The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-06-09


I began. "Eithef yOn 8 ! must be at the
are as trusty as think Z shall be mistress
here
you don't dare feruIs-.be /; my father"
he began.
LET your father cszae here, and will
ferule him too / said. interrupting him.
''I'll tell him of thai. 9 he cried out.
''Do so, BY all means. I answered.
And so i thrashed Frsak Eldridge sound
ly and smartly, till he begged for mercy
like three year-oid BOBBY, aud promised, as
Eumbly as could wish. to do better
There was a great uproar. in consequence
of it, both in school aud out. But what
made the matter ludicrous in the extreme,
was that the fact of my threatening to whip
DR.. Eldridge (handsomes idolized DIR. e.
bridge, tho awe of the whole village, and
the pride of The whole town) was noised
about At. last it reached the Doctors ears,
and as had feared hs9carne Just At the
close of school, the next afternoon, to re-
mind me of my threat.
& have come for my whipping" he
said. in low tone, as I answered his loud
rap at the door.
do notsknow why, but the tears sprang
him-almost cruel. was afraid that he
would notice how was moved, and SO /
turned my head away, as I answered:
al am very busy now can you come In
and wait 90
'Unil after school, do you mean 90
''Just as you please have no time TO
spare now I suppose you have come to
undo my work of yesterday"
"Walk in, if you please" said, inter-
rupting him. He was speaking so pleas
autly and kindly that the tears were coming
to my eyes again.
CHOW my whipping, Miss Lakin," he
said, after the last class was dismissed, and
we were alone together in the old school
house.
CDR. Eldridge. how unkind of you,"
said
''But insist upon it," he answered,
passing me my rule.
How exceedingly foolish I felt. How
wretchedly be leased me. But there was
no escaping from him, SO said, laughing
and crying altogether, "Giye me your
hand ?''
1.-The right, I believe. is the one always
claimed by ladies. But are you serious,
| snail really give IL 10 you
Eyes," answered, coloring.
Taking the tips of his fingers in my left
hand, gave him quick blow.
ga kiss for blow" he said, raising my
hand to his lips. ''Strike away, dear, !
shall never weary"
So I struck him again, once, twice, thrice.
''See which hand will get blistered first,
yours or mine, be said, in high glee.-
''How happy GU make me, and how good
I am getting"
" And how bad I am growing every
day." cried, bursting into tears, and
dropping my head upon the desk.
''Heaven forbid, Lizzie" he said, ten
derby, the mockery going quite away from
his voice. 81 know that l have worried
and troubled you; but my heart has been,
and is, all right, my child. Doyou remem-
Der what you said to me long time ago
about marrying again? And do you know
that, in spite of reason and prudence. (fol
you are young and pure-hearted yet
hoped and prayed that sometime you might
be the light and love of my bad, darkened
heart, my darkened home l love you.
that is all that can say in pleading my
case"
And that vas enough. That blessed
knowledge for a moment expiated all my
sufferings in The turbulent school room
aye, all that had known in life, even.
"Then you meant it, in a small way,
when you asked me to give you my hand?''
he said archly, as held out my hands to
him.
And 1 said '.yes'' in one breath, and
''no'' in the next. Which was right?