by John M. Gunn, March 4, 2005

The following is a story that was told to me March 4, 2005 by Mr. Bob Steger of Atlanta. The story is about a Paddle, when Mr. Steger was in school, and his teacher, Mr. Lloyd Gunn. I am going to try to remember what he said as I write this……

Mr. Lloyd Gunn was my teacher when I was in Grade School at Piney Grove. I was always getting in trouble and Mr. Gunn gave me many a paddling, of which I deserved each time.

There was one boy that “acted up” in class and Mr. Gunn took him out of class and gave him a paddling. The next morning, the boy's father was at the school in his Model A car when Mr. Gunn arrived.

The boy's father told Mr. Gunn that they needed to talk. He said his son told him that Mr. Gunn had whipped the boy with the paddle 100 licks, and he thought that was way to many times. Mr. Gunn said he gave the boy 4 licks with the paddle and that was all. The father said that his boy doesn't lie and that Mr. Gunn better never hit his son that many times again.

Mr. Steger went on to say that during Recess that Mr. Gunn would watch the kids play outside, and he would Whittle on his paddles which he made from the boards that came off the wooden Apple Crates that the school got apples in from the government. Mr. Gunn was always making more paddles all the time.

A few days after the Father had showed up about the Paddling, the boy acted up in class again. Again, Mr. Gunn took him out of class and gave him 4 licks with the paddle. Sure enough, the next morning, the Father of the boy was at the school again in his Model A car and confronted Mr. Gunn again about the 100 licks that his son said that Mr. Gunn had given him.

Mr. Gunn told the Father and son to come into another room and then Mr. Gunn told the boy to drop his pants. The Father said he didn't know why but to do what Mr. Gunn said. The boy dropped his pants and Mr. Gunn pointed to the boys butt and told the Father, “See those 4 little RED dots, that proves I only gave him 4 licks with the paddle.”

The Father said that didn't prove anything and then Mr. Gunn told him “This is the paddle that I used. You will notice that there is “One” little Hole whittled in the paddle and that one hole will make One red spot on the boys rear for each time I paddled him.”

The Father told the boy “Just wait till you get home tonight. When I get through with you that you won't be able to sit for a long time.”

So goes the story of the Paddle.

John M. Gunn is runs the JM Gunn Company in Atlanta, Texas and also sells gun accessories through his online dealership Gunn's Guns.