Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-04-07
Capital Storm.
TIE VILLAGE SCHOOLHlSTRESS:
Cr, Tie way Arabel SteIland lost her Lover.
ET ALLIE VERNON.


farm house, looking up the road. his large,
black hand shading his eyes from the last
brilliant rays Of the setting sun.
That viii be too bad" returned the
dame, for I've done my best to make all
things look nice The eggs are white as
snow the butter yellow as gold the straw
berries red as red can be, the milk sweet
as a rose. the cheese but the old la
dy paused, eiFher for want of breath or
for lack Of SMILES. | don't know exactly
which. But she had spoken the truth .
the little old-tashioned round table cover
ed with the wditest cloth. was very dainti-
lv set 0ut with fresh churned butter. new
laid e1rs with milk just from the COW.
homemade bread and ripe strawberries
Besides this tae milk-pitcher. teapot and
sugar bowl ali made Of metal. were polish
ed and frightened to such a degree. that
you cJlld with ease. have made your tot
let by the aid of any of them And all
these preparations had been made because
the E1w schoolmistress was coming to the
village that evening. and Dame Merry's.
both parties agreeable. was to be her resi-
dence as long as she filed the above men
toned capacity.
\ The children, with neatly patched
aprons bajr eurled smoothly, and faces
shining from the combined effects Of
spring water, n brown towel and soap.
were standing silently beside their parents.
impressed with due reverence and awe Of
the parsonage about to honor them with
her presence
There were three of them-two stout
boys and healthy, rosy checked girl. and
well tLay might dread the approach of a
new tyrant for Dame Birch their late in
struccrass had been gifted with a pecu-
liar tliaut and a liking for handling the
rod and up0n none were her favors be
slowed So pleutifully as upon the little
Merry 8, for unluckiIv. their natures were
like their name-Merrv
So one afternoon. when Dame Birch.
fully impressed to the last with a sense
Of her many virtues. died The Young
sters congratulated themselves upon their
freedom, little thinking, poor misguided
ones. That the funeral of the defuEct
teacher vas scarcely over. when a messen-
ger was despatched to town. from Sweet
Blossom Village. for another
The Gentleman soon succeeded in obtain
ins !sdy qualified IA every way TO teach
the yaaag idea how to shoot and it was
in honor of her arrival. rs [ said before
that Farmer Merry. his wife and children
were arrayed with such scrupulous neat
ness. and Dame Nerry's garden. parlor
and tga-tlble. we're so clean and neat d:
they always were clean and bright as a
pin. but on this occasion "a thing that
seemed impossible bofore) they seemed
brighter than ever
Hist father at lench said Tom.
the eldest Of the young VI arrys ] hear
the noise Of the stage Wheels and ieav-
ing his 5ather- side. he ran down the lit
tie pa-l that Led to the gate followed bv
his brother and sister, finging it open.
made L4ste along the road whence the
sound proceeded.
Tom Harry. Jenny 7 screamed the
mother come lack here. Don't 90 ronp-
ing down the road as if You were Wild
Come back. I sav.'
/ The children slowly obeved She Is
coming, mothe~-the stage is at the hill
Harrys and Jenny's faces began to
lcngtLcn- The vivid recollection of their
numerous Establishments came with re
doubled force upon their minds
WIZ need she come here p Nuttered
Harry Why couldn't she 60 to some
other place and live Wen have enough
of her 1t school. ugly old thing
The young hopefu.'s speech was cut
short b. q smart slap on the cheek from
his maternal parent, which sent him blub-
bering ato the house followed by his sis
ter. who acted the part Of comforter
BY TINS time the stage had stopped at
the gate and the farmer hastened to meet
the new conner.
Isn't Miss Lee here p asked the old
man. rs fragile looking creature descend
ed the stage steps
Tam she was hereplyin low sweettones
You don't mean to say that YOU are
the new schoolulistress. do you 2 was the
next question of the astonished farmer
1 am the girIa answered with a bright
smile L on are already thinking, [ per-
ceive sle continued, that [ am too young
for the duties / am about To undertake.
but give ne a fair trial before YOU con
denim me- and So saying, with light steps
she followed the good man TO the farm
house wEere she was received with much
cordial5tv. but It must be confessed. great
. er astoai>Hment BY his tidy wife. The
children had crowded together IN a cor
ner. but a single glance at the fair girl
sent In that direction. seemed TO ex-
ert q magic SPELL for they quickly emerg-
ed from their hiding place, and coming
timidlv forward each offered a little hand
. in welcome to her. And now while seat
ed at tie hoSpitabTe board, Miss Lee
pshaw il call her that nc longer-sweet
Lizzie discusses the merits Of the straw
. berries. cream sc. we'u take q look at
at her and see why the Merry farmer was
50 taken aback" as the sailors say, when
she made her first appearance 1t must
have been her youth, in the first place, for
Lizzie vas but eighteen, and then her
beauty mast have had something to do
with 1t. far she was most beautiful
4 prufusi0n Of glossy brown ringlets
shade low brow. a pair Of eyes one can
not describe. because their color varies
with each changing emotiou-when the
owner is thoughtful, grey-when enthu-
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