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VOL. 59.
WOOING HIS WIFE.
Although Farmer Tucker had long
dreamed of a visit to Chatauqua, when
he found himself at the Mecca of de
vout excursionists, the brawny mar.
was tempted to doubt his own iudenti
ty. The holiday surroundings were
wholly unlike anything to which he
was accustomed in his prosy New Eng
land home; the rich, crowded program
offertd Was in striking contrast to the
dull mouotouy of farm life. When
this son of toil first entered the audi
torium, and saw the rustic amphi
theatre crowded with thousands of peo
ple listening breathlessly to the full,
sweet tone of the grand organ, his
cramped selfish heart was strangely
touched and expanded. For an instant
the wish crept iu that he had asked
Jane if she would like to come, too.
But there was not much time for his
own thoughts, lor as the music ceased,
a white-haired gentleman arose and
announced the name of an orator who
is well knowu from Maine to Califor
nia.
"Well, now, it beats all to think I'm
going to heai the inau I've wanted to
hear for mor'u twenty years," Farmer
Tuckei whispered to himself. .The lec
turer commenced his brief address
with one of hi 3 inimitable descriptions.
The story was of a man who applied
for a divorce, and was advised by his
eminent lawyer to try the effect of
making Jove to his wife as he had done
before marrying her, instead of resort
ing to the measures be had proposed.
It included also an account of a late
visit when the happy husband with
drew his application, and, fairly danc
ing with glee, assured the lawyer that
his experiment had worked like a
charm, "Sally had become an amiable
and affectionate wife as a man could
ask to have." Ills representation of
the scene drew forth long applause,but
Samuel Tucker's interest was of too
serious a nature to permit his joining
in the laughter. As if unconscious for
a moment of the multitude about him,
he said, in an uudeitooe: "I'd be
willing to take my oath that wouldn't
work with Jane. All I have to say is,
that man's wife was different from
mine; I'd as soon think of feeding
serrep to a mummy ss to begin spark
ing again with her."
At length he quieted his conscience
with the determination to prove that
his estimate of his wife was correct.
"When Igo home," he said to him
self, I'll just show the woman some lit
tle attentions, and I'll see they won't
have anymore effect on her than they
would on the old bay mare. Jane's
bound to be sullen and obstinate, and I
suppose I may as well make up my
mind to it."
On reaching home the resolution was
not easily carried out. When Mr.Tuck
er planned some gallantry toward his
wifo the very thought made him feel so
unnatural and foolish that [postpone*
meut resulted, but the Sabbath offered
an opportunity so convenient that he
improved it.
The farm was nearly a mile from
church, yet Samuel Tucker bad for
years been in the habit of driving home
alone, leaving bis wife to attend the
Sunday school and then walk home as
nest she could through mud or dust.
Great was Mrs.Tucker's astonishment,
therefore, on the Sabbath after bis re
turn, to find him waiting for her at the
close of the Bible service. The faint
est suspicion that be had driven back
to church for her did not cross the good
woman's mind ; she supposed he had
business with some of the brethren,and
hesitated whether to walk on as usual
or to suggest waiting [for him, when
the farmer called out: "It's just as
cheap to ride as to walk." Silently the
woman took her seat in the buggy and
silently they drove home, much to the
husband's satisfaction, for it seemed to
him a proof of the woman's dull, unap
preciative nature. "She didn't act
pleased, but was only dazed like, as I
knew sbe would be," be muttered, as
he went about his midday 'chores.'
At the same time Mr. Tucker was
conscious of having performed a most
praise-worthy act, and felt so comfort
able that be resolved to repeat the ex
periment. So on the following Sabbath
Jane again found her husband in wait'
ing, and, as she mounted the huh bug
gv, ventured to utter a half-audible
'thank you,' and to ask Samuel if he
had been waiting long. To which Mr.
Tucker replied that he bad just reached
the church, and didn't know but what
he might find she had started on foot.
This reply seemed to Jane a positive
assurance that hei husband had really
returned for the sole purpose of taking
her home; and her chilled heart glowed
with warmth unknown for years. She
longed to tell her husband how much
Bhe[appreciated his trouble,but imagin
ed it would sound "so foolish" that
she kept her pleasure to herself.
The third Sabbath was rainy, and as
she washed the breakfast dishes Mrs.
MILLHEIM PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19., 1885.
