The Springdale news., 1889-05-24
HER OPPRESSOR.

When ne assigned tie lesson in compost ton for the following Wednesday after noon, the task set ont for Ida GraVes0I was to write new Psalm of Life Ida scrutinized her teachers faco carefully but 1t was marked by its usual placid gray lty and she vas uncertain whether this was punishment or merely an experiment tc I verify his suspicion that sne was the of | fender
 ! After the assignments had all been rear Ida held up her hand.
 What is it?' inquired the master. Y Ida rose, twisted her handkerchief ano ' hung her head in pretty afTectaton Of child lsh confusion. Her friends looked on with | delightful anticipation of "a time" for scarcely day passed in which Ida did not ! play somo prana.t Lat vas more anlusInr tc her fellow pupils than to Ter teacher. l 'Piease, sir" sA- sail so last, ''Ereat ] po1s like nc shoUid Dc allowed to selec, their own subjocra, may write q Psalm oi ' Death instead of a Ps m Of I.iIc"' "Certalnly, but member it must be sub, nitted to my inspection before it can Dc read to the school"
 "Ah!' said tda, with profound sigh that set the Whole scH1oi in q giggle, genius such as mine should be trusted
 ''It may usually be trusted to bring it's possessor 10 grIcf returned the master. But its Ike Sampson, when it falls it bring down the house, and the enemy too, '" replied lda with serenity equal to his own ns she resumed her seat.
 Miss Ida, sad the master, presently, VI fear you are forgetting to prepare your history lesson. The class will be called in fifteen minutes"
 "Oh, I'm writing poetry now" calmly asserted Ida, "ard 1 can't be expected to come down with ore fell flop from the eagle heights where I scar to the commonplace details of q life ike Benjamin Frau -inn "There are even greater depths take care that you do rot fall into them" said Mr. Nh'ting partlv-vaied twinkle in his c-75
 During tna progress Of tho history lesson, Ida, baiLs, called upon to give sketch of the iie of G.njamn Franklin, said
 Y He was 3r in bread Lat and ben evolent countcnance, who achieved famo by ornamentng llite-s strings with keys and lightning"
 Next may try the same" said Mr Whiting, "wh!lc Miss Ida writes on tho board Q classification of the topics in the lcsson.n
 As Mir. Whitinc's back was toward the oIdch- oCGIu, lut SclEcU the opportunity 10 caricaturo Mir. Franklin and the kite in a manner that convulsed the class with laughter. As tho master turned his head the drawing vanished in twinlIling
 Miss Ida Will please remaln after the close of school to night; 1 wish to speak with her." said the muCh-tried teacher.
 "Young men usually speak to father first" wrote lda oa the board. Of course the class laughed again uproariously this time, but tho words were quickly erased, leaving the master as greatly mystified as before.
 Tue school house was in quiet country place, and, after an tho pupils but the refractory one had passed out an oppress- i've stiffness reigned.
 Ida sat in calm silence awaiting what tho master might have to say S.,c made a beautiful picture with the summer sunshine falling across her crinkly red-brovn hair Her merry brown eyes looked Fate Gin tne person of the master) bravely iu the face,