The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-22

winter. Every oouy ADMITS tnat. Inc young
man was the right sort The truth is, be-
tween you and me, if Miss Susie there can
keep secret, pledged the young fellow, to
begin with, that he would set his face like a
flint against school counting and all that
No hrtations heard of this winter, 1t has
worked like charm. The scholars never
learned 80 much before in one winter, in my
opinion; eh, Susie?
Perhaps not" answered the girl, quiet
ly But her heart was in her throat. Was
that the reason, then, or any part of the rea-
son, for the unwilling glances which had
FIRST won her heart without word, only to
toss it away at last upon the point of word
too abruptly spoken? Susie didn't know
There was nothing which could help her to
decide. But she had formed plan which
aroused all the courage in her heart, kindling
fresh light in her eyes that flashed from
every glance like arrows, and arrested the
attention of the master the moment she en-
tered the school-room next morning. "What
did it mean?" he began to ask himself, and
to look doubtfully. This question waited
solution.
They were to have review in geography
in the afternoon.
"What cape south of Greenland" qaes-
toned the master.
Cape Lookout, answered Susie, prompt
ly and steadily.
The color leaped rosily into the white
brow of the MASTER his eye glanced on to
the next pupil.
Cape Farewell" was the wondering re-
sponse Susie never before had missed in
geography.
"Cape FAREWELL" echoed Susie in low
tone, look of regret at her failure written
over every line of her pretty face.
Where is Cape Lookout? p asked the
teacher of the next pupil.
East of North Carolina"
What other cape east of North Carroll
ma"
Cape Fear"
"Yes. Many of the prominent capes
have significant names like these" said the
master, in his pleasant, instructive tone. 1t
was his custom to make the lessons inter-
esting by remarks like this.
On went the questions down the line of
long class, and once more it was Susie's
turn. What cape south of Ireland?"
"Cape of Good Hope" smiled Susie, in
nocently. Every body laughed. "Oh MOI
hare giren the aorong dnsuer. did
that once BEFORE" added Susie, deliberately.
1T is Cape Clear"
Certainly, Cape Clear" affirmed the
master. Whether it signifies fair weather,
the last tie to the land behind, or whether
it is named as warning against hidden
rocks, l can not say"
Il think the lao requires the best con-
struction to be put on every thing. unless
there is good reason to the contrary" retort-
ed Susie, saucily, and with little defiant
laugh.
"Tell me the names of the principal coun-
tries Of Europe" said the master, turning
hastily to the next in class his face at red
heat, and his voice crisp and cutting. 1t
was nearly the last day; studying was over
the reins of government had been held rath-
er loosely since the morning yet now the
girls opened their eyes frowning at their
naughty classmate and one boy nudged
another with the audible whisper, "Susie is
chatting the master"
The master closed the examination after
half dozen more questions yet every body
noticed that his vexation was extremely
short lived. He smiled at the little ones
who stumbled wofully over mental arithme-
tic in their progress to get out of school
early, as he promised, if they would give
close attention and he excused all mistakes
in the most genial manner possible. Susie
caught CLINT Of sunshine and forgiveness
in his eye, and was satisfied.
That evening Mr.. Gladstone spent with
Susie and though he never repeated the
old question, and Susie never gave the right
answer, yet they must have learned how to
compromise their mutual grievances; for
only last week they celebrated the fortieth
anniversary OF their wedding. in the pres
snce of children and grandchildren. All is
well that ends well but it is currently un-
derstood that the spirited Mrs. Gladstone
has claimed and received ample payment for
all lack of the usual graceful conrteses of
the counting days. Defrauded of Just pre-
liminary amount of such attentions, her
claim has been running at interest ever
since-the portly judge, like a chivalrous
gentleman as he is. having been for these
forty years as tenderly attentive to his still
bonny wife as any young lover. He has ju-
dicially decided that the old debt, being of
kind which il the nature of the case can
never be repaid as to the principal, it must
lie against him as perpetual claim forever