The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-11

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- ololn, pleasaAt persaoeioA wilInot do; /
I ehnl b 6osesd y reesss AoA hazshef sneeh-
Cd. Now, iotea o1s amA I'll, Whlle assure
you that the Arst scholar, old o. young mis-
81 master, young gentleman or lar. whom
shall Gee whispering without leave, ! win
Iorulew saI 4 MO-
r. tsachss, NJ. Arthur ssons, closed his
scS ss school room s wiss ds s
IDENTITY meant just what 10 he'd said.-meant
il in the faces Of the stout, stalwart yoang
gentlemen, and the pretty, witching, bright
eyed girls about him. For . moment there
was dead silence upon oil, while every eye
was 6xsd upon the handsome, resoluts face
Of the teacher But in the little crowd Of
eager, upturned faces, there was but one
which his eye sought intuitively, drawn as
y were BY some STANCE, mesmeric power.
One face, and one at that moment which
was . pretty pictsre Of piquant beauty, with
its saucy, inquisitive blue eyes, which met
his own fully and daringly its strawberry
red mouth pursed up 70 the most provoking
and daring Of smiles, that said as plainly as
words could have said it-"You wont ferule
NE Arthur Stone, if whisper ever so
much r. $50 -
A sudden flash Of anger redeemed up into
the cheeks of the young man, and shot from
the depths Of his fne--sray eyes. as ne
said, determinedly in answer to the smile
Of the red mouth and blue eyes, and the
toss Of the dainty head-.l repeat 1t; Twill
ferule the first scholar whom see whisper
ing without leave! |" =
This time there was no installing it, there
was percePtible motion Of Anna Hawkes. $
pretty head, and an unmistakable light in
her eyes and whole unbroken sentence
wrsathed about the curve OF her lips, rs she
turned carelsssly TO her books-"You can
ferule me if you choose" she said, mutely,
nos believing that he would venture to do
il & @ al
"Asd certainly will" ives the silent re-
ply Of the young man, confident the while
thaA ~ wosN mot allow him an opportunity
efpstting bic threat into execution. Bot he
as11l & Oass % b turned moodfiy TO the
arithmetic class from which his attention
he'd been drawn BY the unusual confusion.
Affairs had taken disagreeable turn, an IN.
expected course, and whatever he might do,
he could not better them There was but
one way Tor him. He must put stern face
upon the matter He must maintain his
dignity as q teacher, even if he was obliged
to thrust roughly aside his own wishes and
inciinations. Anna Hawkes., pleasant, witch
ing graceful Anna-the one bright star that
threw 50 much light upon his arduous, tire.
some duties the warm hearted girl who had
grown nearer and dearer to him as the dull
wintry days went by, till he had dared hope,
silently, yet earnestly, that sometimes he
might be more to her than any one else in
the world, even She ii she came between him
aud ms duties. must be sacrificed. twas
a miserable thought, and he greeted it with
long, deep drawn sigh
Not once during that forenoon did he ven
ture 10 lock tawards Anna seat, or allow
himself to pause anywhere is her vicinity,
for fear his ears might be greeted by pro-
yoking, odious whisper. Not once, | say.
but | must except the long recess, during
which he watched her eagerly, as she bent
over her slate, working out her algebraic
problems, apparently lost to everything about
her. Two or three times he half started
from his seat to 60 the her assistance, as she
knit her white brows perplexedly, but
strange new feeling, like pride, kept him
back. He thought he had never seen her
look half as pretty or loveable as then, as
she sat there bending thong htfully over her
book, with one white hand running rapidly
and gracefully over her slate Her dress Of
dark crimson cloth, with its full sleeves con-
fined at the wrists by black velvet bands,
fashioned high in the neck, but in such
manner as to display her full, white throat,
was strangely becoming to her. He had
never thought of it before, but there was a
certain refinement in her taste that was truly
pleasing. 1t was visible in everything she
wore-the dainty cambria collar confined at
the throat by small cameo breast,pin; the
knots Of black velvet ribbon fastened about
her luxuriant soft brown braids; the petite
black silk apron, with its girdle of silk cord.
and full, large, dropping tassels, and even the
slender, ginning little kid boots that peeped
daringly out from the folds of her ample skirt,
In all his life Arthur Stone had never looked
upon face or figure SO pleasant or capti
waiting. But as he watched her, she raised
her eyes to his face. In a moment the pref
ty seriousness which had rested SO becom-
ingly upon her features was gone. A pro-
voking smile curled up her rosy mouth, and
went with a sudden rush of triumph over
her whole face diiating her finely curved
norstris and sweeping like ever sunshine
over the blue Of her eyes, making such rare
dimples about her chin, as one might have
supposed to have been fitted by the cunning
forefin ger of Cupid himself
Arthur Stone was vexed but he was too
much man of the world to allow the Young
girl to know how much she was capable Of
annoying him, and so after the first flame of
petty anger had died out from his cheeks
and forehead, he said, in q voice, the cool
ness of which surprised even himself:
Can be Of assistance to you Miss
HawkesT'l "a Jfk
None, cir, thank you. have quite con-
quefsd my exercises alone to-day"
Foolish fellow! The very GOODNESS af his
manner betrayed the secret which he strovc
10 hide. There was little need>of coverts il
there was nothing to conceal And go it
Was that the forenoon slipped unpleasantly
away, and the afternoon came in its stead.
The teacher's rule was 90 far good one -
The school was remarkable for its quietude.
Ii Anna Hawkes. had not been present, Mr..
Stone would have counted it success, but
as il was, he was in . constant tremnr Of
fsar 1st.,=fs
"A raised hand in the neighborhood of her
.cat and a timid application for assistance
was met with something like an unreasona-
be frown, In hurried, nervous way he
rr"cecded to explain away the difficulty to
'ts t'mid applicant anxious to be freeifrom
4slsa dangerous Surroundings. Just Us he
asaangratuiatins himself upon his success,
sEssNut turning away, a rapid, whispered
I. ya,-es q words ratified past his ears. II ere
VA, no avoiding it He knew the source
from whence tney came AS well as did every
scholar that beard them. He could not pass
thcaghtIessiy along The dread alarm had
come with such sudden distnctness as to
surprise him into an Involuntary start
Every pair OF eyes in the school-room were
tarned inquiringly and curiously 70 his face,
He was forced into doing his duty The
heavy beard about his mouth was friendly
to him then, for it covered suspicious pal
lor that settled there as he tnrned about and
rested his eyes sternly upon the blushin !,
piquant face of Anna Hawkes.. She was
the picture Of innocence just then, with her
brown lashes dropped low upon her cheeks,
and the pearly white teeth crushed cruelty