Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-09
THE NEW PROFESSOR.
From the Evening Visor sin.

From the Evening Wisconsin.
The omnibus for Cannondale halt.
ed sudd3n'y AMI Bill dawker
touched his broad weather-beateu
felt bat respectfully as little Dot,
the old Judges pretty daughter,
waved her dainty cambria handker-
chief and swung her sach of schoo
books TO and fro at her side. 1t was
a yellow straw bag, woven in en- in
tricate pattern, where from the open
work cleaned the gilt letters of the
blackboard Latin and French gram.
mar. The only occupant of the bus
was a gentleman who eat at the
farthest end of the vehicle, deeply
absorbed in the morniug paper. As
Dot threw herself in the opposite
corner and settled her skirts and
school bag for the seven miles ride
to the seminary, she looked curious.
ly at her fellow passengers com
pliment which he thought uuneces.
sary to return.
Quite an Adonis,' mentally criti-
cised Dot. He looks like an iceberg
though, with his pale, high bred face
A look alone would frighten the
best-learned Latin verb out of one's
head
Dressed as he was in the smooth
black broadclo,h, be little resembled
the. hollow-eyed professor in his
green sack coat. and long wavy hair,
which fell in poetic profusion upon
his shoulders As the thought sug-
gested itself. she thrust her small
hand into her sachel and drew from
its depths the well-worn Latin gram
mar. "Amo dmas, amat," came from
the ruby lips of the figure carried up
in a small ball in the corner. sA-ma.
mus, d-nla u.s."
Another halt Hnd jerking of the
'bus, and large red.taced woman in
blue and yellow-striped shawl
threw herself into the nearest seat.
She was followed by small thin
girl, who SAL close by her side. The
sharp eyes of the red.iaced woman
critically scanned the diminutive
form of Dot. from the aunty bow
upon her round hat, to the well fit
ting boot upon her tiny foot The
rather long inquisitive nose was &C.
casioDally elevated with an air of
annoyed disdain as Dot, who had be-
come wholly absorbed in her lesson,
seemed quite oblivious to the other
passengers. A gentle tapping of the
wide substantial foot caused her for
one moment to move her eyes from
her book. but her lips still audlbly
repeated the words. The woman
cleared her voice with long 'ahem ,
and the shining steel knitting needles
few rapidly through the fat fingers,
for she had taken out her work
which she carried in a red wooden
bag.
Are you play actor ?" she asked,
as Dot still kept on, with her brown
eyes fixed blankly upon the womau's
face.
No ma'am, answered Dot meekle !;
Il am one of Mile Ricker's pupils
oh i calculated the woman, run
ming one of the needles through her
hair you seem to have very in
teresting book there (elevatiug her
chin and trying to look over The
top); what do you call it p she
asked.
Dot looked curiousiy at the wom-
an, and answered quickly as she saw
the inquisitive nostrils expanding,
natural history; then covered the
large gils letters upon the back with
her hands, and once more began where
she had left eff. 'A.matiS. A-mont,
fell from her lips.
What kind of language do you
call that p the woman asked, becom-
Jog impatient as they were repeated
over and over again.
sA.mdnt is the Latin for man. ex-
planned Dot, with the least shadow
of smile playing about the small
mouth
The newspaper in the corner was
cautiously lowered, and Dot, as she
glanced in that direction, met q pair
of dark searching eyes peering at
her from over the margin. The hot
blood rushed ID her face as she
quickly dropped her eyes upon her
book.
Don't YOU think you are apt to dis
turb other people withithat outlan'ish
gibberisE 2 persisted the woman. "Ii
my daughter here, whose nerves are
very weak, was able to hear that
stuff, it would sci her into brain fe
yer : she continued. pointing to the
thin girl who carried an ear trumpet
by her side.
Il am sure, madam, your daughter
is to be congratulated upon being de-
MED the sense of hearing Dot an
swered, becoming little piqued at
the inquisitive woman. But poor
little Dot was very small specimen
of humanity in spite of her seventeen
years. She was often taken advan-
tage of by people who thought her
but mere child.
The destination of the two was at
length reached, much to Dots relief,
for her review lesson was yet unlearn.
ed. The strap was violently pulled.
and she watched with satisfaction the
mother disappear in the distance. A
merry laugh bursted from the wicked
girls lips and she gathered up her