The Owosso times., 1881-08-05
'He disObeyed you flatly.'.


But you promised. You have given
your word. Here are thirty boys to
whom you should be an example. DO
you think they are not watching you
Look at themy 'an i ~ er1 ldI
IL did look at them. Walter Lanes
sharp black eyes and Harry Sanford's
sleepy Orbs were fixed curiously upon
me. Nor were these all. Gray eyes,
blue eyes, hazel and brown eyes-all
were regarding me intently; 1 almost
fancied that they looked at me plying
,ly. l could not bear it. 20.
ATTEND to your writing, boys Then
1 walked slowly up to the desk.
You see how it is said the trouble
some voice. You will certainly have
to punish him. 7-. - t. 1-r
q But had thought of possible plan
of escape. Frank said l, you have
been disobedient; and you know what
l said, but-you are such good boy
that I can not bear to punish you7-not
In that way, I mean. You may go to
the foot Of your class, instead ''''.'''''y
I'D rather take the whipping The
honest, upturned face. was very sober,
but betrayed not the least sign Of fear,
nor was there the slightest suspicion
of fear in the clear, childish voice.
Bless your brave little heart
thought 1. OF course you would! 1
might have known it, and again
walked the aisles, up and down, think
ing, thinking. .,
7You will have to do it, repeated the
voice. There is no other way
Il can not,-oh, I can't 1 groaned,,
half aloud. AAt. D 95t Il q
The good of the school requires it.
You must sacrifice your own feeling
and his m -
Sacrifice his feelingsl. Loyal little
soul!-good as gold, and true as STEEL
) NO matter, you must do it.
:, Il won'tp af
Z 1 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 scholars
Yes, 'm-yes, mr. 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 little gentleman, al
ways q
Yes, I'm. That's so. We know
Only two unsympathetic faces now;
but one of them, that of the sulky boy
in the corner, looked as if its owner
were mentally saying: Cant 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 unfinished
building on Corliss street. How he did
what no other boy in school would do
let himself down into the cellar,
and groped about in the dark until he
found it for him.
we know that-yes, I'M. Hurrah
for
Stop a minute. One thing more
Sulky-bOy's companion was shouting
with the rest, and Sulky-boy's own face
had relaxed.
You all know said /, show he took
care of Willie Randall when Willie hurt
himself upon the ice. How he drew
him home upon his own sled, going
very slowly and carefully that poor
Willie might not be jolted, and making
himself late to school in consequence.
Yes, IN. Yes, ma'am. Hoo-ray for
little Dunbarp Sulky-boy was smiling
now, and 1 knew that my cause was
won.
very WELL said I. Now let us talk
about to-day. He has disObeyed me,
and-of course ought to punish him.
No. IN, 700 ought MT. Don't pun
ish him! We don't want him whipped
But have given my word. 1t will
be treating you all unfairly if l break it.
lie has been such a faithful boy that L
should like very much, to forgive him,
but can not do it unless you are all
willing.r ~' ''4i' b 90. ''-.A "
We're willing. Well give you leave.
Well forgive him. we'll -SIg
Stop! I want you to think of it
carefully for q minute. 1 am going to
leave the matter altogether with you,
I 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, IL
y My dear, you should have seen them!
If ever there was expression in human
hands, saw it in theirs that day. Such
a shaking and swapping of fingers, and
an eager waving of small palms, break
ing out at last into hearty, simultane-
Gus clapping, and Sulky-boy's the most
demonstrative of ALL N
Disorderly,' do you say? Well,
perhaps it was. We were too much in
earnest to think of that. I, I looked at
Frank. His blue eyes were swimming
in tears, which he would not let fall.
AS for me l turned to the blackboard,
and put down some examples in long
division. IfI had made all the divis-
ors larger than the dividends. or written
the numerals upside down, it would not
have been ut all strange, in the circum-
stances.
And the moral of this-eencluded
Miss Jenkins (she had just been read
ing "Alice in rWonderland") lis that a
teacher is human, and human being
doesn't railways know JUST what, to do.
-Mary c. Bdrtlett, IN ST. HNic'tolds .fo'
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