Tucker kept thinking : "I wonder if
Samuel means to come for me this
noon ; it would be such a help in the
rain ; I've half a 'mind to ask him I"
This resolution was soon satisfied with
the reasoning which had silenced many
similar resolves in the past ten yeais.
"No; I won't ask no favors; if he don't
think enough of me to come, why ho
needn't." Although proudly unwill
ing to seek any attentions, June longed
for some demonstration of her hus
band's love and care. She h.ul walked
home in the ram too often to greatly
dread such exposure. But a week be
fore the wife had tasted tlie joy of be
ing considered, and louged for some
further proof of her companion's affec
tions.
Mrs. Tucker's heart leaped for joy
when at noon she saw the old mare's
head from the lecture-room window.
Indeed, her hungering heart became
quite manageable, and, entering the
carriage door, melted Jane sobbed out:
"I'm sure it's very good of you, Sa
muel, to come for me this rainy day,"
and then the tears flowed so fast that
further words were impossible.
Completely taken by surprise, Mr.
Tucker exclaimed, "I declare, I hadn't
no idee you'd care so much about it !"
"I wouldu't mind the walk," re
sponded the wife, "but—Samuel—l'm
so happy to have you care enough about
me to come."
The strong man was brushing away
a tear from his own cheek now, bis
tender, better nature was mastering
the hard, selfish spirit which had long
possessed him, and with coughiog and
choking : "Jane, I see I've made an
awful botch of our married life ; if you
have a mind to forgive me, I'll see if I
can't treat you from day to day as a
woman ought to be treated." ?
This confession was all too much foi
the weeping wife, and she answered
quickly :
"You're not a bit more to blame
than I am ; I've beeu proud and obsti
nate ; but I tell you what it is, we will
begin all over again."
The ice was now thoroughly broken,
and that afternoon Faimer Tucker and
his wife had a long talk oyer the past
and the future. And in the evening,
when they were about to start for the
prayermeeting to be he'd in the neigh
boring school house, the renewed hus
band stooped and kissed his wife, say
ing :
"Jane,l've been a-thinking that mar
ried life ain't so different from farming
or any other occupation. Now I ain't
such a fool as to thiuk a field will keep
a-yielding if I only enrich it once and
plant it once ,• I have to go oyer the
same ground every season ; and here I
suppose you was a-going to do as you
did when we were a-courtiug, without
me doing my .part at all."
"If I hadn't changed any maybe you
would always have been as tender as
you used to be," pleaded his wife.
"Perhaps so and perhaps not ; but I
don't mean to leave vou to try no such
plan. I tell you what it is, Jane, I feel
as if we hadn't never really beeu mar
ried till to-day. It most seems as if
we ought to take a wedding touer."
"I'm afraid we'll have to wait until
next summer for that," was the smil •
iug response,
"I suppose we shall, but we'll take
it then certain ; and I'll tell you where
we'll go, wife—that's to Chautauquy."
For Young Men to Remember.
That clothes don't make the man.
That if they once get in debt they
may never get out of it.
That parting the hair in the middle
brings on softening of the brain.
That to deal honorably with all men
they begin with their washerwoman.
That they need something more sub
stantial than cigars, kid gloves and a
cane to start housekeeping with.
That they-caa't reckon on their fath
er's fortune to bring them through
life. Fortunes are slippery things
better have something besides to fall
back on.
That a girl who decks herself in the
latest things out, and parades the
streets while her mother does the wash
ing, isn't worth wasting much loye on.
That a fellow who deliberately pro
poses matrimony to a girl when he
can't support himself, is either a first
class fraud or a fool—unless he mar
ries for money and becomes her hired
man.
A VERY PRACTICAL WOMAN.
This short, but pointed conversation
between two ladies was overheard in
front of the Japanese wood carver's
stall at the Ignatious Hall exhibition.
They were attentively regarding the
carved figure valued at $3 000.
"It's a wonderful piece ot work, of
course; but I wouldn't give $3,000
for any old wooden man."
'Well, I should say not. Why, if
I had $3,000 I could afford to have a
live one.'
A PAPER FOR THE HOME CIRCLE.
In a Watery Grave.
Torriblo Disaster to the Steamer
Algoma.
ONLY FIFTEEN OUT OF ONE HUNDRED
ANI) TWENTY SURVIVE TO TELL
THE AWFUL STORY—A THRILL
ING EXPERIENCE.
