The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-04

The next evening the boy took the
clothes up to James room.
During the two days of Miss Head
strong's school life she had condescend
ed TO be peaceable, preserving a sullen
silence at exercises and meals. Fiercely
determined to escape, sooner or later,
she was only preparing To carry out her
plan.
None of the young ladies Of Glenn
Academy were ever allowed TO leave the
grounds without permission from Miss
Salome. The grounds were inciosed
bya high board fence, and the gate was
kept locked. Jane had managed TO find
out AT what time the chore-boy (who
had key) usually passed through the
gate to 90 home, and she intended To
watch her opportunity. steal out into
the yard, and dodge past him in the
darkness, having first Of all, of course,
donned the male garments which the
unsuspecting youngster had sold her.
Half an hour later, that same evening,
the reckless girl, arrayed in her shabby
disguise, made her way down stairs,
and stood in the shadow of the outer
door, waiting for the boy to appear.
But her wild scheme, having succeeded
thus far, met an unexpected check.
The chore-boy had already gone home.
She fingered as long rs she dared,
and then half decided TO 90 back to her
room. She would tear up the bed
clothes, and tie them inside her win
dow, to swing down by. But just as
she was making up her mind TO this,
she saw an ash-barrel in one corner Of
the ward, and determined To make a
trial of the fence. Climbing upon this
barrel, and reaching high string-piece
over her head, she struggled to the top,
and let herself down on the outside, for
a wonder without breaking her bones.
The next morning, while Miss Shriver
and her young ladies were at breakfast,
..darter James, fat mother marched
excitedly into the hall, holding by the
arm a ragged and rather singular look
ing boy. The escape of Jane had of
course been discovered in the academy, I
and her sudden entrance with her moth I
er naturally produced a great sensation. (
1--WE fetched her back, " shouted the /
woman. "Here she is. | made her I
wear the same rig she came home in. I
| told her I'd show her afore you all, (
an see if she's got any shame. Look 4
nj her. She got these ere duds from \
your chore. boy, Miss Shriver, an paid 4
him money, an lied 10 him. Now 4
want YOU 10 take her back, an shet her 1
up, an feed her on bread an water
MADAM said Miss salome, IL am \
obliged to say that must utterly refuse !
to receive your daughter again into this
school,
''Goodeyln muttered reckless Jane, I
from under her ragged chore- boy cap. 4
'.Goodey, is it?r shrieked the enraged \
and thwarted mother. liustling her hope \
less offspring towards the door. "IH \
teach We, then. le wouldn't stay here 4
an behave, an be lady, an to the In
dustrial you shall 90. You wait till we \
git hum, an won't tune We, thought \
And the fat woman paused from sheer
want Of breath. As she left the hall,
she turned to the preceptress and called .
out,
I'm thank We to git my darter's
things ready, an III come for 'em to-
morrer, an the money for her twition
an board"
Certainly said Miss Salome, bow
ing; "they will be ready for you"
And the attendant shut the door.
I believe Miss Jane was never sent to
the Industrial School, though she per-
sisted in her refusal to acquire any
shook larnin',n and 7 am forced TO say
that she never became a lady, or any
thing else that was worthy of respect.
-Youth's Companion.