The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-27
silly to pursue that course with Mr.. Now
bray, he is rising man. And . young girl

silly to pursue that course with Mr.. Now
bray, he is rising man. And young girl
IL do not care to hear anything concern
ing him." said Louise, gathering her ex-
ercises.
.Ah, Miss Belleschevaux," returned the
old preceptress. laughing kindly, lyon have
yet to learn, and are going to make it hard
lesson, that all the worth Of the world is
not shut up in the Belleschevaux family"
Il was only the next day that one Of the
gir's-in that worshiping enthusia SIN which
many young ladies entertain toward certain
teachers-brought an album to Miss Belle
schevaux for her to write verse on one Of
its pages. After she had complied with the
request, Louvre idly turned the pages, and
her eye was cought by another verse:
"She hath no soorn Of common things,
| And though she seem Of other birth,
| Round us her heart entwines and clings,
| And patiently she folds her wings,
| To tread the humble patee OF earth"
Louise sighed as she read it; she wished she
could do as much. s.Mr. Mowbray copied
| that verse for me- said the little maid;
land, do you know, Miss Belleschevaux, he
| said it made him think Of you.'
! Miss Belleschevaux shut the book with @
snap. This was growing unbearab.e. She
looked through the glass door to Mr.. Now
| bray, quietly listening to algebric demon
lstrations, and she felt it the rudest intru-
sion, the worst preumption-he who might
have been her brothers hired tutor, ner
father clerk, to be speaking and writing
OF her in this manner, to be presenting her
with flowers and following her with gallan-
tries! She flung the mornings flowers upon
1.-The Hoor and when she came up IRON her
lsinging class, still warm with her sense Of
wrong, it was the recess and nobody bat Mr.
lMcwbray was behind his glass door, and
she walked boldly into the little den Of the
Imathemat les. '.hr Mowbrsy,' said she
land she had no idea it would be SO hard
II desire 10 have the respect OF every gen
ltleman connected with this institution
81 am sure you have it Miss Bellesche-
vaux," said he, gravely and politely.
! Il DESIRE" she repeated, .'the respect Of
ievery gentleman connected with this lnstitu-
ton, and want nothing more of them
II hardly understand you, Miss Belle
sehevaux," said he.
.Imean," she said, finding it still more
difficult, Il want no more Covers
"Oh, is that i,?' he said, with his cool
smile. certainly not. l thought they
gave you pleasure. They shall not trouble
you further"
II don't know why they should have
troubled md at all!'' she cried, holly.
Nor either" said he.
"And will not submit to such persecu-
tion-taiking of me to this person and writ
! ing of me to that"
REALLY, Miss Belleschevaux, beg your
pardon, 5ut am at o loss TO understands
Very we'll, then. Only don't do it any
more!" she exclaimed.
Don't do what"
don't make me topic Of conversation
with the other teachers"
IL assure you, Miss Bellesohevaux, Ihave
never done any thing Of the kind
lit is quite idle Tor you to say 80 when ]
, know to the contrary. And be so good IS
to write nothing more about me, either
write about you? Upon my honor Miss
Bellesdhevaux, am nos aware that lever
, wrote y word about you
Miss Balleschevaux made an important
movement. ut is Of no use to talk about
: it; bu. when the preceptress repeats your
| words to me, and when Miss Marley brings
. verse of her own selection to copy into hel
album with your writing in it, ! have
! right to insist upon no more Of it. don
" wish for any more expressions Of admira
:, ltion."
All, indeed" said Mr. Mowbray. "Pra,
: allow me 10 explain. Miss Marley brings
verse OF her own selection to copy INFO he
! album, and asks Of whom it reminds me
:. Not having had the pleasure Of this inter
!. view, frankly say Of you-judging her I
!, be suffering from one Of her acute enthu
: isiasms- For the rest. ! do not remember I
have spoken of you.
/. But you have
:, II think not"
!. '.Iou did. You said | wasl like flower.
Mr. Mowbray smiled again. '.Yes, in
deed, he said II remember. The pre-
: ceptress asks me if you do not resemble
:, Hoover yourself, white jasmine: and
: reply, y frozen one. am sorry you hav
Tortured SUCH slmpiicitics into such complex
tiles Aud so far from expressions of I'd
m,ration, excuse me If | say tina, do nc
ladasra yoa in the least And with DO,
Mr.. Mowbray opened hss glass door an
lstruea MS bell
4 so Miss Belleschevaux went down TO he
5 music room. and sat there listening to Ii
a thrumn.ng, but with her mind IS far ava
j. a. the cas-, is from the wesI Il was dawn
y ing upon her mind that she had been gull
: y OF horrible absurdity, and she ~
II burning with shame and rage. In the ligh
e Of her vanity she had interpreted simpl
a charity into gallantry, and she had insls'e
y upon It that . man admired her when
!. assured her that he did not admire her i
is in the least. She never would dare TO loo
e ~ him again. She felt her face hot up unde
is her hair. How courteous and how coul
te he had been. No Beileechevaux eentlema
!. could have conducted the interview bette1
,e it was he that was the patrisian. and she
Re she had done dishcnor 70 her blood. Sd
10 would kave given the world 70 leave d
Ut school, Mr. Aowbray bad proUised d
n principal to remain till spring What :
= unbiush.ng fool he had seen in her. An
a. from sn2s moment she thought Of him Z
in something very far frea feol-infnitel
2 rnobie than herseH-a1l enc daytshs wiahe
i. she had never seen him; the next, weol
I'd have given years life II he had new
ID heard Of her, and, the day after lensed
be show him she was not 90 bad - be thesgh
=