From ilm Ilarrisburg PATRIOT.
DETROIT, Mich., Nov. ll.—An Ow
en Sound, Ontario, dispatch says : As
far as can be learned the passenger list
and crew of the Algoma comprised o
ver 120 persons. The Canadian Pacific
officials are very reluctant to disclose
the facts. It is, however, believed
that a large number of passengers were
taken on at Sault Ste. Marie. Geuerai
Manager Beatty, of the Canadian Pa
cific will say nothing definite as to the
number lost, while other officials freely
state that fully one hundred have gone
down with the vessel. The latest list
of the saved makes the total 15.
STORY OF THE ACCIDENT.
The following account of the steam
er disaster is given in a special from
Port Arthus to the Winnipeg Free
Press :
The steamer Algoma cleared from
Owen Sound about 4 o'clock in the af
ternoon of Thursday,the sth inst.,with
freight aHd passengers for Port Arthur.
Nothing of any account occurred dur
ing the voyage to Sault Ste. Marie,
which point was made on Friday.
The boat passed White Fish Point
about 1 o'clock in the afternoon on
Friday. The wind was at that time
blowing a stiff breeze from east north
east.
At White Fish Point sail was made
aud the boat proceeded on her way un
der a full head of steam, the wind in
creasing in violence, accompanied by
suow and sleet.
At 4 o'clock Saturday morning the
wind shifted to the northeast and a vi
olent storm raged. The sea was run
ning mountains high, and the boat was
tossed about like a cork.
utes later the order was given to take
in and put the wheel hard a star
board to bring the ship about and head
out on the lake aguiu on account of the
snow and darkness While the ship
was coming about she struck the poiut
known as Point Greenstone, on Isle
Itoyale, about fifty miles from Port
Arthur and one mile from the passage
of the Island light-house, which has
been abandoned since the first of the
month. After striking the first time
the boat urged ahead, being driven by
the wind. A second shock occurred
shortly after the first. The vessel
struck the reef violently at the fore
side of the boiler, and she immediately
commenced to break up.
Most of the passengers and a number
of the crew were in bed at the time,but
were rudely awakened by the shock,
and the scene that followed beggars de
scription. Water poured in through
the broken vessel and over the bul
warks,putting out the fires in the furn
aces and extinguishing the electric
lights.
The screams of women and children
were heard above the fury of the storm.
The crew hurried hither and thither,
doing what they could in the darkness
to render assistance ; but their efforts
were of little avail, for in less than 20
minutes after the vessel struck, the-en
tire forward portion of the boat was
carried away, together with the cargo
and human freight. Several clung to
the rigging and life-line the Captain
had stretched along the boat, but were
soon swept away by the sea and swal
lowed up by the angry waves.
The stern of the boat was steadily
dashed up on tlie rock, and those who
were not too much exhausted by fitigue
and benumbed by the cold crept to the
after steerage and sought its welcome
shelter. Less than an hour after strik
ing all was over. The survivors re
mained from the time of the disaster—
-4 o'clock Saturday morning—until
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, exposed
to the inclement weather with but lit
tle food and clothing.
They were at the time sighted hy
some fishermen, who came to their
rescue. After taking the shipwrecked
people troru their position and placing
them on the Isle lloyale, where a fire
was kindled for their comfort, the fish
ermen went out and intercepted the
Athabasca, which was coming in a
bout ten miles away. Captain Foote,
of that vessel, immediately put about
and took the sufferers on board, and
they were brought here. The bodies
of Frost and Emerson were also
brought in.
A DISUUSTEP BRITON.
An English nobleman in reduced
circumstances moved to Western Tex
as. Not long since the English exile,
meeting Col. H. 13. Andrews, Vice-
President of the sunset Railroad,
said:
"Hit's a blawsted kentry, ye knaw.
I'm going 'orae to bold England.' 1
'What's the matter with the coun
tjy?."
'Why hit's beastly. If a man
j don't work he don't get anything to
eat, ye knaw. I could have that at
• 'ome much cheaper, ye knaw."
TROLLING FOR ALLIGATORS.
AN INFERNAL MACHINE WHICH BLEW
A BLOODY REPTILE INTO A
THOUSAND PIECES.
(N. Y. Sun.)
