The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-06
A WIFE.

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adage) the young idea how to shoot.
His present task was that Of writing q
letter 10 a chum in his city home.
mo doubt The wrote) you imagine l
am dwelling in q sort of rural Arcadia,
and just as far as physical nature goes,
l am, for there can be nothing more
green than the hills, nothing more clear,
cool or limpid, or musical than the
brooks that everywhere ribbon the val
leys. Paradise itself could not produce
more life-givipg breezes, and yet my life
is a burden, bsesuse the girls land they
are greatly tbe majority of my pupils
are such wiae-awake, mischief-loying,
tormenting beauties as were never before
gwen to one person to manage. They
will have their own way, and completely
demoraliZe the school they tease, coax
and wheedle me out of my most import
ant rules, and when endurance ceases
to be a virtue, cast upon me such re-
proachful glances and put up such pout.
ing, pretty lips, that a fellow is tempted
to seize his hat and vamose the ranch,
as they say West. But in spite of my
complaints, don't imagine me subjucated.
l have at last issued positive commands
for the students not to range off during
study hours, as has been the practice.
A sort of Gypsy encampment is located
near an isolated nook among the hills.
Among the tribe is an old fortune-teller,
and of course the pretty heads of my
female scholars are completely turned,
and l have not only laid down the law
against visiting the camp, but fixed a
penalty thereto.
Now | know you will raise your hands
in holy horror when l tell you that after
exhausting every other form of punish.
ment, from the Ounce cap to writing
lengthy compositions (the bitter abhor-
renee of every feminine hearth and all
to no purpose, l have in this instance,
resorted 10 the old-fashioned one, the
~ferrule. And so help me fate, / will
carry it out to the bitter end, and make
every little hand smart whose owner dis,
obeys, or my name is not Paul Cheney
The school house where our hero pre-
sided was situated some distance from
the village where he boarded, and the
walk, though pleasant, was lonely and
passing a graveyard. And of late weird
tales had been told of ghosts who walk
there by moonlight, and in N or two
instances, when the school-master had
been belated he had observed an OBJ.
jeCt clothed in white fit at a distance
before him, andin his very path. Though
a trihe startled, he had no doubt that it
was a riddle that time would unravel
Therefore, upon the night when he had
remained writing to the city friend, as
he hurried homewarl to be in time for
supper, he gave the matter no thought
and had reached the boundary of the
graveyard when he was confronted by
the white-robbed apparation, approach.
ing him with extended arms.
The suggestions natural to its appear
ance were the reverse of pleasant, yet
he never dreamed the gliding visitant
..n ztI.-u H. ,-utl.lr n-l -a,,,lraYAI
his pace to meet il, but to his astonish.
ment it disappeared MS quickly and en-
tirely, as if swallowed by the earth. Not
a little startled and puzzled, he hastened
home. but kept his own counsel.
The next morning he proceeded &c
school more early than usual n spent
some time in accommodating the walk of
the ghost, and evidently to his satisfac.
tiop, for the broad smile that illuminated
his face as he entered the school-room
appeared to assure the pupils that theii
teacher was in the best humor, and they
would accordingly receive many indu,
II
At recess n number OF pretty heads
were in close consultation, and Sue Sal
mon, a black-eyed beauty said with a
pout:
'Wasn't it mean for Mr.. Cheney TO
threaten TO whip any one who went up
to the Gypsy encampment? Just rs If
he dared to do It'll"
81 would like to see him ferrule my
hand" chimed in May Ellis.
"Or mine, eitherl" exclaimed Kitty
Dalton. whats the use of being such
rowardly n%innies, girls? Let's go in spite
of him"
al will pay for any girl who will go
usstI, ,nn 80 .l,,,tn lnyn L. r,rt,,rn t,ll -
laughed Sue Salmon, merrily.
Twill you? Then we will all go, ever
if we have to submit to the punishment"
answered May.
1t was decided to run the risk, and ac-
cordingly when school closed at noon
they marched off bodily to learn the
mystery of the future.
at must be half past one o'clock At
least" exclaimed N of the number, as
they were Fastening back from their
visit to the Gypsy camp, half repent
ant and anxious to know what would be
the result of their breaking the law.
81 wish we hadn't gone," sighed Kitty
ruefully. at was all your fault, Sue"
81 know IT." returned the young lady,
with a merry laugh "and / am ready
not only to take my share of punishment,
but you as WELL"
IL 10 "a NNAN Z ~ NAAAhf ~ may
"but you are sure you will get off with
the lightest penalty, and that you can do
anything you please with Paul Cheney"
Can II Well, then I'll shield you
for your disobedience. So cheer up and
be brave. Here we are, and school has
commenced"
They marched in and took their seats,
and lifted their guilty eyes TO encounter
the Indignantly flashing ones of their
much abused teacher. OF all the scholars
Sue was the prettiest, most lovable and
most trying. She laughed his most Sc |
rious and just reproof to scorn, and
when she found he was really wounded, |
her great black eyes would fash up to
him through tears and appeal to be for
given. And somehow his voice always
tuned itself lower when he addressed
her, and in spite of himself she man
aged to throw upon him the solving of
all her most difficult problems. She
pleading pout, with my head aches So" |
and protest she could not do her algebra
unassisted; or might I not be excused
from writing that dreadful composition
for Just this once, please2" And prom
ised to do any thing else he wished; and
she looked so winsome, pretty and bright
when he yielded, thatshe usually carried
the day.
So, when the master, in n hard, cold
voice commanded the young ladies' who
were late to school to leave their seats
and take places before his desk, to his
surprise Sue said something in a whis- |
per to her companions, and came grace
fully and quickly forward alone, and
leaning her white arms upon his desk as
for support to her trembling limbs, said |
"Mr. Cheney, we have been to see the
GvnSiea lint I alone am TO blnme. and