Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-10-12

teachers return he did not Gomez neither did till
Stanton. Another hour, and still they came not.
Six o'clock, and down the winding way they came
together He was talking earnestly and she was
listening with dropped head ard quiet mein. At
the door they parted he taking her hand, and she
brushing away some tears ~ i,-.ifreg oI
q She came directly to nv room, and saw her
eyes were red with weeping.
"Ilave you graduated2 Were kept in, eh?
Caught whipping, did your How is Rich
mond7' were questions with which Kate Agnsw
and piled her. fS
She threw herself into a chair, exclaiming:
81 have made precious fool of myself to-day.
But oh, girls. if you could have seen lhe look of
as.onishment on Will Harper's face when he
found me among his pupils. He evidently expec-
ted me to leave, and near the time for the opening
OF school invited me to visitors seat | an
swered that | wished to be pupil. lie was
excessively annovcd | could see, and inquired my
advise you to go home. / shall teach nothing but
ordinary English bran ches. Moreover, shall
expect and enforce the same obedience from you
that is exacted from the smallest pupil
This amused me, but expressed my Willingness
to enter classes already formed. Then my sport
began. / did indeed make the children laugh aud
play. and Will Harper worked with disorderly efe-
menis. In the classes gave incorrect and irrele-
vent answers. In geography he asked rle my
state, and | answered comfortable, thank you.
In definition he asked me the meaning of phenom-
enon, and told him it a COW going up tree
backward In the drawing class he ask ed me if /
could draw, and replied that | could draw an
inference and bucket of water. For this rude
ness he commanded me 10 remain an hour after
school. NV tricks and Incidence soon becime
infectious. and some of the larger pupils joined
me in my raids against good order. Finally VIII
Harper reached the point where patience ceased to
be a virtue, and he threatened the first offender
with punishnent, gIsncin= the feruIr seldom
uses. Ere long call detained him n few minutes
from the room, and prompted bv the spirit Of
mischief, melted several others to pin a Juvenile
class to their seats. When he dismissed them
they attempted 10 rise, were pulled back, arose
asain. and rent their dresses we'll the air with
the sound thereof The school uproarious,
but the teacher stood as calm as Justice herself.
From thst moment / bow ed 20 Will Harper rs my
superior. He soon traced the mischief to that lit
tie vixen Jennie Dagg, two large boys and myself.
He went to the desk for the ferule and as watch
ed him, calm with his fxed purpose. Isbegan to
trembe. The bows submitted 10 the punishment
without shrinking. Jennie Dlgg scarce needed,
and then lie came to me. / looked up definitely.
but one glance into his pallid face assured me for
the first time stood before my master. For a
moment he hestated and glanced about the school
Ii he had wavere1 then his authority was at AN
end, and slowly the felule fell upon nv hand |
"
the degradation OF sinking so low in his estima-
ton.
When the school was over, and we were alone
he told me il the sorriest day of all his life.
He confessed to a rare pleasure in my society, un-
tlhe found was using him for my amusement, and
spoke bt;erly ofhe disparity in posiIi n, which
might indeed give me rig ht I'd refuse his friend
ship. hut gave me none to make HIM butt OF
ridcule. | discllimed this idea. for you know |
have been well Instructed to respect all honest
men with unmade fortunes, and at last convinced
him that | had only been thoughtleSs and mis-
chievious. and really desired7is good opinion; and
then we made up, and wept and he smiled, and
Kate Asnew will find herself nowhere"
.'The cry is 'On to Richmondn' exclaimed.
When the fall of Richmond made our hearts re-
joice this glorious spring time, there letter
from Mill Stanton, saving:
Grant has taken Richmond and have taken
Will Harper. did notintend that two should
play at the me gains, bur / now understand your
allusion 90 Canuts have promised TO wed
Will Harper. Nv father met him in al,w Office,
and was pleased with him. That showed his good
taste and WAS a compliment 10 mine. He offered
him a situation in hisoiiice, and ere long Will
Harper ofiei ed himself as SON in-law. My father
he eouLl not resist the temptation OF having a
distinguished son-in law a few years hence, and so
| am to marry the only nun on earth who could
punish me and be forgiven.