The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-15
VOL. H. NO. 63;

Annie looked surprised, as we'll she might,
and waited, as if to be sure she did not mis-
understand him. The attention of the school
was roused-there could be no revocation
so the mandate was repeated and obeyed.
Poor Hall his chemical manipulations
were no more successful that day (; classes
were called, and heard at random. The small
scholars thought g il was grand time-master
did not seem to mind them," while older ones
wondered at his unwonted humor. Mean
while his reflections were anything but
agreeable. How could he have been SO harsh
for trife, and ungentlemanly, too. All
Armies faults were the mere exuberance OF
joyous spirit; and she was quick to acknow-
ledge aud regret them and yet he had not
expostulated, but abruptly commanded her to
leave. How she must despise him And
she had great deal of sensibility he had
seen the color suffuse her face, and the tears
glisten in her dark eyes, when tale of sorrow
a delicious poem had excited her emotion.
Perhaps she was at that very movement weep
ing at his harshness and then proofs of in.
terest in him, albeit size was a laughter-loving
spirit, stole over his memory. He thought of
an evening he had lately passed at her house,
when his conversation seemed to rivet her
attention, although he afterwards heard her
say, There Mary Jane has party tonight,
and entirely forget it until too late. Well,
have enjoyed myself better here. And he,
the migrate ! how had he returned it, by un-
warrantable rudeness She was just begin.
ming to talk to him with confiding frankness
of her books and her tastes, and opening to
has study mind as we'll worth it as the chang
ing loneliness of her face-when this folly had
destroyed it all. And what would the good
minister say? He who had received him SO
kindly so Hospitality told him to come to
him at any and at all times when he could be
of assistance what would he say to have his
pet at once his amusement and pride, turned
out of school like any common urchin
Oh how the hours of school dragged
Every moment seemed to bear a weight of
lead, and carry to the luckless teacher thou
sand arrows poisoned by self-reproach. No
sooner was his fiat of release obtained, than
with mingled regret and apprehension. he
wendell his steps to the parsonage. He knock
ed at the door, desired to see Mr.. Hinton, and
was accordingly shown up into his study.
"He looks as if something lay on his mind,'
thought the clergyman, as he saw him enter
and advance to shake hands with him.
"Perhaps he is considering the concerns of his
soul. Heaven help me to counsel him Alright -
and there was an unusual kindliness in his
tone, as he urged him to be seated, which was
"heaping Goals of fire. on the head of the
conscience stricken teacher.
A pause. 81 AMI have called-I re-
gret-'
"Ah, yes,' mentally calculated the old
conviction | see"
lin short sir, am sorry to trouble you at
this time, but l."
"Speak out freely my dear young man,"
said his benignant listener.
Is it possible he does not know what has
passed.
u regret to say that, vexed by the inatten-
ton of the scholars, and by whispering, in
which Miss Annie joined, hastily told her to
leave school,"
"Told nv daughter Annie to leave SCHOOL,
The door of the study was thrown open,
and Annie danced into the middle of the
room, her bonnet hanging on her arm, flowers
in her hair, and boquet in her hand, fresh
| from the woods in which she had been ram
bling Father father!" she stopped, and
gazed first at her father, and then at Mr. Hall,
with mingled expression of regret and sur
prise Her long walk that afternoon had Civ
en- her a heightened color and the varie d
feelings which moved her were clearly depict
ed on her face.
"Come here, ANNIE" said Hall, extending
his hand, "come here, and say YOU forgive the
rudeness of this afternoon" She hesitated an
instant-the crimson deepened on her cheek,
and the lip slightly trembled; then looking up
with one of her own radiant smiles, she gave
her small, white hand to the teacher.
Not long after he made another visit to the
good minister's study, not, indeed, to ask for
givcness for turning Annie out OF school, but
to beg permission to transplant her one day to
home of his own. Whatever was saId, we
suspect Annie might have served as IAN in
stance in point for that rather broad genef-
alzation of Swift,
"No Girl is pleased with what is taught,
But has the teacher in her thought"
"Young gentlemen" said Harvey Hall,
Judge Hall them when some years after