The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-09-27
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thing, not his teacher.
As other lessons were added the neg
lected person set the hours for them !;
finally ne had six hours day All the
pupils were dismissed but one. The
spelling lesson, the lesson on geogra-
phy, the lesson in history, followed
each other. All the week days were
! his.
Poor Miss Piper had no power TO say
him nay. He paid well, he treated her
with actual reverence; but the last
pupil went when he elected to copy
some very fiat flower pieces" which
| Miss Piper had executed In early youth
anu call this lesson in painting. He
| had all her week days at last He GER
tainly had improved IN pronunciation,
but Miss Piper felt herself to be hum
bug. What they really did was to
spend the day together exactly as he
chose. Playing with educational books,
| humping the piano, daubing bristol
board with impossible flowers, scram
| bling through the lessons in French, OF
which Miss Piper had had d quarter
| from Swiss gentleman. For long
| time she was alone on Sunday and gen
orally went to the Methodist church to
which she belonged; but Mr. Sliger
soon altered that. He began by asking
her whether they had these vespers
! of theirs at the cathedral on Sunday
morning?" And when she instructed
him that ''vespers" We're in the latter
part of the day, said he would call for
| her.
Accordingly she went to vespers ut
| the cathedral in the afternoon and after
that regularly three times a day to diff
ferent churches.
1t was then that the lanilady thought
it her duty 10 call.
She appeared in Miss Pandora
Piper sapartment at the awful hour Of
ten, majestic in her crimpil & pins, and
with very serious cDuntenauce and
was welcomed in with smile by the
little music teacher
Good evening, Mrs. Grimm" said
she, Il haven't had call from you for
long while"
No, Miss Piper, you haven't" said
Mrs. Grimm with emphasis. you
couldn't expect me to call after sucu
carvings on"
why, what do you mean, Mrs.
Grimm ?" calculated Miss Piper
Can you ask, Pandora Piper ?" an
swered the landlady in her deepest
chest note. The whole peighborhood
is talkin' about you"
about mep screamed Miss Piper
You and that man." said the land
| lady.
My pupil, Mr.. Sliger!7 sobbed Miss
Piper, now fairly in tears.
Your pupil? Don't tell me-" said
| Mrs. Grimm. Miss Pandora Piper. |
shall be obliged to put up a bill for my
second door. You've got to 60"
"Oh, oh, OH" cried Pandora. Can
you think any harm of me? Why, you
could come in at any moment. Nora is
ID and out every now and then. Such a
respectable elderly gentleman, and such
a correct person as [ ami"
1T isn't me, Pandora" said Mrs
Grimm, quite melted. cts the neigh
| borhood. The church going Off it is
church) finished 'em. You're of age
this long while, my dear; you ought to
know how to behave; but [ can't coun-
tenance this. I shall put up the bill
Oh, oh, oh, Pandoral that it should
tOule ~ blliS
Poor Miss Pandora!
As her friend and landlady walked
out of the door with her handkerchief
to her eyes, she stood motionless as
though turned to pillar of salt.
She saw just how this repair of neg
| lected education must appear to her
small circle of discarded pupils, and
| felt strong desire to drown herself, or
! jump out of the window, or turn on the
! gas, or take box of matches IN her tea,
and she might actually, it seemed to her
afterwards, have died of modification,
but that the gong at the front door,
| pulled violently at this moment
startled her, and Nora, running up
wrapped in a waterproof cloak, for she
had been making preparations to 60 to
bed, announced:
"Mr Sigerp
"He can't come up" said Pandora,
at this hour of the night"
NO, miss; he asks for you to come
down" said Nora
Pandora went down.
MIR. Siger was at the door.
"Ihere's telescope at the corner, T"
he said; something going on in some
star or other, believe. Get bonnet
and shawl and come and have q peep.
1t viii be a lesson in astronomy for me.
You can explain it, you know-same
terms as the other lessons"
Pandora without word obeyed.
The door closed after the two, leaving
Mrs. Grimm staring at Nora.
"That's the capsheaf,' said the lady
"Shall / sit up for them?" asked
Nora.
NO. said Mrs. Grimm Il will"
Meanwhile Miss Pandora and Mr.
Sliger peeped through the telescope
and saw the rings of Saturn, which Mr..
Shger supposed to be phenomenal and
temporary. aud which were explained
by Miss Pandora to be fixtures, and
then adjourned to an ice-cream saloon
: of much elegance.
This, indeed, was desperate dissipa.
J ton, Miss Pandora said to herself, as
she sat before the cut-glass goblets Oh
, the damask cloth, and saw the water
splash from the little fountain in the
center into the aquarium and over the
glossy plants, all reflected in the long
| mirrors. However, what did it matter
: She was already talked about" turned
2 out of her lodgings as a person who had
| gone wrong. She would keep this
merry moment to remember when she
$ had put an end to all by saying to the
neglected pupil that she could nc
longer impart instructions to him.
He was ordering every indigestiblt
} luxury on the bin of fare, the diamond
| on his little finger flashing like a small
sun, obsequious waters bobbine
! about behind them. He looked kindly
: at her, and asked her if she liked this
or that. He was as simple as an old ba
by; as kind as an old lady, and he was
a nice, pleasant looking man
, "All over! All overi' she said to her.
| self. Il might have known what 8
/ wicked world this Is and how III Il