Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-06-03
4 sCH0OLROOM ROMANCE.

II vss all very well for the Claver.
,r,s, German FraUlein to tell Cissy To
~ sIfno and sttend. and all very well for
.,bsr little tan-year-Old Minnie to wade
fr,yrly in monotone through one of the
J1jIr,t CHAPTERS in Niebuhr; the school
11m was distressingly hot, and Algy
vou,d keep peeping through the half
.,,sp door To make faces. and the Ger
nan hand N the square would persist
: plsyipp that delicious trOiS-tefRpS,
and altogether, lessons We're such a
mistake. and German was so OdlOuS.
nopn went CIssy's two arms flop upon
Ils sticky oilSkin table-eover, and her
40 black ewes r1amed piteOusly from
rie Fraulein to the ceiling, while from
her poor laden heart there burst one,
two. three sighS.
oh. its 50 hot, and so dull and stu
,dr' she cried. Nv hat a hOrrid thing
I IS 70 be 4 girl and not grOwn-upl"
NV dear''' demonstrated the Frau
lin with irritating calmness-the Frau
.eln vas ph.egmaJic.
"Ob. grs. continued Cissy pettishly,
80. course its all very well to be like
Fora and Gertrude, and do no lessons.
and cet taken everywhere with mamma,
and 20 70 halls and dances, and have
ieyely dresses and lOcketS and bracelets;
bg, TO be lust fifteen, like l am, and be
made 10 practice scales, and read nasty
dr7 books-Oh, il is unbearable!''
From which Outburst it might be in
fprred that Miss Cecilia Clavering was
Young lady of insubOrdlnate and dis
conteuted character, given to envy her
eders their legitimate pleasures and be-
wall with unnecessary freedom her own
state Of bondage in the Schoolroom.
such however was not the case gener-
aly. Cousin Jack was downstairs in
The arawjng-TOom, and Flora and Ger
uade vere having him-her own par
tieuiar ally-all to themselves. THIS
Vas a grievance, and, like many older
and wiser people, CisSy made the most
Of it; but on ordinary occasions the
Faalien did not find her by any means
the most unmanageable of the young
ClsFe1iEgs under her especial care.
There were six of them-bOyS and
gTls-in the SchOolrOOm, ranging in age
f0m fifteen summer CisSy to little four
year-Old Ben, besides the two older
girls. Flora and Gertrude, and a young
mildly whose dirk and Sunburned cheeks
we're the pride and delight of CIssy's
heart. when he got leave from his ship,
and come home to tease and kiss his
lsierS-aliOgether a formidable family
70 tOPTOyide for out of an uncertain pro-
fessOnal income, such as that of Hugh
CayeriEg. .. {. But then the girls
were sure 10 marry well, except perhaps
poor CiSsy, their mother assured him,
dwelling with pardOnable maternal van
Ly On tie charms Of her daughters
EInds and persons.
AL things are sure to come to an
End Il one only has patience to wait, :"
remarked Cissy philoSOphically.
10 she waited; and at last Minnie's
Anll little voice came TO the concluding
s-Hience IN the chapter, and at the same
tine, although less desirable perhaps,
lie land outside ended the "'ManOlo"
N.ewIlh grand simultaneous fortiS-
aH4.
The Fraulein laughed gOOd-humor-
oly' anu, assuming "A non-pTOfesSional
altitude, told Cissy and Minnie to put
ap their hooks and make the room tidy
t0r lea.
OiSSy moved about rather laZily to
ouey tins beheSt. She was awkward
cooking, ungainly, and gaunt, present
As IN appearance an unprepOsSessing
contrast 10 pretty, graceful little Min
NE AID, besides being loosely knit
4ld angular, she was extremely untidy
ACOut her hair and clothes, and many
IA-slans fingered about the front of
LIEF dress, and Oh her thin brown nerv-
Gus % hands She was "the plain. one of
Ie lamily, Mrs. Clavering complained
ueuuly sometimes; but the girl was
!Vulg yet, 50 that II was impossible
gsaily to f0retell what effect good
uIeSsng and the magic enchanter hap
p'less might do for her III the way of
god looks.
Is Cssy stood on the landing, and peered
1Sllly over the balusters, while the
!gulliul fOOtman placed upon the
%nOoiroom table Sundry mugs and tea
slEs' and two plates of thick untempt-
- yi.ead-and-butter; Algy, by way of
-1-s'ilg - operations, shooting at inter
an an stray Pea or two from his pocket
- J.. t.7 uhoiiending youths legs and back.
-. :. was the same weary old routine re-
t1atlng itself
ci.. WY Is there never anything new?"
'lssy asked herself.
,,. In5n the Fraulein called to her to
ov- vu7 20 20 lea; and CiSsy left off puzIing
&C., s'et the mental problem that never
G,,-l1e Se-l De answered, aud took her place
- -5,.5gAa! III front Of one of the piles of
- - olead-and-butter, while the Frau
Al to,,fed ont tea and scOlded Algy.
AZ AZ al once the door opened.
'oil, its Jack!n "
n. Dol ' / disturb yourself, pray" said
',,.,.Ilt ~ .iInlterloper politely, as, dealing a
/. I,'1nly box on the ear to Aagy en- route.
l4y "' 'oiulf up u Iiie 'ed-
l4i,s,, slea'e may | have some tea. Frau
Van ,,' ne said. Mrs. Clavering said
nst,a, %ouil u. give Inc a cup if l asked
And l.,
tsaar -1ia Jack Dane seated himself be-
a sfair t ule fraulein and Algy. He was
Or r6,,ildlIed, r6rda tall young fellow of two
syes s'',ee a and twenty, with sleepy blue
IN Iralu alu PAIR Of b oad shoulders cased
a0o StO"n homespun.
unrL' Ju' Sn't it primel'' cried Algy tri-
coraa ortlaaiiy. But what made you
kgoT, oaeht It's stupid up here, you
sDd.bn.la aha The teas vile, and the bread
ap11'er ap' nasty, and"
# me,, qulet, Algy; you know very well,
sueat Ia We're here, YOU wouldn't
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