We found him after a three days'
hunt: Just above the mouth of a creek
flowing into the St. John's River was a
small bay, or lagoon, and as we rowed
softly into this we caught sight of him.
lie was the biggest, ugliest-looking al
ligator ever seen in the state of Florida.
He was two-thirds out of water on the
sandy shore, and on the part of his
body thus exposed we could see the
marks of a dozen bullets. It was evi
dent, from his size and wrinkles, that
he wss an old denizen—a boss among
alligators. How many darkies, pigs
and calves he had picked up during his
career could only be guessed at, but he
was sized up as having taken in his full
share of this world's goods.
We were after his Highness. Among
our party was a machinist, who had iu
yented an infernal machine. It was a
clock-work arrangement to explode gun
powder, and we had been hunting for
some autocrat, monopoly or tyrant to
try it on. We looked upon the alliga
tor as the personification of all three
individualities and corporations, and
we wanted to strike a telling blow for
freedom.
As soon as we discovered his hiding
place we dropped back to the river, and
the machinist prepared his surprise.
The clock was set to run for half an
hour, and the entire machine, properly
charged, was encased in a large neck
piece of beef brought from the hotel
kitchen. The beef was wound with
wire, and then we were ready. The
idea was that the "alligator made his
home in the lagoon, and that he was
not likely to leave it undei ordinary
circumstances. A negro was landed
and sent through the bushes to scare
the old monopolist out of his sleep and
off the shore. This was a feat easily
accomplished, although the reptile
seemed mad and insulted as he took to
the water.
We then rowed into the lagoon, a
stout fish-line was tied to the beef, and
we began trolling for alligators. Using
the oars very softly, we rowed back and
fortli across the lagoon, with the beef
drawn along on the bottom. From the
time the clock was set to the moment
we entered the lagoon was full fifteen
minutes. When we had used up five
minutes of the other fifteen things be
gan to look discouraging. Somebody
besides the alligator might get blown
up. We had exactly eight minutes left
when the machinist called out;
"He's got it! He's got it! Pull for
the shore!"
Somebody or something had grabbed
the baited line with such eagerness that
the man had to let it go. He had taken
the precaution to attach a float, and as
we stood on the shore we saw this float
make a circuit of the lagoon. Ilis
Itoyal Nibbs had got it, and if that in
fernal machine was of any good he
wculd soon be made to feel real unhap
py-
We got back on a rise of ground a
bout thirty feet from the water and
waited. The four or five minutes seem
ed twenty, and we were beginning to
despair, when the alligator suddenly
breached like a whale, and at the same
moment the explosion took place.
There was a horrible muss. Meat and
pieces of meat spattered the sand and
bushes, and about half the tail was
blown thirty feet into a tree to lodge
there. The smell for the next ten min
utes would have discounted all the
skunks in Ohio, and we had to push
back a quarter of a mile and wait for a
cold wave to carry it off.
Tho infernal machine was a success.
It had exploded to the yery minute. It
had begun from way back in the alliga
tor's system and given him a surprise
party which tickled liira to death.
A SHORT HOMILY ON CHILDHOOD.
'Now, Bobby,' warned the old gen
tleman, as the family sat down to din
ner, 'you mustn't bother Mr. Feather
ly with foolish questions. In the
presence of older people little boys
should be seen, not heard.'
'I was only goin' to ask him one,'
said Bobby, with an injured air.
'All right, Bobby,' laughed Feath
erly, very much amused, 'go ahead.
You mustn't be to hard on Bobby,
Mr. Hendricks,' he continued, turning
to that gentleman, 'little boys are all
alike; the world to them is full of the
strange and inexplicable 1 And, after
all, what are we but children of a lar
ger growth? Er—what is it, Bobby,
that you want to ask me ?'
'I was goin' to ask you about your
eyes.'
'My eyes V
'Yes. Pa says that a silver dollar
to yon looks as big as a cartwheel.'
NOTICE. —The new Process Roller
Flour, manufactured by J. B. Fisher,
Penn Hall, is for sale at D. S. Kauff
| man & Co's new store, .Main street
' JWillheim, Pa.
Terms, SIOO per Year, in Advance.
His Dead Son Alive.
The Prayers of the Righteous
Availeth Much.
After Many Years a Father's Rep
utation is Cleared of a Terrible
Suspioion by His Mou-nad
Boy 's Return.
From the PATinorof Nov. mil. 'BS.
