Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-05

| prevailed over me. They are mine now,
| thought, for | am their fathers wife
and all his are mine. Their interest.
must be mine
After dinner, Miss Jane and the children
| repaired Immediately to the chamber whicE
was used as schoolroom. In few min
utes followed them, and quietly took 1
seat at the desk. She was drilling them
in Arithmetic, sending one after another
to the blackboard and talking all the time
in loud, pelulani tone.
Ellen, if you make such awkward fig
ures I'll put you back TO the beginning o
the book. May, will you stand straight
or be sent 10 bed? Decide now!'
Il cannot understand This sum, Aunt
jane sighed May.
Sit down then until you cam
DO you not explain what they cannot
understand p | asked.
All that is necessary she replied
May could understand her sums if she at
tended 10 me-
An hour passed, during which May
silently hung her head over her slate, and
played with her pencil, Miss Jane offering
no explanation. Harry alternately count
ed, with his fingers, the buttons on his
jacket and marks of knife upon his desk.
Ellen, whose strong mind received knowl-
edge almost intuillvely, studied her lesson
quietly and without difficulty. Presently
she gave her book to her aunt, and recited
her lesson perfectly.
Very well, Elem said Miss Jane
You may 60 into the garden and amuse
YOURSELF
Do they no! play loge!her?' inquired,
with astonlahment, not pleased with the
idea Of solitary, mIrlhess exercise.
Not unless they learn their lessons
equally WE'LL she answered. Harry if
| live the boy is going TO sIeep Stand in
the corner, Harry, until you are awake
Harry coored, and went to the corner,
rubbing lis eyes. felt disgusled at The
total lack OF system, order, and Justice,
which prevailed in this mock school.
was growing frightened at the work before
me, fearful ihat Jane Fleming had sown
more tares than my weak hands could ev-
er root out.
Seeing that Harry was crying, went
TO him IN his corner.
Go away = he sobbed, when laid my
hands on his head Go away. You are
not my mOthern
| made no reply 10 this, but asked him
why he cried.
Because am tired he answered. and
you and aunt Jaue won't let me Sill down.
i and Aunt Jane, Harry
Yes, he sobbed out Aunt Jane SAYS
you are come here to live always, and will
make me mind you
1T is not true, Harry whispered. Il
love you, and want you TO love me. Won't
you love me, darlng!'
But he only thrust out his little hand
sulIeB!y, and turned his face away from
me. Jane now came forward and | turn
ed from the child with sigh of disap-
pointment
But will be patient said TO myself
They have been taught to fear and dread
me; | cannot al once make them love me-
The next morning Captain Fleming lel!
for d six months voyage in his new barque,
the May Fleming. His parting with the
chrlldren was most tender and afectionate,
even teariui-wilh me il was kind. After
he was gone, | stole up to my room, and
spent the morning in bitter weeping and
sadness What would become of me,
if | should fail in trying to make myself
beloved by his chIldren-if their hearts
were irrevocably sIeeIed against me?-
Would not his own grow gradually colder
and colder. toward me! Fearful prospect!