The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-04-22

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Bat have found her, and Il il you. --
This is why hired yen 10 teach ID,
school may as well tell you, now ws
are on the subject, you was recommended
I to me a. a wife by old Deacon Slrat,on
when be was TO my house on visit iusl
atorc sehool meeting He said II could
get you to teach, would have a good
chance 10 get acquainted, aud see how |
thought you would 40 for a wife, and
You suit me exactly. OF course, Ikhould
like you better II you had some property,
II would be no mere than fair. But /
am willing TO take you ~ il 10.
Butt am not willing that ysu should
take me, she replied stung into resent
ment by bis arrogant persistence.
lie arose from his seat and stood look
ing at her as II doubling his sanity or
hers.
DO you mean H., miss? and an ugly
CLEAN 10 bis eyes warned her Of his vim
dietiyeuess.
] do, most assuredly.
Then all have got to say is, You will
be sorry.
She did not reply, aud with q muttercd
curse you! be stalked from the room,
aud, soon after, the house. Miss Meadows
was well aware that she had made an
enemy OF one who had the power to an.
noy her, aud she very little doubted hi,
determination 10 DO SO, The next day
Ia school was not q pleasant one. The
Peters boys took liberties as they bad not
done before, and the whole school seem.
ed restless aud excited like lake when
the storm first approaches. For week
she was subjected TO the most harassing
annoyances First her desk was surrep-
tiously opened aud some vulgar rhymes
written on her schedule; then wax was
placed in her chair; hen was next hid.
den in the desk, TO fly out and frighten
the teacher as we'll as scholars nearly in
to spasms; then carricature of Miss
Meadows appeared on the blackboard;
and oil done so slyly that not clew
could be discovered to the perpetrators.
The teacher suspected, nay, was almost
sure who were at the bottom of the mis-.
chief, but she bad no way Of tracing Il
home TO them. She carried the key OF
the school house, aud all denied any
knowledge of another. Aud yet some
person or persons, evidently, came aud
went at pleasure. Finally, the key she
carried was stolen from her rcticule, and
she found herself locked from the school
house.
She went to her boarding place and
then sent for Squire Peters, as the proper
officer ~ whoiTfS srpiy. IIe sauntered
into the room in the most nonchalant
and insolently asked:
What now, missI
She quietly referred TO the misdemean.
or of some of the scholars, and TO her |
frutess endeayors to find cut the guilty |
parties, and, lastly, 10 the pur.oining OF
The school house key from her reticule.
Then you should take better care OF Il A; |
that's all I've got to say.
But what am | to do to regain posses
sion of the school room? lam willing TO
purchase another lock for the door.
No; you are locked out aud can atay
out. told my boys II they could turn
you out of school, they might do 1t, and
hey have. Good on the boys, say
Things might have been very different,
and my boys as quiet as lambs, aud
everything lovely, if YOU had not been
such fool.
Then am to consider myself dismiss
ID?
No, turned out Of school by your own
scholars.
see, But as have faithfully attend.
ID to my duties as long as was permit.
ed to do SO, shall expect the amount OF
wages for one month.
Not penny, II | know it. You was
bred TO teach three months, and have
failed in your contract, and 1t IL null and
void, Clear out home now, aud learn,
after this, to treat your betters with a
little more respect.
wish you TO remember this conver.
'ation, she said, turning to the man and
his wife with whom she boarded,
The next stage out took her back to
Marshall, where her widowed mother
and Frank Barstow, her lover, resided.
Two weeks later, quiet wedding made
Mercia Meadows Mrs. Barstow,
The next teacher iu District Number
rbree In the township Of c., and
where Squire Peters was director, was a
gentleman who lived in the county, but
was a stranger to bis would-be patrons.
lie brought the necessary certificate, but
insisted upon no contract being drawn,
as the director assured him,
with ehuckle, that they had some
mighty smart boys In fact, that they
bad turned the last teacher out Of school
and locked the door on her
Smart boys; bat rather hard on tie .
escher, was it uotf
Not bit Of Il; good enough for her,
She was proud as LueIfef, aud poor a.
poverty. My boys were at the bottom
't the whole thing.
J suppose you expect me 10 resort to .
,orporal punishment when II Ia necessary /
Ior the government Of the school,
Always. You have tail permission TO .
.hrash ms boys II You can. Ny learn.
ng vas mostly whipped into me, and .
have been justice Of The peace, vas