The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-03-07
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BIZ CAROLINE A soULE.

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HY1u.xere notihere yesterday ,,,ssaid
the gentle teacher of a little village
school, !, as she 4plaeed her hand very
kindly on the curly shead of one of her
pupils 1t was recess time, but the
Little girl addressed had not gone out to
to froiic away the ten minutes, nor
even left her seat, but sat absorbed in
what seemed afruitless attempt to make
herself mistress Of sum in long divi-
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Her face and neck crimsoned at the
remark Of her teacher, but docking up
she seemed somewhat treasured by the
Kind glance that met her, and answered.
q No, ,ma,a,n, -IssWas not, but sister
Nellie Eas.,sBrxt lsS tfls - ssgt,lff- ssszf
remember there was little girl
who called herself Nellie Gray, came in
Yesterday but I did not know that she
was your sister. But why did you not
come You seem to shave to study
very much ssaEsesg ssistsz tissesf
-. 1t, wasn't because I didn't want to, I"
Was the earnest reply, and then she
spaused, and the deep rose flush again
tinted dsthe fair brow, <ssbut-but,n con-
stinued she, after q moment If painful
seinbarrassme:st,sa q mother cannot spare
both of7us conveniently and so We are
going to take turns. / am coming to
school one day, and sister the next, and
Tonight i amsto teach Nellie all have
learned to-day and tomorrow night she
viii teach mo all that she learned while
here. It 10 the only way we can think
Of getting laloeg, and we both want to
study very much, SO as TO some time
keep school ourselves, to ztake care of
mother, for she has to work very hard
TO lake care of Us. - : ea = > slss.s
= With genuine. deiieaeye Miss III
forebore to question the child any fur
'ther, but sat down beside her, and in a
moment explained a rule over which
she was pdzzling her young brain so
that the difficult sum was easily finished.
ls,.sstss You had better so out now in the
air smomcnt-yousshave studied very
hard to-day,'' said the teacher, as the
little girl put aside her slate. -
= e Il had rather not-I might tear my
dress. Tll stand at the window and
watch the rest ',s1zislsd = is''ts= :. s.e'f +
There was such a peculiar tone in
the voice of her pupil, ass she said,
might tear my dress, :, that Miss M
WAS led instinctively to. notice it. 1t
was nothing but a ninepenny print of "a
deep pink hue, bat { was very neatly
sasde, and. had never been washed And
while looking at IL she remembered that
during the whole previous fortnight,
Mary Gay had attended school regu-
Aarly, she had never seen her wear but
one dress. ssShesisa tho1ghtful little
girls said she to herself, &c and does not
want to make. her poor mother any
ztro1ble. I wish / had more such schol-
1rs.o 80. -. -
q On the next morning Mary was abb
sent, buther sister Nellie occupied her
seat. There was something SO interest
ing in the two little sisters, one eleven.
and the other eighteen months younger,
agresing to attend olsby turns, tha t
Miss NJ. could not forbear observing
them very closely They we're pretty
faced children Of delicate forms, fairy
like hands and fcet-the elderwith dark
1ustrous eyes and chestnut curls-the
Younger with orbs like the sky of june,
her white neck yelled by wreath OF
golden rinelets. She. observed IN both
the same close attention to their studies
and as Mary had tarried within during
plav time. so did Nellie; and upon
speaking to her as she had to her sister
she received, too, the same answer, "
might tear my drees."
The reply caused Miss NJ: to notice
ths rarb Of the sister. She saw at
eaco' il was off the same piece as Ma
tg'assnd npon scrutinizing it very close
shs became certain it was the same
ulss- L did not fit quite SO prettIy
on nsA's, and was too long for her, too'
4nu s1e Has evidently i'll at ease Wnen-
cYeIsas a'siced the teacher looking ut
tne - Pink flowers that were set 80
piekly ~ ne white gown.