The Montana post., 1866-08-11
FLORA's SCHOLAR.
BY AMY RANDOLPH.

Seen the new schoolma am, hey"
4 Mr.. Herveg looked up through his horn
pectacles.
When does the term commence?"
Tomorrow
Elnatban shall go. It's high time
be got little schoolin' and cam t afford
ID send him to the Academy"
The young gentleman under discus
don shook back his tangled hair, and
shot q rebellious glance from under his
lowering brow.
81 don't b'lieve the schoolma' am car,
manage your Elnathan," said Deacon
Berry, obviously
I" / don't blieve she can neither, NUT
tsred Elnathan, between, his clenched
.eeth
Deacon Berry remembered this omi-
pous remark the next day, when he met
Miss Flora Ayliffe tripping, like small
'fshort cut that led through the druid
ical depths of the misty October woods.
She was very small-not much more
shan four feet high-with curls like
coiled gold, grave blue eyes and bloomy
cheeks, that made the doctor think of
bis L" Crawtord's Early" peaches-a tiny
woman, or rather child, dressed in brown
cashmere, with blue ribbons at her slen-
der throat, and blue and white worsted
hood tied over her sunny head.
= So you re goin to school, be you, Miss
Flora? questioned the deacon, good
: hnmoredly. .' r
b Yes, Deacon Berry"
We'll, | wish ye luck; I'm only
afeard ye can't manage some of the scho-
lars"
= shall try," said Miss Ayliffs, biting
her lower lip resolutely.
Just on the edge of the woods she
stppped and looked dreamiIy across the
hight autumn landscape. -
n So the battle of life is beginning for
ne already" she mused. upon my
word, it is almost like the curious plot
efa NOVELETTE, heroine, Flora Ayliffs, an
efrant darnsel who has run away from
home to escape the suit of a rich old
millionaire, and remain true to Ralph
Maynard. Oh, Ralph Ralph! you ught
=to love me very dearly to pay for all
these trials" -
land for moment the purple, far off
bills swan through the tears that shone
ID Flora's blue eyes. .- .ss...i. r.
Th6t the schoolmaam? Pooh !
could put her in my pocket!"
Elnathan Hervey spoke the words
almost audibly as he sauntered to his
seat, pulled dogs cared grammar out
Of the aforesaid pocket, and began to
Whistle softly. - IS . G
Elnathan Hervey, you will oblige me
BY keeping silence" .-J Trr-e,sy
Elnathan opened his big brown eyes
very wide, and displayed his pearls of
teeth at the less audacious boys" in
the background, who Uttered, individ-
ually and collectively. Miss Ayliffe took
no notice, but went on with the spelling
class that she was exercising in " words
OF two syllables." -.
All OF sudden, crack-crack
q shower Of shining brown chestnuts
agalnst the platform, thrown direct from
Eathan's hand. To do the young man
nstIce, he had not intended to aim at
Miss Ayliffe's little feet, but some auxiL
naFy hand, giving his elbow Jerk at
me wrong moment, had completed the
Measure of mischief.
f!oEas eyes sparkled ominously.
Who threw those chestnuts?" she
distinct.
Please, ma'am, Elnathan sHervey, .
squeaked a small voice from the bench
Dearest the door. 3 -; 'TG3'T
nuts" = ''1 y o'-1' ''1fG 7
Yes, didl" coolly responded the
rIpflt' with an Indifferent air. ANY
nore Questions you'd like to ask, school.
flCra looked the young giant, full in
sIe lace, with a calm selfpossession
ss sbssIs brought the color up TO his brown
herel" she said. with a little imper-
e GESTURE and Master Elnathan,
tsG VI !Ae resolution just shaping itself
MS mind that he would not stir' obey.
~ ana stood de6aItly eyeine the little
stns, ttnooima am, whose golden head iust
scout reached the fourth button of his
&C., SsSoat' ;, should he put her in his
noNrs noSf he could lift her as easily as
oIgn "In abe were doll. '''''l,'~"1- -,
.ev S'u iS"It ont your hand. Elnathan Her.
In. -! ElAzsB gHiysggmu
bna he spirited little thinsls How her
"'' spafkledl Elnathsn eegan to