South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-05-22

ANA what else would you be doing
at one ct those schools p
i should be educating myself for .
teacher, and after that could suppor,
myself Teaching the isms aud olo-
gies pave, Aunt Priscilla
'Humph y emitted Aunt Priscilla
but she looked at the young figure in
the freight more atientively aud q
tribe more respectfully. Whatever
she might think oil new tangled WAYS
they we're not TO be too sweepingly
condemned If they had cash value.
Anything that paid in dollars aud
cents was not utter foolisLnesa. II
hrains could be cultivated for the
market, aud bring their price as POI a.
tees and cabbages did, there might be
some sense ia bestowing little LABOR
and expense upon them. 1t was new
view OF the matter, and abe studied II
| tor a minute.
Aud you think you corld learn to
be teacher and 90 earn back more
than the school would cost ? she ques-
toned curiously.
" s ma'am. [ do answered The
da, decidedly.
'ilumph! Well, we'll think abou,
that after awhile, responded Aunt
Priscilla, nou-commitaliy.
The result OF her thinking was alb
ruptly communicated the next dav.
The DORA she began. suddenly,
I've nude up my mind you eau 90 to
That schooi ii YOU want 10, and if YOU
rsa.!y mean 10 stick to il and be a
teacher
Thedas eyss sparklsd. but Aunt
Priscilla checked all thanks.
lite busines. Pm talking she said
dfyiy. 'Y,u can go. and IN ay all
that's necessary But don't believe
in wasting money. / don't waste It
on myself, aud l won't asts it on u
n, body else. So you'll have to be
careful and saving, and do without
any + rbelows.'
rheaa checked u sigh rs she gla, :
ced at her plain. cheap dress, and
swiftly realized what th. last mandate
mcant-that her school life must he
sort OF nartyrdom However, she
had not expected her path to DO one
OF Roses, and she was glad to see tits
particular branch oft opening in any
gr'se; go che quietly accepted the
terms offered. Old IIepscy's surprise
at what she had accomplished was o.
overwhelming. and from that time for.
ward .hs and Solomon viewed the
g'rl with admiring wonder.
That was the way in which Theda
Gray became "a pupil at Glendale.
Low che studied during the three
yoars course the rsports which tae
Principal scrupulou. " forwarded to
Aunt Priscilla told How che dress
ed was topic upon which the girl. of
the Seminary descanted in many a
conclave. How che won her way was
best proved by the fact that she made
friends IN the face of all disadvauta.
ge', and the plain pr n; dress was mes.
lied cozily among the pretty woods
and musllns one bright morning when
The graduating class discussed The i'm.
portant event near at Land. They
were gay, bright group, eager. en-.
thuslastlc, and Astounding in adjcc-
tlves. as they compared note. and de.
scr:bed costumes until the pretty grad.
dating dresses were all decided upon
well now we know all about il.
,nd what every body is to wear said
Rosa Dane. with an air of relief. on
iy-why, Theda Gray, you haven't
said one word y she exclaimed, with
a sudden remembrance.
A momsntary silence fell over tho
group. They knew how Theda WA
situated Then one asked:
What will you dor
That was what Thcda had been We
ry soberly thinking: and not OH this
morning for the Grst time either
Aunt Priscillas peculia~ views on G.
cononny-Thed4 had dutifully tried
to call them only peculiar-had bar.
red the door to many innocent pleas.
ure; and made the girls sclIool course
a hard one. Her tastes were simple
She had no desire to dress extrava.
gantly or showily; tut e. have her
; snse and fitness constantly offended.
TO be 80 plainly, even coarsey clad.
that her dress attracted attention and
comment, had been no small trial. -
She had declined masy an offered
pleasure because she did rot ish her
sehcolfnates eitler 10 pity or be q.
shamed OF her. Aud now the com.
mencemcnt exercises were at hand.
her class would blossom into newbeau.
~, and be must take her place among
them. Ii did seem as II, for this once.
she might have something new and
pretty-slmpls aud inexpensive. of
cour-e, but suitable and pretty. Sure.
~, even Auut Priscilla would ace hat
II Was necessary. She had decided
to write TO her about il. and she told
the girls so. Their faces br ghtened
at once.
'Oi cOurse 1hs will do itp