Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-08

master evidently had not an artists eve
| At the first glance he said, pity tina
| girl doesn't know how to spend her tim
in moro profitable way to trim up
COW in all that nonsense
The girl colored to the deepest Grim
son when she discovered the stranger
eye upon her, and she disappeared int
the barn with her COW as quickly as pos
sible. The woman III the doorway dis
posed of her dish Of corn, felt of her bach
hair, and made haste to decorate hel
plain matronly features with bright
| hospitable smile.
'Fhe new schoolmaster, s'posc, " she
said, holding out her hand.
"I-don't know" replied he, gazing
after the retreating figure of the young
girl in dazed sort of way.
"What" came in tone of extreme
establishment from the woman who re-
garded him with sudden suspicion.
ooh, excuse me, the fact is, | am the
new schoolmaster. | wasn't thinking
or rather | was thinking about some
thing else"
She smiled, aud catching the merry
twinklein her eye, he laughed aloud, but
it was vexed embarrassed laugh, ut
terly devoid of mirth.
"She1l find me a different sort of chap
from what she imagines, / rather guess.
It's the first time ever forgot myself
because girl had pretty face, and I
mean it shall be the last he said to
himself
"Walk in, Mr.. Watkins. kept sup
per watin' fur you. / reckon yo're pref
ty hungry, travelin' SO fur, or did you
ride instead Of travel ~
You're right, marm, Pm hungry. All
the dinner had was dish of bread and
milk at Grindall's."
"Miss Grinwali don't pervide fur stage
passengers ez / should think she would.
She's gettin' dretful kind of shihess
lately. Efyou'll just wait minute or
two, I'll stir up the fire little. The
teas got mite e0ld.D
ooh, yes, can wait few minutes
when there's such lively prospect of
having something to eat before me-"
'Do You foler school keepn' all the
year araund, Mr.. Watkins 7"
"No, marin. do alittle tin peddling
in the summer. The women folksdOw
below, as well as up here, have to have
their turn at teaching then"
''Tin peddlin' is a dretful payin' bust
ness, Pye heard tell"
"Well, it is tolerable. 'Tain't quite
so genteel as school keeping, but Pm for
getting on in the world. Pve most paid
for a snug little farm already and l. and
my mother manage to live pretty com
Portable"
'This amt so bad" said the widow. |
'He's forehanded enough for so young a
man, and he's orful took with Phebe. !
never see anything like the way he look
sd at her don't lof on her marrying a
preacher, but folks so high up in the
world amt dretful common, specially
single ones. But there, it's no use, she's
10 bashful she won't speak to nobody;
won't let nobody get acquainted with
Ter, all / can say or do. Phebe, she
JAILED, 81 wish you'd hurry in and pour
he new sch0Olmaster's tea for him,
whilst go down seller'n work over my
'utter. Els got to be done afore dark,
'ou know"
Phebe appeared with look of dire
distress on her lovely countenance, and
id as she was hidden, and she did not
nee lift her eyes during the whole time
he was In the room.
"This bread is first-rate, full as good
s my mother makes, if not better. /
hould not wonder if you made it your
elf, now" said he, attempting to speak
18th his usual jaunty, self-important air.
ut for some reason or other, he felt
range embarrassment, and was sur
rised at himself. What is there about 7
lis pesky girl that makes such fool of !
e 7" he thought, angrily.
The distress on Phebe's face deepened I
} actual despair, as she gasped a hardly !
ldible Eyes" She wished with all her c
cart that the bread was as heavy as it
ad been yesterday, then, perhaps, he t
light have kept silence. /
YOU'RE going to be one of my schol- i
$, | hope" he proceeded, with a glance
open admiration, though given with s
ther shame faced air. He did it to t
sure himself that he dared do it, feel u
g unhappily like the old woman who
d not know whether she was herself I
no.