Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-12-10
$500 A YEAR.

had heard her nrst shriek OF horfo''
opened the door. Kate was not one oi
the fsinting kind. but she was white
and trembling when her uncle drew
her from the room. That nigh, she
was restlcssly tossing from side to
side In high fever. Tired out nj
school," said the old doctor. who
never favored hard study for growing
ing girls. But the Immediate cause
must have been something else" he
added. rs ho listened TO her incohcren'
talk. "sone sudden shock; a strong.
healthy girl like Kate Is not inclined to
brain trouble"
John heard. and blushcd for shame
His father said n0thino h"' e"
81. hoy a look which he never forgot.
Katc's good constitution soon came to
the aid Of the nurse and doctor. and
before many weeks she was almost her.
self again. On the first day when shs
was able to come down to dinner,
Johns father called tho boy aside for
little talk.
"You have had Q good lesson. my
son." he said, when he had spoken a
few serious words on the habit Of teas
ing. ~ hope 1t may be sufficient.
And aow want to tell you true story
Of somc acqaaintances Of mine In India.
Mr.. Chester was a vigorous man. who
had lived rough life from his boy.
hood. His wife was poor. nervous
girl. who had been petted and shielded
all her life. Mr.. Chester loved her and
meant to be kind. but he honestly
thought It WAS bis duty not to yield to
her little wkims. but to try and make
her as self.relians and fearless as him.
self. Like many other people, he
thought nervous fears were oil imagin.
ary. and that her foolish foibles ought
to give way to bis superior strength
and judgment
Zone day one Of the servants brought
In cobra which had been killed In the
compound. Mrs. Chester had horror
Of snakes OF all kinds, and the venom.
Gus cobra had been terror TO her ever
since she had set foot In India. Her
husband brought the dead snake into
the room to show 1t to her, and, al.
though she had known oil the circum.
stances Of It's being killed, she shrank
away from the sight Of It with scream
Of terror. Her husband thought this
very silly and childish. as It certainly
was. but poor Mrs. Chester only begged
him to take the snake away. He was
naturally very arbitrary man. and.
vexed by her fool!shncss, told her
plainly that she must control herself.
and that II she would sit down calmly
close by the dead snake she would soon
overcome her fears. At last, he ended
his argument by locking the door and
leaving her in the room alone with It.
He went to distant part Of the house.
assured that he was really very kind to
take so much pains to cure his wifo Of
her nervousnsss- How little he Inn
agincd the result! Cobras usually 90
In pairs, and the mate Of the one which
had been killed was In the compound
near the house. The light lace curtain
had blown from the window and rested
on the ground just outside. forming an
easy entrance for the horrible snake.
When Mr.. Chester returned to the
room his wife lay lifeless on the door.
while the dead and the living COBRA
were colled together beside her."
When Johns father had finis he'd hh
story he went to the bookcase. and,
taking down an old.fasbDned. leather
covered book. he turned over the leaves
for some time without speaking. When
he had found what he was looking for
he brought the book to John and said:
"Here are six lines Of poetry which ]
wish you to learn by heart before you
leave the room. Hannah More wrote
them more than fifty years ago, and !
think they will help you to look at your
habit Of teasing In Its true Light"
John took the book and read:
"sipco tribes make the sum OF human things
And half our misery from our foiblss
springs;
Since lifo's best gifts consist Of peaos and
easoUs n