Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-10-06

about the shop; there's bonnetS now and
then to trim, and lots OF knickknscks in
worsted work to be made"
Now, suntv," said Mime, "a butfa-
10 would be 'ess clumsy Mt trimming y
bonnet than | would, and ~ Tor worsted
work"
~ suppose so, said, for could see
she was determined to teach.
The next morning she went to school,
and for month or 50 everything went
right, and didn't hear word Of com
plant from her. She made fun enough
Of the schoolmaster. and said he didn I
know how to msnsge tho boys, and
made himself more trouble than was ne
ceSsAry 4; that coaIing word OF hers
went further than dozen lashes with
that rod Of his hut every one had their
own way, and il Wa none of her business.
She was getting along spleudidly, and
the smaller children were quite delighted
with way she had of pictnring things On
the blackboard. Mime WAS quite res-
dy with her pencil, and had made US
laugh, Sam Riley and me, many u time
bv scrawlng OH .unny couceitS on paper.
Sam Riley began 10 drop in st night, aud
| noticed he was quite taken with Mime.
Sam was well to do, and outside OF his
inc OF ,tage> owned fine house down ~
lh,. main rJad. Sam didn't mind being
hit of himself once in while-him and
hi. horses and passengers and all. He
used to SIT back in his chair and laugh
TIL the tears rolled down his checks, and
look over ut me, winking and blinking,
aud whispering under his breath what a
wonderful woman she was.
shes ~ fresh and handsome as a
rose" he would say when Mime WAS out
Of the room (; "snd what health ,he's got
and what spirits !"
could see how things were going -
Dear dear | used to sit and picture it
all out to myself, aid think now nice it
would be to have Mime settle near me
for life So when ,hr came home one
afternoon from school, with bright -pot
burning on either cheek, an angry fame
in her eyes, and said that war had begun
between her and Mr. Steele, didn't 80
much mind, for thought the sooner she
got discouraged the better. sam Wa,
we'll on so, aud though Mines skin made
her look younger than she ~ss, there
wasn't So much Il Inference rs you'd think
between their agrs.
He forbidden my illustrations or
the blackboard, aunty," said Mime, and
though didn't know one bit Of board
from another, could see by the way she
trlt about it that it WAS great spite To
VI me lie calls them perniciouS Nj d
exciting to the imagination and injuri-
Gus to more practical requirements, y
.aid Jemims, And couldn't quite get
the hang OF his objections, for every word
Of the schoolmaster Wa ss the moral law
but could tell it was some imposition o
hs. Hes narrow minded idiot, and
I shall tsl him 20 il he persists III his no
tion>, >" ssid Mime.
1T he persist" said, you'd better
give it up. He, So set in hi, way there
NO use crossing him "
Il won't let him cross me-" said
Mime, and she didn't. She went on will
her pictures on the blackboard for n ful
week or more, till one night there was /,
rap at the sitting room door, and it CAV,
me quite a turn to see the long bony fix
urc OF the -choolmaster standing on th,
threshold.
Mime started up, n hot color leaping IN
to her face, and stood there confronting
/ him ike young Jezebel.
The mau looked psIc enough himself
sinking into chair set for hin. "a i b,
wa. quite worn ana spcn: like, md h,
seemed beat out in some way for though
he fixed his eyes savagely un Mime, there
was something in 'em that looked tired
and hunted.
have come here 20 demonstrate with
your niece, madam" he said to mo
Though I've found it Of very little us(
/ and profit heretofore; but however caps
/ Bile aud efficient she may be-, and howev
/ or judiciou, il may seem t. retain hei
services her spirit of iusuboldnation is
too dangerous an example TO the natur-
ally rehelious and heAd-trong tcmpera
ment Of youth. She must confne herself
strictly to the rules that govern the meth
a a l.. Ara ~
Don't put it ON the trustees" brok.
in Mime; and was glad he took it up
on herself TO answer him, for | couldn't
make out head or tail Of what he was
saving, what with his long word-, ard
the nuster was in. Tho trustees srt
mere lay figures for you to dress your
petty schemes Of conceit and tyranny up
on "
lie waved his hand impatently, and
went on 4: at is the will Of the trustee.
that you shall put aside the pae'le and
reprehensible course you have taken in
exciting the Imagination and creating
1 frivolous and mi-chievous emotions. The
pursuits Of my own class have been in
/ terrupled, their attention Distracted"
why doc't your class mind theiI
own bufine,s >" said Mime. WY d,
you look at me. or listen 10 me, or bother
with me at all ? 1t is not your class that
is disturbed. Mr. Steele, it is you" Tn,
schoolmaster's face suddenly rrdd med
then grew paler than before he wiped
the perspiration from his long, high fore
head, and his bony fingers aciua y trem-
bled On his knees. | don't wonder hS
was mad, tnr Mime went on in the m 81
outrageous way. Her .punk wa up, and
she wa.n'i bit afraid of him.
/ YIN canit henr In zoe know lel u