,hing's bullyIn" aud he was "go.
In 10 show HIM that n teacher isn't
the whole school anyway"
why notr asked the teacher
quietly
cause didn't feel like It," was
Rllly's lmpuicut reply
"Youll stay after school and study
II" The words of judgment came with
snap from John nershiug's square
Jaws
Wont, neither" said Billy. And IN
q moment, as the teacher reached foI
his collar Uhis was long before In,
days OF moral suasiou'l, there was d
lively miyup IN the country school; but
~ course. the teacher won, and a.,
thoroughly thraShcd and cowcd Dill,
stayed In
Next day the school had visitor
lie was nilly's father, ana every hail
IN his red side whiSkcrs brstlcd Wit
anger as he drove M 10 the school
From his mouth came stream q
curses on Johnny rcrShiug lie,
show him whether he could lick HI
boy or not. Ia his hand was bi.
army revolver II looked pretty Sc
rlous FOR Johnny rcrShms. The yoln.
fellow did not scare. In a quiet, cyci
tone he said To the angry farmer:
Get OH your horse, put M your gun
take OIL your coat and fight like
man"
With all his buster, the man was no
n coward He accepted Johns invita-
ton. aud there was the finest scrLl
ever seen IN that part of Missouri
lohn was then only q lad OF seventeen
or eighteen, hut lie whipped the grow
man 10 n fragile
John" said Mr.. rcrshIng to his sol
one day not long after this fight, mi
burroughs is going TO appoint youn
man from this congressional district I
West Point. You've Railways had
sort Of idea tina, you WANTED TO be
soldier Why don't you try for III
nNrc.Ntmcnt"
I'm Go i. f.iaci" sail Jshn. II AZ
sure can reJ tie examinations
Mr.. Burroughs vii give me rcrm'csl,
TO try. III 30 ndd see him ,ocas,"
So "TowLead" Johnny rorsh,Es we.
TO ogll ON Congressman Burrougis All
obtained his pcrmisslon TO enter n
examination for the great, wouderfi
y