The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-04-06
Mistellaneous.
From Ballou's Dollar Monthly.l
Tho Doctor, and tho Doctors Son.
BY ANNIE N. LOWERING

NV for school, teaching was no better
fitte than for the ministry mean as fur
rs p tience was concerned-yet it came into
my lead very suddenly one morning, MS sat
in the old kitchen of my fathers house with
my little brothers and sisters about me Tin
deed, there was goodly array of them that
il was about time for me to be doing some
thing in the world something outside of the
monotonousround of household duties which
performed day after day; something, per-
haps, to relieve my father, in small way Of
the burden that rested upon his shoulders.
BY this do not mean that he was in debt,
or that his goodly farm failed to give his
family comfortable, happy support. Not
ut all. But let that question 60 without
further discussion, and suffice 1t by saying
that for very good reasons Of my own, re-
solved. as the old people say, "to make u
start in the world"
And so I started. How that WIS brought
about, il would be tedious enough to relate;
but this much will say, that because of the
idea born to me so suddenly on that spring
morning, | was chosen-of the numerous ap-
plicants-teacher Of some forty SCHOLARS at a
distance of twenty miles from Cranston. l
need not add that this was a source Of great
qualification to me, and that because OF il |
entered into vast number of vague, happy
speculations Us to how the summer would
glide away-how the days, the long summer
days, would seem rs short as the shortest Of
winter ones-how would teach the little
children to love me, and by that means find
a reader way of interesting them in their
books. Dear me! it would fila good.sized
volume 10 write out all that imagined and
dreamed Of the summer which was to spend
in the little village Of Lester.
But .'change came o'er the spirit Of my
drcams;" not before left home, because in
such u case might never had fornd courage
to have left it; but just before l arrived at the
scene Of action.
"You are to teach in Lester village this
summer, il l understand you rightly 7" said
the most gentlemanly Of gentlemen before
left the cars ut Lester.
The question was not an impertincnt one
after our brief, morning acquaintance, and
so answered it in all good faith, little
pompously, perhaps, for l was greatly im-
pressed with the importance Of my calling.
"Yes, sir, and Ianticipate very pleasant
summer Of il" / said.
"You do?'
He spoke in quiI1ical tone, while the
wises. and most inexplicable ofsmiles crossed
his face.
"Yes, sir, and why not ?" asked, forget
ing that my question was abrupt, and my
manner somewhat disturbed.
"Nothng, only to realize your pleasant
anticipations, you must meets different fate
than your predecessors. for years back"
"And why, sir?" questioned, my face
getting redder and redder every moment.
because OF all the children under the sun
those Of Lester village are the most unman-
aycable. In the course ofa summer they
usually succeed in dethroning two or three
teachers"
He was very handsome gentleman. as I
said before, aud as he said this in pleasant.
laughing way, displaying . Get Of perfect
teeth he grew handsomer than ever. But I
did not think much Of that, only OF the
thread of quiet exultation that thought !
detected running through his remark; 1
grew piqued in amoment, and answered him