The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-19
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open revolt. though the cause Of this
singular behavior was not generally
known among the scholars.
The facts were these: Julia Fes-
scnden. one Of the girls living in
town. had given a birthday party,
and a dozen or more Of the students
had been invited. and the invita-
tons submitted 10 the faculty.
After a little delay. Prof Montrose
called the girls together. They
knew vc.y well what was coming,
and ID the truth must be told, there
was but one sunny face among the
group. and thst belonged 10 Kitty
Bacha
Young ladies. said the professor.
"whi.e / dislike 10 stand between
YOU and any rational enjoy
mcut. shall be compelled torequest
YOU all TO return your regrets to
Mis- Fesscnden. I beg you to re-
member that / am not only respOn-
sihlc 10 your parents and guardians
lor your intellectual improvements,
but to your social and moral well
fare. Miss Fessenden's party may
or NAV not he a good place for the
students Of koseyille; but so long
as there i- the slightest lear IN my
own mind In regard to the acquaint-
anccs YOU may form there. the ma
ture Of my office conpels me to the
course have mentioned. ] feel
sure, young ladies. a little reflection
vill enable You to appreciate the
gery delicate position in which
am placed.
Isn't IT shameful" said Laura
Cary to Kitty, as they filed out OF
the professors study
I thought ] should like to go,
replied Kitty. but of course the
professor knows best.
Wclj my father and mother
would never think of saving no if !
wrrr at home" continued Laura.
The idea Of a girl seventeen years
I'D being tied up in this style, We
aIl ought to have high chairs and
lib-aprons.
Yes. and nurses. said another
eli. "and haby-carriages and blan-
kets, and blue quilted hoods. Prof
NOntrose l. an old stick,'
That's JUST what he is, said an
either. n perfect fossil. He's so old
he can't enjoy anything himself, and
he thinks nobody else can. ] mean
10 90, anyhow"
Il think you might have said
connecting, Kitty" put in Garry
DykemaG If you had teased a
iittIe, aGd promised that we should
dl have behave ourselves, I'm sure
he would have consented. He Just
acted as 81 be expected YOU tC
speak.
II never want anything enough
80 tease for it, replied Kitty, pleas
4nHy y felt a good deal more
sorry ipf him than / did for myself
I anow it hurt him to refuse Us"
20. pshaw;' exclaimed Laura
Cary. Prof Montrose has never
9lnted me one favor since have
0ceu in this seminary 1t Just tick
ies him 70 torment us
lt was on the end of kittv's
tongue to say TO Miss Laura that i
she had received no kindness from
lae professor, there could be but
one reason for it, which was becaus,
she had never deserved any. But
80 many things that had been or
the tip Of this unruly member had
dropped off before now, and mad,
her trouble. that she decided tC
keep a tight rein on it now.
Kitty had had good deal on hel
sUind lately, and Just at this tim,
she doubtless felt the disappoint
nent much less than she might
have at some other. One of tn,
town scholars, a young and very
lovely girl, had been taken suddenly
and strangely ILL., Her maladv was
a battling one, from the fact Of its
being wholly Of the brain.
This was known only to the moth
er, the matron of Boseville, the min
ister's wife, and Kitty Bache The
report once started that Ethel Lee
was crazy, the mother well knew
that were her daughter to live hun.
dred years, she would always be
called crazy by the inhabitants Of
Roseyille. So this feature Of the i'll.
ness was kept a secret.
Then there was another rea-
son. Mrs. Lee was a widow, and
possessed Of small means. BY great
economy, she had been able to edu-
cate her daughter, in the hope that
she might support herself by teach
ing. 1t lacked now only six months
of her graduation, after which she
had been promised a good position
in the State Normal school.
This promise had only been Sc
cured in advance to Ethel by the
greatest pains and influence. Mrs.
Lee believed her daughter would
permanently recover. The doctor
thought she might; and Kitty
Bache, the only human being who
could calm her distressing parox-
isms, was sure she would.
The matron of Roseville, whose
power in certain respects was quite
equal to the professors, had given
Kitty permission to 90 10 the Lees
whenever she was sent for.
Twice had the kind hearted wo-
men summoned Kitty from her
studies TO this errand of mercy. and
once when sent for in the evening,
had escorted her herself
The days rolled on, and at last
the night of Miss Fessenden's party
arrived. Strangely enough, all the
excitement in regard to II had died
out; and completely had it passed
from Kitty's mind that she had act
ually forgotten its date.
This evening, about halfpast sew
en. Kitty was summoned to the
matron's room. There she found
Mrs. Coleman, the minister's wife.
waiting to take her to the Lees.
When Kitty returned to her room
for her things, Catharine Lyndhurst,
her room mate, had stepped out,
and she could leave no message.
OF course Catharine was not in her
confidence about Ethel. for Kitty
had promised not to tell anyone.