The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-01
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Llr TOLD OFT or SCHOOL,
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fklrl persan BE- i0sss. dfswle'l
- hsz IN the Ella .. The Hext.
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~ rsrznn We love. seeond psfson
iets. third person thfy isse.'
nd We all love-"
in,srfupilaa came In 4 whisper
noueb tobe heard sll osff the room,
- the elder boys and Rifls fo rirRie.
fE< teacher, Mis- Olive bsfneft.
n no quickly. gianeinK along the
\ srboIsrs on the back ssat-younR
,rSxSmen--fnr fhis was a country
"a IN the Winter. She had come
IN trouble In that quarter. Every
- lresh agRravation. some nes
mi Of the rules and ofisnse
I ~ discipline, rnsds u hard cork
ri II fiRhteen. to N 7?ntsiu
1hority over forty turbulent spirits,
Sntly IneIted 10 lnsubordlnation by
'rs9ple Of their acknowledged
scoft fioldrick.
~ Acre, at the further end Of the
1n|fe In the corner, good look
me man Of twenty. with curly
st hair, and mutinous curve of the
M head bent low over bis slate. and
busy In figuring ont some difficult
IN In arithmetic. But Miss Burnett
bt deceived by the apparently stu
Sir. And there was an undertbne
)olute determination in her voice IA
I'D. looking quietly over the forty
before her. s.AAt..kt F
~ inttrrnptioas f1ua core 10 On
/ once. There isa point where for.
,nce ceases to be a virtue, and think
passed. From this point | shall
zee every rule Of the school. The
lty for the next interruption of this
wiif1be Twelve strokes Of the ruler y
essly Mltnc}pa the tlip Of chrrry
In ncr QaUu.
Ie clear light ace inithe eotner was
for moment, the dark hazel eyes
I'D steadily into Miss Burnett's blue
\; only for moment, the space OF q
kh; then the head went on again
Div with that endless maze offigures,
Miss Burnett went Oh with hel
brd work II vas, especislly hard
to-day. FAllf day long the vivid
let had burned M her0heeks, making
passing lovely, while her temples
bbbed with IAin, and one OF the chill.
J, feeling her feverfsh touch, won.
&sswhas mstle-Aiissa aRxaraest, hand
ot." She must not give up, though,
rc was too much depending on her
that. A helpless mother and two
{ sisters, hardly more than babies yet,
dependent for the bread they ate npon
overworked young teacher. Truly
ure here would be her disaster.
ut she must not fail. Would these
erminable lessons never be flushed
wanted to go home and rest.
wo hours Of tolerable quiet and order
the days work was nearly ended,
en- IN the midst Of the last recitation
pc that intefrupting. whisper, plainly
I'd all over the room! Sfsf gF
|.0r an instant Olive Burnett's heart
lled her. Could she muster courage
|ough to ferule Scott Goldrick, the old.
and largest boy in the school---a man
ownP The thought came at once thai
was unmanly for him to try her so
It right or wrong, her word was passed
q must be kept !; her authority was as.
Lied, and must be maintained now OF
It altogether. To falter now was to
ve up all. So calling up all her nerve
ough her head throbbed crazily, she
'sed the book quietly, dismissed the
ass, and faced the school as she said
''The scholar who whispered that last
ne will please step forward"
There was dead silence for an instant
en- Scott Goldrick lett his seat anC
alked up to where the young teacher
bod. No boyish mischief was in his
amer now. no m0cking Difference, nc
lade OF defiance, but, instead, a quiel
anliness that was harder to meet thsr
y bravado would have been.
You can understand, Mr.. Geldrlck
nat this Ia not a pleasant duty to me-
er voice steady, but lower than usual
low that some who were listening die
o. catch the words at all.
You can understand that 1t is no
leasant for me to do this, but my rules
lust be reapectod.''
For an answer he bowed and held out
is hand. They were counted out faith
illy--twelve str0kes-no more, no less
Did he know how every one hurt ber
'erhaps he did, for his eyes were ON hel
ICE all the while, and when the last on,
'as given, he walked back to his seat,
title graver than before. that was all. Ant
le rest OF the scholars opened eyes 0
nazement. They had expected hare
ords an1 open defiance from the first
his new gentleness was not tear; the,
new that well. Fear and Scott Gold
ck's name never went together. Ii
as voluntary submission to discipline
Inv thev might as we'll all v;ald tno
NJ. pn.-a.. I i .u. . ~ n. y , 'e'u' 'oo'
the older scholars Outside the daor al
er the roll was called and the school di:
lissed. "What resist school lady
QUILL never see me do that. Besides,
ules. / didn't mean to To- interrnnt N n
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lorrow to nv uncle's counting hos,'e i j
'slnsts asSss sssp sa sss s,s sssr closed and Mi
~ irvic' .sif
4 ans auvans away ..,sne sald tl,e word ovf
sss.t' d s,ss'ss ;s,s ss1is s'ss c
uolng awayl, WHAT would shd'6o fnik
~ oay pynaH thefDrighk face in ii
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