The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-11-14

opened, aud tall and wii.ul looking girl,
with pair OF flashing blue eyes, almost
ran in. Sac would have eMbraced Mar
garet on the spot, but the latter drowned
tue effect in her own significant way; she
laid her maud ., the young lady's snoui-
der, saying, "Weii, Cecil, how is the
voice, and now have you progressed with
the sung.
80, Miss Merton, papa says | am
holrse, aud that | have u cold but let
me try 49,
For myself, l think it an undoub'ed
fact, that schoolgirls pay greater atten-
tlou to lessons received Irom masters
tnan fro.n their own sex and make no
question that. when the enlightened and
p,atonlc nature of the age admits that
youths being instructed by female pro-
lessurs, the converse ot the proposition
viii hold good. At the same time. there
Is aaotncr lact to be placed against TINS,
as has always been the case since the
world began, aud tnat is, that a woman
of ccrtaln age, wno has s1l'-contfol,
aud has cultivated her powers OF iascina-
tion, can, II she cnooses to do 1t, acquire
au luhuence over youhg girls wh'cn al
most a,nouuts to ldoiatry on the one slde,
aud against wnicn lover can hardly hold
his owa. So, Margaret Merton, who
ilKcd to be cnarning, aud Was nccesslta-
ted In her character as muslc-tcacher, to
escnew hlrtlns, made herself particularly
cnarullny to ner pupils, who all adored
ner after the tash'on ot young girls. We
may also suppose,if We like, that she
Thought l,tt.e Of poor Stephen, aud Tor
his SAKE did not WISH to loose her skill IN
the art OF Deius delightful .or the want
OF practice. So, tue two sat down and
proceeded very anlcAbly for SOME u.ne
At last the fantasy sl.led Margaret tha:
Miss Verekcr snou.d repeat certain pas
sare "A given nuMbcr ol tunes, as IA penal
ty Tor the falling short in the mode OF
performing it. Ine young girls sp'rlt
did not bear this burden very nieeKiy;
hrst her pride rose, and then mortlhca-
tiou did battle with pride, and lastly, the
spirit OF sullcnucss descended and utter
iy paralys4d Miss Vereker vocal powers.
\ decided pause ehsued. Margaret,
smiling to herself, as the altered ,ntona.
ton fell on her ear, turned round, and
met such blaze OF indignation on the
pretty face as eve are sorry to record it)
made her smile a great deal more. Then
she commenced tue song herself. The
refrain was,
..Better trus, all, and be deceived,
And weep that trust and that deceivIns,
Than doua one word, which, II believed
u.i blessed thy ilfe with true believing"
She sang it dclicious!y, aud in so do
ine foryot, or seemed 10 forget, her pupil
her home, and her fathers people. 1ne
inexorable spirit spoke to her OF othei
things and, as her fingers wandered
over the keys, her face grew very wlSttui
almost sad she no longer Remembered
even to tease Miss Verekcr, who WIS a.
fected like Saul, in so far that the mutin
cns was in some sort charmed out OF her
and she was pondering how she might
best descend from her pedestal OF pfide
and make submission to Margaret with
out losing her dignity. Tn song WI:
flushed, aud both came back to realities
Margaret did not care about conquer
ing herself, but was wondrously fond o
conouering other people 50 she devoted
an instant to Miss Nerekcr, and having
aseertained by an almost impercept bl,
Glance that young lady's state OF mind
she proceeded to apply the actual cautery
She took the song, and gave 1t to her
SAYING very sadly, Until to-day, | al
WAYS sang that song with pleasure, Cecil
but you have joined to it less pleasan
memory;I hope you will like 1t bette
from this time than shall and sh
bent over it, and with her pencil wrote OF
the margin, Revolte. Cecil Nereke
gave convulsive culp ; but before sh
could utter the words OF contrltion wh'c
hung on her lips, youth III seventee
wears, tie fac sinile o. his sister, entere
hastily, MAY see You home, Miss Nc'
iton? | have stayed in on purpose, h
added, in boyish pleading manner.
! Margaret was arranging her shaw
round her shoulders, and deliberately
bending down her head, while an ann
sed smile played about her lips. Nea'
while the boy eyed her as if he longed
assisther, but refraincdlo>the should mes
with IA rcpu!se. Possibly some me'no'
of former reflections aided his apparer
moderation Then she looked up, an
and gave him her hand mo, | than
you young George; poor music te
cher hardly needs an escort, Got
night Cecile -
The lad followed her to the door vii
. provoked look on his handsome, your
face. dare say that young George gr
ted on his ears. lie returned to his 81
:, ter and regarded the fire. "Shc IS t
l handsome to walk alone | wish | we
a man, Cis and then | would marry her
: This new view made Cis deliberate
little. The result was favorable. 9Th
; would be very nice George, aud then
need not take any more singing lessons
ner-.t t least. unless | liked the son
r Particularly she added, as her eye {
on the word Revolt.
;, Margaret gave two more lessons on t
a road, and then walked quickly home, a
safely too, in spite of young Georg'
s fears.
It Her father apoor gentleman in t
j. first instance, became poorer still;
II amateur musician, he was reduced
IS make his pleasure minister to his nee
it s;tv. His health, as we kt ow failed h
l. more than his fortune for as Marga
# had said, SO she had done, and in
matter of a daughter he was decidedly
is much-to-be-envied man. When she
;, turned, he was sitting in his chair,
l. the fire, thinking long of her, as