The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-07-11

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'wofk inthe world 10 ASSUME In
IL 49, neoess..lJ lol he|
positiohas assistant teacher.
u never saw such babyishnesi
in my lifel" said Miss Negley, the
principal; sand l shall not put VI
with ii, Miss Hopkins don't YOU
think i'll Dignity, in the education
al line, is everything. And / d,
not call it fitting to the position o
assistant principal to be racing
around NTH the children in theil
monday games, and dressing 9
corn.cOb doll on the sly for little
Priscilla Jones, to say nothing
about bursting out crying like 3
great baby, when Billy Smith kill
ed the robin.radbreast with O
stone. Dignity Miss Hopkins
dignity should ever be the watch
word of our profession"
Miss Negley was tall and grim
with heavy black hair, u sallow
complexion, several missing front
teeth, and something very like Q
moustache.
Alice Hopkins covered before
her severe glance.
"Im very sorryl" faltered she
IN try TO be goodI"
"More like a child than evor!'
said Miss Negley, despuiringly.
"I-T mean," Alice hastenod tc
correct hersclf-"I will endeavor
to set a guard upon my rash i'm.
pulses"
fairgrounds more like i'll" said
Miss Negley. "And now Alice,
remepbGFing the signal failure d
her class apou a similar occasion,
not g very long ago
snollGs examination, iope2n
z'''Norse tBHn that" said Miss
Nogley-"Far worsc!"
Alice lifted her hazel eyes in
@mazement. What could possibly
be worse than Fanny Dow spelling
cat with a k, and Lucy Malley as.
serting that Baltimore was situa.
ted on the left bank Of the Nile.
"Thcre is a proposition on foot
to reduce our salaries" said Miss
Negley. Actually, to reduce our
"oh," said Alice. But mine is
very small already, Only one
hundred dollars u year. | don't
think they can reduce it lnuch.o
"They can reduce it to fifty,
can't theyH' said Miss Nogloy,
shortly,
"In that case" ventured Alice,
81 could go and be u shop girl in
my unclo's store in the city. One
must live"
you've no proper prido," said
Miss NegIey. "a shop girl indeedl
But | don't intend that they shall
carry out their nelarious plans. II
My good gracious mel there
comes Mr.. Barthorne now jogging
along on his old gray horse just as
as if he wasn't bent on
an errand of evil, They do say
that old Barthorne is the head and
front Of the whole business. I'll
show himl A reduction of salaries,
indeed | dare say he means to
wheedle a consent out Of US before.
hand, so that everything shall
seem smooth TO morrow when the
committee meets, But he'll find
that he has mistaken his customer
this timeI"
Little Alice began to tremble all
over and to grow pink and white
by turns, after her usual fashion
when she was disturbed.
al am SO frightened" hesita.
ted she. "Please may l go homer"
Eyes, little coward" impationtly
responded Miss Negly; "that is, II
you haven't the courage to stand
up for yourself and your rights"
"But Mr.. Barthorno has always
been so kind to me, faltered Alice
Hopkins, ''and il he should tell me