Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-02

for Miss Hannah had plenty of deter
mination under her soft exterior, but
she lacked experience, and often found
herself in a position where she did not
know what to do next; hence the inter-
views with the principal
Miss Hannah had various amusing
encounters with her pupils. On one
occasion she detained after class a mis-
chievous, yellow-haired youth who had
often given hertrouble. She descended
hastily from the platform and stood by
Hannah felt his advantage Of her in
size, at least, and she told him to sit
down. The difference in their respec-
tive statures would not be so noticeable
then.
"Harrv," she said, her soft eyes full
of vexation, Chow many times have |
kept you after, class to talk to you?
You ought to be ashamed! | really
begin to believe you like to have me
talk to your"
The lad looked up. with a saucy grin
and replied: eyes, [ do like to have
you"
What the boy had said did not dawn
on Miss Hannah's comprehension for
some moments. Suddenly she realized
the absurdity of the whole thing and
she laughed. "My authority was ruined
for that time" she wrote to her mother
that night, "but the idea of that young
ster trying to hirt with me was ridicu-
lous."
Her passage-at-arms with her pupils
did not always exhibit their funny side
to Miss Hannah's troubled vision. Her
woes increased and her cares multiplied.
The older teachers assured her that
they had all had their first year. of
teaching once; but all IN vain, for Miss
Hannah felt sure that they could never
have had such trials as she did. The
tears very often came into her eyes
when she was alone; they even trickled
down her cheeks as she ate her haSty
meals, until her kind ~landlady's heart
ached to see it.
One day the climax of Miss Hannah's
troubles came; and now there comes
upon the scene parsonage who, curl
ously enough, was the cause of Miss
Hannah's woe, and vet ultimately her
deliverer. This parsonage was not much
to look at, [ admit. He had a large head
covered outwardly with a rough shock
of black hair and furnished inwardly
with not too great-a stock of brains.
Jake Tomlinson had been two years in
the high school, and, in spite of his evil
reputation, was not really a bad boy at
heart, but was one of those thoughtless,
reckless youths who are led to do a
great many foolish things because they
wish to be considered a "devil of a fell
low" among the boys.
Little Miss Hannah had had consid-
cradle trouble with Jake, but on this
particular day he quite exhausted her
patience and sinned past forgiveness.
Jake had been told by Miss Hannah to
read a certain paragraph in the lesson,
which he did in a mumbllng tone. She
sharply made him repeat the reading,
and this time he responded by giving it
in a loud, drawing voice, tTilling his RS
and accenting in as ridiculous a manner
as he could. When he had finished he
turned around and winked deliberately
at another boy on the back seat. Jake
Tomlinson knew that Miss Hannah's
eyes were upon him, and that wink was
pure bravado. AS for poor little Miss
Hannah, the wink had an unexpected
effect. She flushed scarlet, though her
cheeks were usually very pale. All the
~gentleness left her eyes, and her dim
pied chin was set as firmly as a dimpled
chin can be set.
ing throughout the entire hour as a
punishment for what you have done,"
she commanded, in tone of suppressed
wrath.
1t was an unusual method of punish
ment in the high school, and Jake was
at first rather "taken off his base" as
he expressed it to a crony later. He
soon regalned his cOmposure, and kept
Door little Miss Hannah on the Qui vive
the whole time; for if her eyes were
not upon him he would be amusing the
class by hideous contortions of counte-
n and similar acts. All this did
not tend to lessen Miss Hannah's ire,
and she dispatched Jake to the princi-
pal for reprimand, having first ex-
planned his crime herself to Mr.. Shen-
stone. The latter could scarcely repress
a smile when he heard that it was a wink
that had SO upset the tiny lady's equa-
nimity. Jake was informed that he
written a proper apology to Miss Han
nah for his rudeness.
At noon that day Miss Hannah
w handed him a crumpled, dirty piece
Of paper. 1t was Jake's apology. Mr..
Shenstone read it through, and decided
that it was far more insolent in it's tone
than the offense for which it was sup
posed to be an apology. He was secret
~ amused at the predicament in which
the small teacher found herself, for
once she had begun to foil up the
thing she must carry it out to the bitter
end.
81 leave the young scamp to you to
deal with, Miss Weed" the principal
said; "do with him as you will. You
shall have my support in anything you
do"
There was rather a tender light in the
blue eyes as Mr.. Shenstone made this
announcement. But shy little Miss
Hannah was too troubled in mind to
look up and see it.
After school Jake was sent to Miss
Hannah's classroom, when he found
that lady still nursing her wrath. He
slouched in sulkily, and took his seat
before her. Miss Hannah began at once
to speak.
cake, [ have sent for you because
your apology to me was far from salts
factory; it merely adds insult to insult.
l intend that you shall realize and admit
that you were very insolent to me this
morning.
"What did l do that was so terrible
as all that?" the boy demanded, sui