Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-10-30
CHAPTER III.

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Miss Maglin had given salts faction.
Many an obdurate young fellow and
many wayward girl had renoune;ed theif
tricks of former evil and embr aced the
social order of 'syou must do this to be-
come good"
Everybody in the neighbornood had
become the friend of the teacher. The
old men had seen that she was not try
ing to get married, and the younger
men had seen that she was not looking
for young fellow. That she did not
care to marry was great surprises to
the trustees. All the teachers, and all
the governesses had, after all, look ed
out '1for the main chance" Every { lay
more and more Miss Maglin becs me
acquainted with this fact She bit her
lips-of course she bit her lips. What
was there left for her to bite. In fiction
the lip is a great factor. The heroine
must bite her lips. If not. the story is a
failure.
Abe continued to be bad. The young
lady thought of resigning. The trifing
rascal cared not to learn. All he cared
for was to tease the other scholars"
Miss Maglin saw this. 1t beca me her
duty TO reform or expel Abe.
One day when Abe Bedford hf.d been
extremely rude, the teacher told him to
remain after the other pupils had de-
parted. The rascal did not seem
abashed but quietly took his seat. The
children rushed out of the house. One
by one they came back and took up their
dinner buckets. Joe kept his seat. The
glad shout died away; the "throw it
here, throw it here,n was hushed. The
great rim of the sun had gone below the
woods. The teacher stood in the door :
way, watching the children depart. She
must bid each one goodbye" The
last one tipped her rustic good even ing
and with a sense of loneliness she turned
to Abe. Apparently he was absorb ed in
a book which he held in front of his face.
"Abe,n said the teacher, don't you
know that the children are gomez"
Yep" he replied, without taking
his eyes off his book.
After a silence, and not until the
shadows began to creep in between the
logs, she said:
What are you studying27
Grammar" he replied. cit says
first person I love, second person you
love-"
Regarding him curiously, she twisted
he strings Of her apron and did not re-
ply. "Abe," she said, after a long in
terval of silence.
EYES," he replied. without lifting his
eyes.
"Do you like GRAMMAR
So, SO, said he, still without lifting
his eyes,
=" You seem to pay great attention to
it, yet in school you declare that you
know nothing about it,"
"Young woman" said Abe, "you
have kept me in, haven't youln
"Yes, have"
"Whygn
Because you are bad.n
He laughed "You have,n said he,
"a quiet face
81 hope so, /" she replied.
"You cultivate non-expression of
countenance, eh?"
81 don't know what you mean.n
~ suppose not"
She looked at him with bewildered
stare, and then, bouncing " her apron,
seated herself, coughed and remained
silent.
q suppose You think that I am a very
rude boy. eha"
eyes, do"
~ thought so. You look at me in sur
prise"
Eyes, for I cannot help it,"
'sYou think that have done many
things toperplex youin
''Yes, know you have"
''Do you know why?"
II surely do not"
because your face would occasionally
fall into strange repose. This repose
was death to me-"
Boy, what do you means7
Abe laughed and settled himself back
~ 4he bench. The sun, fast bidding
farewell to the earth, cast a parting ray
on the teachers desk.
'eThey call me rough Abe, " said he.
''Yes,n she said, in astonishment.
'sWhat are youreading2" she had taken
up newspaper. Z am reading sZanzo-
las last poem. 1t is beautiful Don't
talk to me, but study your lesson. You
ought to be ashamed Of yourself to keep
me here. "
Have / kept you herel"
''You know you have
/ ssYou think that am Ounce, don't
youa''
His question shocked her. mo, she
replied. III Thought you were Ounce