Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-02-27


81 wish, num-" he remarked, "to
begin with tunes"
Miss Piper was conscientious little
teacher, but she felt that there were
people in this world who must have
their own way; and MIR. Sliger's first
lesson consisted of the "White Cock
ads.''
He had a very good ear, and was
anxious te learn. From the ''NVhite
Cockade" he went en- to, "Life Let Cs
Cherish, - and poor, guilty Miss Piper,
who felt that the notes had very little
to do with his performance, beat time
aud counted.
Meanwhile she found. that, leaving
education out of the question, the man
was very sensible-that he was kindly
and amiabla. Once corrected on the
pronunciation of word, he never be-
came backslider on that wsrd. How
ever,'t was he who arranged everything,
uoG uls tcstCllSF.
AS ether lessons were added, the
neglected person set the hours for them;
finally he had six hours a day. All the
pupils were dismissed but one. The
spelling lesson, the lesson in geography,
the lesson in history, followed each
other. All the week days were his.
Poor Miss Piper had no power to say
him nay He paid well, he treated her
with actual reverence; but the last pu-
pill went when he elected to copy some
very flat ''fower pieces which Miss
Piper had executed in early youth. and
! call this lesson Ia painting. He had
all her week days st last lie certainly
had improved in -aonunciation, but
| Miss Piper fel. .tarser to be humbug
/ What they really did was to spend
the day together exactly as he cifsss.
Playing with educational books, thump-
| ing the piano, daubing Bristol board
with impossible flowers, serambling
through the lesson in French of which
Miss Piper had quarter from Swiss
gentleman.
For long time she was alone on
Sunday, and usually went to the Meth.
odist church, to which she belonged
but Mr.. Sliger soon altered that. He
began by asking her whether they had
"these yespers" of hers at the Cathe
dral on Sunday morning. And whel
she instructed him that ''vespers" were
in the latter part of the day, he said
! he would call for her.
| Accordingly she went to yespers a
the Cathedral in the afternoon, and af
ter that, regularly three times day t.
. different churches.
1t was then that the landlady though
it ler duty to call,
She appeared in Miss Pandora Piper
; apartment at the awful hour of te
E o'clock at night, majestic in her crimI
> ing pins, and withA very serious cour
tenance, but she was welcomed in wit
3 a smile bv the little music teacher.
j, Good evening Miss Grimm" sal
a she. "haven't had a call from you for
d long while"
n "No, Miss Piper you haven't" sal
# Mrs. Grimm, with much emphasi
"But you could net expect ME to ca
= after such carrying on"
e "Why, what do you mean, Mr.
Grimm" calculated Miss Piper.
d 'Can you ask, Pandora Plper?" a
Is swered the landlady in her deeps
r chest-note. ''The whole neighborhos
is talking about your
"Aboat mel" screamed Miss Piper.
d "You and that inan," answered tt
l. landlady.
d "My pupil, Mr.. sliger," sobbed Mi
1T Piper fairly in tears.
e. "Your pupil: Don't tell mel" sa
Mrs. Grimm. "Miss Pandora Piper,
W shall be obliged to put up bill for n
second floor. you've got to gor'
ly "Oh, oh, OH" cried Pandora. &c
1t you think any harm of me? Why y
could come in at any moment. Nc
1e is in and out every now and then. Su
IS a respectable elderly gentleman, a
m such correct person as l am!''
ut cit INIT me, Pandora" said M
in Grimm, quite melted, ''it's the neis
We borhood. The church going (lf it
d. church) finished 'em. You're of {
,st this long while, my dear; but l ca
ry countenance this. shall put up I
NJ bill. Oh, oh, Pandora! that it sho,
til come to thisr'
lg- Poor Miss Pandora!
Ter AS her friend and landludy wall
ow out OF the door with her Lardkercf
up to her eyes, she stood motienless,
id. though turned to pillar of salt.
Fas She saw just how this repair of r
it. lected education must appear to
ed small circle of discarded pupils,
ras felt strong desire to drown herself
me jump out of the window, or turn
er, the gas, or take box of matches IN
er, tea. and she might actually, it seer
vas to her afterwards, have died of nier
rty cation, but that the geng of the Fl
al door. pulled violently at this NOM
mt startled her, and Nora, running
to wrapped in waterproof cloak, for
'ou had been making preparations to 90
bed. announced:
I'm "Mr. SlIserr
lily "He can't come up" said Pand
ler- tat this hour Of the night"
s'No, miss; be asks for you to C
AN, down, said Nora.
Isle Pandora went down.
,wn Mr.. Sliser was at the door.
'!ay There's Il telescope at the corr
hat he said; something going on in s
,on- star or other, l believe. Get a bo
and shawl and come and have a r