. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. edges and promises by Ben at last theyyielded and all joined in the game. By the time the bell called themto their labors he had won the confidence of every boy in school, andhe now took advantage of it. As the first note of the bell peeledout on the morning air he set the line revolwig, slowdy at first, butgaining speed with every turn until those near the end of the linebarclv touched the ground. Faster and faster they revolved untilr>en, with o
. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. edges and promises by Ben at last theyyielded and all joined in the game. By the time the bell called themto their labors he had won the confidence of every boy in school, andhe now took advantage of it. As the first note of the bell peeledout on the morning air he set the line revolwig, slowdy at first, butgaining speed with every turn until those near the end of the linebarclv touched the ground. Faster and faster they revolved untilr>en, with one mighty swing, let go. The result was appallaig. Overan area of several rods the ground .was covered wdth a squirming,kicking mass of humanity. One by one they gained their feet andlimped to their seats. For this barbarous act the teacher blamed noone in |)articular. Instead she cautioned the entire school and orderedthem to adopt games more suggestive of civilization. For the next hour nothing umtsual transpired. The classes were inturn called and the general behavior of the school was excellent, but W ( M )1 )ll LK V, COX X KCTICUT 103. 104 Tin-: TOWN AXD PKOlLE tis always calm before a storm. Just then Sarah Warner raised herhand and asked leave to get a drink. The request was granted andSarah tripped lightly out of the room. Hardly a minute had passedbefore the occupants of the room were startled by a sharp feminineshriek coming from the entry and Sarah rushed in bringing the in-formation that Something alive was in Susies dinner pail. Dontbe foolish, Sarah, said the teacher. Still Sarah insisted on the truthot her statement. Ben knew the exact cause of Sarahs alarm,but pretending not to notice it, he kept his eyes on the book open be-fore him. With Tommy Jones the effect was quite different. He snickeredonce, twice, then laughed, laughed until the tears trickled in streams
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