The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-30
RUTH's LOVE.

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. cises into envelopes, instead Of sending
them rolled up, as the professor would
have liked, and from the way the girls
had Of directing half a dozen Of these en-
velopes-and an idea of Miss Primrose's
also, that they should not be directed at
all-and putting them by for future Use
"Professor r. Goodfellow. Present.
+ His name was Robin, and when the
people first heard the whole name they
used to laugh. d ID .I}45
Who could help it?
Fancy Robin Goodfellow Professor oil
languages in Miss Primroses Seminary!
Some part Of the story knew, and
some part guessed, and the rest Ruth
told me afterwards. But it would be stu
| pid to tell it SO.
shall just write it down as some one
might who had nothing to do with it; and
only telling you that am Fanny Brown,
or at least that [ was Fanny Brown in
those days; for the finishing class is all
dispersed and married now, and Miss
Primrose is wondering, no doubt, wheth-
err she shall finish off its second genera
ton. '"
Buta Rill was rather too old to be sent
to school at all, she was in her fathers
tway. You see,Papa Bill, being widow
err, thought of marrying again, and his
wife that was to be was just one year
younger than Ruth; consequently he began
to feel that Ruth's education was very in
complete indeed.
81 must send you to school, my DEAR"
said papa. "You really need o great deal
of Improvement lin music and the
languages, and other things
"But | can have masters, pa, said Ruth.
"Masters at home, you know"
II don't approve of that, my dear" said
pap. -
"And [ should enjoy being home when
Bella comes" said Ruth, warmly. II liked
her so when we went to school together.
" She's very little younger thaa I; and when
we were little girls dear ma and you used
to drive out with US to-
IL shall send you to Miss Primrose,
Ruth" said Papa Rill. "And I prefer
that you should not call your future nam
ma Bella, but, when the time comes, Mrs.
jRin." .
SO, the day after the wedding. Ruth
came to US at primrose Hall Of Science
and met for the first time with the who
establishment at supper, where Professor
Goodfellow was horrifying Miss Primrose
by correcting the exercises while he sip
Eped his tea.
$50 ungentlemaniy said Miss Primrose.
But we liked him. He was quite oldish
we thought; thirty should think-deaI
me, how old that used to seem!-and very
odd, indeed, but he was good natured.
We should have starved if he had not
ordered the waiter to bring "more bread ,
ana more cold meat, and more tea at sup
per time, in such matter-of-fact way tina
Miss Primrose dared not say no.
She told Us that 'great appetites were
Vulgar;2 bat we knew her motive, and
really think she would have liked tc
scratch Professor Goodfellow's eyes ou
very often. Isi#E .a'
He wouldn't have stayed q week, but
that she had signed a written agreement
for pear, and he came cheap.
Poor Professor Goodfelow! o
"Who was chat nice gentleman, but 90
funny, who said, More biscuit for these
l. young ladies, Peggy SO often?" said Ruth
up in our room that night
That's Robin Goodfellow," said L.
what name to call hint Do you ID
it because he works secretly for your
good?" said Ruth.
It's his real name, given him by his
sponsors, If ever he had any" said Kate
the youngest OF the class; che is Professor
Robin Goodfellow."
"Oh, how funny" said Ruth.
Then we laughed, and told all the odd
stories about the professor; how he wore
his hat IN class, and sometimes patted us
on the head when we did well, and even
called US ''these children" and knew sc
much, and never took any airs, but talked
TO old Pat the gardener as socially as vol
please.
And sometimes of a Sunday, when Other
people were coming out of church, be
. roamed about the garden in his dressing.
gown, and sehocked Miss Primrose at t6e
head OF tae seminary Signor Prattilittle
ana the younger Miss Primrose, all in
procession, with prayer books and para.
lsols, to an extent that was really DIR eadful
Then we argued about his looks, and
decided that he was not ugly, though be
2 never could be called handsome. ,.....l
And Ruth said he was almost beautiful
only so funny. RI
Now Robin Goodfellew looked at Ruth
next day. -1. ...I
We all noticed that. -
And he took great pains with her-im.
mense pains-and often, out of hours
brought her nice books to improve hel
style.
"It was 50 kind!''' said Ruth. ~. NJ.
Il AND the professor had long talks with
ner after dusk in the garden, and used "a
tElnk her, we all felt, an excellent scholar
AT first she called him :'Dear old Rob
IN Goodfellow."" Then she began to call
I'd INN Professor Goodfellow, even when we
were quite alone And yet she seemed to
= like him better than She did which. Wa