The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-01-03

upsnimous vote. Nos cteeenfiug soioe
Tremendous hcux 70 Isdy, mum, really
Elected me supcrvIsos! erisd Miss Wen
worth. 10 tone oi dismay that nearly con
vulsed The little cierh.
Yes, you're formally elsctsd. Miss weut
worth, aud 70 shall be profoundly CRATE
ful IL you'll serve, said Judss Ksniop
seating himself opposits hes foa can ~
vhs, popular vote y ssa Why. 'b'
people we're 90 bent % hsvins yoa shs
they objected 70 yoss bsias notified Of ih'
election before the meeting sdio"rasd
They vouidat have gives you chance te
decline, il your father anA Dr. Rodmar
hsd not insisted that suoh courss would
mot be fair.
why didns they sppoias NJ Rodnanl
He haant tbs tims TO dstote.
You then. Judge Lentous
1 haven't the tiue. eithw. Besides.
hor estly believe We shouldn't succsed .
well 10 the schools y you would. Yours
fresh from teaching; we've forgotten The
ropes.
oh, cant serve. Judge Ksntoo. have
ut the courage Do elect some gentle
man.
We cant agree upon ons, mum. You're
the popular choice. said The clerk. with
the cos1ing cir Of . shop-keeper snxion'
to drive bargain. You'd better take the
place, Miss Wentworth. Nov dol
Now don't tempt me ont Of my SPHERE
she cried pIsyfully seiziDs needle and
thread. Don't you men ny its women
mission to sew on buttons' You cant
deny it.
Cleverly turned; but We cant excuse
you on that plea. Miss Z,lpha. smiled the
Judge Think Of your superior education'
my child. and your experiences 10 teach
ing. Cant you be public spirited enough
to give us the benefit OF thessS
Miss Wentworth began TO waver.
But the notoriety. Judge Kenton, lshould
shrink from IL.
Nonsense, Zilphs: girl OF your sense
must be more progressive. Dou't shrink
from doing us favor, beg. Ws men
will pledge ourselves to belp Jon If we
can 10 any way.
Miss Wentworth drew 10 her breath.
Should she do this distasteful thing
Ought she to do il? Once having under-
taken the task. she had an inward convic,
tion that she should perform it well; but
was ii her duty to undertake iiG And
there was DR.. Rodmsn. Must she render
herself an object Of aversion to him? he
had expressed the deepest repugnsnce at
this very step she was considering.
What is fathers wish, Judge Kenton?
Did you talk with him on the subject?
Yes. He was surprised when your name
was proposed, and much gratifed. lie
would be glad II you we're willing to accept
the superyisorship. You know how he
bears the welfare Of the town 10 his heart.
l will accept it. ssii Miss Wentworth
hastily, feeling Is II mountain were
about to tpople over upon her,
When her acceptance WAS announced at
the meeting, it was received with hearty
cheers; but DR.. Rodman, assisting in count
ing votes, lost his reckoning.
Miss Wentworth set about her task firm
" resolved TO do her duty, hating the dnty
nevertheless; but. being lady Of broard
sympathies, she soon found herself warm
" interested in the teachers -timid young
girls, many Of them. who ss spring advan-
ced, came Aocking TO her for certificates.
To some she could not conscientiously
grant them, and this grieved her painfully
Others. competent in The main. failed
miserably 10 certain studies, and she kind
ly proposed TO instruct them in these,
Withholding the testimonials till they
should be merited. Her father laughed,
It was the first instance on record, be said.
OF supervisor educating teachers for eI
sminstion. But as Zilphs said, what bet
ter could she do? Instructors already pro-
ficent we're not to be procured at the low
wages paid by the town. She must i'm
prove native talent. Dr. kodmsn asked
her, grmly, il she had undertaken pri-
yste school 10 addition TO ber public Ia
bors. This was one afternoon when be
had called to see her father on business.
and encountered bsvy Of girls 10 the bsll'
He never came nossdays without some
plausible excuse In reply she tossed
back laughing negative. then added i'm
petuously:
You sneer 1t my public labors DR.. Rod
man, Just IS though had assumed them
simply for my own entertainment. You
have never once given me chance to ex-
plain my motives.
Why should you honor me BY explain
ing tbem, Zilphs. ss'd be indiferently. II
they satisfy you, Il is enough. isn't III
That sealed her lips on the subject
heucefortb. II she was Of NO more conse
aneoce 10 him than fy on the wall. why,
she would not even buzz 10 his car, by
midsum mer she had visited every school
within the town limits. and became ac-
quain,ed With the needs and capabilities
Of each. Her energy inspired energy in
Others. II she entered . school-room, It
was IS il su electric current passed into il
arousing pupils and instructor TO unwont
cd activity.
Little Tom was usually her companion
on these expeditions. though lie rarely
crossed the threshold Of . school-roon,
likins better TO ruu about 10 the fields to
pick berries or gather flowers Tor Zilpls.
Summer vent by and autumn cam". Lit
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