A TEACHER WHIPPED BY HIS PUPIL.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1731, 21 July 1874, Page 3

A TEACHER WHIPPED BY HIS PUPIL.

The troubles of a village school-master were thoroughly illustrated, yesterday, in, Justice Hinadale's Court, where the teacher and his whole school were giving evidence in a case which was very amusing to those who were present. A gentleman named W. J. Weeber has bei»n teaching the " young-idea how to shoot," at th© village of Palos, wme 30 miles south of Chicago. One day, last week some of the mischevonsly-inclined pupils captured about half a dozen squirrels and carried- them int« the schoolroom, and waiting until the eyes of the teacher were not upon them, turned one of the frisky little animals loose. It immediately perched upon the nearest vacant desk and with its antics created great merriment among the children. Mr. Weeber left his chair, and while he was attempting to capture the intruder another was turned loose, and another, until one after the, other the whole six were running wildly around the room. The master, striving vainly to dispose of the innocent cause of the confusion, only added more.to the excitment, until the whole school was in uproar > and confusion, the girls joining with the boys in their pretended attempts to capture the squirrels. At last order was restored and silence reigned supreme' except an. occasional titter from some far off seat in the corner. Weeber now proposed to have a settlement with the culprit or culprits, but, as he had not seen the parties at the time the squirrels were liberated, he did not now where to commence. He called on the offender, whoever he was, to walk up. No one walked up. He then asked some of the smaller schoolars to name the guilty one. There were no informers present. Finally, his patience becoming exhausted, he called in loud tones, " Who did it ? " Echo answered, "Who?" He next resorted to the school-boy's terror—the ferule —and sud he would flog the whole school, and, as the kmocent would not inform, they should suffer with the guilty. Thereupon fe| began the arduous task of inflicting corporal punishment upon no less than forty boys. After having gone about half-way through the school, he met with .a set-back in one of the boys, Michael Cavenaugh, who was blest with a strong arm, sinew, nerve, and courage. When Oavenaugh s name was called he stepped boldly up; and with a resolute demeanor, and an eye that looked dangerous, informed the master that he had no hand in causing the merriment, and, therefore, he would-not suffer himself to be disgraced by quietly submitting to a thrashing. This was more than the irate Weeber could stand, so he walked into Cavenaugh with a veangarce, which the children ( stated was terrible to behold, and here it was that the boy found his strong arm of value, as he knocked the master down, and punished him severely for the assault. Weeber, feeling that his dignity was outraged, boarded the first train for Chicago, and arriving here,, swore out.a warrant, for the arrest of Cavenaugh for assanlt and battery. Justice Hinsdale heard the evidence against the lad and discharged him, stating that the boy hajl only acted in self-defence. Court and school were rtdiussed, and the children walked out of the Justice'% office, looking upon Caven-. augh witE envious eyes, and acknowledging him a hero.—Chicago Tribune, April 22nd.- - '