Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-06

trustful and without thought OF evil.
1t might be much worse. Try her once
more, and let me take sll the care and
responsibility. Tell her guardian This.
may not succeed; but, with your per.
mission, will try.
So Kate had returned and as pun
ishment for her transgrossons her
uncle Tom had kept her at the institu-
tion during tho Christmas holidays.
Miss Chesterleld's vigilance had been
SO far rewarded. Only these two fla
grant breaches of discipline had oc-
Cured: Once during the Christmas
holidays. when Miss Chesterfield was
away, and the other the moonlight
! sleighride, both the result of harmless
high spirits. These had only COM
promised herself and her roommate.
whereas, during her first two years at
the seminary she had not only been in
constant trouble herself. but on each
occasion managed to draw in with her
from six 10 dozen companions and as
many college lads. JCl.e
As the teacher sat there in the win
dow, the tears trickling through her
fingers, sho did not hear the door close
after Caroline as she trippcd lightly
out She forgot that it was cold; forgot
that it was winter; forgot the necessity
for present action, and seemed to be
sitting for that last time on the door
steps at home in his favorite rose-tinted
dress. with the soft. white cashmere
wrap living across her shoulders, her
golden hair pressed smoothly down
upon her cheek and gathered up in
shining braids behind. after the fashion
of the day, a fashion that her dear, dead
mothers hand knew so well how TO ad-
just Another sat bes de her, and into
his dark eyes she dared not look. They
had been very silent. And thcn he
raised with tender touch the spray Of
"bleeding hearts" she had fastened at
her throat, and said: "The Indians
wear the scalps OF their victims fastened
to their belts; you carry the heats OF
yours slung at your breast-pin.n Next
he rose, laid reverent hand upon her
shining head 0t did shine them and
said: "Farewcllr' adding, "Ruth. you
have never kissed me. VIII you kiss
me now just one good-byP" She had
kissed him and watched him down the
path in the soft May moonlight, little
shiyering sigh of the breezes running
through the tops Of the eyergreens.
Then she ran upstairs. and cried. and
rocked herself to and fro, and she had
prayed to soc her way moro clearly
had dgonized in prayer-had risen and
stumbled blindly on just the same as if
she had never prayed at all. And they
had never met again, and never would.
And all the sweet old songs he loved
were out of fashion long ago-dear
Bonnie Doom" and beautiful "Lo-
rena." She felt Just now as il her
heart must break. and one quick sob
escaped her before she quito remom-
bered where she was. Dropping her
hands, she looked up to find Kate Car
ney's astonished eyes regarding hor in
blank dsmay.
miss Chesterfield. what is itp Are
YOU crying for what | saldP 0. Miss
Chesterfield, forgive mel Ididn't know;
| was SO angry! Don't cry. Miss Ches-
terlicld, and won't let Will come in to-
night. nor ever. I'll be good as long as
possibly can. If you only. won't cry"
For thl teachers hands again covered
her face, and hor frame quiVered with
the overflow OF emotion. Making an
effort. Miss Chesterfield soon raised her
head. and, taking Kate's hand between
both her own, she said, with a faint
smile, Il can not talk to you 10 day. l
VIII some time, aud soon. No, don't
let VIII in tonight. But YOU and Car
ollnc and Fanny come 10 my room. and
we Il persuade Mrs. Dolittle to let us
pnl some candy in the kitchen. 1t is
just the weather for candy-pull."
X ssing Kate glowing check, she passed
out and To her own room. where to well
come her silver -throatcd canary trilled
out, Tell it--tell it-tcll it.-why-y-y-y
doa't you tell itH' enN
And she did tell 1t.
For several days Miss Chesterfield was
confined to'hcr room. She had taken
cold sitting in the window, aud it had
never affected her so strangely before.
When perfectly still she was comforta-
be, but when she raised her head. quick.
sharp pains dartcd about her brows and
eyes, and tho well-known room spun
vaguely out into space. As she had al
ways declared, Kate Carney had ten
der. atlectlonate heart, and, feeling her
self partially responsible for the teach
er's indisposition. she was indefatigable
in her attentions, studying at the bod
side, and attending to her slightest
wishes very gently and quietly. Now,
DR. Parker had allowed her to sit up a
title while yesterday, to be dressed to-
day, and next she might he promised,
hear some of her classes in her room.
Kate Carney had come up from her last
recitato on, and Miss Chesterfield had
urged her to take exercise in the bright,
clear JANUARY air; but Kate begged so
piteously to remain that the teacher re-
luctantly consented.
"Now, Miss Chesterfield" began
Kate, with d little half air Of defiance,
'you said ON that Saturday that you
would talk to me some other time about
the dreadful things said to Caroline
and which you happened to hear. II
you are strong enough / wish you'd do
1t to-day, l don'twant to have it hang.
ing over my head like somebody Is
sword Uncle Tom talks about"
The little bird perked its head on one
side and twittered at Miss Chesterfield
"Tell tell it-tell it-why-y-y-y don't
you tell it'' III
''Yes, I will," she answered to both,
bidding Kate draw her chair closer,
and, calling her attention to very
quaint picture of an old-fashioned girl
in an ambrotype case on the bookshelf
she continued: "Kate, you and are
friends, know, and you must not any
] longer think that l cried that day be-
cause you called me a few foolish names
One who has taught fifteen or twenty
years does not expect to please every
body. Certain restraints we must place
about our pupils for their own good
and the mutual benefit of their asso
ciates. But / must not tire myself by
philosophizing TO begin with. an
going to tell you love-story."
IA loue-story" o, Miss Chester
field! Is it reaiP Did you know ite"
"Yes, knew it, for l was in it. Aftel
l have told you, you must not speak o.
it again. 1t is just yours and mine ts
know. / don't know why I tell you
Partly because you saw me so undigni
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