The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-31

and delight as Miss Grayling contemptuonsE
flung roor Mrs. PiggnS cane into the empty
fireplace. and they promised The mselYeS golden
days for the fulure.
In that particular. however. they were disap-
pointed. The new teacher they soon discovered
was not TO be tTlfled with. They had 10 work
harder than they had ever done before, but they
did not grumble. They literally wOrsnlped their
schoolmiStress. and would no more have
thought Of diSObeyiDg her than OF dlsputiDg the
authority of the village constable
When the rector visited the school every Mon
day morning be was delighted with the order
that rejgHed there. He thought Miss Grayling
very exemplary and superior young woman. He
lent her books; lie gave her much advice as 10
her work, Win which he had not thought IL
worth Willie TO trouble good Mrs. Piggln, and his
counsels were invariably received with d charm
ing difference.
Il was the custom at Little Puddingtnn for the
cuTate TO give the school children lesson in
Bible history Wednesday afternoons, and
Mr.. Cope looked forward to his first lesson under
Miss Graylings auspices with some trepidatiOn.
In spite of himself he felt certain tremOr as he
addressed the new teacher, and yet lie found
himself continually desirlug TO speak TO hei. By
degrees, however this wore of and he came TO
LOOK forwa 10 Wednesday afternoons as
pleasant inIerlGdes in his rather mOnOtonous
weeks. He. too, was solicitous for the teachers
mental pabulufn, aud lent her DOCKS, beginning
with popular histOIy-bouks, going on 10 sunday
afternoon tales and finally reaching the stage of
undenlable yellow backed. novels. Miss Gray
ling smiled TO herself as she placed Mr.. Cope's
Orlcy Fam" IN her desk beside a +. Dowih-
waites CHRONICLES of The Schonberg Gotta
FAMILY
But everybody liked Miss GrayliHg. The chill
dren'S mothers looked on her as superior being.
Even cross old Miss Sowerbufts, al the Mount
Farm, liked 10 have her go over on Thursday
afternoon, when John was at mail et, drink a
cup of lea WIFI her, and enighten her as 10 the
real fashions as worn in London. The only per
son who did not join IN the chorus OF appf0ba-
lion was Miss JORDAN, the rectoTs SlsteI-ln-law.
Don't you thin We were very fortunate In
getting such a sunerior mistress IN Mrs. PlgglA's
place ?' said the rector TO his sister-in-law one
Sunday after church.
Il dare say" said Miss Jordan.
There is mars ed improvement In the be-
hayiOr of the CHI dren, both in church and IN
school," continued The rector IN rather magis-
terial way, II to resent the Impeachment OF an
undue uariality for Miss Grayllng, which was
visible In Miss Jordan's lace.
The boys don't make half so much noise in
going out of church before The sermon as they
used to dO.' continued the parsOn.
"Pye doubt the young woman is very well
fitted for her place." said Miss Jordan.
"Dear met" said the rector TO himself ''t's
odd how few women can forgive another woman
IN somewhat lower rank of life for having
pretty face and an attractive manneri" What
ever the reason, II was plain that Miss Jordan
was not captiyated by lie new mistress. They
avoided each other as II by mutual consent
IL happened that one afternoon In early sum-
mer Miss Grayling had gone up TO the Mount
Farm by invitation to drink Tea with Miss Sower