The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
THE YOUNG TEACHER.

There were wild scholars in that school.
The girls well grown romps, who were,
almost without exception, handsome,
and who knew it.
A nice time, air-haired, blue-eyed,
gentle young Harry Mum was to have
| with them.
He guessed that as he arose at his
desk the first morning.
Five young men and one elderly wo-
man had departed that schoolhouse van
quished, and now he headed the forlorn
| hope-a man not fve-and twenty yet,
with collegiate education, sensitive
feelings, and no physique.
He knew nothing about girls.
His two demure sisters might not have
| been Of the same race for all the likeness
there was between them and these
romps.
And they were 80 pretty, especially
Violet Raynor, the worst romp of all.
In those first days they tried all their
old tricks hid their slate pencils and
heated his; chalked faces on the black
| board, and wrote rhymes in the copy
| books
Passed some simple answer that every
body knew up and down the class.
Talked, ate apples and cracked nuts.
Wrote him love letter, which they
| oio,, a1 with tho mama ~ tho Lotto J;,no,
ed spinster, and sent it to him by a
| small child who arrived in school time.
Set flies on the wing with paper slips
tied to their legs.
Tripped over his toes and apologized.
Overset his inkstand on purpose and
did thousand other such impish things.
He kept thinking that Violet was the
prettiest girl he had ever seen.
She looked so good, and sweet, too.
How could she join in the follies
And, indeed, she was not as bad as
the rest, and once or twice actually be-
haved beautifully.
Violet certainly could be charming if
she chose.
She, on her part, secretly thought the
teacher very handsome and very pleas
ant.
| She was seventeen, and old enough to
think of handsome men with some inter.
est.
His delicate manner and gentlemanly
| habits pleased her, and she would have
behaved herself in a lady like way, but
for popular opinion.
But alas "the girls had resolved not
to give in to any young man teacher.
They were proud of their horrible con.
duct, and when she had endeavored to
do well, had taunted her with being
cowardly.
Violet could not yield to her better
| impulses-dared not.
And then she knew very well that the
young man admired her, and under such
circu instances, it became a sort of tri-
umph to hold out.
Hell think I've taken fancy to him
give in, said she.
| And in the queerest spirit of defiance
she fairly led the riot from that moment.
Henry Mum found this very hard to
bear but he had no intention of givin Q
in.
h One by one he conquered the girls.
The small ones he switched on their
pelnas. s.
AS last resort, the elder ones were
-dinnerless-to long lessons,
or had private lectures, which shamed
them into decency.
| OF course he could not switch Violet
She was young woman.
Nor did lectures hare any effect on
her whatever.
She giggled and pouted, and played
some trick ON him ten minutes after.
At last, one day her outrageous sauci
ness became more than he could bear
and he decided to endure it no longer.
He waited until she was quiet for s
moment-she was drawing a caricature
of him-and arose at his desk.
s.Miss Violet Raynor," he said
s.Here she is" said Violet. s'Whert
are your eyesa''
''Miss Violet Raynor," repeated Mr.
| Mum, ''I have come to conclusion
concerning you.
"Ah," said Violet, SIS it possible ?"
'sYou are demoralizing the school
Miss Raynor," said Henry, ''setting
bad, an unlady-like example to everyone
here. When such scholars are found il
the part came from, it is customary t.
expel them. Therefore now expel you
Take your hat and books, and leave thi
room, and never enter it again while