Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-04

The LIE OF city Girl A. q Country
Schoolpii stress.

intense relief. For these days, at least,
| was free. The lifting Of the burden made
! me almost cbildishIy glad. I arose early
on the Saturday after my first weeks cx-
1 periencc In the school room, / was quickly
attired, and my thin blue muslin drcsswas
comfortable and quite pretty, too, I
thought. with heart too light and head
| far too giddy for schoolniistress, / ran
| down stairs and skipped out of the house.
| felt as full of frolin as colt. With what
! keen delight drank the freshness of the
| cool morning arl Every animate and even
iuaninate thing seemed as happy as my
| self; the humning bees, already at work
! gathering honey from the flowers; the
| very flowers themselves, and above all.
the birds filling the air with their melody
! and " shrill delight" How all the horizon
| is colored by. our internal state | strolled
OH through the heids ana WOODS supfenely
happy.
Aiter half hours walk, tho loud clang-
| ing OF tho breakfast bell wrought Inc back
to the house. ! entered Dy tho door side,
when & was 81, s,,aaenily denly arrested ne 9y av9ice
nc member OF tho Hogongantz household.
do you take boardersY twas strong
masculine voice, without trace oil the
"Ponnsylvania Dutch -, -,
NOT frequent, resPohucu MI. Zeke
| cautiously.
Have you any poarders now
We'll" responded Mr. Leke, IN dlpio-
! matte, non tone, we 90 nave
teacher, but that uiiierenI 20" Know, ief
| she's woman
"A country sonooiilis.ress ney anu
| piil, too, III pct III was announcer strange
! voice.
Some prim, spectacleu oin haiu, no
| doubt" commented tnlfo but
| imagine we can slahd her, Nlhekar-Nisage
and all.
you'll ma teacher Won't give you ll9
| trouble, said MI. Ieho hurIleuy anu
| with slighl tone OF Anxiety III ms voice;
! for, fearful oI losing bls customers, nc hau
forgotten Tor moment aii aoout ms uiI
| ionacy. She $ jess uttto orc a,,u uon :
/ give no annoyance 10 hopody. heepS to
| horseli, s,Iii. 49,
! AM! sald the nist speaker, Just
httle one, rs she' wen, suppose we GU
gage board here-s'y l2r ~. lou Pio oi Meeks; la,;
II IL SUITS now inucn VIII you chhrge.
| An wnat nilghl you pe Wiiiln W baay'
now, by the week. suggested MI Heke'
WIN sudden return 10 uiPioiiaSy.
| Ihat uepcnds upon What KIM oi poaio
| woget'
| suppose we say % week alneoe! Saiu
| Mr.. Ieke pcrsuaslNely.
| very Wen, well Try you. VIC want 70
! do so'ne hshing IN me streams mere, ana l
| suppose well get a'onB Wen enough oilly
don't like the schoolmistress,"
breakfast han been somewhat nelaySu
| on account of the new comers, ahu Whllc
| ihey were uhioauing thcii baggage from
| spring wagon al the uoof' ran up 10 my
| room 70 nrush my nalr anu Tree my utess
nom the burrs "hlIh ~ had satheIea w
my ralnblc through the woods Nhile
thns engagel, i hearo MI "eke SoiholuiN'
ing ID the iront room.
=" "Tharli be sie week, an teacher sS'oo
makes sle'oo. Now l Sail tha. uInlh
pretty penny Dnt ,ne olu woihhn-,ike az
not she !, say ~ shlhilln mes I AM soiiii %
thelr hides' Shes dretinl ioolSh some
times
i
had overheard about the country school
mistress had hetileu me ln'o easy sen.
possession, anu ~ was ,heieiore wl,hout
the sigh'est .replua'loI .la' , cn.crou thS
eating room IN answer ,rt, 10 tho seeonu
ringing OF the preahias' peli; Inc stlalscrs,
whoih discovered 10 De ,hree nailos9une
| young gentlemen, were 100 wen Drcd 10
s'aro "t Ii1e, put hneN WY Noii nov ,ul
onsiy lhey were regarulhg me as ,ooh
my sea, d. Wy taIlc' wv, @ naN,i uco,'
| presthteu uy M. Seho. oiile i 'ooho9 upon
o we Eues's Ef, Wiln Wi1e.oIon eyos anu I"Ms
| aar "hii' "'r''h iutner ussublou an ar
~, "2 Nv a. ,s W
| ,hc uos a. ~ N"7 aihusi,iE 70 tho stiaiBoiS. >.
| i ho'iueu thS tollncai liSh, III tne eyes ol
,he latter as the amman SUNK aoasheu from
ihe room.
| hou uhs arc rom ,he CIV mos, hkclyI'
leiiiaihco Mis, p.o'ly, lh'oi iiosu'NciS' "S
sno b'' bHureu nu. wy voheoi oie,
| fhi,aaeiphia, rcPiieu one Oh lhe young
| a. ~, -, =, =.
lhoh you an tearher KIN Keep com
| pahy, reiharkoi Mr. Heke plan ny, Tor
sue rom ihll-uei-,y, 700. Mosl Town
| girls Is plagued worldly minded, amt they
now, MI iyisohT'
Alas, | have always found them 80, ="
| replied that gentleman grayoly.
" As fer teacher, added Mr.. Ieke, " she
don't oven pertess conversion, lot alone
sanctiication.
| !" How very sad ~ exclaimed Mr.. lvison,
| without
half I'D perfoss sanctitication, | would,
eff was a-gon' to sell buttGrmilk which
It's only fit fer pigs. Mr.. Stcdmore, would
You be so kind as To pass the bread?"
| Then as he handed her the plate" Och,
| you'd no need to hand me "A whole plate
| ful. I'm sure you could IA give mo n
| piece in your fingers. amt proud. An
! I'm allays a-tellin' Ellen II don't say Miss
| Ellen, tor never pass no compliments as
how she ought TO make herself common
with the people about these parts, If she
wants To get along with 'em. Make your
sell common, Is what l says to her fire.
quent, II not ottener.
"Woll, and does she make herself com.
monH' inquired Mr.. Elliott, with a comical
glance towards me.
och, she's not sich plagued fool rs
some. she don't put ON no plagued foolish
ars IKE most town girls an ct sho don't
nerioss change OF heart an sanctihcation,
sle amt mean, an shes Kind word to
say Ter everybody-evon for Bob Muckle-
henny. Fer my part, I'd rather pericss
nolhin but pure cussedness than sell
bulermilk.'
| Most girls ~ queer things" hlandly
observed Mr., Leke,
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