The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-06-22
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The interruption came ia > whisper
l9ud caoog b y ~ board over TIE whclt
foom. causing the older boys anA girlN
% smae and agg'e, aud the teacbei
Mss 0liye Barnett looked up quickly
gianciug along the row o. large schoi-
ar on lhe back seat young men aud
women, for this WAS conutry school,
and ia winter She had come 70 look
Tor trouble from that quarter Every
day some fresh aggrasatiou, some new
infringement of the rules and offence
against the discipline made il hard
work Tor her, girl Of eighteen, 70
maintain authority over those forty tur-
huleut spirits, constantly incited to iu-
subordiuation by the example Of their
Acknowledged leader, Scott Goldrich.
He sat there, At The further end oi
the bench, quite 10 the corner, a good
looking young man of twenty, With
curly chestnut hair and a mutinous
curl Of the lip, with head now bent
over bis slate, and his fingers busy 10
figuring out some difficult problem in
arithmetic. But Miss Burnett was not
dcceived by the apparently studious air,
aud there was an nndertoue Of resolute
determination in her voice as she said
looking quietly over the forty faces be-
fore her
These Interruptions must come to
an end At once, There is point where
forbearance ceases TO be virtue, and
i think it has passed. From this time
out shall enforce every fule Of the
school The penalty for the next in.
terruption Of this kind will be twelve
strokes o. the ruler, carclossly balanc.
ing the slip o. cherry wood in her fng-
ers.
The clear bright face in the corner
was lifted for a moment the dark,
hazel eye looked steadily into Miss
Burneas blue eyes only moment,
the space d breath then the hand
went on again, steadily with that end
less maze Of figures, and Miss Burnett
went on with her work.
Hard work it was, especially hard
work today. All day long the vivid
scarlet had burned il hex cheeks, max.
ing her passing lovely, while her to--
ules thrahssd with pain, and ono of the
children feeling hor feyerish touch,
wondered what made Miss BENEFITS
hand so hot She must not give up
though There was too much depend
ing on her for that A helpless moth.
er aud two little sisters hardly more
than babies yet, all dependent for the
bread they eat upon the oyerworked d
young teacher, Truly, failure here
would be disaster
But she must not fail Would these
interminable lessons never be finished
She wanted to 80 home and rest.
Two hours Of tolerable order ant
quiet, and the days work was nearly
ended, when, in the midst OF the las
recitation came again that interruptinG
whisper, plainly heard an over th,
| room.
| For an instant Olive Burnett's hear
failed her, Gould she muster courag
enough TO icrnle Scott Goldrick, tn
oldest aud largest scholar in the room
"a man grown? The thought cam
oneo that il was unmauly in him TO tr
ber So But right or wrong, her wor
was passed and must be kept. Th
authority was assailed and must b
maintained now OF lost altogether, T
falter now was to give up all. SO cal
iug up all her nerve, though her hea
throbbed dizzily, she closed her boo
quietly, dismissed the class and face
the school, as she said, quietly
"The scholar who whispered TIN
last tin'o Will please step forward"
There was dead silence for an il
ttaut then Scott Goldrick left his SCI
and walked up to where the youu
teacher stood. No boyisL mischief
bis manner now no mocking defe
ence no shade Of defiance, bat il
stead, a quiet manliness that waa ha
der to meet than any bravaao wou
haye been.
"You can understand, hr Goldrie
Tia, this Is not a pleasant duty 20 me
her voice steady, but lower than usu.
30 low that some who were hstenH
{ did not catch tie words 1t an u
eau understand that il is not pieasa
: for me 70 do this, but ny ruler mu
! always be respected,
9 FoI sa answer ho bowed and be
out bic hand rhey we're counted Q
faithfully twelx strokes no mo-
r 20 less pa Be know every one hg
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. tie las' one was given be walked ba
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