. Stories of a country doctor . out. The boys would then cover the firewith ashes in order to stop its smoking. As a last re-sort the teacher would come to the door or window, andafter giving the boys a serious lecture, would informthem that if they did not intend to let him teach hewould go home. This would bring the boys out andafter a long chase the teacher would be caught, andthen, after a short struggle, he would be tied hand andfoot. The boys did hot only demand holidays, but theyalso wanted a treat—apples certainly and candy, if itcould be had—and sometimes, I am sorry to say,whisky. Ed
. Stories of a country doctor . out. The boys would then cover the firewith ashes in order to stop its smoking. As a last re-sort the teacher would come to the door or window, andafter giving the boys a serious lecture, would informthem that if they did not intend to let him teach hewould go home. This would bring the boys out andafter a long chase the teacher would be caught, andthen, after a short struggle, he would be tied hand andfoot. The boys did hot only demand holidays, but theyalso wanted a treat—apples certainly and candy, if itcould be had—and sometimes, I am sorry to say,whisky. Education and Pioneer Schools. 37 If the teacher did not yield they would take him tothe nearest creek and proceed to duck him. If ice wereon the creek a hole would be cut in it for that writer has helped to turn out many teachers andhas been often turned out, and always enjoyed it, andwhen turned out, always treated, but never but oncewas he carried to the creek. This time there were three or four very rude boys. THEY HELD ME OVER A COLD LOOKING HOLE. who demanded whisky. I would not yield and so wascarried to the creek and held over a very cold lookinghole in the ice. Matters looked quite serious. I prom-ised the treat of candy and apples, but informed theyoung rowdies that I would be drowned before I wouldbuy whisky for school children, and informed them fur- 38 Education and Pioneer Schools. ther that, if they ducked me, I would whip the crowd,one at a time, with my fists or with clubs large girls (who generally took part in the turningout ) here came to the rescue, and with sticks andstones beat their brothers away and unbound me. Whenonce unbound I seized a big club and, taking a positionon high ground (in more senses than one) I dictatedterms. The terms were, candy and apples ; and theywere accepted. This demand for whisky grew out of the fact thatalmost everybody in those days had whisky at theirhomes during the Christmas days. This practice
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