Miffuntowst, Pa, Nov. 12. —At
the extreme western end <f Juniata
county,near Waterl >o,at a point where
the counties of Huntingdon, Franklin,
Perry aid Juniata join each other,
there lives a latni'y by the name of l)i
--vinney, over whom a cloud of murder
has been hanging for many years.
Porter Divinney was In the habit of
having frequent quarrels with his
young son, sometimes becoming a> an
gry that he threatened the lad's life.
Several years ago while the father and
son were engaged at wotk in the field,
his father ordered the boy to g> on an
errand, but he refused. TliofaHier be
came very much enraged and beat his
son, telling the lad that if he did not
obey he would kill him. The son took
his departure fiom the fattier in u mel
ancholy mood, and was not seen or
heard of in the community from that
time
About two years after the above oc
currence a party of sportsmen, who
were hunting on the mountains near
near Roxbury, Franklin- county, came
upon the charred remains of a human
being, and suspicion was at once arous
ed that the bon&s were those of young
Divinney, who had so mysteriously dis
appeared. Upon the disovery being
made the father appeared to be frantic
with grief, and at once made infor
mation against his cousin, W. H.Knox,
of near Blair's Mills, Huntingdon Co.,
charged him with the murder of his
son, and Knox was arrested and lodg
ed in jail at Ctiamnersburg, Franklin
county. Knox declared his innocence,
and a number of promineat citizens
went to Chambersburg in his behalf
and proved an alibi, showing to the sat
isfaction of all that he was not in the
neighborhood at the time ithe crime
was supposed to have been committed,
and he was released from custody. The
opinion was expressed that Porter Di
viiiiiey was guilty of murdering his
own son, and almost the entire com
munity heartily acquiesced, and a war
rant was issued for his arrest. Divin
ney was taken before a Justice, and
although, what appeared to be ample
circumstantial evidence was given to
hold him on the charge of homicide,
the Justice deemed it insufficient,
and he was also giveu his liberty. Al
though the Justice declared him inno
cent, the citizens still loosed upon
and believed him to be the real murder
er.
Divinney had always been regarded
as a man of a very wicked disposition,
but from the day of his acquittal before
the Justice his neighbors refused to be
friendly with him, and in their minds
looked upon him as a murderer, al
though he time and again showed by
his great grief that he was at least en
titled to a doubt of being guilty of the
terrible crime. It is said that the boy's
mother even was moved by the moun
tain of evidence to doubt the father's
innocence.
Life and its burdens of wickedness
became unbearable, and Dlyinney
sought refuge in the spirit of God, at a
religious revival held at Waterloo,cast
ing his load upon Him whose love pass
eth all understanding, and since that
time the repentant man has lived the
life of a consistent and conscientious
Christian. He has publicly prayed to
God for the deliverance of his son, so
that the community would be satisfied
that he was innocent of the charge of
murder. But notwithstanding his
prayers, the dark suspicion of murder
was still iu the minds of the people. At
home it is said the father and mother
of the boy, although living under the
same roof and eating from the same
table, would rarely speak to each other.
Years passed by, and the people still
believed that the bones found on the
mountain near ltoxbury were those of
young Divinney, and that the father
was the murderer. One day last week,
to the surprise of all and to the great
joy of trie grief-striken parents, the so n
who was mourned as dead made his ap
pearauce at the old homestead, alive
and well, but grown almost to man
hood. The mother could hardly believe
that he who stood before her Was the
son who left home so suddenly aud
mysteriously many years ago. But he
gave so full an account of his departure
and wanderings since that eventful day
when his father and he quarreled in the
field, that all doubts in the mother's
mind were set at rest, and the father,
mother and long-lost son embraced each
other and gave praise to God amid a
throng of neighbors for the safe deliver
ance of their beloved son, and the re
moval of the terrible charge that had
clung to the father for so many years.
The lad when he left the parental
I roof wandered through the country un
til he lauded iu one of the Western
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States, where he engaged work with a
farmer and remained there until a few
weeks ago,when he was made cognizant
, of the charge against his father, and he
decided to pay his parents a visit, and
| thus relieve the odium that *ajt
weighing on the father's mind,and with
this idea in view he arrived at the old
homestead last week. It waa truly a
happy relief to the father, who had
grown aged through grief. The family
that has been despondent and gloomy
for years is now a happy and united
family. It still remains a mystery as to
whom the remains found on the moun- '
taiu near Roxbury Belonged.
