Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-18
. SCnOOL MAAM's PERIL
IL I'D Gorman clark.

rA, afternoon train that connected
,i,reIv. obscure towns in Maine with
- of the void, was over two hours
-s The premature darkness of .
,.,~v winters night had set in com
.,,,+.veIv early in tho afternoon, and
E,rgb Il was barely O'Clock, it seemed
u t5e few weary passengers as though
Ssg had been travelling half the night.
7bere we're two representatives OF the
..grs- sex present, bat one, l am almost
s-rssE 10 cay, and / think the conduo-
~. a-a brakeman would bear me out IL
~ distinction; for while one, a shy,
,,,,.1 5iri Of 10 or 20. had quietly gone to
,ssr. he other, lady of great aspgrity OF
.,i,a and demeanur, would neither go to
l,s, herself or render this comforting
-s.formance possible 20 any one in her
Tmsdiate vicinity, bat persisted in ad-
clustering large pieces Of her mind TO
n, aforesaid conductor and brakeman
.oresrning tho deley OF the train and
bsfr shameful completely with thu storm
,5ss caused the delay.
When at last the brakeman threw open
he door, in a slow despairing way that
.bovei great depression of spirit, and
,llIed out something that began with
Hunters and ended in mournful in
gdcalate howl, he frightened yisably at
SEEING the severe lady start up with a
ink and gather Gp q collection of heter
,ys1e1us parcels with an air of relief
g5icb oddly enough Immediately com
p7nica.ed itself to the rest of the pas
a1Eers.
he helped her OF Che train with a
6.effu aacrity that Wss not apparently
9bsshed by The icy contempt she unmis-
puby entertained Tor the railroad and
everyone connected with it from the
PRESIDENT To the waterboy.
Tho conductor promptly swung his
lantern 10 sigupl the engineer, called out
t,sEIy sail aboard" and sprang on to the
moving train without stopping TO notice
h,t Ais * passenger was in state of
violent dissatisfaction over the trunk.
Nay Smith. the girl who had been
lsep1g, started up with bewidered air
as tde tram le1t tbs station, thrust her
sand into her pocket to see if her purse
vas still there, and pressing her face
close TO the window pane, against which
Che vairing snow dashed and cluDg tried
10 make ont something of the land
caps.
Twas Of 10 use, the window refused to
30 suythiug but give bauB the image of a
lCnssck Firl with q tired, white, scared
hcs, and also that of her near neighbor,
sEenhemau of such an exaggerated bu-
cele appearance that he seemed the car
feature Of himself.
6le wss afraid she had been carrie d
i past her station, and made a little timid
iussoiuts movement toward addressing
is formerly detected brakeman, VINO now
passed through the car, actually whistling
iae ro.lloking air of "Begone Dull
Care"
Ha passed by without noticing her
aght movement ana a sudden recoliec-
a0n keep. her from repeating it.
The amt with whom she had lived
ever since she could remember, had al
IJs lmp'ied her largest walls OF concen-
uaisd wrath on The heads of those girls
Who tried 10 attract attention"
Fearing lest by an unnecessary ques-
Won tbs herself might be olassed with
hs'a repreher-ible deliquents, she made
no second attempt, but leaning back il
As1 seat am anresistipg prey TO loneliness
and io-sbodiug.
she bad never before been out OF the
quo. little town Of Massachusetts, where
ls had lived with her aunt until the
la'h OF the latter forced her to find
some means of earning her own liv-
hg
having had some correspondence Rith
-' hiring committee Of a district
t2oo' OF a small village in Maine, sho
s,' low On her way to have her fate de-
a-eo og toe examining committee.
A. her mind was fully made up before
raw ut home that she could never return
el-Eraacd by not passing her e1aIni-
eaton and "a her stock OF money was
aN sufficient TO hold out against any ex-
sl. -siBe OF expenses while she was
''a,ius endorsements in the shape of
.'PoJ ment, her depression was not
sooHy ual0unded.
-4Ae train soon came to another halt,
a, 1'akaman again ioared out something
gan with Hunters and ended ID
t .lil eligible syllable. Mays face
s'.1 p when she heard the name, and,
-' MP. she grssped her shabby old
carpet bag with one hand, felt
.T her pocsrt with the other,
-.s7 -r. thai her pursa bad not been
Fi'hiu the last tgo minutes by
.'t o.. a7nst.ess passengers, ana hurried
Lte -gUr.
%. train had stopped at little flag
-' whose only accommodation for
gers vas q small platform, at
covered wife snow.
AtT hesitsted moment on the car
"" 'a0 figure seIzed her, and carry
across the platform deposited
- .Hs sleigh, and the train moved Off
sic could recover from her sur
' enough to ask timidly, where's
-'4 dom. mean to say that I'm such
-.-s hist I've let that train 90 off an
oa your trunk r. demanded the tall
20 tones Of poignant disgust.
SEQ the trunk snywhere" she
49,. si Ignoring the question of the
lmoecihty.
sum- said her Disconnected
anon you must think I'm the
a-the biggest gump you ever
15o'f They varn't usvihiu' IN it
wanted vas theyf7 he asked. a.
!. ople were in the habit of travel
g.. Baggage for which they had no
=. - ZIG admitted, everything I have
i, except what Z have in this