Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-07

CAUGHT.

the girls in the Junior class, and a few
IN the senior, had been IN open revolt,
though the cause of this singular be-
havior was not generally known. among
the scholars. .. -asz ....r ~.#
The facts were these: Julia Fessen-
den, one of the girls living in town,
had given a birthday party, and q dozen
or more of the students had been in
vited. and the invitation submitted to
the faculty sar-
After 8. little delay. Prof. Montrose
called the girls together They knew
very we'll what was coming, and if the
truth must be told, there was but one
sunny face among the group, and that
belonged to Kitty Bache.
Young ladies'" said the professor,
while [ dislike to stand between you
and any apparently rational enjoyment,
Ishall be compelled to request you all
to return your regrets to Miss Fessen-
den. | beg you to remember that | am
not only responsible to your parents
and guardians for your intellectual i'm
provement, but for your social and
moral welfare. Miss Fessenden's party
may or may not be a good place for
as there is the slightest fear in my
own mind in regard to the acquain-
tances you may form there, the ma
ture of my office compels me to the
course | have mentioned. | feel sure,
young ladies, a little reflection will
enable you to appreciate the very
delicate position IN which am
placed"
Isn't it Shameful" said Laura Cary
to Kitty, as they filed out of the pro-
lessons study. ED.
:" thought I should like to co. re-
piled Kitty, but Of course the profess
sor knows best"
"Well my father and mother would
never think Of saying no if [ were at
home" continued Laura. "The idea
Of a girl seventeen years old being tied
up in this style! We all ought to have
high chairs and bib-aprons.
Yes and nurses" said another girl,
and baby-carriages and blankets, and
blue quilted hoods. Prof. Montrose is
an old stick p
That's just what he is said anoth-
en- perfect fossil. He's so old he
can't en- oy anything himself, and he
thinks nobody else can. / mean to go,
anyhow +. . .-. .-''.. - q.
4 think you might have said some
thing, Kitty" put III Garry Dykeman.
If you had teased little, and promis-
ed that we should all behave ourselves,
Tn sure he would have consented. He
just acted as if he expected you to
speak. p III j a4Isya
81 never want anything enough to
tease for it, replied Kitty, pleasantly.
I felt good deal more sorry for him
than I did for myself. l know it hurt
him to refuse US ~ ~
90, pshaw p exclaimed Laura Cary
Prof. Montrose- has never granted me
one favor. since / have been in this
seminary. 1t just tickles him to tor
ment u.s." .t.s ss. ai 4
It was on the end of Kitty's tongue
to say to Miss Laura that if she had re-
ceived no kindness from the professor,
there could be but one reason for it,
which was because she had never de-
served any. But SO many things that
had been on the tip of this little unruly
member had dropped off before now,
and made her trouble, that she decided
Kitty had had a good deal on her
mind lately, and just at this time she
doubtless feltthe disappointment much
less than she might have at.some other
One of the town scholars, a young and
very lovely girl, had been taken sudden
" and strangely. i'll. Her malady was
a battling one, from the fact OF Its
being wholly of. the brain.
This was known only to the mother
the matron of Roseviile, the ministers
wife, and Kitty Bache. The report
once started that Ethel Lee was crazy
the mother we'll knew that were hel
daughter to live hundred years, she
would always be called crazy by the in
habitants of Roseville. So, this feature
of the illness was kept a secret.
Then there was another reason. Mrs
Lee was widow, and possessed of small
means. BY great economy, she had
been able to educate her daughter, lie
the hope that she might support hersel,
by teaching. II lacked now only six
months of her graduation, after which
she had been promised a good position
IN the state normal school. q <a4
This promise had only been secured
in advance to Etheo2by the greatest
pains and influence. 9Mrs. Lee believed
her daughter would permanently recov
er. The doctor thought she might; anc
Kitty Bache,, the only human. belne
who could calm her distressing parox
ysms, was sure she wou!dgHa Iaa9ta1
The matron of Rosevifte, whose pow
or in cert ain raS ppcfSJ waS GIlite POua
to the professors, .hadtgiven Kitty per
mission to go tothe Lees wherever she
was sent Tor.ofq aaksy
Twice had the kind hearted woman
summoned Kitty from her studies, te
this errand of mercy, and once, wbef
sent for IN the evening, had escorted