Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-02-26


dngs, cakes and tarts Of all which the preparation
was ascrbed to Sally, Polly, Besey, or Margaret,
Whatsoever the favorite daughter might be, who
had the best chance to please the schoolmasers
taste. If the blind god, like flies to be trapped
with sweets and molasses, he would have been
caught in every house but in the district.
The schoolmaster remained mpregnabe to the
assaults both upon his heart and stomach. Ge
never suspected the mines which were preparing
to explode in every direction The girls began to
think that surely he was engaged and that is al
most as bad as be ng married man. But they
were mistaken. His heart was free and unIettered
And what they lacked was quick discernment of
his weak side. Every person is assailabe, and
the whole tact of the affair is to discover and honor
their weak points or peculiar whim. But the girls
were all at fault-they smiled aud pouted in vain !;
their mammns made cookies and sweemeats for
their credit without advancing their interests il the
least; and the schoomaster's eccentricity was so
closely connected with his scholastic duties, that it
was not misrusted. But his mind was the abstract
of mathematical problem. There was not puz-
zle in "Thomas' Almanac" but he could decy.
pher; and he never was happy or satisfied without
fractional anxiety, But the girls were all so anx-
ious about the dividend Of his affections, that it
never occurred 10 them that the square of his par
TALLY could only be obtained by the addition of a
slate pencil to their charms. AT last one wiser, or
with more tact than the rest, Inspected the truth,
and finding that the usual methods of captivatun
had failed suddenly became deeply interested i'm
all mathematical puzzles, and often invited the
master home with her to finish the "sums" and solve
the problems which she had gathered together in
a file of old almanacs, as long Il century. lie
was at ease; and without nqulrng why, his feet
! would almost Involuntary turn to where he was
| sure 10 find a cheerful fire, bowl of apples and a
slate and pencil ready for his amusement. Jane
| Baker elated with her stratagem, and the re-
| sult ol she wished miubt buvn honn IN.
tcipated. For TO make man happy show him
that you sympathize with and understand his fol-
Bile, and there must be strong reasons why, if he
| does not reward you with his love- or what in his
esnatlon is the same thing, the privilege Of wear.
| ing his name.
Jane did well she caught the schoomaser and
| then had her life to learn that a mathematical hus
| band was even more tedious than a mathematical
! lover.
! Some five years after, paid them visit at the
| own domicll. | found Jane with rs ready tact a:
ever, and her husband puzzling over "Greenleal I
last edition" Three chubby children were gver
! them; and from the energetic manner in which
the youngest used its lungs, drew the conclusion
that it inherited its mothers activity instead Of it
fathers love of silence and quiet.
The schoomaster with has usual dignity babe mi
welcome, and began to solicit my opinion as to tht
| probable merits of book on geometry, which wal
to be published sometime. But Jane interrupted
nun NitHi
"Johh' the hre is minus, ana you VIII particular
opllge me 10 solVe the problem oil now man.
s'iGHs I" "oou 1t "oulu 'aNe 10 'loNe goou one
lie mechanically turned to his blackboard; bu
sIG agaln .Io lrdlh OIL ns llouSnt WIN
"Pease husband give US practical illustration
ana then, by the warmth, we VIII prove It's correct
ness"
Like an obedIent husband he proceeded to com
ply with the request and then returned to his a
musement
lie was scarcely seated before Jane PROFOUND
cd puzzle 10; MS soIutlon.
Husoani, sald she' supPoslhg one uea
chicken would maze con''ortao.e u'eai Tor lIree
how long "ouiu 1t take u n'aNo Two i've CHICKEN
dead H., Lo .o,,..o, uI.. H..
, es, yes NY ueaI' nc Ieu ei, put uoI
'nV n'JI 40 ;nh has nnynr 6oon saa
to" %, ",,s "p If can ,ro, !,
W Guy pa.ni,,,ion ,,;n he ,os;,iSo .
eo.ITe'y L''o al " ,dP''a
put nInI'y 'aI''iy anu e.r, a.
PIoo,e"' WHICH "'''' w S0''e0 '''''' SUI ~
'uuIn'ne. ,o,, .. bic b,oo,, hard IF saddere
ne cuel pug r. al not oais,ake one nf ANGER
SORROW anu " 10 uos ' ,oo veil ,pained 70 dIsnnt
, ms ""o-oIt ;,nir,,o,od
''I 1911 rng9Io bnt did No, doro IN nronour
, iooNIu ,no ,oII ,ersed in tho root ~ n
"ile is GOOD and kind" said she in expanatio
but he loves problem OF signs and figures be
. ter than mat OI llNlUB. ne never kHOWS munger