The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-24
CONQUERED AT LAST.

CONQUERED Al Lash.
There were wild scholars at that
school. The girls well-grown romps,
who were almost without exception
handsome. and who knew it. A nice
time fair. haided, blue eyed, gentle young
Harry Mum was to haze with them. He
guessed that as he arose at his desk on
the first morning.
! Five Young men and one elderly wo-
! man departed from that school house
Vanished, and no W he headedthe torlorn
hope-a man not five and twenty yet,
with collegiate education, sensitive feel
ing, and no physique. He knew nothing
about girls. His two demure sisters
might not have been of the same race,
| for al! 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 their
old tricks; mid their slate pencils and
heated his, chalked faces on the black
board, and wrote rhymes in the copy
books, Passed some simple answers that
every body knew up and down the class
! Talked, ate apples, and cracked nuts
! Wrote HIM love letter, which they sign
ed with the name of the late deposed
spinster, 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
apologized. Overset his inkstand on pur-
nose. and did a thousand other such I'M
pish things.
He kept thinking that Violet was the
prettiest girl he had ever seen. She
! looked so good and sweet, too. How
could she Join in these frolics? And IN
| deed she was not as bad as the rest, and
once or twice actually behaved beautiful.
ly. E.
Violet certainly could be charming, If
she chose. She, on her part, secretly
thought the teacher very handsome and
very pleasant. She was seventeen, and
old enough to think of handsome men
with some interest. His delicate man
ner and gentlemanly habits pleased her.
and she would have behaved herself IN y
lady like way but for popular opinien,
! But alas the "girls" had resolved not to
give in to any young man teacher. lley
were proud of their horrible conduct, and
when she had endesvored to do well, had
tauntad her with being cowardly. Nio-
let could not Weld to her better impulses
dared rot. And then she knew very
well that the young teacher admired her,
and. under such circumstances, it became
a sort of triumph to hold out. Hell
think | We taken 3 fancy to him If l give
| in, said she. And in the queerest spirit
/ of defiance she fairly led the riot from
| that moment.
Henry Mum 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 the palms.
As a last resort, the elder ones were con-
gned-dnner este long lessons, or
had private lectures, which shamed them
into decency.
! OF course he did not wish to switch
/ Violet. She was young woman. Nor
! did lectures have any effect on her what
ever. She ciggled and pouted, and play
ed some trick on him ten minutes after.
! At last one day her outrageous SauclneSs
! became more than he could bear, ana ne
determined to endureit no longer
He waited until she was quiet Tor u
moment-she was drawing csrlcature
of him-and arose at his desk.
Miss Violet Raynor,' he said,
Here she is said Violet. Where are
your eyesF =,
Miss Violet Raynor, repeated Mr..
Mum, Il have come to conclusion con
corning YOU
.Ah! said Violet; is it possible.
you are demoralizing the school. Miss
Raynor. said Henry; setting bad and
uniady like example to every one here.
When such scholars are found IN the part
came from, 1t is customary to eXpeI
them. Therefore now expcl you. Take
YOUR hat and books and leave this room,
and never enter it again while l am
teacher.
Violet Rsynor stared at HMM amaze
ment; she laughed.
IN 90 when IN ready, Mr.. Mum,
and come back when l please, she SAID.
i suppose you forget who am-that l
am Coz. Raynor's daughter, and that no
/ ,cLoolmaster can turn me out OF school.
! Air. Mum arose, went 10 the ward
robe. and took down the coquettlsh hat
and sacque and parasol carefully depos-
tied the book in the neat strap, and hand
/ ed them to her.
Put YOUR things on, Miss Raynor, he
said. sand a low me 10 open the door Tor
YOU, unless, indeed, you prefer to apollo
gize. and behave hencetorth in manner
that snail not disgrace the school and
yourself.
Apologies said Violet, who began to
! tremble, rejecting on the questions that
would be asked ut hCme. ] certain Y
shall 60 no such thing You'll apologize
to me before long.
Then she put on her hat and walked
slowly to the door,
The whole school followed her with its
many eyss, and she was conscious OF a
sicrsi defeat. What could she do, she
ssked herself. to turn the table on this
conouerer of hers, and at least set the
scSool laughing at him before she opened
Tho door, She had not much chance
Sbe was very near it. and there was ne
noli,e and calm as possible, with his hand
I'm the latch. Her black eye; danced
about her. Near her was SMELL va
the Shelf stood what Violet supposed &c
be an ink bottle To toss the contents
in the teachers face was not very
elegant piece of revenge, but 1t %oul .
make him look funny and cause shout
She caught it in her hands. III set yor
copy before | go, as we'll as bad ex'
ample, girls she cried; and then the con
tents were dashed in the teacher 5 face'
Alas, the result was not a Taught was
a scream or terror as the young mar
rolled in horrible agony upon the foor
Mr.. Mum taught a class of chemistry IL
the school room on Saturday afternoons
and this shelf was devoted to the articles
for the study. 1t was bottle
Of some terrible acid which Niole
i l. I. har