Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-11-05
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THE LADY TEACHER.
4 BEAUTIFUL STORY.

Ou were not here yesterday, sand the
gentle teacher of the village school, as she
laid her hand kindly on the curly head of
one of her pupils 1t was recess time, but
the little girl had not gone to frolic away
the ten minutes, not even left her seat, but
sat absorbed in what seemed frritless at
tempt to make herself mistress of sum
in long division.
Her face and neck crimsoned at the re-
mark of her teacher, but looking up, she
seemed somewhat treasured by the kind
glance that met her, and answered, No
ma'am, | was not, but my sister Nell was
Il remember there was a little girl, who
called herself Nelly Gray, came in yester-
day, but | did not know she was your sis
ter. But why did you not Gomez You
seem to love study very much.
1t was not because | did not want to
come, was the earnest answer, and then
she paused, and the deep flush again ting
ed that fair brow but, she continued,
after a moment Of painful embarrassment,
mother cannot spare both of US convent
emily, and so We are going to take turns !;
I'm going to school one day, sister next !;
and tonight I'm to teach Nelly all have
learned to-day, and tomorrow night she
will teach me all she learns while here
It's the only way we can think of getting
along, and We want to study very much, so
as to sometime keep school ourselves and
take care of mother, because she has to
work very hard to take care of us
With genuine delicacy, Miss NJ. forbore
to question the child further, but sat down
beside her, and in a moment explained the
rule over which she was puzzling her
young brain, so that the difficult sum was
easily finished
You had better 20 out and take the air
moment you have studied very hard to-
day said the teacher, as the little girl put
up her slate
Il had rather not Imyhttear my dress;
L will stand by the window and watch the
rest
There was such peculiar tone in the
voice of her pupil as she said | might
tear my dress, that Miss NJ. was led in
stinctiyely to notice it. 1t was nothing
but ninepenny print of deep blue, but it
was neatly made, and had never yet been
washed. And while looking at it she re-
membered that, during the whole previous
fortnight Mary Gray had attended school
regularly, that she had never seen her
wear but that one dress.
tShe is thoughtful little girl said she
to herself, and does not want to make her
mother any trouble. | wish had more
such scholars
The next morning Mary was absent, but
her sister occupied her seat. There was
something SO interesting in the two little
sisters, the one i years old and the other
18 months younger agreeing to attend
school by turns, that Miss NJ. could not
forbear observing them very closely. They
were pretty faced children, of delicate
forms and fairy ike hands and feet; the
elder with dark, lustroGs eyes, and the
Younger with orbs like the June sky, her
white neck yelled by wreath of golden
ringlets. She observed in both the same
close attention to their studies, and as Mary
had tarried during play time, so did Nelly,
and upon speaking to her as she had to
her sister, she received the same answer,
l might tear mty dress.
Again the reply caused Miss NJ. to no.