Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-09-08

of fear, nor was there the slightest
suspicion of tremble in the clear
childish voice.
"Bless your brave little heart,
thought |. "Of course you would !
might have known it," and again
1 walked the aisles, up and down
thinking.
"You will have to do it," repeated
the voice. "Thcre is no other way
IL can not-oh, | can't" groaned,
half aloud.
"The good of the schoJ, requires it,
You must sacrifice your own feelings
and his"
Sacrifice his feelings. Loyal little
soul-good as gold, and true as steel.
"No matter you must do it,"
~ won'tw
l walked quickly to the desk, and
struck the bell. The children looked
wonderingly. Listen to me, boys"
said |. "You all know that Frank
Dunbar is one of our best scholarsI
"YeS, 'm-yes, m" came from all
parts of the room, but two or three of
the larger boys sat silent and unsympa-
thetic.
"YOu know how ambitious he is in
school, and what 4 little gentleman,
always"
"Yes, IN. That's 50. We know
Only two unsympathetlc faces now;
but one of Them that of a sulky boy
in the corner, looked as if its owner
was mentally saying: "Cm't think
what you're driving at, but I'll never
give in-never."
"YOu all know how brave he was
when Joe Willis dropped his new
knife between the boards Of that I'M
finished building on Corliss street.
How he did what no other boy in
school would have donc-lrt himself
down into the cellar, and groped about
in the dark until he found it for him"
ave know that--yeS, IN. llurrah
for"
",'tOD minute. One thing more
Sulky-boy companion WAS shouting
with the rest, and sulky.boys own
face had relaxed.
"You all know" said |, chow he
took care of Willie Randall when Viii
lie hurt himself upon the ice. How he
drew him home upon his own sled,
going very slowly and carefully that
poor Willie might not he iolted, and
himself late to school in con-
sequence"
"Yes, m. Yes, ma'am. Hoo ray
far little Dunbar Sulky-boy was
now and knew that my cause
was won.
"Very WELL" said l. "Now let us
talk about to-day. He has disobeyed
me, and-of course l ought to punish
him"
No, IN, you oughtn't. Don't punish
him. We don't want him whippedp
"But have given my word. 1t will
be treating you all unfairly if | break
it. He has been such Il faithful boy
that | should like very much to forgive
him, but cannot do it unless you are
all willing"
"Were willing. Well give you
leave Wen forgive him. we'll
"Stop, | want You to think of it
carefully for a minute. am going to
| ave the matter altogether with you.
| shall do just as you say. If, at the
end of one minute by the clock, you
are sure you forgive him, raise your
hands"
My dear, youshould have seen them!
II ever there was expression in human
hands, | saw it in theirs that day.
Such Il shaking and Swapping Of fin
gers, and an eager waving Of small
palms-breaktng out at last into Il
Hearty, simultaneous clapping, and
the most demOnstratiye of
all!
"DiSOrderly,' do you say? Well, per-
hars it was. We were too much in
earnest to think of that. | looked at
Frank. His blue eyes were swimming
in tears, which he would not let fall. !
As for me, | turned to the black |
board, and put down some examples
in long division. If | had made all |
the divisors larger than the dividends,
Or written the numerals upside down,
1t would not have been at all strange,
under the circumstances.