The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-24

ward QuakiDg was nelpeu INTO the
saddle. Jamie led the pony at first,
but becoming holder after awhile. l
felt able to ride alone.
Jock must have known how cow
ardly | was, and being lazy fellow
was DESTROYS of getting rid of me. He
shook his head and started off at a
stiff canter. This frightened me so
that instead Of attempting to control
him | loosed my foot from the stirrup
and jumped to the ground.
Jamie watched the entire proceed
ing, and | am afraid that he was a
little Disguised with me, but he said
nothing that might lead me to think
that such was the case.
was soon heartily ashamed of my
fright, however, and begged for an
opportunity TO redeem myself
Accordingly Jack was saddled for me
another evening, and in spite of his
pranks which to be sure were not
alarming-I kept my place in the
saddle Other rides succeeded and |
now felt at ease in the saddle. After
a few weeks of practice there was
nothing l more enjoyed than a gallop
over the even prairie.
As the days grew shorter and colder,
and the farm work was done for the
season, my school increased in men,
bers and interest. There was one
difficulty before NE, that had not
Anticipated. | had felt so wise, so
capable of instructing the entire
nieghborhood, that | never dreamed
of being found wanting in the balance
of knowledge. True ] had not liked
mathematics, and had not succeeded
well in those branches. L found
here that the stuiy OF arithmetic was
vigorously pursued, while Others that
| deemed very important were totally
ignored. One old farmer declared,
when urged the necessity Of grammar,
that he didn't care Cor the grammar,
Just so his son got on well III arlth-
metic, and learned readin', writin'.
and speIlin'.
1t soon became apparent to me that
| must work in order to keep in adj
vance Of my best class in arithmetic
went TO work with a will, and no
doubt learned as much as my pupils.
But one day f und problem that
could not solve. l tried it for three
succeeding days and failed 10 get it
In another day the class would reach
that particular lesson and if did not
get the problem before that time |
would lower myself in the estimation
of my pupils, for never yet had l
failed to satisfy their inquiries on any
question that arose.
On the evening of my last day OF
grace 1 set to work with, if possible,
more energy than had previously
felt, but try as | would the problem
would not unravel itself to me. At
last I gave up in despair, leaned my
head on my hands ard, girl like,
began to cry bitterly. Presently the
door was gently opened and Jamie
stood on the threshold. My open
book, my paper and pencil, and above
all my Respondent appearance, sufficed
to reveal the situation to him at 8
glance. Without saying a word he
advanced to my side and took up the
book.
(which one is it," he asked.
There" answered pointing cut the
one.
He sat down by me, took my paper
and pencil, and liz very few moments
placed the solution upon the paper.
Then he explained it to me in such a
clear and forcible manner that /
understood it perfectly.
"Now," said he, eff you have any
more such trouble do not 90 of alone
and work yourself into such a
desperate mood, but let some one help
you"
You are very kind" | au-w,rgd
and / am grateful for your Il p. ''bu
am much ashamed of NV IGN rance.
jamie changed the subject to That
of literature, and | was surprised to
learn how much he ha, read and hoT
we'll he had protited BY it all. Mary
soon came in ami joined in the cor
versation, and the evening passed off
pleasantly.
Thus the autumn and winter gli1ed
away. There were sleigh rides over
the smooth white snow. There were
old fashioned spelling schools. and
many other gatherings. So time
went on, and my stay was near its
close,
| had learned many things in the
time | had spent here, but yet | did
not feel so wise as when / came.
Among other things l knew that l had
learned to care for Jamie Brown. |
| had long since ceased to compare him