The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-19


which showed me in quiet
way the preference fol- myself.
i had numberless answers
to my advertisement for professor,
but tossed them all aside and en-
gagged Prof East. The moment my
eyes rested upon him felt intuitiyely
that the very person ! desired had
presented himself So handsome, so
very handsome. in spite II immense
green goggles; so gentle and refined,
and so good. so innocently good, en-
gagged him at once on the easiest terms.
Indeed. Prof East declared so appre-
ciatye of the great advantage of en-
joying our society that he almost for
got the question of salary. He was
quite Indifferent to money. ] found
him willing to come for mere pit
tance. which went far to bias me in his
favor, as it always does seem hard to
pay out so much money to teachers.
The futter of nerves mentioned above
was occasioned by the arrival of the
professor He was actually in the
house. All the teachers were struck
by his ingenious manner and straight
forward. beautiful candor.
He says he never met more
charming set of ladies'" observed
Miss Leonard, the English teacher.
He says the girls are not to his taste;
he despises such young things; he says
my eyes are fascinating and full of in
telligent expression"
Ma fol! Your eyes, indeed!' eiacu-
lated Nam sellc Adele, the French
teacher, He VOWS my retrousse nose
is piquante, charmante. All, monsieur
is one grand gentleman"
Il don't believe in flattery," inter-
jected Miss Wonham. Nobody insults
me by compliments. The professor
thought Twas one Of the girls; indeed,
never saw man SO amazed as when
I told him l was q teacher Miss
Wenham lookel every day of forty-fvc
years.
He is very near-sighted,' Iremind-
ed her.
Not at all" insisted Miss Wen.
ham. He only wears glasses TO
shade his eyes and he always says
Just what he thinks"
Putting on my glasses ] drew out n
note 1t was from the professor.
was determined to read it merely as a
| check to their vanity and concelt.
Let me see" ! began, quite as if the
idea had that moment occurred to me-.
H SAYS in his note: i am coming
early to have better opportunity OF
knowing Il lady whom | have long
admired for her talents and erudi-
ton. ~ Without the smallest notice
OF decidedly envious laugh, l folded
the note and went to my room to read
up on the miocene period. The pro-
fessor was to lecture on the mioceno
period. After taking my seat and
leaving my glasses on the table-they
always made me look ten years older
i went down TO sec Prof East. TIC
my amazement there sat Nam sell
Adele in her best black silk. with
crimson trimmings, talking in her ex'
citablc foreign way! There. on the
other side. was Miss Leonard in hel
best plaid, smiling in her bland amia'
bility. Miss Wonham in her Sunday
cashmere, ogled him in front. TO dc
the professor justice, he seemed rest.
less and in evident expectation OF
some one else. As he turned at one,
10 me, felt certain that l was The
person for whom my handsome Young
professor waited. We discussed ex
tinct pachydcrms of the miocene
period. made some strong points,
to which heyelded without argument,
Miss Wenham whispered quite audi
bly, thai the professor had not chance
to put in a word.
When We were passing INTO tho
lecturc-room | observed that he look
ed al f lith Sands, who contrived to be
in the way, and that she laughed
rather pertly. Before l could speak tC
her the professor said, in a low tone;
What great figure you have, my
dear lady, queenly. positively queen
ly.'
heard that silly Eva litter so rudely
that common decorum induced me tt
send her to y back seat. She is con
sidered beautiful by some people, bu
to my thinking her face is weak; be
sides, she has round, chubby figure
| had it from the professor himsel
that he admired queenly figure. Thu
lecture was rather obscure, of course
| l saw that the professor was yer,
deep but | am not sure the girls ap
preciated their privilege. Eva Noe
turned very red and almost choket
: with laughter. If it had been any
body else bu, Prof. East might hav,
| imagined that he became trfle mixe'
: and confusing on the miocene strata
: but then he was certainly handsome
t man. By the merest accident l hap
pened to be in the hall when the pro
D fessor was putting on his overcoat
and found the teachers around him il
| an admirinp circlc I must saw th,