Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-08-07

"Miss Hetty." ..,3 iag aa
tii HlettY started, idashing the teafs from
her flushed cheeks, for she felt half.asha-
med that lie should find her thus.
II am sorry for your disappointment
no one could sympatliize more with your
laudable desire to- obtain ah education
i than .han do. But you must remember the
old Did saying, where there's a will, there's
ta Hay.g I'm far from considering your
case beyond remedy. How should you
like ME for your teaoher, in lieu of II
better?" s..,is s,s,,,t,s,,,, il. ss 4
;"You, Mr.. Rivers ?" iao .l
eyes! I've been thinking, for some,
time, TINT / ought to review the English
branches, and it will be much pleasanter
to do SO with companion. So, if you
nre agreed, Twill send for my books to
morrow
Are you really in earnest, Mr.. Rivers {?
Certainly l am" replied Mr.. Rivers,
looking down snilingly into the spark
ling eyes that were lifted to his. sBut I
warn you not to expect an easy time of it
shall be severe master, / assure you"
The next night the books came, to
Hetty's great delight. They looked sus-
piciously new, which did not escape her
notice, thougl she rcirained from max
ling any comment upon it.
| Mr.. Rivers was nearly as good as his
word-he was strict; if not severe, mas
ter, never allowing his pupil to pass over
n subject or lesson Until it was thorough
lily learned and understood. Fl,
.a, And Hettys ambition and progress
more than equalled his expectation. In
deed, he was obliged to check the former,
;ofttn insisting on her closing her books
for the day, in rhe face Of her earnest en-
treaties to be allowed to &C On.
AS for Hetty, she was like one introdu-
ced into new aud delightful world; for
the first time she seemed to live. Even
more than her lessons, she. enjoyed the
lonely ramblcs she took with her rttoacher
after they We're over.
| Er. Rivers was one Of those rare men
who have the faculty Of conveying ms
truction i'll familiar conversation, without
any apparent design or effort. AS varied
us were his requirements, hefwas better
read in the "Book OF Nature" than in
any other. And Hetty was surprised TO
learn, rs she lid from his lips, how much
there WAS to interest and instruct i'll OBJ
jects So familiar to her from her earliest
recollection, SIS to be considered hardly
worthy of notice.
At first Mrs. Green looked far from
approvingly upon this arrangement; but
q little judicious management, 5on the
part Of Mr.. Rivers, soon set matters right.
Then again she was too shrewd, ii mat
ers pertaining to her pecuniary interest,
to risk offending boarder SO profitable
as Mr.. Rivers. So, with the sage refec-
ton, chat il, he was II mind to throw his
time and money away, it was none of her
business" Sue turned her attention to
affairs, in her estimation. of far more i'm
portance. .4rr. ..;,.
Hetty was careful to give her mother
no just cause for complaint. She,,was
up earlyd in the morningrv performing
the duties assigned her with g, celebrity
chat wrung from Mrs. Green the COM
mendation, "that if she would only work
so oil the time, what heap she'd be to
her 3" 9 4,dig
Contrary to his intentions, when he
came, Mr.. Rivers remained through all
the pleasant autumn days, until the sharp
north wind, that whistled through the
leafless trees, lieralded the approach
of wintcr-scarcely acknowledging to
himself how dear had become the task
that he had undertaken from the most
disinterested motives. But one day there
came letter, summoning him away 50
suddenly that Hetty had scarcely time
to realize the nature and extent of her
loss, when he was gone.