Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-08-02

'P0llyl POilvF' called her mothers
voice; and Polly ran in to rock baby
jamie to sleep, and help about household
work. That night, as she and her mother
sat sewing by the light of tellow candle,
that spluttered fearfully, Mrs. Marston
said, 81 do wish we could afford 10 burn
oil. These candles are not fit to use"
perhaps we can sometime, mother, II
you'll let me buy you some"
why, child, where would you get the
money to buy II, I'd like to knowP"
81 could teach school if you'd let me.
You know l stood at the head of the class
all last term, and know all the big words
in the spelling book, Do lot me, mothers
could earn 60 much money" and she
clasped her hands, and looked beseech-
ingly into her mothers face.
"John," said Mrs. Msrston, "do you
hear this childP Hardly out of the era.
die, and talks of teaching school,"
"Oh, mother, Tn most woman
grown you said the other day | was
almost as tall as you. Father, do say ]
can, and I'll be so happy. I'll help
mother nights and mornings, and oh, III
be just as good as 1 can be-" entreated
Polly, all out of breath with her rapid
talking.
"If your mother can spare you, l
have no objection" answered her father,
, quietly,
"Spare her ?" echoed her mother, 81
don't think | can. Who'll tend Jamie,
and do a thousand other things, | should
| like to know No, child don't talk any
more such nonsense, Another year will
do to talk about that"
Alas. poor Polly all her dreams van.
! ished into thin air, and when she went
to bed she felt like the little girl in
Punch, who wanted to enter convent,
because she found that the world was
hollow, and her doll was stuffed with
sawdust But the next morning, through
some smoothing away of obstacles on her
| fathers part, she was told she might ap-
ply for the school. Oh, what a happy
| girl she was, as she thanked her mother
over and over, kissed Jamie a dozen
times, and snatching her sunbonnet of
| its peg, ran half the way to old MIR.
Squill's to ask for the situation.
"If you stand the examination, guess
you can have it," said the old farmer,
when Polly made her timid appeal. "It
will be pretty tough one, though"
"Oh, l can study in the meantime,
When will it take placer' she asked.
Lem me see. Next Wednesday,
| guess"
an be ready by that time. Good
morning" And she walked sedately
down the path. She did not run now
no, she was too old for that One moment
seemed to have made dozen years dliier
ence in her age, and she felt that as the
future schoolmistress of Everton, a great
responsibility lay upon her shoulders
Henceforth, she must set an example To-
all Everton to follow. She wondered
that evening as she carried the milk up tt
the Great House, so called from its size
if the schoolmistress hadn't about tn
same duties as the rector, and If the heart
as we'll as the heads were not intrusted Z
her charge. Eyes" she said to herself
as she walked along with the milk can
81 shall need to be very dignified now, o
they will accuse me of frivolity. l shal
not say anything hateful to Blanche Cray
ton any more; perhaps she will not trea
me so shabbily, when she understands m.
position"
Tap, tap, tap, at the kitchen door of tn
Great House, and the redfaced cool
opened the door with CHEEKY, Goo,
morning, Polly How be all the folks?
"Quite well, thank you," answere,
Polly, with so much dignity that the COO
looked earnestly at her for a moment
but before she had time to ask the ques
ton which trembled on her lips, Blanch
bounded into the room. 49,.
"How do you do, Miss Milkmald?
How's business; find it proftable!' eA
claimed she, tauntingly.
Polly's cheeks burned, but she answer
ed grayely:
"Ouite so for those who've nothing els
to depend upon"
Blanche looked coolly at her, and sale
, Really now! The young lady behave
herself for once Why doesn't she answC
me in the gentle spirit she has always use
before. 1t would be so refreshing to hea
such soothing words" and Blanche shoe
out her silken skirts, and tossed her gol(
en- curls with such provoking air tn;
an angry answer was trembling on Polly
: lips, when she suddenly remembered ht
= resolve. Shutting her teeth hard, 81
looked away at Blanche, out over II
; green landscape, and when Blanche, di
=. appointed in her attempt to elicit q
! angry retort, Haunted out of the rool
> with a grand flourish, Polly breathed
y sigh of relief.
/ "You're a most patient girl, said Il
e cook, approvingly, as she handed Pol
9 the empty can.
h A flush of pleasure lighted the girl
s face, and bidding the cook pleasal
good night she walked slowly homewar
How thankful she felt that she had sa
:, no unpleasant thing to Blanche 1t vi
b something to think of for days after.
IS mother, mother, I've won the schoC
I and Mr. Sauills said passed the best e
animation of ALL" ana Polly threw ht
d self excitedly into chair.
e "Well, I'm glad of it. hope you
], satisfied now"
Indeed, l am, mother; for shall
= earning the oil you know" she said,
S. she stopped to kiss her mothers cheek.
2: You may keep the oil for yourse
er dear" said the father, coming in at Z
Y. kitchen door. "pve just had some go
luck, and here are two handsome lam
!" and the oil, too. You won't have to bu
the splutterer any longer, wife" and
ID Marston put the lamps on the table, a
Ie stood back and gazed at them with p'
donable pride.
ID "Oh, YOU dear, good father; Pm
re glad" and Polly Rugged them all in
IS ecstasy of delight.
At the end of the first month of
Id school, Polly brought home her wag
and exhibited them with sense of
portance she could not well conceal.
ut "Polly," said her father, don't gr'
v. vain. Pm glad you are successful, but y
O. must remember that money is not all tn
ce is to life"
She put the money away, resolved
ce keep it until it amassed itself into 81
lg large enough to buy her piano. III
I'd was now the great desire of her hea
She thought that piano would ensl
10 her happiness for life. Blanche Crayt
played the piano, and laughed at h
e. because, lin Blanche's phraseologyl
It. "could only play on the dishpan." Pc
re had too good a sense of her reputat
Be now to endanger it by any little titfs W
I'D Blanche; besides, she was learning Il
he though "speech is silver, silence is &c
er en-, and so she let Blanche's unpleas
is sayings pass in dignifed silence. Z
Ou memory of them rankled deep, howeV
of and in her heart was strong desire
ed repay Blanche for all her unkindn
Ir. toward her. Polly was very successful
TX her school, Notwithstanding that ms
np DrOnhasiad a failura She Wao uniVerS1