Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-06-09

stead of blow. As it lay 50 tenderly
and trustingly upon the broad palm Of the
teacher. be inwardly cursed his stars. He
called himself brute, q tyrant, monster
He had mind to get down upon his knees
and pray for big mouthed earthquake te
come and swallow him for sudden fash
Of Lightning lin the winter time,) to melt
him into nonentity; for whirlwind tc
sweep him with its rapid rushing winds
from off the face of the earth. Strike
that little dimpled hand with cruel two
inch rule ! H. had rather cover, aye, blis
ter it with kisses, instead. 1t trsmbled
within his grasp, and about the mouth Of
the owner. a little white line was islnndine
the redness of her lips. For moment
he thought he'd kneel before her, and ask
her to give the pale prisoner entirely ia
him. A thought struck him. He might
strike his own hand instead Of Annas.-
He could shield her and take the blow
himself. The idea was rare one. He
WAS in mood for cracking every knuckle
that he owned. He raised his ruler Anna
raised her eyes to his face. His fixed, de
termined expression started her. She
would bear his blow withou, shrinking
without starting, she thought, but; o, she
would hate him, hate him. hate him. SC
long as she lived! AS the thought passed
her mind, a gay, dashing looking sleigh
drawn by pair of fine horses, came rao-
idly up to the school house door
Lucky, lucky, Mr.. Stone. the ruler fel
hcrmlessly upon the fair, rosy PAIN o'
Anna. as he turned his eyes towards the
window. and exclaimed, hurriedly-
"The committee, Miss Hawkes.. You
can take your seat now. bat remain to-
night after school. Even for this inter
ruption ! should not feel justified in letting
the affair pass
The last committee man upon earth
that should care to see!' exclaimed Mr.
Stone to himself, as he bowed low before
the pompous young gentleman, known by
the cognomen Of DR.. Wesley Barker, who
raped with his whip upon the door-said
young gentleman being one of wealth and
education. But the teacher did not care
fig for his wealth--he did not envy him
or anything for his education--his own
was quite equal to it. But what he
did care for was, that DR.. Barker was a
great admirer of Anna Hawkes., and in the
present state Of affairs be did not care
about having rivals around. Everything
went along smoothly during school hours,
as it always did during the visits of the
several committees, hut the moment schoo
was dismissed, DR.. Barker staiked across
the schoolroom floor and up to Anna
Hawkes. seat. Mr.. Stone bit his lips with
vexation. His rival had made his appear.
ance in the nick of time. He despised
meanness heartily, denounced it; but now
in spite of himself, he stood and listened
eagerly to catch few words that dropped
from DR.. Barker's and Annals lips.
"Ill ask Mr.. Stone to excuse me-" he
heard Anna say.
(which, of course, he will do replied
DR.. Baker.
~ am not so certain was the smiling
reply, as she started towards his desk.
II hope you'll pardon me for daring to
ask such a thing but DIR. Barker wishe.
me to drive with him in his new sleigh
which I'm very anxious to do, and so I'D
like to be excused from remaining to-nigh,
to take my feruling, promising to come
early to morrow morning.
Mr.. Stone bowed and said, Every we'll
though the words quite choked him. He
secretly wished DR.. Barker and his rev
sleigh in China, and himself free from the
vocation Of school teaching. He thought
as he stood moodily by watching Anna
Hawkes. pin her plaid shawl closely abou,
her throat, and tic under her chin the blue
ribbons of her quilted hood, preparatory
to her drive with DR.. Barker, that he was
the most miserable man in existence, and
that he would purchase him q farm, work
shoveling on the railroad, and do any
thing rather than teach another SCHOOL,
He had engaged already to take charge o
the village academy the following spring
but now he resolved that he would not dc
it-he would throw up the engagement a,
once.
"No doubt she thinks me very br.te, >
be said 20 himself, as the gay eqnipage
went dashing down the street. Perhaps
after all she had not meditated that ruth
less attack upon his dignity and patience
Indeed, now he thought Of it again. the
whisper was more like sudden exclam
alton than anything else. Yet he had mo-
given her the slightest chance for IN OK
PLANTATION, but, like the executioner wht
loved his occupation, hurried her forwarc
TO punishment-the dolt, that he callee
himself. lie had a very poor opinion 0
Arthur Stone Just at that moment. II,
Was sure that he would like to horsewhiI
him.
A fair counterpart of the pupils thoughts
and feelings were those of the teacher
1t was a dull, drcary drive that Ann,