The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-01
THE PRIZE OF UPPER NINEyAH.

The School Committee of Upper MIN
even, having accepted Miss Kate Re-
we're as teacher of the district school in
preference to the other candidate, Miss
Ellie Onderdonk, was disposed to felic-
itate itself upon it's choice. For Miss
Revere had graduated at Vassar the
year before, was thoroughly informed,
as the competitive examination had
, shown, on all subjects, and was, be-
sides, the daughter of one of Nineveh's
most esteemed and wealthy citizens.
Ellie Onderdonk, on the other hand,
had grown up in Nineveh, received
only common-school and academy
education, and was now the sole sup
sort of her widowed mother. Nobody
denied that Effie was good and de-
serving girl, and very intelligent, con-
sldering her opportunities-but then
Miss Revere's qualifications We're of
such high order that there could real
ly be no comparison between the two.
And so Miss Kate got the school, to her
own satisfaction and that of the COM
mittee, except that a certain member
had warmly taken up Miss Onderdonk's
cause and seemed altogether displeased
with the result. Indeed, he displayed,
as Kate thought, quite an unreasonable
degree of temper over the matter; and
this, with Effie Onderdonk's sad, disap-
pointed face, almost took away Kate S
own citation, and gave her, as she wait
ed by the door for her ponies to appear,
an uncomfortable sense of having done
somebody some wrong. But this was
only a transient feeling. No sooner
did Kate find herself entertaining it
than she drove it resolutely away, re-
preaching herself, with an angry little
blush, for caring about Dr.. Barrows'
opinions when everyone knew how
deeply he was interested in Ellie On
derdonk. The doctor had looked after
the Onderdonks ever since Ellie was a
little girl; and why he didn't marry
Effie instead of leaving her to teach
school was question which ANNOYED
Kate, though she was angry with herself
for being annoyed.
s. Bright young womanr' remarked
Lawyer Jenkins to the doctor when
Kate had driven off, and these two were
left alone in front of the little school
house. "Tell you what, doctor, Nine
web has drawn prize. Have to look
out, or Babylon Center will get her
away from u.s.
The doctor shrugged his shoulders.
90 If Babylon wants to start a college
or theological seminary" he said,
" shell do. Wen be having one in
Nineveh before long" and then the
lawyer was left to wonder Dr. Barrows
meant.
Now, while Miss Revere had some
what elevated notions in the matter of
education, she certainly had no inten-
ton of starting either college or
theological seminary. Her favorite
theory was that children ought to be
taught Greek and Latin with their ear
lest years so as to learn the construc-
ton of the English language. This
theory she did propose to develop in
Upper Nineveh. Accordingly, before
the week was out the district school was
in progress, Miss Revere installed upon
its platform, and the Greek and Latin
classes, with another in Buffers Anal
ogy," were in successful operation.
All this seemed to confirm DR.. Barrows
in his forebodings, but the rest of the
committee were as firmly convinced
IN their judgment, and with their
countenance Kate could afford to ignore
the doctor and indulge her theories to