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Christmas Day Prank on a Teacher Told by a Colonel
A colonel recalls a schoolyard Christmas prank from his youth. Boys locked the teacher out and demanded a Christmas treat. The teacher returned with a sleigh, promising a treat, only to deliver potatoes and candles, not food, sparking laughter and reflection on the old ruse.
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Havana
Christias
Teacher
Mr. G
Ounce
Ble
Detroit
South Bend
Bixler Beighley
Maude
Jane King
A. 5
Lenhart
Bruce Miller
Beaver
Anna Miller
Joseph Coulter
Girty
J. A. Lowry
Nancy Lowry
Slippery Rock
Mary B. Montgomery
Gen. Herbert
Indiana
H. H. Hanna
Sheloca
R. A. Silvis
United States Court
Pittsburg
W. Woodburn
Silas
Rebecca King
McLatfehlin
Vandergrift
L. M. Martz
C. F. Miller
Clarion County
Lavenia Townsend
Inez Smith
Elderton
Alvie Hanna
Levi Alshouse
Shelocta
Hugh Henderson
Oliver Hunsberger
Apollo
Royal Girls