The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-08-17
GRANDMA'S STRATEGY.

~ N'l1 VIC vi tll'S' VAIN, DllRll SItlluH
days when little children are frisky as
yonng lambs, and those of larger growth
feel the confinement of the school-room
irkSome. The Momtville high school
was under the best of discipline, but on
this particular day the moral atmosphere
seemed surcharged with electricity.
The scholars We're restless and their rec
iations imperfect. The professor him
self was like bottle OF new wine, ready
to explode at the slightest disturbance.
The rhetoric class, composed of half-a-
dozen young girls was usually tractnble
enough; but to-day their minds were
wandering off in the fields among the
yiolets and spring beauties, to the neglect
of their studies.
Young ladies', said the professor, ~
think | never had rhetoric class before
capable Of doing so well, that did so
poorly. You ought to be ashamed of
your standing this mouth"
81 don't see the good OF rhetoric, any
way, and it's an awfully dry, hard
study said one.
"Iou will remember, Miss Sophy,
that your class took up this study this
term by your own request. | warned
You that studying Blair's Rhetoric was
no child's play. But having undertaken
it, ! Insist that you must do your best
If you are not more studious | must re-
port you to your parents"
Better not report me-" said Clara
Williams, in n low voice, not meant to
reach her teachers ear, but It did.
"Saucy girl" said he, angrily, "you
NAV leave the class and 90 home, will
see Won father this evening NV potionce
is quite exhausted"
Clara hastily left the class and walked
home as fast as she could decorouslv.
She entered the house and reached her
own room without being seen. She was
angry when she left the class, and her
rapid walk had not cooled her temper.
She threw herself upon the couch in a
hood cf tears. Gle had no right to speak
to me III that way" she said, "and it
will be mean in him to report me to pa
ia. Poor papa! He has trouble enough
about Rob, without hearing bad reports
of me: and mamma said | must be
comfort to pono (onother burst of teors)
Oh what shall | do wish hadn't
Jared mn so-rm ALWAYS doing it. and
mana will he go angry If I Ind only
thnnuht a moment oh dear wish
mamma lind lived more tears What
shall I dop Poor papol I wish | hnGn't
snokeu Oh Jeor-that hateful profes.
snr-what shall do2" and plenty more
Of fine same kind which at Inst culmiu.
oted in this. am po and tell grandma "
So down to the dear grandma's room
SHE wont and told her Mi obout if
.poor child" soid the old Indy
"mavbc he won't come. ofter ALL"
"But he will, grandma" said Clara
"He isn't n man to saw one thing and do
another. and pspa il in sucb trouble
ahont Rob Oh I'm go sorry I smoke :"
"poor dear Rob" said grandma 81
lon't halieve a word abont his doing
wrong. if isn't like him; the presidcn. is
tnn hard mon him +"
"Rut what can | do. prandma?"
"Deor child maybe Won had better
.ao tbe professor and tell him You are
sorry y
"Rut T sbont have n chance. Oh.
,horo Ia comes nm the walk This minute,
and Ann will show him RIGHT into the IL
I,ror,, ,,hora mana is-ob dear"
,.iyoll Iaar T'll see what | can do.
perbons I can manage so you can see
him | think he is Gentleman, and will
ha cons;Jerate Is Mike at work in the
garden, dear?" and grandma hurried out
into the ward where Clara saw her the
next moment in consultation with the
gardener.
Meanwhile Professor Macy was not IN
the most placid frame of mind. Esquire
Williams was the rich man of the place, OF
high social position, and chairman OF the
board of education. TWAS not an agree.
able task, certainly, that he had imposed