Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-26

better teacher In this desstrict than you'll
make--warrant yep
He took of his spectaeles a. he handed
II back.
"There was q, young man here Jest
now, he observed, "about the school.
Seems he had one engaged over 10 Bev-
erly, and scarlet fever broke out over
there. and they ain't goin' to have no
school yet awhile, and he come over to
see about gettin' this one. Dave Hanley
told him about II; see ms he's cousin of
Dawes. Took examination two weeks
ago, same as you did. Wal, told him
my niece had got the school promised to
her" said Uncle Ridgely, serenely.
"What did he look like 2" said Milly
with sudden interest.
"ob, you needn't spunk up He's
ooin' home on noon train" said Uncle
Rldgely, winking. ''W'y, good lookin'
tellos he was; taller'n most, and hair
color o. that cream coiored nag aud curly
and a good, strong lookup -"
Mllly crushed her certificate In her ex-
cited hand.
"Where is he's" she demanded.
IVY, over to Dave Hanley's, | s'pose.
Dawes his cousin. What are you goin'
to-"
But whatever Milly was going to do
she was already doing. She was gone,
and she had dropped her certificate on
the barn floor.
Dave Hanley's front DIOR was open,
aud reasonably full Of small Hanleys,
but Milly stepped over them.
She could look through 10 the back
porch, where Dave sat with his visitor,
Hnd she ran through the house.
The visitor rose.
"Why- why" he stammered.
He was bewildered, but his delight
ives more than his bewilderment. He
took her hand, in his agitation, ana then
remembered that he had small right to,
AMI blushed.
Dave Hanley, whether from confusion
or superllne delieaey, wandered into the
4 yard.
| Mllly shook hands. II she hal looked
pretty IN cloth gown ard cap, sue was
| irresistible In blue blouse aud striped
skirt, and no hat at all, and the young
man dtvoured her with bright eyes.
'Fve come to tell you," she painted
ths was out OF breath that lis me the
school 10 promised to; IFS here my Uncle
k,dgey ilyes--don't you sec. And I'm
going to give it up for you, in your favor.
have no right t. It, don't you under
etauu! unil pelitFe u ever ROi my
certificate If 1t hzdn been Tor you. II |
had been bit lower in geography, |
ehauldn't have passtd. 1t was really you
/ that got 1t for me, you interruptions per-
son. And | don't need the school-lt
was only for Uncle Ridgley land you do.
You wan to study law, end--well, IS ou'ye
got 10 take It"
She wss not TO be moved the fraction OF
an Inch. She stood there, flushing and
prettily smiling, and twisting an end Vi
her blue sash, nut she was lirm.
81 haven't any right to it, and | don't
need 1t, and you want to study Law, " was
all she would say, though be argued and
earnestly plesGed for an hour.
Uncle Rtdgley was disappointed. But
there were gratifying rccompenses. The
first ives that Miliy was persuade to stay
nsatly ali winter, though she didn't take
the school, aud learned TO make pie-crusl
alter all; and the second, that that young
school teacher she married, that she'd
never have known il she hadn't etayej
and II lie hadn't taught ia the "deCstrict'
that fall, turned out within four years e
be the emaItest lawyer in Black County
and notable honor tn the family.