The Kanzas news., 1859-04-09
FERULING ANNA HAWKES..
'sBuzz-buzz-buzz!"

'-6uzz-D0zz-DuZZi' $40 HrIs
"Indeed cannot stand this. You. II
drive me quite crazy with your buzz, buzz,
buzzing. must and will have silence. 1
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 first scholar, old or
young, miss or master, young gentleman
or lady, whom shall see whispering with
out leave, will ferule!'
The teacher, Mr.. Arthur Stone. closed
his bearded lips firmly, and glanced about
the old d-fashioned school-room with deter
mined expression, as he ceased speaking
He evidently meant Just what he said
meant it in the face of the stout, stalwart
young gentlemen, and the pretty, witching,
bright-eyed girls about him. For a mo-
ment there was dead silence upon all,
while every eye was fixed upon the hand
some, resolute face of the teacher. But in
the little crowd of eager, upturned faces,
there was but one which his eve sought.
intuitiyely drawn, as it were, by some
strange, mesmeric power. One face, and
one at that moment which was pretty
picture of piquant beauty, with its saucy,
inquisitiye blue eyes, which met his own
fully and daring; its strawberry red lips purs-
ed up by the most provoking and daring of
smiles, that said as plainly as words could
have said it-"you won't ferule me, Arthur
Stone, if I whisper ever so much!''
Z A sudden flash of anger Redeemed up in
to the cheeks of the young man, and shot
from the depths of his fine gray eyes, as he
said, determinedly, in answer to the smile
of the red mouth and blue eyes, and the
toss of the dainty head-'I repeat it: will
ferule the first scholar whom I see whis-
.pering without leave!'' s
This time there was no mistakinp 1t:
there was a perceptible motion of Anna
Hawkes. pretty head, and unmistakabIe
light in her eyes, and whole, unbroken
sentence wreathed about the curve of her
lips, as she turned carelessly to her books.
'sYou can ferule me if you choose" she
said mutely, not believing that he would
venture to do it.
''And I certainly will,'' was the silent
reply of the young man, confident the while
that she would not allow him the opportn-
nifty of putting his threat into execution.-
But he was i'll at ease as he turned moodi-
ly TO the arithmetic class from which his
attention had been drawn by the unusual
confusion. Affairs had taken disagree
able turn, al unexpected course, and what
ever he might do, he could not better them.
There was but one way for him. He must
put stern face upon the matter. He must
maintain his dignity as teacher, even if
he was obliged to thrust roughly aside his
ownNishes and inclinations. Anna Hawkes.
graceful Anna-the one bright
star that threw so much light upon his ar
duous.I tiresome 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 sometime he might he more to her than
any one else IN the world-eyen she, If she
came between him and his duties, must be
sacrificed. 1t was q miserable thought,
and be greeted it with long. deep-drawu
sigh. s-,sz-..e.s -.
Not once during that forenoon did he
venture to look toward Anna's seat, or al
low himself 70 pause anywhere in her vi
cinity, for fear his ears might be greeted
by provoking odious whisper. Not once,
I say, but I must except The long recess,
during which he watched her eagerly, as
she bent over her slate, working out her al
gebraic problems. apparently lost to every
thing about her. Two or three times be
half started from his seat to 60 to her as
sistance, as she knit her white brows per-
Pie1edly. but strange new feeling. like
Prlse, kept him back He thought he had
never seen her look half as pretty or love-
able As then, az she sat there bending
thoughtfuily over her book, with one white
hand running rapidly and gracefully over
her slate. Her dress Of dark crimson cloth,
with Its full sleeves confined at the wrists
by black velvet bands, fashioned high in