The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-30


Nov, aunty," said Mime, "a buffalo
would be less clumsy at trimming a bon
net than I would, and as for worsted-
work"
II suppose So" said, for I could see
she was determined to teach.
The next morning she went to school,
and for month or so everything went
right and didn't hear word Of Complaint
from her. She made fun enough of the
schoolmaster, and said he didn't know how
to manage the boys, and made himself
more trouble than was necessary; that a
coaxing word of hers went further than
dozen slashes with that rod of his; but
every one had their own way, and it was
none of her business. She was getting
along splendidly, and the smaller children
were quite delighted with the way she had
of picturing out things ON the blackboard.
Mime was quite ready with her pencil, and
had made us laugh-Sam Riley and me
many time by scrawling off funny con-
ceits on paper. Sam Riley began to drop
in at night and noticed he was quite
taken with Mime. Sam was well to do,
and outside of his line of stages owned a
fine hors 1own on the main road. Sam
didn't IL being hit off himself once in a
while-him and his horses and passengers
and ALL he used to sit back in his chair and
laugh till the tears rolled down his cheeks,
and look over at me, winking and blinking,
and whispering under his breath what a
wonderful woman she was.
''She's as fresh and handsome as a rose,"
he would say when Mime was out of the
room; "and what health and spirits she's
got!"
I could see how things were going.
Dear dear! used to sit and picture 1T
all to myself, and think how nice it would
be to have Mime settled near me for life
So when she came home one afternoon
from school, with bright spot burning on
either cheek, and an angry flame in her
| eyes, duu BLU W tA-ut Wal Auo DOS Ill
between her and Mr.. Steele, I didn't SO
much mind, for thought the sooner she
got discouraged the better. She was well
Oh to thirty, and though Mines skin made
her look younger than she was, there
wasn't so much difference as you'd think
between their ages.
"He's forbidden my illustrations on the
blackboard, aunty," said Mime; and
though l didn't know one bit of board
from another, I could see By the way she
felt about it that it was a great spite to
Mime. "He calls them pernicious and ex-
citing to the imagination, and injurious to
more practical requirements" said Jemima.
And couldn't quite get the hang of his
objections, for every word of the school
masters was as long as the moral law, but
l could tell it was some imposition of his.
"He's narrow minded idiot, and l shall tell
him SO if he persists in this notion" said
Mime.
"It he persists" I said, you'd better
give it up. He's so set in his way there's
no use crossing him"
II won't let him cross me-" said Mime,
and she didn't.
She went on with her pictures on the
blackboard for full week or more, till one
night there was rap at the sitting-room
door, and it gave me quite turn to see
the long, bony figure of the sehoolmastel
standing on the threshold.
Mime started up, a hot color leaping int
her face and stood there confronting hin
like a young Jezebel. The man lookee
pale enough himself, sinking into tn
chair Set for him as if he was quite wor1
and spent like, and he seemed beat out il
some way, for though he fixed his eye
savagely on Mime, there was something
in 'em that looked tired and hunte(
like.
81 have come here to demonstrate will
your niece, madam" he said to ME
Though I've found it of very little use an,
profit heretofore, but however, 'capabl
snd efficient she may be, and however ju
dcious it may seem to retain her services
her spirit of insubordination is too dan
gerous an example to the naturally rebel
lious and headstrong temperament G
youth. She must confne herself strictl
to the rules that govern the method of in
struction, The trustees"
Don't put it on the trustees" broke i
Mime; and was glad she took it upo
herself to answer him, for couldn't max
, out head or tail of what he was saying
what with his long words and the futter
, was in. '"The trustees are mere lay figure
for you to dress your pretty schemes
conceit and tyranny upcn."
He waved his hand impatiently and wer
on.
"It is the will of the trustees that 20
shall put aside the querile and reprehens
BILE course you have taken in exciting IL
, imagination and creating frivolous an