Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-09

ansfie up my mind 70 wssK 1I tne niEtts pas-
@se ,lisisp. and felt the 80 end doosx with
my finger tips IS vain: who can feel pnin3sd
nnfntsrst ! listened for the sound q bseaxh-
ing 70 know which ~ avoid, hut could hear
none bs's my osn- Suh5ssaly, - often ID
such easss II extreme despair. The couvsctSoa
came strong upon me that It xas the iefS
hand doos. The thought however, Of mis-
TAKE proved almost too strong for me; I
pictured 10 myself the Inevitable shrek, fol-
bowed by twenty oshers, the op<ning Or LOCK-
irz Of twenty aasrs, the awful figure Of Mn
Spanney IN dressing gown and nighteap
bearing down 90 NE candle In hand, the
trembling crowd II teachers Blue Eyes
among thssn1, servants and pupils bebisi,
n1yse8 the detectsa criminal with boots OF
Nevertheless, egsncisoi my teeth, ard grasp
ing the handle tightly, turned &c slowly aad
quietly. Theirs was no sound, and in |
stole. II must ts my room But what b
taati A bead on the piIIow8 Yes, by all that's
sacred, the wrong roosnl
How ga out u TINT room | never knew.
A co1d sissfisser came over ino when | found
myself oas1aie, ind lslt more Inclined 10 re-
main standing In the passage until daylight
than 10 20 through any such ordeal again.
But got tired d standing. ard calmer re-
With renewal Of The horrld sensation have
dsses1t.si, I yentgre'i. and TO nay unspeak-
able rslsef found myself ia the right room as
last Hastily sprang into hssi, tut eourted
s!eep In vain. for my brain WIS In a whiri
after thc sxssseissent u the last half hour
In the morning, with shattered nerves, l
came down to breakfast, UNFORTUNATELY not
70 bc treasured at once. Who could he com
Portable with twenty pairs u eyes 70 put one
out, Whose owners thoroughly enjoy the dis
eoiniiturc they efYsctf Blue Eyes did her lest
for me, and saved me from feeling utterly
miserable. A quarter To II saw the whols
school tisfile two and two 10 clurrh | did
not accompany them: the influence. Of the
fresh air in an orchard at the back Of the
house seemed more refreshing TO my broken
Constitution. The midday dinner was almost
bad as the breakfast, the double line Of
eyes all down the table were riveted on me,
AMI consequently mine ON my platoon my
plate save when they strayed To certain rosy
hngers not far oil, and upwards To certain
blue eyes Of which alone they did not seem
afraid The afternoon brought a welcome
change in my relations with the school; we
all All jonrried To the orchard before men
tioned, and there. under the cool shade Of an
apple tree, | examined. each with its charm
Ing owner, some twenty albums How fond
they are Of albums, those delightful girls
Of under III | asked Blue Eyes to show
mo an album, hut she aid that pupil teachers
never kept them which | told her WAS fib.
Still, sire sat down and talked instead Of
showing me album, and this was really
picasanter.
On leaving such good friends next day |
was, as is only natural, little depressed; but
my awful adventure Of tine wrong room still
haunted me, and felt safe at any rate when
the gate of Algebra Lodge closed behind our
cab.
There was much pleasure as well as pain in
my experience Of this unknown world Of
giridoIn, short and slight though that expert
ence was; but on looking back have to
thank my stars that things were not worse,
that my departure was easy and digniflesi In
stead Of being a midnight scramble.
SO ends my stroy, as told to my friends of
the smoking room. | did not confile 10 them
what | will now TO you, my gentle reader.
Two summers later my sister brought home
for the holidays one Of her teachers, whom
she described as being lawfully jolly" 1t
was Blue Eyes One evening | told her the
whole story Of my adventure that night
She laughed so much at my misfortuncs that
| grew angry and snid she had no sympathy
Then she pouted; then kissed her, and then
she promised to marry me when
got mastership or work at the bar This IL
why l am working so hard now.-Roland
aeme in Belgravia.