The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-08-05

Fort RlrlrY, MIMI, Aug. 2, 1869.
EDITOR JouRNAL.-If find tho following
going the rounds Of the press: I.
@.The St. Paul Press relates that some
months since gentleman who resides al
Little Falls, wrote to q banker in st. Paul,
for q competent female teacher for school
at Little Falls, stating also that the boys
were somewhat unruly: and that school
marm' who could lick the unruly
would be acceptable. The banker, other
means failing, advertised for teacher,
when nearly score Of applicants present.
ed themselves for the situation. Many Of
them were girls from fifteen to eighteen
years of age, who, after brief inspection,
were rejected. At last tall, determined
looking young lady, with rather sharp
features, presented herself for inspection.
She seemed to come nearer than any other
applicant to fill the bill. She was told
that the salary would be $25 per month
aud board. She thought that satisfactory,
and was willing to accept. The banker
then produced the letter Of his correspond
ent, and handed it to her to read. She
scanned it through very carefully, and,
looking up with . smile, observed she
thought she tscould lick the boys satisfac-
torily )" and would like very much to go.
The banker loosely remarked that there
-. a enact A. ;udu~a,m.nt &l,>u cox No.
month-women Wers scarce on the frontier,
and in few months she would doubtless
get married.. The lady was inoredulous,
but accepted, and went on her way rejoic-
ing. That Was three mouths age. On the
18th Of Juno she WAS married to gentle
man at Fort Ripley, aud another teacher
10 wanted at Little Falls"
Although the foregoing is ''truth," it
loses . great part Of its romance in not
being ..sthe whole truth" One would infer
that the lady in question had to wsit and
WELD the birchen rod for time, before she
met her affinity which WAS not the
Case. Talk Of, fish swapping up the bat
before il has time to fall to tho water
''That isn'ta patching to this: The gen.
tleman referred to is Sergeant in the
command which garrisons Fort Ripley.
The ,.'time" and opportunity" presented
themselves before the lady had time to
shake from her feet tho dust Of St. Paul {;
for, in the same train which bore her to-
ward the unruly urchins whom she had en-
gagged to click" sat this warrior bold /;
and they sat side BY side in the stage the
next day en- route from St. Cloud to Little
Falls. It was in this stage that they first
saw each other. 1t was . case Of Glove at
first sight," and tho valiant Sergeant, no
doubt remembering the old saying about
''falnt heart" &c., laid siege At once, and to
such good effect that the lady *'cspitulated''
before tho s6-miles-riae was over. a week
or two passed, during which q half dozen
letters, to settle minor preliminary matters,
passed between them, when they were mar.
ried and went to housekeeping at once in
the Fort.
But this is not oil. The Sergeant took
with hin, to act a. groomsman, comrade'
in-arms, who stood up with the brides
maid, (another schoolmarm, by the way,
and Dame Rumor will have it that the lit.
tic god played his pranks with them, viii
such good effect that they think Of follow.
Ing the example set by the Sergeant ant
his bride ;-and there will be still auothe,
teacher wanted at Little Falls.
| FACT.