St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-27

home after the accident, the brown
bonnet gave a very appropriate and
impressive lecture on the impropricty
of laughing out that way, "when the
street was full of folks"
"Why, who could help it, auntie !?
Did you ever sec anything SO funny?
Laugh +! I didn't Taught laughed
itself. Oh, DEAR" and then the little
figure trembled from hat to slipper
under the shaking of suppressed mer.
riment Indeed, to escape another
lecture, she had to cover lips, nose,
and eyes almost, in scented linen
cambria.
"Well, you see, auntie," said the
little blue hat, recurring to the former
topic, father isn't rich, indeed don't
think he is as we'll off as he seems to
be; and the family is large-all girls,
too, just a bill Of expense, you know,
and don't like to have father furnish
me music lessons any longer, for /
know he can't afford it. But wouldn't
give up my music for the world only
want to pay part of the expense
myself. Father isn't able, he looks
more and more care.worn every day
/ am really afraid" and here thu
voice fell and became very serious
~ am really afraid things are going
wrong with him. Besides, | want tt
be doing something, I'm better gir
when l feel that am not drone, and
dependent. Yes, auntie, | must and
will have school-there Will you
help me?"
The brown bonnet caught the girls
enthusiasm, and promised.
You must have known, reader, from
the brief description of my friend Kel
ley, that he was the Town School Su
perintendent. Who else was so wei
qualified to look after the interests Of
the public schools?
One morning, at six o'clock,-my
friend rises at five, and has goot
fire in his Office, and an appetite fol-
breakfast at Ska rap fell upon the
outer door. Kelley rose and opcnet
it.
"Good morning ladies walk in.'
The brown bonnet said "goo'
morning" with dignity the blue ha
pronounced the same blessing timid
]y and both walked in.
"My niece would like to be exam
ined to take the school in our district.
Certainly" said the Town Super
intendent, laying the poker on thu
table Certainly, your aunt-beg
pardon--your niece shall be examined
madam. Warm morning, ma'am,"--
wiping the perspiration from his face
with sheet Of blotting paper.
"Bless you it's the coolest morn
ing we've had this fall" said the as
tonished aunt. "Why, Mary's fac
has been like a peony, all the way
ridin' in the wind. Jest look at it,
There was no need for my frien
had seen something more than tn
blue hat, some minutes before.
Certainly, madam, certainly
very red--l mean very cold indeed
ma'am, very"
The Town Superintendent was nc
long, however, in getting better po
session of his faculties and at lengt
the examination commenced.
"Your residence, if you please,
said Kelley, blandIy.
Milwaukee" timidly.
"May ask where you were edit
Gated ?" continued the guestionei
booking for once into the eyes whic
were sparkling, despite the blushing
embarrassed features.
In the public schools, sir"
odd you graduate 7"
"Yes, sir"
MAY l look at your diplomat"
The lady handed a roll tied with
blue ribbon. Kelley tried hard
unite it, but soon got the knot in
very bad fix. The pretty fingers
the blue hat were called into requi!
sition, and the knot was conquer'
close before him under his eye
Opening the roll
MARY DENVER! Is that 20
name :"
"Yes, sir"
"Your fathers name !"
Charles"
Merchant?"
Eyes, sir"
"Why, ! was clerk in his ST.
when you were child. He was
noblcst employer / ever had (; m;
me all l am. | mean that he ms
me upright-for that is all l am, a
way"
Kelley promised her a certificate
said he would bring it over the nj
day which he did.
During the whole term he was W
faithful in official visits to the scho
and just before the close of the {
sion, my friend said
"Mary, ! wouldn't teach any mol
"Oh, l must. ! like it; and
sides, havn't accomplished hal
want to. yet"
"What do you want to accc
plish?"
II want to continue my music"
"What else!"
81 want to clothe Minnie"
"What else :"
IL want to feel that l am usei
that l am doing something"
IL want to hire You, Mary q
will pay you wages that will ena
you to do all this"
"You want to hire me !! What {
! do for your"
Keep my house, and be my W
Mary" And then the Town Super
tendent got his arm around Mar
waist aud held her tight, though
struggled little at first
Let me go minute, and / ,
tell you"
He released the little figure,
Mary stood before him, trembli
bIushing, twining the strings Of
blue hat around her fingers, loo
down upon the floor, glancing G
into his earnest eyes, her breast ri
and falling till the cameo swayed