The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-05-29
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he died; you can understand that love 20
for that"
"Why. Mrs. Marshall said all steF
mothers hated their husbands children
she said you'd soon settle me-"
Just let me see you settle your Dime
first. Mrs. Marshall will get an indigestio
one of these days if she says such nl-natuI
ed things"
Martin laughed heartily at that an
though half an hour before bs had arrange
in his mind plan Of deliberate starvation o
sudden escape. be sat down and made
very comfortable meal, while Marian hover
ed about talking pleasantly all the while.
Il thought was going to be shut up.
he said. abruptly.
Now, Martin" she returned, "don'
let's think Of any trouble all the afternoon
I'VE want a pleasant drive. Nobody i
going TO lecture you. Some time. il 20,
feel like it, you shall tell me the who'll
STORY. and we'll see il we cant get nicely
out of the business. / must go and fine
Robby--I want to start in about an hour
Oh Martin. do wish you would pick
nice bouquet of roses-well leave them fol
old Mrs. Anderson. she is sick, you know
Then she ran out Of the room and left
Martin in state of complete bewilderment
gular turn matters had taken, he rushed of
to depopulate the rose-bushes without the
slightest scruple.
They had pleasant drive, and found old
Mrs. Anderson SO much better tha, they
staid for tea with her. and went driving
home through the June sunset on the best
tpossible terms with each other.
I Martin Walters short life is easily under
stood, even from the little sketch l have
given Of that one day. His mother had
died several years before. and he had
scrambled up as best he could until he
reached the present time--misunderstood
and severely treated by his iather--the
terror of the servants. and the pet aversion
of old Marshall. who had done more than
anybody toward injuriug his disposition.
He was undoubtedly bad boy his
worst fault was his passionate temper. AS
for the endless mischief he got into. that
would not have counted SO much with sen.
Eble and patient people.
Mr. Walters was wrong in his ideas OF
bringing up children are nine people out
OF ten. He got along very well with Flor
ence and Robby. for they were rather proper
little persons than otherwise but the
: baddish boy was entirely beyond him,
and he had long since got in the habit of
him as the most unbearable
1sdgliog that ever troubled we'll regulated i
nest.
When he met and fell in love with Ma
ian Duncan. he had talked to her a great
ieal abou: Martin. for he would not willing
y have deceived her. in any respect and {
she. with her clear sighted ness, under.
stood the boy more thoroughly without ever
having seen him, than did the father who
had been near to him all his life
She did not fad Martin at all disposed I
tee hn,5siAHds- with her. He regarded
istence, and showed it very plainly IN
way that brought his fathers wrath upon |
his devoted head in less than three days
after her arrival in her new home.
Little Rob clung to her from the first,
and Florence, after her fortnights holiday, I
went back to boarding. school perfectly
charmed with her new mother.
Now it remained TO be seen how she
could manage Martin, since Mr.. Walters
had shifted off all responsibility. at least as
Ear as settling the matter in hand was con-
cerned
Before she went to bed that night, Martin
had told her the whole story Of his own ac-
cord, having already discovered that, how
ever Justice might oblige her to decide, her
preiu6ices were in his favor.
1t turned out just as she expected; except
in the matter of throwing the mkstand, the
how was not to blame. H. had refused to
.xnose a comrade Marshall had not been
content with telling him, before the school.
hat he was q disgrace 10 his family. young
reproba,e who would meet bad end; but
ne tried TO knock him down with his ferule
when his temper was excited by the boys
..ilence. Then Martin SHE'D the inkstand
nd flew out Of the place. l hope parents
Won't think l mean to hold up bad exam
lies to their children, but, upoa my word,
would have done the very same thing. and
ever have been sorry for it either.
Such books as Jane Eyre and Nicholas
Nickleby have exposed the denominations OF
certain class Of schools but we have in
ur own country many and many popular
boarding school, where there is established
. system of tyranny that would tell very
,,adly were it fully exposed.
| Marian was determined at least that the
,ov should not again be placed under Mr.
Marshalfs charge, even If he was wiling to
receive him, for she felt confident that the
.esolute creature would run away from bis
home il forced TO go back.
| When the old teacher called the next
evening to give his account to Mr., Walters,
Z he was quite dStOulSucQ OciiiR ESSciN GU
by his wife. who very plainly told him that
whatever Martins faults might be. it was
h,uite evident he had increased them by his
,judicious management He stared at her
utter surprise and undisguised anger.
Il have been st the head Of a school fol
nore years than you have lived, ma am
md nobody ever talked to me in this wa,
before
Possibly it would have been better i
some had" she answered. quietly. Il dt
not suppose you intend to be tyrant; bu
you must know that pulling boy abou
the room by the hair. or calling him insult
ing names, is not likely to have . very ben
eficial effect upon his character
Il didn't come here to be lectured
ma'am,' he said. getting very red an,
ipompous. L came to tell Mr.. Walter
how his son had misbehaved, and to Sc
that he was punished
.Thss, sir. permit me to say. you will no
have the pleasure of Witnessing. Marti
will not be punished
u sboxad his ylaeSas H. ~l.,sl d.