, 1876-08-05

have had II very good common cduca-
ton" She wondered, suddenly, if he
did not eagerly desire to study Latin.
why he should, it would have puzzled II
Philadelphia lawyer to tell, but the
young lady from Boston failed to under
stand how man could know much and
not have this same hunger and thirst ;
and so she, then and there, proposed to
teach him the rrdimcnts.
/ When Prof. jim went to bed that
night, he felt that he deserved to be
hanged but he was "bound' that
/ hanged he would be before he would
confess to this sweet tempered, bcnevo.
lent girl that he was an impostcr, Why
he had actually agreed 10 have his tirst(D
Latin lesson to morrow night. For three
evenings he avoided Miss Emerson, and
she thought him occupied with work.
On the third, she caught him ut leisure,
and brought forth an old Latin grammar
she had found III the garret. He blindly
repeated after her everything she said,
and lett her in doubt whether he had
the memory OF prodigy or only the
tongue Of parrot; he did "go at the
thing like beginner.
Jim endured ii three nights, and could
no more. What with playing his part,
keeping watch of himself, and seeing her
bright eyes bent upon HIM, her white
hands flutteriug with her dainty hand
kerchicf or clasped in playful and en-
couragiug applause Mt some forgetful
and so remarkably fine effort Of his, it
was too much.
lie engaged Farmer Wllbor to send
him into town every night, until Miss
Emerson saw that he was not over eager
to learn Latin. 1t was little damper
on her efforts in behalf Of a young man
who, as she told Mrs. WiIbor, had in
telligent eyes and an entire absence of
coarseness."
She did not talk much to him after
that, but amused herself oil day long
roting like q happy child among the
bees and flowers, following the willow
borde,ed creek, bringing wonderful
rustic treasures from the woods, and, in
short. getting the full benefit of an out
door life.
Miss Emerson used TO rccline on an
old fashioned sofa; just inside of the cool
sitting.room, and hold sleepy converse
tions with Mrs. Wilbor.
Often james" used to CIT near by in
the piazza and smoke very geod.smcll-
ing cigars. She surprised him one day
reading "Ivanhoe," which she had drop
ped there; and, agan intent on his
mental culture, she encouraged him to
read aloud. It was pleasant for her and
good for him; SO, day after day, he read
Scott.
Each time. when he had ended, and
gone away, she had wondered that he
had read 80 simply well, she had forgot.
ten the reader; only sometimes, looking
up, she had caught him looking at her so
well, so strangely; it was intensely
respectful, but peculiar.
When, one day, in rea'ling love
scene, his voice fell and trembled. she
said to herself, "He must have very
sensitive nature"
She mused awhile, and firmly resolved
to cease her efforts in behalf Of this
young man. She might be making
trouble for him. One caught human
butterflies, sometimes, when one had
never thought of chasing. Then, they
suffered II you held them tightly, and it
was not legal method of getting rid of
them to hold ether under their noses
until they died.
After this resolution, Prot. Jim did
not see the young lady for a week. She
took her meals at quite irregular hours,
and sat no more on the piazza. Hs was,
therefore, off his guard; and one day
being in the kitchen where Mrs. Wilbor
fried potatoes, he fell into the deepest Of
reveres.
"What are you planning, professor Z
You have not taken your eyes off the
copper tea-kettle for ten minutes"
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