The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-12-07
A Cleveland Schoolmum's Fate.

CIevel0nu ScnOOlmuh- Ae
A Cleveland lady teacher Of refine
ment, attractive in form and feature, &C.
companied PARTY of excursionists to
Europe last summer. On the steamer
she, with others. became acquainted
with a wealthy New Orleans banker,
who paid her marked attention until the
steamer reached Queenstown, where all
disembarked, the excursionists going to
London, and the New Orleans bachelor
to Birmingham. Suddenly the banker
appeared in London and secured apart.
ments at the hotel ut which the eXcur-
sionists were stopping. He was trav-
cling alone and asked the advice of some
of the ladies of the party as to pur-
chases he wished to make for friends in
New Orleans. The school teacher ac-
companied him on several shopping ex-
petitions in London, and assisted in the
selection of vast quantities of fine laces
and silks and elegant jewelry. Leav-
ing London the eXcursiOnists journeyed
to Paris. where they were shortly after
joined by the banker. In Paris the
teacher again selected a quantity of
silks, bric-a-brac and fine pictures for
friends of the bachelor in the United
States. A very pleasant time was spent
in the French capital and whatever
places of interest that were visited by
the teacher were visited by the banker.
The two met at almost every turn, but
nothing was said by either that would
have led the other to believe that love
had aught to do with their frequent and
apparently unexpected meetings. From
Paris the eXcursionists went to Rome,
and on the second day after their arrival
the bachelor banker registered at their
hotel, and was assigned commodious
quarters on the first floor. In Rome
more purchases were made, and after
being packed in great iron bound boxes
were shipped to New Orleans. The art
galleries were visited and, strange as it
may appear, the banker and the teacher
were always found admiring the same
picture. Finally the teacher turned her
face toward America, and Rome and
the beaming features of the big hearted
banker faded in the distance as her ship
plowed its way through the deep waters
of the Atlantic. In due time the school
teacher arrived in Cleveland, still weak
from her serious illness. Shortly after
reaching Cleveland the grave and able
Drained Board of Education issued
solemn decree to the effect that the pub
lie schools should open upon a certain
day. The schools opened but the teach
er of whom this little history relates was
too i'll to be ut her post Observing the
situation of affairs the Board, in its great
desire to do the fair thing, generously
granted, at a special meeting called for
the purpose, the sick teacher a short
furlOugh. But when the time given her
had elapsed she was still too weak to
assume her duties. The Board
shook its large head impatiently,
stamped its large right foot upon
the earth savagely, and declared that
it would give the poor sick teach
er just one week IN which to get. lwell
4tshe was not ready then to take her
place her successor would be appointed.
Such actions and language bore heavily
upon the sick teacher, and instead of
getting better she got worse. The last
day of grade was speedily passing away.
and the teacher, feeling still too i'll to
work, was gazing out Of her window into
the street below, wondering what was
to become of herif she was really turned
out of her place. Presently carriage
stopped below, and a gentleman rushed
up the steps and gave the bell a jerk.
The door was opened and familiar
voice aseed if '.Miss - lodged here"
Being informed that she did the gentle
man asked to see her, and was shown
into the parlor. Five minutes later the
teacher and the New Orleans bache-
lor were seated very close togeth-
err, talking about their journeys back to
the United States. 1t was eleven o'clock
before the banker took his departure,
and when he did he had the promise
that the teacher would become his
bride and assist him in spending his
vast wealth. The wedding was solemn
lied not over one month ago, and the
Cleveland teacher is now the mistress of
one of the finest establishments in New
Orleans. When she was conducted to
her elegant new home directly after the
marriage, the heroine of this tale was
surprised to see all the laces, silks, brio
a-brac, and pictures which she had as
sisted in purchasing for unknown friends
in New Orleans spread about in a great
long room, and was still more surprised
when the happy groom told her what
she saw were his presents to his bride.
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