Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-23
THE LOST WATCH.
III
How 1t Was Restored to It's
Owner.

Owner.
Greta lay awake half the night,
thinking about watch she had lost the
previous afternoon. Miss Sadie Am
bier, her Southern friend, had lent it to
her SO that she might know the time
while she and her companion were in
the woods. Greta could not imagine
how she had lost it, She was one of
those impulsive girlswho spend great
deal of energy in repairing mistakes
the next best thing, doubtless, to not
making them. Her age was only ff-
teen. Her father was physician,
whose failing health had caused him
to leave the Massachusetts, coast for
the pine woods of North Carolina. The
latter were favored resort, near min
eral springs, and many Northern
guests spent their winters there.
Miss Amber received news of the
loss of her watch with philosophical
kindness. AS the watch, in spite of a
vigorous search, was not found, Greta
resolved if possible in some way to make
sufficient money to buy another. Her
father was poor, and she could not ask
him to make good the loss. So one
morning, week later, she called on
the president of the school board of
the county, and asked him to give her
the situation of teacher of the colored
school the townspeople were intending
to start in few days. The gentle-
man, after looking keenly at her, at
first said that she was too young,
Then, remembering how difficult 1t
was to procure a teacher for such a
school, he said she might have it tenn.
porarily. Greta thanked him, and
went home rejoicing. Her parents
made no objection to her plan. At
last the opening day came, and she
started for the school. feeling a good
deal like Columbus, when nobody be-
lieved he was going to succeed. " fi
''Do you turn to the right here to get
to the school-housepn she asked of a
white workman she met in the road.
'Yes, miss. Then 60 up the hill,
then down again; then turn to the left,
and thar it is. Is you -ans the Yankee
schoolma' amp cycling her curiously
mo, you dns amt nothin' but a gal,
like my Liz" He laughed pleasantly
as he said this iit ~ THtiAtS
Greta felt, somewhat disturbed by
this; nevertheless, she saw that he
meant no disrespeet. Sosshe replied
with bow, and walked quickly by.
While she was yet some distance away
from the scene of her future labors, she
heard noise like the repeated flinging
down of heavy bodies; then screams
of He! he! he! Yah! hi! OH" Then,
as she entered the open door of the
school-house, profound silence ensued.
The pupils were most of them fiat on
the floor, where they had been enjoy.
ing prolonged scuffle.
"Good-morning, childrenr' said the
new teacher, walking into the room
with studied dignity. GG4
The children rose hastily, and re.
turned the saiutation. Two or three
OF them replied: Woodworking teach
err! In n sheepish way. Others bowed
very low, scraping the floor with their
bare feet, and said: "'Mornin', mis-
tissr' Ill.
please take your places at the
e. desks, Immediately, she said, ina severe
accent. wishing to awe her pupils at
the start, so they would not have 70
suspicion that their teacher, in spite OF
her long dress and tucked-up hair, was
mere child.
Then she stopped to count them
there were twenty boys and girls
Some of the girls were in gala attire
with new bright calico aprons on, anC
their heads looking very fluffy and big
the usual plaits of their working-day,
all carded out and tied with gay bits o
ribbon.
The little girl nearest to her looked
up in her face with an irrepressibl,
-giggle, and. exclaimed, as if from tn,
very fulness of her heart
You is pretty, and you looks lis
like alady what glib me five cents las
summer" -
"Ain't sic SWEET another cried out
to the imminent danger of the disci
pine Miss Bond was struggling to es
tablish. r~-r q
''Hesh your black moufr" command
ed one of the larger boys, savagely
Cant you see the teacher wants We
to keep quiet?"
Here Greta touched bell she foun,
on the table in front of her. 'sChil
dren, / shall expect implicit obedienc
from every one of you -
what am .pi,citrr she heard in
whisper somewhere.
ii shall expect perfect obedience fror
you, and fyou are good and obey me
we shall, i think. get along nicely to
gether. Now | will begin school B.
taking your names. Come I'm, one b
one, as You are sitting"
First. boy stepped up briskly
Greta had brought blank book to us
for this purpose.
"What is your name and ageP" sh
asked him
Use named Mahaly's Cupid"
''What is your last name?"
Cupid" he replied. confidently.
mo. that is your first name"
lyon means Mahaly. den. don
you, lady? She's my mother, l ain