The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-09-25


~. But the vicar shook his head, and !
did not repeat the question. Even at st.
Bridget's we knew something of the edu-
cation act, which was driving scores OF
in"ffunsive incumbents mad, and upssttlng
the peace of half the parishes in England
dare say 1t is a very wise and necessary
act. but it is dreaofully troublesome
one; and as we sat in the drawing. room
that day we did not know which was the
worse, losing an old mistress or getting
new one; but we did hate the inspector
with hatred that vas not quite consist.
ent with our religious principles.
There was terrible stir 10 the texn
when tho news was whispered about, and
everytlme I went to the vicarage, Mrs
Ambrose had some fresh trouble to con-
fide To me! Who broke the news to Mrs
Toxins l never heard, but suppose the
vicar did it. | did not go near the sch oil
for a week, fearing that should be re-
ceived with tears and lamentations; but
the old lady bore it much better than we
could have hoped, and we subscribed
largely, and bought her testimonlal-o
course 1t WAS teapot, one OF Eikirgton's
best-and we invited her to party, h en-
the vicar and church warden made speech
es. and everybody else cried, and we felt
much better afterward.
The st. Bridgct's Chronicle had a long
account Of it on the following Saturday,
and as tie church warden was also the
Mayor it looked very gr nd, indeed, to
read how His Reverence" and "His
Worship" had paid well.meritea cempli-
ments TO the valued instructress of our
youthful townsmen."
So On the whole, we got rid of Mrs.
Todkin's better than might have been ex-
pected. But fnding her successor, the
certifcated mistress, was quite another
business. We had thought it would be
an exc. edingly simple matter, for such q
school as ours, and the vicar would be the
most suitable person from among the list
of candidates. But there was no compe.
tition whatever. It took US several days
to rsalize thiO astonishing fact, and We
doubted whether the Guardian and the
National Sooiety's paper had duly insert
ed the ad vertisments. But when we came
to look we found them in the proper col
umn, only it struck US for The first time
that there were an enormous number of
advertisements very much like ours in
deed, except that some Of them offered 3
great deal more money than we had
thought Of giving.
Mrs. Ambrose made this discovery as
she looked over thu Guardian on Thurs
day morning.
my dear, here are three. no four, ad.
vertsemeuts for certifcated mi stresses,
oh@IAS Soo year.
Fifty! we have only said thirty five {"
replied the vicar; enc wonder we have no
answers" And as the days went on and
weeks began to slip away, he saw that it
behooved him to do something, or the in
spector would be coming again before we
had our mistresses, and there was no say
ms what would happen then; We would
lose our grant, and possibly incur other
penalties, which were terrible by reason
of their vagueness.
"I'll write to Dobson," said Mr.. Am
brose to his wife.
And he wrote to Mr. Dobsou the next
mOrning,as soon rs he went in to his study.
MI. Dobson was the principal of the
great training college at Hartley, and an
old friend of the wears, so he might just
as we'll have written to him sooner, only
none of Us think of all the right things
to do just at the right time.
at you want a mistress, offer G70," said
the Principal by return of post
And the vicar did offer G70, though
where the money Was to come from
could not tell, and 1 don't think he could
either. But be said we must all put our
shoulders to the Wheel" and, as I have
generally found that that means giving
money, was glad to think that the
"Blanket and Flannel" accounts were not
so far wrong as usual.
Back came another letter from Mr. Dob
son. to say that he had n istress who