Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-11
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their respective places, the bat ON the
ground and the ball in Tim Carna- ]
hans pocket, and with a whoop and
jostle the rosy, painting crowd make
their way into the small school.house
of Maple Grove--that il, all with one
exception naughty Percy Smith re- J
mains out in the yard, seated on
! whistling and whiting q stick his !
bright black eyes glowing in sullen ,
anger.
"Charles Clark, 80 and tell Percy
! that i say for him TO come in at once.n
Belle Garland issues this order
calmly and in firm tones, but her
/ checks flame, and her timid heart fiut-
tiers i'm spite of all her efforts TO appear
calm for She realizes the struggle abe
fore her---the struggle that began some
time back and now promises TO reacha
climax.
The grinning urchin returns in a few
minutes and reports to Miss Belle: /
'He says he don't have to-
A litter runs over the school and the |
red dies out of the teachers face, leay- 4
ing 1t white and sad.
livery well, we shall see.N He must
obey me or leave the school. And then
the afternoon work begins.
BY and by Percy deigns to come in
and walk pompously to his scat, takes
il with rude thump and throws II
! mocking, defiant glance upon his COM
rades. for Percy Is the 'squire's son
! and the bully of the school.
percy says his teacher, quietly
but firmly, ''you cannot come here and
disobey me; either take your books
; and go home or quietly submit to my
orders
g But Percy remained stubbornly in
r his seat, stunning lightly upon the
: desk with his fingers, his cool, daring,
handsome eyes regarding her i'll con-
q temptuous amusement.
perceiying the useiessness of trying
= TO deal with her incorrigible pupil, as
soon as school Is dismissed she turns
y her steps in the direction of the home
l. of 'Soliire Smith, who is one of the di-
I. rectors. and the one who insists on his
own way.
= percy came by his domineering
shirt honestly Miss Garland thinks
MS she walks slowly and sadly on her
n disagreeable GRAND.
n But Percy had reached home in ad-
:. vance, and the Squire Is not In the
: most of accommodating of moods wren
l. she is announced.
% "Keep my boy out of school? Ma
q ma'am! No. indeed! We hired you
T. TO teach our school, and we expect
at YOU to govern it also. If You are mol
4, capable, better resign. we can get
l. Ia lother teacher easy enough,
o. brusquely, heartlessly.
f. "Rut how can control such large
4. bows as Percy when they set then
b. heads in defiance to my rules Ho"
can [, without the assistance oil tn'
directors, 10 see that my orders are en-
forced?h
~ amt a-teachin, and don't want
To be bothered about ii. ] think yol
had better give ii up; you're too young
:, and not calculated to deal with on
in boys, it appears,
~ mot alune--no, sir. But you vii
IN please sign me n receipt for the none.
iii due me-"
=; ~ out into the dark, deary twilight
zoe she passes, II dull pain III her near
To and indignant tears in her eyes Tor III
m. cruel treatment she hasreceived
~ Somebody opened the gate for hei
-" il was Percy himself. and looking hi
full i'm the eyes, she eXclaims impet'
ously:
II suppose YOU are satisfied nov
Won have won. viii the knoWledt
~, of my defeat make you any happie
Ia Ia and the thought of the little sister al
~ widowed mother, who have only THE
extending the receipt tandif
between them and want, make W
sIeen any sounder and sweeter. Al
No. see is gone. ~,
ms With shame-faced, hanging hef
DC Percy remains beside the open gate
M moment quite motlonless lnis u
ms different view from his first IDEA
MS getting the teacher turned on
mir L =
to have acted like n coward-but didn
nat think / ought to have thought; I
10 Pm the oldest 10y two months; only
mo- was never poor. | don't see what g
W be done now.
P. Pondering lobg and deeply, a 81
,di- den light irradiates his colhteIial'
Wv, and he hurries into the house, n
son. donnng II warm SUIT, ne hhthcS
~ W. his fathers fastest horse 10 the bug
W and drives swiftly away
The rain beats in binding sheets
the window panes of Widow SaIiah
are tiny cottage, and Belle, sitting 10y !
!, III small fire, clasps her hands III iief
i'e 81, despairingly. a 80
az Her mother raises her SAD gu
ara. ewes an instant, and SAYS
sim sRetter keep on with Your sewn
Z. r. aven NJ eight cents Il piece, II l. bel
ston 49,, staryatior
IVES but il makes my side acne
en- sew so steadily, oh. mother ! can
forget tia, man. injustice,
4 knock at the door It y on.
. De- nostman with letter. which ~
omss, lakes in surprise, noticing the str'''
oon. chirography. w., o,,
Getty WHY, what is this Why nioli
city lis an offer from Prof. strong OF 4
Tor sition in his school, and The salary
" NJ 5000. oh, ,uother, am ! dreaming
III. II WAS no dream, and Belle Garu
is n wear in her pleasant posiiiol
lie. She learns whose influence optal
, sea for her the situation.
. for "None other than your naueh'f
Surf pupil. Percy Smith, explains =
4 i'm Strong, smiling ut her astonlslea = !
! sell ole i my nephew, and p,eadeu
>, If cause sc nobly that could but
Won a trial, aud ! am more liii'il - -
fed Percy is now III " con-
ton making tine progress, ana thofoue
l. A 1