Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-03
The YOUNG TEACHER.

boarding school.
All was NOISE and excitement. The
pupils were ilylng about in a ilutter of
anxiety, and in various stages of in
completed toilette.
what have you done with nv
flowers, Nell? There, how provoking!
You have tipped over my powder.
Your elbows are always in the wrong
place. quoth Miss Lydia Holcamp,
one of the older girls. her temper get
ting the better of her. Dear me!
There, I'm ready at last. wonder
where that Miss Barker is. ] want
her to give me another drilling in that
recitation. dressed early on pur-
pose, and now ! suppose she will be
away prinkIng her dollyiied self!'
"'Dear me. Lydia. you have had
more instructions on Your recitation
than any of the rest have had on
theirs. | should think it would be
better to study by yourself, and let
Miss Barker have Il little rest. The
poor thing is oN erworked."
''Oh, pshaw" exclaimed Miss Hol-
camp with sneer; ''she likes to show
off, that is all If she didn't like it she
NOuihh 4 DC ~ vi tlOCullOu.
Thus speaking, Lydia Holcamp de-
parted to seek her instructress in elo-
cution-an art upon which the young.
lady prided herself.
Lydia was especially anxious to dis
tlnguish herself tonight, for the rea-
son that among those present she ex-
pected there would be a certain Mr..
Harry Quntard, member of a
wealthy family whom she had visited
during her vacation.
Her own father was Il rich man, and
the families had always been on terms
of friendship.
Harry and his sister she knew would
come, and failure was not TO be thought
of. But Miss Barker's services were
not TO be secured; she was engaged
with some of the younger pupils.
You can not see Miss Barker" re-
marked the preceptress. ''You will
have no difficulty with your piece,
Miss Holcamp, unless you fail to re-
member certain passages. Ii l recol-
lect correctly Miss Barker advised you
to make sure of those points. Have
you done SOP"
"Oh! 1 remember it perfectlyv an
swered Miss Holcamp with confidence.
''But | wished Miss Barker to show
me how to fall into that dramatic atti-
tude which like so much"
Think of what sou are SAYING Miss
Holcamp, and that will aid you to the
expression. Miss Barker can not give
all her time to one"
Lydia went pOuting away.
The evening ADVANCED. the guests
assembled, and at last Lydia's turn to
recite arrived.
She was girl of most remarkable
until suddenly her memory failed her.
IL was what the teachers had fear
ed.
Miss Holcamp had some ability.
they said. but no application. She
was no student.
She glanced helplessld toward Miss
Barker, who prouptcp her. Again
she went on. Again she stopped for
want of words.
AT last, after several promptings,
she came 10 the end of her selection.
Miss Barker had retreated behind
the draperies, sore and disappointed
that one of her most promising pupils
had thus failed.
at was all your fault" burst forth
Lydia, "you hatefu', disagreeable
thing! believe you were jealous, and
meant should fail, when you went
and hid yourself away with those
children tonight You knew needed
another lesson.
The fair little teacher turned pale
and tremblcd. She was not accus-
toned 10 such language. Most or her
pupils were kind and obedient.
She was slim. and Young. and pref
ty, this teacher and great student
and worker. All the teachers respect
ed and liked her.
"You have made me fail, and hope
/ may never see your face again!'
concluded LYDIA AZ she hounced
away.
just onts,de Of The draperies stood
a handsome young man. He heard
the abuse lavished upon the young
teacher, and his lip curled.
.'Who is the tall far girl in grey"
he had inquired during the evening.
"Aliss Barker the teacher of elocu-
ton" had been the reply.
He started.
"Is it possible?" said he. .'She ap-
pears as young as the pupils. F."
Not one word came from Miss
Bakers lips now, but he heard teach
ers and scholors cxclaimng that 1t was
n shame after the attention she had
layished upon Miss Holcamp during
the past term.
Mr.. Harry Quintard (for he 1t was
who had overheard Miss Holcamp)
made his way to the preceptress when
the exercises were over, and asked her
for an introduction to Miss Barker.
"Ah, you mustn't be making love
TO my pet teacher, Mr.. Quintard. said
the lady, with an arch glance and an
admonitory tap of her fan. =,
Nevertheless, Mr.. Harry Quintard
was presently seated by the side OF
..pretty Miss Barker" as nearly all
called her in the school.
She looked little pale and weariea,
and Harry noticed that her hanos
trembled.
"No wonder" he thought:
at must be very exhausting work,
teaching all those great girls, ne
sand. az should dearly like 10 near
YOU recite something yourself
The ewes which looked into pretty
Mss Bakers" were frank and adj
miring. ... ~,
IN them. She looked cold. and drew
her brother aside. She had ieit Lyola;
who had recently joined ne.; anu
wanted her brother to come 10 'nem.
"Lyd." said she. sis only q 'eacner
IN tho school. Hal. Come Win US.