The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-06-02

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And yet she had given her the chancei
How they must all laugh at her! What
fool she had made of herself to take 90
| much trouble over that hateful old Brown,
even II he was the handsomest man she had
ever seen. But she'd be even with him
She'd give him trouble enough now! II he
wouldn't like her, she'd make him hate her
| before the week was over! And with this
| laudable determination in her mind, she
Lily sauntered into school fifteen minutes
late. Ned Brown hesitated as she walked
to her seat IL was her first Of
fence, and he was inclined to overlook
It; but on second thought he decided
not to, and as she took of her wraps he
| Miss Lily, fifteen minutes late. Three
demerits, unless q reasonable excuse"
| mo excuse" replied Lily, with saucy
toss Of her head, and she began to rustic the
Mr.. Brown shut his mouth firmly, and en-
| tered the marks. Lily continued to make
| SO much noise over her book that she at
| tracted the attention of the school.
| Mr.. Brown stood it few minutes and
then said:
Miss Lily, please make less noise. You
| Lily shrugged her shoulders, and, closing
| the book with slap, tossed it across the
desk The scholars Uttered, but, beyond Q
slight flush, Mr.. Brown did not notice it.
| Twenty minutes now passed without inter
ruption, when suddenly a loud whispering
came from Lily's direction, and, looking
towards her, Mr.. Brown found her talking
earnestly to her neighbor. A.
| "Miss Lily, said he, sternly, "ten marks
| for whispering"
Twenty, il you please" said she, coolly,
Mr.. Browns brow grew black. Things
we're becoming serious and they must be
| StODOpd
Miss Elmer" said he, very quietly, II
regret that your conduct has forced upon
me the painful duty of making an example
obsrsSs Sou9g ,dy but syen rnSs nutes %st
| school closes.'
"Thank you" she replied, and having
finished her conversation she turned lazily
| to her books.
The day wore to its close at last Lily
gave no more trouble, and with heavy
heart Mr.. Brown dismissed school. One by
one the pupils filed by him, and when Lily's
place came she was in it. He was aston
ished, for he had not expected an overt act
Of disobedience. He put out his hand to
'Miss Elmer, you forget requested you
to remain after school,"
20, no! remember perfectly; but, un-
fortunately, l have more attractive en-
| gagement, and must decline
And with the sauciest brightest smile she
swept past him, leaving him in a maze Of
indignant bewilderment.
The last child left. and he closed the
them as usual, he began to pace the floor
with quick, firm steps. What his thoughts
| were he alone knew, but from his brow they
were not pleasant, for it was closely knit
and thunder black. At last he stopped his
walk. and bursting into harsh laugh, said
| aloud:
Well, it is ended now, for of course she
will never come again" And then he ar
ranged his desk, and left the school-house.
The next day, was cold and frosty; the
was at his desk. calm as ever. Lily's seat
! was vacant. He expected it, but never
theless he heaved a sigh of relief. But his
comfort was short-lived. Half an hour
fiant as the night before. Mr.. Brown was
at that moment trying to explain to a five-
| year-old urchin the difference between
B and D., and, except by a tighter
clutch Of the book, that the boy did
not notice, he gave no sign of see,
opened her books with considerable noise
| Still no notice from the teacher; and at
length her class was called, and she took
her place in it, Her time came to recite.
Brown quietly said: .
| 'Miss Elmer recites no lessons till she
! apologies for her disobedience Of yester-
day" and without giving her time to reply,
| passed on 20 Gne u0XC.
The blood rushed in torrents to Lily's
| face, and the room seemed to be dancing a
| Jig to the bells that rung in her ears. She
felt q wild impulse to do something desper
ate, but before she could control or exc cute
| the desire, the class was dismissed, and she
found herself back in her seat. A small
inkstand stood on her desk. She seized it
| at once, and, half unconsciously, began
beating a loud tattoo. Mr.. Brown stopped
his work and looked at her: For the first
.; s,xk kI,no Ell 10 ta,r
him, and with eyes that flashed equally with
| hers he said, in a loud voice:
| miss Elmer. stop that this instant.
| command your
The words had scarcely left his lips, when
the inkstand whizzed past his head and
struck the wall behind him, where it broke
| into twenty pieces, leaving rivers Of ink
trickling to the floor. There was a mo-
ment of breathless silence, and then Mr..
18th sGafsng nracca said Miss
mer, before you try that again. But l
will take the will for the deed, and pre-
serve this piece Of the inkstand as me-
mento Of your lady conduct"
continued, in kinder voice, to the school:
"Children, school will be dismissed for
the day. Go quietly and remember what
| said about the mile pond"
He opened the door and they fled out,
| Lily among them with head erect and
|
cheeks. The mile pond he spoke of lay by
the roadside, . short distance from the
school-house. When firmly frozen it was
| q splendid skating pond, and in high favor
| with all the young folks. But at this time
| it was covered with thin ice, and being
quite deep was far from safe. Mr.. Brown
had called some venturesome children of
from it In the morning. which was the
cause Of his warning. The children all in
to take a look but only those
who have tasted the pleasure of q clear,
| smooth skating pond, can understand the
temptation in that look. 1t had frozen all
strong The temptation was too much, and
| some Of the boys ventured on. 1t scarcely
| or acked, and they were soon followed by
others, till nearly all the boys were on the
ice.
On leaving school, Lily had tried to get
away from the other girls, and walk of by
herself. She succeeded with all but Amelia
Edwards, but in spite Of all she could do,
she kept by her, pouring spiteful words Of
consolation in her ears. When they reached
the pond, Lily stopped hoping still to get
rid Of her companion, but Amelia kept
close, and said:
ut looks as il it would bear, and believe
1t will"
In an instant Mr.. Browns warning flashed
through Lily's mind, and the old spirit was
up.
I'm going to try it, anyway" said she,
"Ohr' cried Amelia, catching her,
Don't! Remember what Mr.. Brown
'Mr. Brown" half screamed Lily.
who cares for himf That's the very rea-
son Pm goingw And throwing of
Amelia's hand, she stepped on the ice.
It bore her light weight without crack (;