The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-07-06
SaucY Kitty

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were short, and Kitty learned them easily
The most Of her time she employed ii
writing letters to her playmates, aud max
ing pictures on her slate, | cannot holC
her up as model, certainly. | am JUS
telling the truth about one little gill
She almost always loved her teachers, bu
sometimes she gave them trouble.
Miss Lanoy's second term was near it:
close. She had been at Kitty's home
good deal, and Kitty had learned to feelnc
particular restraint in her presence out oI
school. She liked to make Miss Lancy
laugh.
1t was rather mean to take advantage
Of this in school, bu. Kitty did not realize
it, until she had gone too far. She found
that she could say things that made schol.
ars gggle and it delighted her to do so.
Miss Laney gently reprovcd and warned
her, but at first she could detec. merry
twinkle in the teachers eye and she was
not afraid, So far, Miss Laney had never
punished her,
Kitty grew so bold that the teacher was
obliged to do something about it. She
made Kitty take her book aud go and sit
between two little boys, on the boys side
of the house. But Kitty had just said
something that setall the scholars laughing,
and she did not feel that she was at all
unpopular as she satthere among the boys.
she made a pretence Of studying desperate
ly, but those who sat near could see that
she held her book upside down. Miss
Lancy obscrvcdit, aud said:
81 am afraid | must keep you after
school, Kitty"
20 don't! Miss Laney. DON'T said Kit
ty in tones Of mock entreaty. "Wc are
going to have gridlle-cakes and molasses
for supper"
"You will remain after school," said
the teacher stcrnly.
Kitty was sobcred aud played no more
pranks School was dismissed, and all
went home but the teacher and Kitty, and
Eve Geegraphy scholars, who we're Kept 10
10 learn the lesson they had failed to got
in time for the usual recitation. Kitty
sat beside May Turner, who was laboring
away on her lesson. May whispered to
Kitty:
"Nllss Lancy is just as mean as she can
be- | only missed one question, aud Of.
tcntimcs she don't mind if we miss more
than that"
Kitty glanced at Miss Laney The
teacher looked very sad and tired, as
she sat by her desk arranging its con-
tents Possibly there was some truth in
Mays accusation, but poor Miss Lancy
had so much to weary and distract her,
especially when bright girl like Kitty
took to "cutting up" that it would not be
strange fish did injustice to some.
"Kitty, you may come here" said the
teacher, and Kitty with reluctant heart,
went slowly to her desk.
20, Kitty said the teacher, and stop.
ped.
There was love and there was rcproach
in her voice, and there we're tears in her
eyes. Kitty dropped her face in her
hands and sobbed She felt, rather than
thought, how she had abused Miss Laney's
love aud confidence, how she had taken
advantage Of her affection and put it to
such trial. The teacher waited min.
ute and then asked softly:
"You won't do so any more Kitty"
The child tried to answer. but only sob.
bed the harder.
Il am snre you will not give me any
trouble, Kitty. Now you may go home"
Poor Kitty ate lightly of the griddlc-
cakes and molasscs that night. She was
glad that Dora her sister, was going to q
party and was too muth occupied to OBJ
serve her troubles. Her mother had COM
pany in the evening and the ladies proba-
bly, thought that the little girl that lay on
the sofa, with her face turned from the
light, was fast asleep Far from it. Kit
TVS heart was very heavy. She felt that
she had proved false somehow, and that
Miss Lancy would never again love her as
she used to. She could not see it all clear
ly, but will tell you what she did three