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And still the master held back the word. "Not yet! not yet! The pear is not ripe!" He stood apart from them, near the chapel-door, where the light was strong, his silver watch open in his left hand, his form erect, his right hand lifted to the brim of his hat, his eyes upon the dial. "Not yet, dear chil'run. Not yet. Two minute mo'. Be ready. Not yet! One minute mo'! Have the patience.
The stranger wrote a single initial. "G! chil'run; G! Sir, does it not signify George?" "Yes," murmured the writer; "it stands for George." He wrote another. "W! my chil'run; George W! Sir, does it not sig My chil'run! George Washington! George Washington, my chil'run! George Washington, the father of his country!
The sport outside ceased, the gaps at the shed's farther end were darkened by small forms that came darting like rabbits into their burrows, eighteen small hats came off, and the eighteen boys came softly forward and took their seats. Such discipline! "Sir," said Bonaventure, "think you 'tis arising, f'om the strickness of the teacher? 'Tis f'om the goodness of the chil'run!
He soared to his tiptoes, the hat flounced from his head and smote his thigh, his eyes turned upon them blazing, and he cried, "Ring, chil'run, ring!" The elfin crew leaped up the ropes and came crouching down. The bell pealed; the master's hat swung round his head. His wide eyes were wet, and he cried again, "Ring! ring! for God, light, libbutty, education!"
But before they begin the master has a word for their fathers and mothers. "Friends and fellow-citizens of Gran' Point', think not at the suppi-zing goodness of yo' chil'run' reading. 'Tis to this branch has been given the largest attention and most assidu'ty, so thus to comprise puffection in the English tongue, whether speaking aw otherwise." He turned to the stranger beside him.
"Perfect!" murmured the stranger. A look of earnest ecstasy broke out upon the master's face. He turned at first upon the audience and then upon the school. "Chil'run, chil'run, he p'onounce you perfect!" He turned again upon the visitor, threw high his right hand, flirted it violently, and cried: "At random! exclusively at random; state what class! at random!" "I I doubt if I under"
The State Superintendent did not come, but every day "It is perhaps he shall come to-mo'w, chil'run; have yo' lessons well!" The whole tiny army of long, blue, ankle-hiding cottonade pantalettes and pantaloons tried to fulfil the injunction. Not one but had a warm place in the teacher's heart. But Toutou, Claude, Sidonie, anybody who glanced into that heart could see sitting there enthroned.
"Sir," cried the glad preceptor, "'tis toil have p'oduce it! Toil of the teacher, industry of the chil'run! But it has p'oduce' beside! Sir, look that school! Since one year commencing the A B C and now spelling word' of eight syllabl'!" "Not this school?" "Sir, you shall see or, more p'operly, hear. First spelling!"
Chil'run and friends and fellow-citizen', I have the p'oudness to int'oduce you the hono'able George Washington Tarbox! And now the exhibition is dismiss'; but stop! Sir, if some aw all desire gratefully to shake hand'?" "I should feel honored." "Attention, everybody! Make rank!
It must be soon the State Sup'inten'ent Public Education visit this school. The school is any time ready. Since long time are we waiting. He shall come he shall examine! The chil'run shall be ignorant this arrangement! Only these shall know Claude, Sidonie, Crébiche; they will not disclose! And the total chil'run shall exhibit all their previous learning!
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