The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-31

unvaried routine through the exhaustirg hea'
/ of Julg. Many were the councils called by
1 the bays, many were the enthusiastic discus
/ sions held among the girls ard seldom. indeed.
/ did they break up without leaving one or
more subjects of controversy unsettled.
In these differences. the teachers wisely in
terferred as little as possible. and they we're
generally amicably adjusted. The party who
wished blue 10 be TIE uniform dress. yeldedto
the majority, who preferred white; the portion
who voted for warm refreshments, were soon
reasoned into holding up their hands for cold;
and the lew who desired speech from some
| noted orator, reconsidered the matter, and de-
cided that it would undoubtedly be,tediousr
But upon one point, the most perfect harmony
of opinion prevailed, and it was the solitary
one against which l felt bound strongly TO
protest. This was their decision that Mrs.
Walkers Betsey was quite unnecessary to the
complement of the party, and was conse-
1 quently to receive no invitation. esi,fia
/ Mis- Barkel That looking objectP cried
Amy Pease, as / earnestly reconstructed
why, the girl hasn't thing 6tto wear if
there were no other reasonsl' reminded her
that Betsey had very decent basque given
her by the minister's wife, and that an old lawn
skirt of mine could be tucked for her with
very little trouble.
/ sSuch an awkward, uncouth creature! She
would mortify US to death; groaned Hettie
Dale. ,....-v-
'She could carry no biscuits or cake, for
she has no one to make them for her, said
another
She would eat enormously, and make her,
lself sick, objected little Nellie Day, noted
/ glatton G 2,f7 Ffasr. ssss5
In vain combatted these arguments, offer.
ling 10 take lemons and crackers for her share,
and even urging the humanity of allowing the
Ipoor girl to make herself sick upoh- gond
things for once in her life. Some other teach
ers joined me, but when the question was put
to vote among the scholars, ii received
hurried negative, as unanimous as it was moi
Isy.
i And now l think of it. added Matte
J Price. the Principals daughter, the Walkers
aIe out of the precinct, and SO Betsey has no
reaEright among US at ALL And thus the
matter ended.
!. All the night previous to the excursion, I
!, suffered severely from head-ache. which grew
no better upon rising, and as usual, Increased
! in violence as the sun mounted higher upon
its cloudless course. At baE-past nine-as
the long train with its freight of eager faces,
. moved from the depot, was lying in a dark
ened room. my forehead bound in ice-bandag-
: es, and my feyerish pillows saturated with cam
phor and hartsborn 9i7 5F
t The disappointment. in itself. was not Sc
4 vere l needed rest and the utter stiffness
was very grateful TO my overtasked nerves.
: Besides the slight put upon poor Betsey had
e destroyed much of my pleasure in anticipa-
ton. l lay patiently until two o'clock, when as
b expected, the pain abated. At five was en-
d tireiy free from headache. and felt much need
ell of walk in the fresh air, which slight show
er at no"n-day had cooled and purified
al Choosing the shaded route, and ascending
by "a gentle slope, walked out,upon the hill,
and, book in hand. sat down under tree, al
teenately reading and gazing upon the sweet
rural picture that lay before me. Soon a
/ pleasant languor stepped my senses. Dense
wood and craggy bill, green valley and gush-
b. ing brook faded from sight and hearing, and
!. was asleeplai5t8 s4ol q ss7rs " s4ea Il
e, Probably half an hour elapsed before op-
d ened my eyes, and saw sitting beside me the
d same el6sh little figure I had once before en-
it countered in the wood. The stringy hair the
,e sun-burned neck, the tattered dress, the wild
d weifd-'ookng eyes, could belong to no one
,rl but Mrs. Walkers Betsey. In one hand she
: held my parasol, opened in position to shade
0. my face from the slanting sunbeams; with
small bush in the other, she was protecting
me from mosquitoes, and other insect annoy
I'd aDces. fSft a1f5tp& 'TEs sT
h aasWell DONE little Genius Of the Wood; an
V. to be always indebted to you for 6ndin,
ne, what lose I said, jumping up and shaking
imy dress clear from leaves. s. ee,slsss4a7t1 Z,
5f Shelaughed immoderately. First you los
n your shade in the woods; and now you hav
been and lost yourself. / guess you'll have t
ri keep me always she giggled, trntting alon
IN beside me. L was mighty scared when Sc
ng you lying there. and the sun creeping roun
OF through the trees, like a great red lion goin
to spring at you and eat you up. 1 though
III you had gone to the ride sag ali
ed | explained the cause Of my detention, an
Vi. saw that she was rather pleased than othe
or wise; for. as Isoon drew from her, she ha
of been bitterly disappointed in the affair." an
J.. felt her rejection very keenly. She had con
ny to this spot now, for the sole purpose of pee
ia. ing from behind some rock or tree at the me
ust ry company on their way home, which wou
nc be at six O'clock.
=, 4 coaxed old Walker and his wife to let n
-, have some green corn and cow-cumbers and
-. put on my best spencer and went to the dep
"a this morning, bat none of EN- asked me to g
q, in. Hal Price kicked my basket over, tool
- ] s'pose wasn't dressed fine enough. TIL
40 all wore their Sunday things. I wish 'twou
"a rain PITCH and spile 'em;--T do soi
/ offered her many topics of consolatie
''' but she refused to listen, and went on en-
~ merating sundry disastrous results, which g
ain just wished would happens; she did so!' a
sed giving sen' 70 various amusing II oncnris''
70. deuunciations. Suddenly she stopped, and
-, the same instant we raised onr heads and