The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-03-10
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and hesitated a minute. What next to
ask her had no more idea that the
4 tongs in the corner. | wished Jack
would come home and catechise his
| own lbrown-eyed school teacher-no
didn't either Ga baa sa9diqaa aii3
9n"Whati do you know ?"a sH -
"Oh, plenty of things.'' responded
the fair cadidate, demurely. (Con-
found those women-how quickly they
discover when you are at disad-
vantage y ST can sew, and knit and
mend stockings, and make pies, and
tried hard to frown, magisterially,
as saw the roguish dimples playing
around Jessie's rose bud mouth, and
interrupted her catalogue with the stern
query: o, m ot
81 mean, what are your educational
qualifcations?' ?'' 1i 6ua 8H1i ~
Jessie looked at me like startled
bird, the mouth beginning to culver and
the hazel orbs to melt and swim. /
moved uneasily on the wood box, and
two or three knotty pine logs rolled
around my ankles.
"Come, now don't be frightened"
expostulated, rubbing my bruised ex-
tremties. All want to know is, can
you say the multiplication table, and
cast interest, and all that sort of thing ?
eyes," faltered Jessie. 3ap Is
"Let me see-which scheoliis it you
wish to teact ?" soliloquized l half
aloud, conveniently pretending to for
get what had never known.1ssif 1ol
"At Elm Grove. sir,''o said Jessie,
meekly. hf9f3tlt'i. -t35.
"Elm Grove; why, my child, there
are scholars there twice your height
and size, and as unruly as aboriginal saw
ages Have you duly considered the
consequences Of the step you are about
to take %
81 have, sir" she answered, the
long, wet lashes sweeping her flushed
cheek 'hut ! am very poor, and it is
necessary for me to earn my daily
bread ~
! / set my teeth grimly together at the
idea of that young delicate creature,
in the tumbc down hovei at Elm Grove,
at the mercy of dog cared spelling
books and dinner baskets! IL .8s
"Miss Gray,"I commenced, emphtic-
ally ,a.ie 9'Ds
There-it inevitably happened so in
my case! What possessed Jack Cler-
mont to drive up to the door at that
Identical moment? Why couldn't he
lie have stayed away just FIVE minutes
longer
y "Please favor me with your address,
Miss Gray" l stammered hurriedIy-;
"the certificates are not printed yet. l
will call and see about them in day
or two" ser aai d 2
And when the quiet brown dress
had fln,tered from the room, / discov7
cred, all at once, that the crimson glory
was fading gloomily from the west,
and the fire was dying out, and things
were dismal enough to welcome the
noisy entrance of my friend Jack isand
bis cigar. a yiTaAj Is &
"Well my boy, what luck have you
had keeping Office to-day ?" : ''ill4
/ informed him briefly of my exper-
fences, laying particular stress on the
twenty FIVE dollar lecture engagement,
and slurring over the affair of the crtim-
pied bill for which / had receipt in
full. - 49, t-,,.- .o..,,
fS"All right" said Jack, in merry,
jovial voice, that soehded like a cheer.
fin gale of wind in piue forest.
'sWhy. you'd make 2 splendid lawyer,
CampIord. But you have not told me
about the preuy girl who was coming
ont as droveup-what did she want ?''
"Oh, she was after a certificate to
teach school-up in Elm Grove, you
remember. say, Jack, this school
marin branch must be rather delicate
piece Ct business in your sphere of du-
ties" 81 se sH IS m ah 1
"Not generally" said Jack. "Bnt
what did you do with this one? Give
her certificate %
"No,' said l, thoughtfully.
Sand why not? Didn't / invest
you with limitless powers p
"Because," said / deliberately ris-
ing from the wood box, and stretching
my six feet of humaity. to their full at
titude, "because, Jack, / mean to mar
ry that girl J" 5h9
"Campford, are you insane ?''
5"No-I think not.' M lsas &