The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-21

How He Met the Pretty School Teacher
Whom He Will Lead to the Altar in
May.
Washington Special.
Congressman Long, ex-governor of
Massachusetts,, will go to Worcester
next week with his two daughters to
see his intended bride. The girls will
cemain with her until the wedding day
May 25, and the governor will return
to his duties here on Friday. The
younger daughter, Miss Bertha, told
some friends recently how her father
came to meet the young school teach.
er whom he will lead to the altar. The
story has it it a considerable amount
of romance as we'll as a valuable NOR
al for the many young women who
earn q living by teaching the young
idea how to shoot.
1t seems that last September, the
Governor was on the lookout for a
school to which he might send his
daughter, and wrote to several insti-
tutions for information about the
course, training, accommodations,
etc. OF course he received plenty of
answers. All ofthem were off the regu-
lation newspaper advertisement style
except one. This one was curiosity.
1t was from the vice-principal of O.
young ladies seminary near Worces-
ter. 1t stated that the seminary was
as good as most OF those in operation
in Massachusetts, that the course was
lacking in many important points, al
though some parents were satisfied
with it; that the location was not so
healthful as it might be and two girls
were in the infrmary at the time; that
the water supply was tolerable; that
the building was comfortable, but
lacked many modern conveniences;
that the corps of teachers was not
quite large enough, and that the SEM
mary had no distinguished references,
but might refer to several persons
whose children had been educated
there. The Governor was astounded.
A seminary that was not the best
on earth! One that did not have a
model course, an unequaled location,
perfect healthfulness, all modern con-
veniences and full and distinguished
CORPS of teachersi Who ever heard of
such q thing? "a remarkable and
unique person wrote that letter." re-
marked the Governor to his daughter,
land we will see her whether any
terms are made or not. A private
school principal who does not laud
her school as the best on earth is
worth seeing as a curiosity, if for no
other reason"
Next day he and his daughter went
out to Worcester and met the writer
of the letter. She proved to be as
unique in beauty as in letter writing.
Tall, slender and willowy, with pale,
regularly featured face, lighted up by
a pair or the most roguish dark eyes
in the world, she had little of the APP
pearance which is generally credited to
boarding school teachers. With a
merry GWinklein her eyes she expressed
surprise that the Governor had come
to see the seminary after reading her
letter, since all the other institutions
of learning in Massachusetts were
faultless, as he had, no doubt, discov-
cred from their circulars. The three
then went through the shouse and
grounds, and, whether it was that tho
inspection had satisfactory results or
for other reasons Of his own, the Gov
ernor left his daughter in charge OF
the pretty schoolma am.
During the rest of September and up
to the meeting OF congress Mr.. Long
seemed to have developed an unusual
ly tender affection for his absent child.
At any rate, he could hardly let q day
pass without seeing her. Miss Bertha
was just a little surprised, as her fa-
ther, though always affectionate, had
never before sought her company so
frequently. OF course, in those visits
he generally met the pretty vice-prin-.
cipal. Well, without further ado
about it, it might as well be stated at
once that the old, old story was enact
ed again. One day the governor turn
ed up at his home in bingham with
smile SO wonderfully bright and beam
ed on everybody in such a loving way
that folks began to whisper that
something was up. On the same day,
by singular coincidence, the pretty
schoolma'am could do nothing with
her scholars on account of their per-
sistent gazing at the new diamond ring
she wore.