Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-10

teacher" lighted little fire In the big
wood stove that they might dry them
selves. That was fun for all. Mean
while, not to lose time. she set the m
saying the multiplication table.
Suddenly big voice joined in tho
ten are twenty; twice
twenty-four;" and turning with start,
Laura saw figure, soaked in mud-mud
on Its hair, mud on it's nose, mud to its
standing in the door. A tramp,
certainly. She had heard such dreadful
things OF tramps that she turned pale.
Still, in such a rain she could have
bolted the door in his face, If it had
been in her power.
"A tire!' said the tramp, advancing. u
expected nothing as good as that. May
| come nearer, or am too muddy?"
Bring a chair, Johnny" said the
teacher. ''It is dreadful weather. He
must have been sleeping out of DOORS
she said to herself.
The tramp confirmed her suspicious
BY reInarking, as he took the chair:
eth weather, and I've been in the
woods night. Ipresume need wash
.ng the worst way"
s'The teacher saw an opportunity for
forts in the sanitary line.
Johnny she said, ''show the young
nan where the wash basin and water
bucket are, and you may give him a
clean towel from the shelf"
Johnny obeyed. He led the way; the
tramp followed him, and returned much
! IL, mi a1na IN,
| fact-having been, as he said, ''broomed
| Town" by the useful Johnny.
He was steaming beautifully shortly,
Ind continued to join in the exercises of
the school, adding wood to the fire oc-
:asionally, until noon-time came. As
yet he had done nothing desperate, but,
as he eyed the cans and baskets, he re-
marked:
II wish l had my lunch with me,
assure you. | missed my supper and
had no breakfast. | am conscious of a
vacuum"
s'Now, perhaps" thought Laura, "the
time has come"
She flew to her desk.
II have some lunch here" she said,
offering napkin filled by good Mrs.
Cliff with short-cake. cheese and mince
pie, and bottle of milk.
The tramp looked at it.
"The spirit is unwilling" he said, ''but
the flesh is weak. I'll take hdJ."
And accordingly Laura made fair
division, thinking that this was very
amiable tramp, indeed, intended for bet
ter things Indeed, he was handsome
even in the case of dry mud he wore.
She wished she were of the order OF
people who can give advice gratis. She
wanted to reform him. But she could
not bring herself to preaching. Only
when he arose to leave, the rain falling
no longer in torrents, but having sub
sided into drizzle, she went to the door
with him.
Take this little path she said. Ell
will lead you straight to the village.
am sure you must be tired of such hard
ships as you experienced last night; and
if you will go to the parsonage, Mr.. Par
Ion will put you in the way of-of-fi
ing your way into better path" AnC
then she slipped twenty-five cents int
nis hand.
He looked at her curiously.
"You are very kind" he said, &c
hope you will never need half of any
bodys luncheon"
He was gone. His voice trembled
she was sure; but later she heard some
body laughing at distance. 1t coul'
not have been that tramp.
She went home when school was owe
and told the tale to Mrs. Cliff.
"a tramp cried that good woman
Its a mercy you are alive. They'v
got the souls of gorillas, and / expect
you hadn't had SO many boys about you
you'd not be here to tell of it. Thi
|, region isn't often tramped, either. 1t
off the track. l hope there's no NOR
in the woods,
Miss Penn sat down to her supper
) Half luncheon had left her hungry
but while she ate the pork and bean
With a will there came knock at tn
door. At it stood a servant in sort {
livery. Masters compliments, b
aid, and handed her a bouquet of no
> house flowers, from the stems of whlc
y depended little note.
She opened the note at once. With
. was a silver quarter of a dollar an
- 5hsse words:
MY DEAR MISS PENN: / return the invent
J. ive-cent piece, or rather another in its plac
T You were so good to the tramp that hated
! nndeceive you. l went out shooting yesterda
n lost nv way in the woods, tumbled into mars
e and was what you saw ne when reached
n school house at nine o'clock. l never was
II hungry before. The half of your luncheon W
i, delicious VIII you permit me to call to ma
% my apologies. Mrs. Cliff knows who am, a
II can introduce us.
It Yours thankfully and sincerely,
II ANDREW BELLAIRE
h Laura Penn read the note throus
" twice.
"a He was not tramp, then, after all
ia she said what an idiot he must THU
q mel" and she handed the note to NJ
= Cliff.
~ "He is a son of old General Bellail
the richest man in the place: just hol
" from travelling in Europe" cried the c
:" lady; and it's just as plain as pill
4 staff that he is smitten, and wants
come a counting YOU"
in Events proved that she was right. L
"A little teacher who shared her lunche
w with the tramp in the old school-hoi
pa in the wood is now Mrs. Bellaire.-
g. Y. Ledger.
s. If the smokeless and noiseless pc
In Ter comes into general use saluteS "
become thing of the past, and the S
re will go down without waiting for
ks evening gun to fire, as now required
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