Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-05

lage overlooking the w eSLern Sca.
Everything there is rough and stony,
and even the inhabitants are to all APP
pearances as rough and stony as their
native rocks But underneath those
slaty fields lies the rich vein of metal,
and in those rough Cornish hearts is a
vein of human feeling and Christian
charity, far, far purer than much that
passes as such in the fashionable world,
where tinkling bells daily summon rich
dowagers to church In their gorgeous
chariots.
The children of Tregoze were trip
ping lightly to school after their holi-
days, along the hard, slaty paths. 1t
was, indeed, with no creeping like snail
unwillingly to school" kind of motion on
this occasion, as all were full of ex-
pectation, almost of joy, for they were
to have that day new mistress, one
whom they all knew, one who had, in
act, been one of themselves.
Margaret Powhele had been born in
Tregoze, where she had attended the
school, first as a pupil, and then as a
pupil teacher. Thence she had gone to the
college in London, and, vacancy hav-
ing occurred, she had been appointed
mistress down there in her own native
village. Her father had worked there,
man and boy, in the Tregoze mines for
upward OF forty years, and he still CON
tinued to follow this same occupation.
The children, therefore, all knew Mar
garet. Their memories of her'were pleas
ant, and hence they tripped joyously to
school, where they admired their new
mistress, who, in their eyes. was certainly
as learned as the curate. and almost as
wise as the vicar, beside being as pretty
as princess.
When they, therefore, returned home
at midday, many were the EXPLANATIONS
of 'Isnt she pretty!' "Isn't she nice p
and so on, among the youngsters; which
ordinations generally called forth from
the old people the remark. II hope thee
wool get vorrard i thy farming, cause
times be very hard for us poor volks"
Many others beside the school children
were in love with Margaret, for she had
budded into womanhood since she had
left Tregoze, and now her beauty had
taken the young men by surprise.
For some time Margaret found it far
from agreeable to have so many admirers,
but by dint of good management, by the
falling off of those who felt they had mo
chance" and through other circum-
stances, her circle of avowed adorers be-
came reduced to two-Joseph Tregear
and Tom Polglaze
Both of these young men were rcceiv-
ing good wages in the mines, and had OPP
portunities of raising to higher positions
as inspectors, and so forth; both, too,
were steady, and had saved little money
1t was long, however, before Margaret
herself made it known which of them she
preferred; in fact, so far as that goes,
neither could for long time boast of the
smallest favor
Other girls called Margaret firt, but
in this they wronged her. The simple
fact was that Margaret, not yet tired of
being her own mistress, endeavored so to
order her ways that neither Joseph Ire
gear, Tom Polglaze, nor any other sutton,
might have the slightest reason to be
jealous of a rival.
Tregear, however, had the good sense
to see that neither he nor Polglaze was
nearly SO well educated as Margaret, and
be well understood that it was a bad
omen when the husband had to look up
to the wife in the matter of learning. He
accordingly bought books and became an
earnest midnight student In fact, he
tried In every way to render himself Mar
garet Powhele's equal
Tom Polglaze, however, loved the fair
teacher not whit less than his rival, but
he was formed in a rougher mold. He
scarcely noticed the change in Tregear;
but, If he did not, Margaret Powhele did,
and she was highly gratifed by it.
Joseph, said she to him one evening,
when he came to ask her to take a walk,
You seem much changed lately; you are
rs little like native of Tregoze as my
SELF
'In what way, Margaret?"
''You have lost that twang, and you
seem to know something about the great
world. Do you study2'
Eyes; sit up every night to read or
to work mathematics.
'sWhyg What do you want to be2 A
clerk2n
Margaret, study only to be more like
you; love you. Will you-n
"Therel Joseph Tregear! you study to
be like meg / am sure | never set you
the example of talking such rubbish! All,
an Goodbye.
So saying, off she tripped into the house,
to his intense discontinue.
But was Margaret any the more happy
than the lover she had left so disconso-
late in the street, That evening her pa
ents noticed great change in her: but
could not discover the cause She did
not talk nor take any food, but soon re-
tired TO her own little room, complaining