Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-31


Uie @ soiec'ou n,s oouIse o' s.uoic, W 'nIsunu .
u's preparation IoI Ro'ns unuo, 'no .'s',uo 'a
tion Oh 'esai ufecePtor bsvlhR ueen .p,n
p'e,eu' anu ln oneulence W ,no ~. -, .,a az
father, who considered term In the peda-
gogues chair ht.inB coucius'ou W NJ ".a-
demic course anu proper uls,p,,ns 'or
entrance To law Once, no unuettook 10
mould the plnstic ninus oi couutIy urcnins
busy were the gossips for a lew days before
the school opened I'm collecting aud distribut-
Ing the comments that were passed concern-
Ing the schooluaster, which funcuonary c-
pies no inconsde erable rank In rural dis-
trict If he has arrived at the age of man
hood he is credited with knowledge which
he does not possess, or W OF youthful appear
arce he s the object OF many "a furtive glance
from buxom country maidens, wbilo the
burly and jealous swain chuckles win secret
delight mt tho bruises to be administered by
his hands to the master. ~, peradventure.
sweeter sovereign reigns In such rcaini the
lady teacher at once cotnmands the respcctoi
the girls and the love OF the big boys The
cause and motive of the latter emotion VIII
not attempt To dehne. go
The school was opened IN que uuie WIN
goodiy number OF pupils among whom was
the daughter of tho farmer IN whose nome the
young man was To take his abode.
She WAS n brunette Of seventeen summers,
L shapely In figure, Just budding into woman
hood, with dark, lustrous eyes OF unfathom.
able depth. She had native grace withal,
while the traces of rustic simplicity That fe-
mained enhanced those charms which cul-
ture and fashion Lpng for but never attain
Her nature was silent, but deep and reserVeu,
because silent. Not tickle, 80 as To pe euioNeu
to uncomfortable laughter by the caprice oi
the moment. or gushing with tears rom a
circumstance sentimental rather than sdh,
she felt and felt deeply. This was nor last
term i'm the public school. The young
Il teacher had soon gained the confidence ot MS
patrons and tho good will of his pupils Pro
press and order wero no strangers IN his
school room. Among his most diligent puniis
was She oyincing remarkable aptitude 10
studies tending to the literary and artistic
Her intellectual capacity and wotnanly quail
itios ~ yet undeveoped, did not escape the
,igiant eye of her teacher, aud, therefore, he
took special delight In encouraging her az.
pirations OF winters evening, seated
around a cheerful lire with apples sputtorIng
over IL, and basket OF nuts gathered In
season, the family whled away the tedious
hours. The matronly housewife related
tales of bobgoblins and witches the hus.
band, perhaps, detailed tho excitement OF the
chase. But more frequently the teacher
entertained the circle with fables and strange
stoi ies of which he had q fund.
While farmer aud wife were doing, the
daughter giving willing ear To ancient
story, romantic legends, wars aud treasures
of classic lore, found pleasure in receiving,
while he experienced equal delight 10 giving
Not infrequontly did he speak of his aims
and hopes when once fairly established in his
chosen profession. Thus rapidly sped by
the winter days As the end oi the term ap-
preached, the cordial frank spirit between the
teacher aud family waned. Teacher and pupil,
however, do no longer express the relations
between tho two persons tor while IL was
observed externally, the true feeling yet un.
known tn either, had Supplanted the relation
OF superior aud inferior, of instructor To in
structed. out of friendship and admiration
had grown tho strongest passiou-love. The
separation that was soon approaching, iuten-
siied the emotion and gave Ia the lover
sense OF its depth. To retreat was futile.
The flame WAS burning too strongly to be
quenched. Love took its course and the
inevitable followed. The school closed aud
in few days its teacher WAS to return to his
native town 10 prosecute his legal studies.
4 few evenings before the appointed day, In
the course of an evening rambie, the young
couple were standing ON the edge Of Fatal
Rock looking on the calm flood below The
last rays of the setting sun glimmered family
on the distant church spires, while the chin
ing yesper bells called devout wohshppers
to duty.
The young man, speaking of his reluctan
departure, turned to the maiden and then de-
clared his love with all the iervor OF a pas.
sionste lover. Astonshment silenced her
for time. but AZ she realized her own feel
ings, JOY beamed from her countenance.
Then a shade OF sadness spread over her
features ~ the situation dawned upon her
mind. The barriers-social distinction,
family pride, position doomed up III the
horizon where the star of hope had Just set.
Breaking forth in sobs, she acknowledged
her love for him. but denied the possibility
OF their union, because OF her in nferiority and
his fathers ambition. Then followed prom
tSes of udyiDp devotion and Willingness of