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Show MADE CONVERT OF OLD SILAS Member of School Board May Have Had Deep Thoughts, but Anyway He Was Satisfied. The athletic young woman who taught the district school was on trial for soundly thrashing seven unruly boys. "You you think you can control the situation, do do you?" inquired the president ot the school board, who stuttered. "I can," replied the young woman with considerable decision. "Well, I don't know about this," grinned Silas Weatherwax. "If any boy needs a lickin' I can give it to him myself. I don't believe in miscellaneous mis-cellaneous lickin's." The teacher smiled. "Neither do I," she said. "If thrashings thrash-ings 'are to be administered I think it much better for one person to administer admin-ister them. And after I have cleaned up the school I may decide to go out and clean up the township." A moment later when a vote of confidence con-fidence in the teacner was called for, the "aye" of Silas Weatherwax was the loudest of all. ' |