A Scientific Teacher.
How He Rather More Than Filled
the Bill.
"Two years ago this fall," said Uncle
Josiah Windless 4 "there come 'long a
young feller with a pale yeller face an'
head, an'a slick lookiu', but slim figfF,
and wanted the position o' the school
Board. I have sense lost the office, ow
in' partly to a slight change, politically,
in the surroundiu' ken try, and partly to
the dereliction o' some o' uy friends.
"Well, this was a nice appearin', po
lite young feller, an' I soon foun* by
throwm' him some questions cal'ated
to briskly sound bis education, ef he
bed any, thet lie knowed a-plenty to
teach in our deestric', an' p'r'aps some
over. I then tole 'im plainly thet al
though his mental equilibrium,like,was,
In my mind, fully established, his phys
ical mold of form har'ly denoted the
necessary amount of muscle or wind fer
tiie place.
"We'd been considerably bothered,
I told 'im, by lievin' hed sich slender,
unwholesome chaps, who hed rashly
undertook to run the school, git worst
ed in every encounter of importance
they'd hed with some o' the more ad
vanced scholars. DurirP the last term,
on two or three 'casions, the onesided
ness o' these contests hed resulted in
the entire disruption, sorter, o' the
school, an' the retirin' to the neighbor
in' woods o' the school-teacher.
" 'Nothing, " I said, 'seemed to tend
to the disorganization an' gineral dis
quietin' o' the educational system of
our community as to hev a teacher take
holt o' it thet hed only mediocre attain
ments in back-heelia', collar-an'-elbow
an' plum out-an'-out knockin'down art'
fallin' onto. I candidly tole 'im that
I's afeered he'd be winded in a few
roun's even by some o' the younger an'
less ambitious pupils. What could we,
the School Board, hev to expect, then,
when he's tackled, an' tackled he would
be, by one or more o' the head scholars,
weighin', after harvest, one hundred
and ninet) pound in their bare feet.
There was pupils on the roll o' thet lit
tle country school, thet with one solid
jolt under the hat rim. could show him
more stars than all the colleges an' ob
servatories in the hull Western Re
serve.
"He looked a leedle excited an' more
earnest, like, at this, but said right off
he'd undertake it anyway ef he conld
hey a chance, as he was hard up an'
wanted money bad to complete his the
ological studies. I smiled some et the
idee o' how them big six-foot students
ud help pave his way to the ministery.
'Well, we concluded to give 'im a
chance, as he knew somethin' already,
an' was quiet an' willin' to learn more,
an' we hoped this experience would, on
the whole, at least not haye a tendency
to upset, but strengthen, rather, his
purpose in life. 'The day-school open
ed ; I made it a pflit to go roun' to the
school-house, long 'bout the middle o'
the forenoon, determined rattier 'n to
hev, the clever young feller hurt I'd
take a lian' myself. On enterin' the
school-room I's surprised to at fust see
nobody hut the slim young teacher, an'
him very dejected an' anxious lookin'.
Goln' a ways up the aisle, I seed two o'
the ole time ringleaders o' school-house
rackets settin' quietly in a corner pale
an' streaked an' with headsjtied up, but
yery intent on their lessons.
•• 'My friend,' said the teacher, I'm
a-feered your no doubt well intended
description o' these pupils, was, un
wisely, very much overdrawn. B'liev
in' implicitly, every word ye uttered, I
come yere determined to win er't'd be
the fault o' the referee. An' when
these two fellers showed 'et they's spil
in' fer a fight, I give it to 'em without
a single stipulation, an' the best I hed
in the shop, never thinkin' but what
they knew somethin ' o' sparrin'. Yere
ye see the result,' sweeping his arms
languidly over the empty benches an'
towards the two damaged but studious
youths in the corner. O' course,' he
continued, 'I knocked out the greenies
too quick for common exercise, an' so
doin' innocentty got in on 'em so hard
that they'd be no good to study,though
now ever so keen, fer two weeks. The
rest o' the school tuck to the woods be
fore the close o' the fust an' only
roun'."
'Sinkin' back into a dispirited heap,
he wound up with: 'l'm feered I've
busted the school up.'
'An' would ye believe it? We could
n't no more git a single scholar to go to
school agin to thet feller than nothin'!
So we finally hed to fire 'im with two
hull months' unearned pay in his pock
ets.'