Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-04-23
THE PROFESSOR.

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stanza 10 said Professor Ingram, In
cold, dignitied tones. as he looked up
from the battescarred copy Of Horace
that lay on his desk, and fastened his
dark eyes on Elise.
Excuse me, professor, but know
the translation | made of that passage
is not correct, and would rather not
read it. Although tried very hard |
have not been able to get at the poets
exact meaning"
II did not ask you to express your o.
pinion Of the translation YOU had made,
Miss O'Brien, but requested you to
read il - and the shadows grew dark
er on his face.
"Reallv, professor. l cannot read it,, "
persisted the fair girl.
"Well, try !"
Elise recognized the accents Of COM
mand in what he said, and it never oc-
Cured to her to disobey him or to resist
further. No one who had ever been IN
his class would have parleyed with him
when he looked and spoke in that way.
So she snatched up her book and hasti-
" read the verse he had called upon her
to translate.
Her effort was greeted with a litter
of laughter all around the class. 1t
was not often that the members of
Professor Ingl ANS class cast aside the
dignity becoming the situation when
they were in his recitation-room, but
this was more than they were prepared
for. Even the professor could not re-
strain the smile that crept over his
dark, handsome face as he heard his
pupils version of the venerable Latin
language. Elise feigned to laugh lit =
| tie, too.
II suppose, SIR" she said, looking
up at him defiantly, "the next time L
tell you I cannot translate a certain
passage you will believe me ?"
He made no reply, but fastened his
eyes on her with a keener scruuity.
He was wondering how the girl who
was so freely praised by other teachers
as being the star os their classes, who,
he had heard, was the sharp mathema'
tician in the school and excelled IN the
literature could be so slow to compre-
hend Latin.
Elise was glad when he passed the
verse to another girl, for she was grow
ing uneasy under his searching gaze.
A short time afterward she was on
her way to her music room to practice,
and chanced to meet Matte Hatton
her first favorite, in the hall. Matte
commenced laughing, and exclaimed
"Well, Elise, that was a heavenly
translation you treated us to this morn
| ing A! No doubt it made old Horace
turn over in his grave to have
h is pet thought so fearfully distorted" s"
~ don't care if it did Did | not
tell Professor Ingram could not read
it? know as we'll as you how ridic-
ulous my translation sounded. l have
known long time there is no bright
hope of my ever being Latin scholar.
Papa says it is because did not have
competent teacher in the beginning.
Anyway, have such distaste for it
that / cannot make up my mind to
learn it. did not dislike it so before
! commenced taking lessons from Prof
fessor Ingram, but now it seems like l
only 90 to that class to make display
of my ignorance day after day. He
generally calls upon me to read the
most difficult part of the lesson, and If
he finds that 1 am especially ignorant
on any particular subject that is the
very one about which he asks me most
questions. You know l have no
trouble in other classes, but it seems
that when he fixes those hateful old
dark eyes on NE ir sets my wits wool
gathering. / bell eve l am afraid OF
him."
"Afraid of Professor Ingram !? The
idea of such thing 1t is true l would
not dare disobey him, or thwart him in
any way, but never dreamed of being
afraid of him. He is positive and
stern, but never violent nor rude, and,
truly, for business and kindness all sea
sons are summer to him."
s'Kindness 20 cried Elise, her pretty
blue eyes sparkling scornfully, II wish
he would indulge in distribution Of i;
when L am near, il he keeps such a
stock in store. suppose, IN my win
ter of discomfort, I fail to appreciate the
professors summer time disposition
am sure I ever dread the hour when
his class meets. and would walk far
out of my way to avoid meeting him or
the lawn
.sElise, you should not say that
F.r my Part think he Is very patient
with you, and I know he has never
treated you unkindly."
"No, he never chides me in words
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