The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-11-06
HER "STEP ASIDE"
Pauline, However, Got Back Into
the True Path.

M. Valrey gave painting lessons in
fashionable New York boarding school.
He was a tall, spare man, whose eye
brows were just touched with gray, al
though his har had grown quite white.
His face was shaved clean, so that the
deep lines showed plainly, but failure
and sorrow had aged him more than
years, for in spite of his wrinkles and
white hair he was not yet 60. At30 he
had married and brought his wife to
New York, hoping to win the fame and
fortune denied him in France, and he
won neither. Still, he struggled along
gaily for awhile, believing that the rich
Amer cans must sooner or later buy his
pictures, give him orders, heap wealth
and honor upon him; but the rich
Americans ignored his very existence,
and poor Paul Val ey drank the cup of
disappointment 10 the dregs before the
cup Of poverty was forced to his lips.
Finally when his little stock of money
had dwndled down to a handful of dol
lars, his wife bore him child, and the
doctor who attended her let Valrey
paint his portrait n payment for pro-
fessional services. The portraitw was ex-
cellent and brought him a few orders,
and he managed to keep a loaf in the
cupboar-, but at last he was glad to exc
out llv NO by teaching. lie had
neither reputation nor influential friends
to back h m, and for long time it was
hard struggle to get pupils, but in the
course Of ten or twelve years he achiev-
ed some measure of fame as a teacher
OF drawing and painting.
HIS daughter, when his wife dies, be-
comes the one object of his existence.
He taught her how to draw and paint.
he had her read and speak French
with HIM, he educated her as
well as he could, and Pauline Valrey
grew up in the belief that all there was
for her to do life was to teach, aud
accepted her calling without dreaming
of adopting any other. When she was
almost twenty he succeed in getting her
a position in Nine. Kenyon's famous
school for young lad es, where he had
given lessons for several years, and she
began with teaching the rudiments of
French and taking charge of the
youngest drawing pupils. TWAS of her
that he wished to speak to Nine. Ken
yon, and when the note had been writ
ten and the tea brought in, he preached
the subject delicately. Pauline had been
two months in the school, and he want
ed to know whether she gave satisfac-
ton. He knew Nine. Kenyon too we'll
to think that she would keep teacher
for any sentimental reason.
mile. Valrey has the g # of instruc-
tion," said Nine. Kenyon, promptly.
81 have been watching her closely since
she came, and am convinced that as
she grows older she will develop into a
teacher whose services will be very val
liable. Moreover, Monsieur, she has
such charming manners that she SUBJ
dues my wild Western girls by sheer
gentleness, aud | hope they will take
pattern by her. 1t is quite useless, you
know, to preach manners; it is only by
example that no, den can be trained.
And my teachers must be able to do
something more than correct exercises
and hear rec tations; they must help
me to refine, Monsieur. l do not claim
to send out learned women as Vassar
or Girton do, but when young lady
has been with me three or four years
expect her to conduct herself properly
in a draw ng room or at dinner table,
TO speak low and use good English, to
dress su tably and word vote neatly.
1t is harder to teach all this than to
teach Greek or ASTRONOMY"
NJ. Valrey bowed; nc had heard these
remarks many times before, and he
only murmured:
at is indeed, madame, far more diff
fcult
He had drank the tea, which he alb
horred. and he looked at the frag lie,
panied cup in silence for q minute
then he said: