Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-10-08
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THE YOUNG TEACHER.

There were wild scholars in tina
school. The girls well-grown romps,
who were, almost without exception
handsome, and who knew it.
A nice time, fair-hared, bue-eyed
gentle, young Henry Mum was to have
with them.
He guessed that as he arose at hi
desk on the first morning.
Five young men and one elderly wo-
man had departed that school house
vanquished, and how he headed the for.
lorn hope--a man not fve-and-twenty
yet, with collegiate education, sensi-
tive 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 SO pretty, especially
Violet Raynor, the worst romp of all.
In those first days they tried all theft
old tricks; hid their states and pencils
and heated his, chalked faces on the
blackboard and wrote rhymes in the copy
hooks.
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
signed with the name of the late depos-
ed spinstcr, and sent it to him by small
child who arrived in school time.
Set flies on the wing with paper slips
tied to their legs.
Tripped over his toes and apologizcd.
Overset his inkstand on purpose; and
did thousand other such impish things.
He kept thinking that Violet was the
pretties girl he had ever seen.
She looked so good and sweet, too.
How could she join in these follies =?
And, indeed, she was not as bad as
the rest, and once or twice actually be-
haved beautifully.
Violet certainly could be charming, il
she chose.
She, on her part, secretly thought the
teacher very handsome and very pleasant
She was seventeen. and old enough tc
think of handsome men with some inter-
est.
His delicate manner and gentlemanly
habits pleased her, and she would have
behaved herself in 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
conduct, and when she had endeavorec
to do well, had tainted her with being
cowardly.
Violet could not yield to her better
impulse-dared not.
And then she knew very we'll tina
the young man admired her, and under
such circumstances, it became sort Of
triumph to hold out.
"He'll think I've taken fancy t.
him if give in" she said.
And in the queerest spirit Of defiance
she fairly led the riot from hat moment
Henry found this very hard to bear
but he had no intention of giving in.
One by one he conquered the girls.
The small ones he switched on theil
palms.
As last resort, the older ones were
consigned dinnerless-t long lessons
or had private lectures, which shamet
them into deccncy.
OF course he could not switch Violet
She was a young woman.
Nor did lectures have any effect on
her whatever.
She gigglcd and pouted, and played
some trick on him ten minutes after.
At last, one day her outrageous sau.
ciness became more than he could bear
and he decided to endure it no longer.
He waited until she was quiet for 4
moment--she was drawing a caricaturc
of him-and arose at his desk.
"Miss Violet Raynor," he said.
"Here she is, said Violet. "Wherc
are your eyes ?"
Miss Violet Raynor," repeated Mr.
Mum, 81 have come to conclusion
concerning you"
"Ah," said Violet, "is it possible p
"You're demoralizing the school, Miss
Raynor," said Henry: "setting a bad
an unlady-like example to every one
here. When such scholars are found il
the part / came from it is customary {,
expel them. Therefore now expcl you
Take your hat aud books and leave thi