Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-10

er, and Alice had fulfilled his direc-
tons so literally that when she had
completed her course of study at the
normal school she had hardly $40 left,
and when she paid Uncle Heke for
hauling her and her little trunk from
the nearest railroad town TO the dis.
trict where she was going to teach, she
had but S. left.
On Monday morning as she started
for the school house she felt as If she
was going TO the scaflold. Her course
of pedagogics in the normal institute
had included no such problem ss this
school promised to be, and if II were
not for very shame she would have
given her single s. to anyone TO take
her back TO the railroad and pay her
fare to L., the town where she had at
tended school. When she arrived at
the school house about twenty or thirty
pupils were grouped around talking,
but spell o: silence fell upon them as
she walked up and saluted them with
"uood morning. which was more like
the chirp of a frightened bird than
ANYTHING else. AS she unlocked the
door and entered what she had already
begun to regard as chamber of tor
ture, two or three slowly followed her
into the room, and depositing their
books upon the Whitfield desks, took
seats and fixed their eyes upon her
with "A stare that did not help to
strengthen her nerves,
The Fort Worth Pharmacy Company make
"A speciaity OF physicians prescriptions, ana
prepare them with painslaking care.
All the rules and regulations of her
",Iheory and Practice of Opening
School Upon the First Day" seemed
to vanish and leave her head whirling
in dizzy helplessness. She tried TO
think of some cheerful remark, but her
brain refused to form the thought and
her tongue Glove to the roof OF her
mouth. She could see in the faces or
her pupils. most OF whom were now in
the school room, that they were aware
of her fright and enjoyed it thorough
ly. By a strong effort she partially re-
covered herself, and bravely resisted
the temptation TO lean her head ON the
desk and have good cry. She felt
that she must do something or faint,
40 she sang the bell, though it lacked
fifteen minutes to nine. she began
taking down the names and ages of her
nupils' and BY the time this was COM
nleted she began 10 feel more ct ease.
She then began examining the pupils
i'm the different branches in order to
assign them TO their proper classes.
She had finished the examination IN
all the branches except the advanced
reading class, which was principally
composed of grown girls and young
men. among whom was the terrible
Jim Turner, OF whom she had been
warned.
Several of the members OF the class
had read. and il was now the turn 81
Moses Bradley, huge, heavy-set fell
low. with small, malicious eyes and u
general air of ruflianism. When he
was called upon to read he did not rise
from his seat. but began to read IN a
thick, indistinct voice from book h'd-
den in his lap.
"Mr. Bradley, will you please stand
nm when YOU read?n asked Alice. !.
~ can read just as well sittin'
down. replied the ieiiow win u
d0gged air. IL, road
ing class to stand up 10 read saiu
| Alice, her heart quaking with lear as
abe foresaw the incipient rebellion.
~ reckon you will have 70 make q
new rule for me then,o impudently
answered Nose, glancing sideways ~
his companions with u grin OF triumph
SIf vou do not obey me i shall b.
Obliged to punish you" said Alic'
brayely. though she could scarcei,
! stand up. ,,shont 10,