The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-03-05
THE WRONG ANSWER

when country teachers boarded round
from family 10 family. and when :
dozen Young men and women.
about midway IN their teens might
Be found in every weH-to-do rustic
'schooI-house during the winter term.
( Young William Gladstone. nov J1d-e
+ Gladstone, ofthe United States So
Ureme Court. was seho0l-teaeber in
the Bound Brook nei-hbo-hood The
( Young man. then reading law. com
pretended that seh0ol-teachiBg would
replenish his purse. and need not
greatly interfere with his studies.
Our hero. making his wav 70 the
best school dis,ric. in the adjoining
town. found the principal trastee. and
confidently made application :5r the
vacant position Of peds-ogue for ihe
four and half months. autumn and
winter.
Yes young man, | know al about
T you. answered the sharp old trustee.
" You're Square Gladsione-s s9n. aad
4 college bred - We eaa calculate tba.
yog've got learning enough 70 suit L;
%. tha, don't say nothing against
flirting, Now last winter the whole
deestrict was pes,ered about love
making down there 10 the school
First il was one girl then another the
master wanted and Of coarse all the
great bovs Followed suit Be; come
/ spring nothing had taken root deep
enough 10 20 on growing IL warn
weather. Now this wear. mind. ] an
going TO set nv foot down against all
that You can have the school, and
welcome, Il you give ne pledge
that Won won't introduce eOUrting as
fne ART, taught either bv precepi
nor vet bv example Il you can be
sure you have the nerve 10 81 your
I face against sll billing and eooinC.
von are the man We want exactly.
We old fogies are not altogether
against a young mans paying atten-
lions and marrying al the proper
time, when he really means il, bat the
trustees, 70 a man, have made
up their minds that last years doings
can't be repeated in our school. Now,
then, young square, what have yon
got TO say about It
Young Gladstone's face beamed as
sunnily as Nsy morning during this
little barsDgue. He wheeled about,
his open. laughing eve looking
straight into the intensely earnest
face OF the trustee, and answered
frankly. Il give you nv solemn
pledge. Sir, rot TO iirt with the pre,-
~ girls. TO teach the boys by exam
ple.t be as exemplary in this respect
Is the quietest old gentleman IN the
neighb0rhoOd. aod IS far a. / can con-
sistenily. | don't mind agreeing 70
add ueT7J li;tle precePt also now and
then
"That1I DO nicely"
Il intend to 20 or with nv stud
les in leisure hours. and shsll be a.
together too busy myself f1r firta-
tions or for loye-making."
1t Is z bargain engage You
out Of hand TO begin the school from
next Monday 70 the last Monday in
October,,r cried the delighted truS
tee. pulling 81 the great button on
the front Of his coat with such yi-or f.
that the weak threads snapped asun-
der.
The Young gentleman ratified the
contract
You mean 10 get admitted to the 4
bar next wear. | calculate M Glad .
stone p
SO | hope. Sir. if lam successful"
Exactly. Nothing Ike real b1si-
ness to keep youngster as steady
as Is respectable, aad that Is sll we
old fellows care about This time
the undermined button gave way sud
denly at the energetic pull Of the trus-
tees great thumb and finger The
great man sat looking down at i q
little ruetulIy. Curious, be Hiused,
bali to himself Wife viii know
that Gm pleased generally sac
rifce that button on the altar Of the
highest satisfaction That now, i
trick s.arted with the school lessons.
as low as the spelling book NebbT
Il come in with the first primer
In due time the school began. Il
nav be as well n say just here that
the new master wss immensely pop
ular all winter. both with the sehol-
ars and with the all powerful trus-
tees Our young friend thought il
would be the easies; thing in
the world 70 keep his agree
ment in q quite exemplary man
ner- All his DAYS be had been sufh-
eien,ly popular with scores Of charm
ing Young ladies without undue Airt-
ing. and a; present his thoughts were
no. az all fixed upon matrimony
But young Square Gladstone
had not seen Susie Auber. She was
bis best and most charming pupil-s
distrscting little beauty. with dim /
pies, brown eyes, graceful winsome
WAYS, lsaghter Ike music, and q
voice always sweeter than the ripple I
Of 8 meadow brooklet The very