The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-01-26
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FERULING ANNA, HAWKES..
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Indeed / cannot stand this. You'll
drive me quite crazy with your buzz, buzz,
buzzing. 4 must and will, have silence.
l find that plain. pleasant persuasion, will
not do; shall be =. forced to resort to a
harsher method, Now, listen one and all
| while I assure you that the, 6rst scholar,
old or young, miss or master, young
gentleman or lady, whom L shall see
whispering without leave, ! will fer
!. The, teacher, Mr.. Arthur Stone, closed
his bearded lips firmly and glanced about
the old-fashioned school-room with de-
Itermined expression, as he ceased speak
ling. He evidently meant just what he
said-meant it in the faces Of the. stout,
stalwart young gentleman, and the pref.
ty. witching, bright-eyed girls about. him.
For moment there was q dead silence
upon all, while every eye was fixed upon
1.-The handsome. iresolute face of the teach
er. But in the little crowd Of eager, up
turned faces, there was but one which his
eye sought, intui:ively drawn, as it were,
by some strange. mesmeric power One.
face. and one at that moment which was
q pretty picture Of piquant beauty, with
it's saucy, inquisi.ive blue eyes. which met
his own fully and daring, its strawberry
red mouth pursed up By the most provok.
ing and daring of smiles, that said as
fpiainiy as words could have said it al
IaseYouwont ferule me- Arthur Stone, If
l whisper ever so muchl' al
F sudden fash of anger reddened up
into sthe cheeks of the young man, aud
shot b7from the depths of his fine gray
eyes. as he said, 'deterninedlyg In answer
/ to the smile of'thef red mouth aud blue
eyes, aad the toss ofthe dainty head:i -
Ho"Trepeatii,; will1ferale the 6rst schol-
far whom see Whispering withou,
4 leave9" yB0oI q fals sGT sdSHsat ls1ii %
- This otime athere was no mistaking it,
there was pefceptible emotion Of Anna
Hawkes. pretty head,c an Hnmist akabt
Hight in her eyes and "a whole, hnbrokeu
fsenteDcec wreathed .ab0utdthes carvesof her
tlipss as SHE turned carelesslytoi her book
t.YouH can fsrals me sife feyoiitchoose,s sla
fsaid imuteiysnot believing that he would
Reutareto I'd, loTit.8 g f'.id iiRst yisisi ~
ITeoxARd Icertainly wilI,n WAS the asilen
reply of the young man, confident th'
lwhilel chat she would not allow him al
oppoftnnityEo of putting his threat into ex
4 ecntion. But heawas i'll 9cat ease. as b.
turneda moodiiya TO- 1.-The arithmetic elias
4 eifromlw hich his attention had been draw
Thy the unusdai iconfusiongo Affairs hat
Q taken adisagreeable turn, aan unexpected
J. lcourse, s1ands whatever he might do, h
coald not better them. There was bn
Il one way for shims sHanmast putE ster
Ifaossupon the matter. iaHe 1must main
tain his dignitysas. q teacher, ,aeven if b
was obliged to thrust roughly aside hi
own .Wishesaud siuclinations. II
Anna Hawkes. pleasant witchinl
4 graceful AnHaTthe one bright star tn;
threw. SO much light upon his .arduou
tiresome duties; the arm-hearted gi
.bwho had grown nearer and dearer tohi
las the dull, owintry days went BY; till |
; had dared hope, silently yet earnest
THAT some time he might be more to b
/, than any one else; in the .world--eys
she, If she came between him and his d
: ties, must be sacrificed. 1t was mi
erable thought, and he greeted it with
e long, deep-drawn. sigh. - -. =.
Not once during that forenoon did !
venture to look toward Annals seat OF. Q
low himself to pause any where in her,y y
9 cinity, for fear his ears might be, greet,
Iby;a provoking, odious whisper. n
lonce, L say. but I most except the lol
recess during which he watched, her g
gerly as she bent over her slate, workiI
out her, algebraic problems, apparent
! lost to every thing about her. Two
three times he half started from his Sc
to 60 to her assistance, as she. knit h
H. white; brow, perplexsdIy, but straa
fnew feeling, like, pride, kept him bac
He thought he had never seen her II
half as pretty OF loyeab9lsea b9lsao as then, as 8
l.. sat there bending thoughifully over
Ilbook., with one white hand running ra
Idly and gracefully over her slate. II
dress OF dark crimson CLOTH with its f
lsleeyes confined at the wrists 5y black =
vet bands, fashioned high in the nee'
lbut, ip such q manner as to display
full, white throat, was strangely becomi
!, to her. He had never thought of it
nl fore. but there was certain. refinement
her taste that was truly pleasing ItsEE
'holyisible, in every, thing she wyoreT5l "a
.aI dainty. .csmbric collar confined at 4
Throat BY q small cameo breast pin; ]
fknots Of black velvet ribbon fastep
A@' about l, her lnxIriant soft brown 6raids; /
petite black, full silk apron, with its sg
bsit die of six cord aabd ofdl large, droopi
sdi tassals.s and even TIE Slender shining !
:" ttis kid boots s that 1peeIiedN daringiy q
from tne folds of her ample skirt In
81 dhis ,iifea 1Arthusa StoSea Had never loyl
upon a face or figure SO pleasantor g,
saat ttivatiug. Buts sss ,hsi,watcbed her Q I
raised his eyes to his faae.n Iusa, N ON
T. ! the pretty seriousness which had rested
ID Ibecepiagly Yves igppe; IA aprovoks
,ed smile cpcled up : her rosy months and aT