The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-11-10

mission to tell her the braid was ripped
of her dress-till Miss Briefly, out Of
al patience, would cry out,
1.-THE first Young lady who speaks
/ about the braid on my dress shall lose
a hundred marks and ner recessl"
/ "But il ISN'T Os your dress, Miss Bril-
erly; It's ripped of," would be the last
shot from the most daring foe.
Sometimes the theme was her hair,
escaped from its combining pins and AS
Miss Briefly wore a switch, and switches
were something To blush for IN those
DAYS, il was, naturally, enough To vex
the heart ofa saint. The girls Of Wild
acre were too full of vinegar 10 reflect
whether they would like 20 stand in
Miss Brierly's shoes; and Il rs through
their persistent mischief as much Is her
own Incompetence hat she lost her
situation, and Mr.. Reed came 10 take
her place. Even he found il no bed
OF roses handsome young
fellow, with an eye like
Mars, which was greatly needed
az WildAcre 10 threaten or command,
and the muscle Of an athlete. But Mr..
Reed had an inherited habit Of blush
ing, and the young ladies were not. slow
TO take advantage of il. Perhaps the
ringleader of the school was George
Jones, as pretty little witch As ever
worked misch ief; she IL was who first
discovered his one weakness, wRich,
let Us add, was net the result Of BASH
fitness, but merely of thin skin. Per
maps there was no less bashfUl man IA
the world than Mr.. Reed, ana Miss
George was q match for him there,
snd did her prettiest % pat him TO con-
fusion She sAelcned nis unmIs taxable
caricature on the blackboard, where
she had been sent 20 work out an alCe-
braic equation. of which he caught a
glimpse. turning his head inOpportune-
Is. Before her quick hand could erase
he had stayed the movement by his
own.
''Is that your unknown quantity,
Miss Jones2'' said he. please 10 I'm
ISL -FOUR problem"
Miss George seized the crayon in an
instant of daring impotence, and wrote
of against the caricature, "pIus his
blush gEGls and then she paused
Now, the woman who be i-ates, we
know, = lost.
Cant yoa finish it2" asked her
teacher. al thought YOU had commit
ed your lesson. Give me TIE crayon, II
you please"
Equals Miss Jones plus her imper-
thence" he wrote.
+" Now prove it, sir, if YOU please, "
said Miss George, demurely.
. You may take your seat, Mss Jones,
and finish your lesson after school.
But presently the bell rang, and the
young lady whose business il was %
answer the door brought up q note,
which ran thus.
Z" VIII Mr.. Reed kindly dismiss Miss
George Jones - 1890, and Oblige her
aunts"
"Miss Jones, - said he, "you may be
dismissed.
4" II" she asked, with ar sir % sur
prise. " was 70 remain after school "
"YOur aunt requests that you should
be dismissed"
sob, thanks" There was a general
litter as Miss George decamped. cast
ing q triumphant look over her Shout
der, for they were all very well aware
that The note was . fabrication If her
own, carried Out BY Miss Kew, who had
been dismissed on account u violent
M Of sEeeziDg, and returned By means
Of a small urchin she had bribed with a
penny.
Unfortunately for Miss George, Mr.
Reed, having an GRAND az the railway
station after school, encountered her
aunt Just stepping from the train.
81 didn't know YOU were out Of
town" said he. " Have you been away
long,"
"Only for a weeks shopping. How
i lieOrgie doing, Mr.. Reed DO you
think she will graduate this year, I'm
anxious, because she viii have 70 teach
when she gets through"
"Indeedi hope she may ind pupils
as dOcile as herself"
The next time Miss George brought
her pencil and requested Sir. Reed to
sharpen IL, as she sometimes did, he
asked, "Are you going 70 write me an
other note, Miss JOnes2''
Another nOtei' she repeated.
" When did l ever write YOU a nO'eS''
"Can you say that you never did,"
What do you mean, Mr.. Reeds''
What does thts mean 2" and he pro-
duced the note in question.
She gave a light laugh. cit means
that you haven't proved your problem
yet. AIS fair in love and war, they
say"
ar. Reeds face did not reflect her
sn.iie, and Georgia noted the fact with
"Do you think this quite honest?n
he asked
Honest" she repeated, coloring.