The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-10-30

l I,h;cb ;ttract between them had been mad
wnJ 10, - carried out, would eventually end
l ~ EN- ohS arrangement, which might pos
tions. vi iulule genera
,o Ide next ext day, though Saturday, a full
~ 1890 Mss Newman thought it her dun
10 spend at the school 'us. / had finished
piha en tne lightning-rods on the house
S wnen me- toward supper time, she returned.
M ~ 80 ~ one OF her nervous moods again.
IN h hiy OF the knickerbocker gentleman
nay oven toid, had secuted the idea, had In
, ,,,ore i'm ;n,n eneIr loot down. Amos too, was
tided in po'tunate. Her sister whom she con-
tL"t IL ,,, .oiu her to beware of marriage,
t llId ~ was snare and n delusion-the poor
Mluom ,nau, suspect, had hard time OF IL.
lho 1iu maids were suspicious OF her and ac.
G Gi" ner OF meetings with - that student I"
me ,ae.er mad been already warned off the
pIeHUses by Brother William.
her after tea. Susso'''" W
Lnat is what he says" she said, through
ner FEARS. :" But Pm afraidv"
gu can meet at the school-'us. l will
nay s,, u minister there; you can be married:
, WI, ulge you on to, say, Brattleboro, right
ai.e rh He can sit up behindw
"a, y would be glorious" she cried,
old Amos!'' ava ~
Inc school-ma'am taught little Sunday
senooi class at the school-'us sabbath after
moons. mat sabbath afternoon following,
the llttie boys and girls-eight of them, saw
an unusual ceremony. The Knickerbocker
gentleman was there, but in very hand
some SUIT. The children were not aston
ished at him, however, for he was often there
sunday afternoons, and all other afternoons
IN laci, as soon as school was out. They
thought him the School Commissioner-in
1act, ne TOLD them so In joke. But they were
awe struck at the appearance Of Rev. Mr..
Roblrza, riding up in a red-wheeled light
ning.fodi buggy, much too gayly decorated
for his prim black ministerial suit. They
looked atthcir teacher, whom they loved not
a little, and were not entirely treasured by
her blushlng face.
The lesson was Just over as we came up
Rev. Mr.. Robinson and |. The young Har-
ward student was walking anxiously up and
down in front Of the school-'us. He seemed
relieved when he saw us. | got out and
hitched my horse to the fence.
The children were sitting on the well worn
wooden benches, with staring eyes and open
mouths, as we entered. The poor school,
ma'am seemed very much affected. 1t was
her wish that her children might be Witness
es TO the marriage. She was taking them up
in her arms and kissing them one by one
and crying. They had never seen we'd
ding, although they had been present at
safe, as they would not understand the pro-
ceedings subsequent to the lesson, that they
should be present. The school ma'am wore
her lavender colored silk, and looked even
prettier than ever, If that were possible
They were married in front of her old teach
er's desk before the little platform, where
she had spent so many of her days, and
where, too, she had first learned to love
They had no ring. The ceremony was some
what hasty, and soon over. The fee was
paid ian unusually large one), the blessing
given, and (the most important afterpiece)
a kiss of congratulation from her humble
servant.
got into the buggy, the school ma'an
kissed the children for the last time, locked
the old door, gave the key to the minister
who Ga kindly, benevolent gentleman) wa;
to walk to the Sargents and announce, gen
thy as possible, the marriage.
She got in by my side. The handsome
student got up behind Che was quite willing
to do so now. We rode rapidly away, ant
the little Vermont school-'us disappeared
behind the hills er.-JOSidh JudSOR
in the Springfield (MasS.) Republican.