Nevada County picayune., 1891-11-19
erity to whip the son of committee

| IIOlu Ouo your uaHu, say was the only answer. in the same tone, but emphasized by gleam in the eyes that did not fail to imp. ess Sam that the teacher meant business. ] Slowly and reluctantly Sam held out his hand.
 'Sam Coles" said the teacher in gentler voice, as with a woman s natural tenderness. she hesitated to innict the punishment she felt to be deserved, you know that you de- serve a whipping, but if you promise me on your word that you will be- have yourself hereafter l will give you another chance"
 Sam looked up at the sweet, young face bending tenderlv above him. He caught the glance of the steel gray eyes, and he read in those eyes only kindness and good will. He promised.
 Sam Coles went home different boy. His father was surprised and not altogether pleased to hear him speak we'll of the new teacher. But MT. Jonathan Coles was both sur prised and pleased to observe, as time passed, the change that came over his son. He began to show ev- idence of knowing something besides bird hunting and rabbit catching. He was willing to do his share of the chores instead of leaving all that, as in times past, to his father and the hired man.
 One day MT. Coles heard his son singing temperance tune as he sawed away at the firewood.
 "Where did you learn that?' he asked, with considerable interest.
 "The new teacher taught us, an- swered Sam; i've have singing class now.
 "I must go down and see the new teacher" said Mir. Coles. II had determined never to go near that school again when Booze was turn ed out, but l guess I'll take a look in for once, at any rate''
 Its examlnation day next Fri day" said Sam, "and that might be the best time to visit the school" The father assented and Friday at l O clock in the afternoon he stood at the school house in his Sunday go-to-meetin' attire.
 It was with charm, as we'll as dig nity, that Mss Nettie Seagrave well comed MT. Coles to a seat on the platform. He had heard a good deal from Sam about the new teach CTS attractions and and attributed much of it 60 boyish susceptibility. Now he was convinced that Sam had not exaggerated.
 There was as marked improvement in the scholars as in the teacher since the old days when "Boozie" yielded the ferrule with trembling grasp; and Mir. Coles cup of satis- faction was full-or he thought it was-when Sam, as leader of his class acclaimed a piece of elocution with merit and effect.
 That evening MT. Coles visited the new teacher at her residence. As us- ual at the close of the term the scholars had a week vacation, and Miss Seagrave's mother came from the city to spend few days with her daughter,
 MT. Coles was not a homely man. His forty years rested lightly upon him, for he had always lived modeI- ately and temperately, and though not educated he was far from igno- rant. He made favorable impress sion on Miss Seagrave, and she gave him sincere invitation to call again. The calls were oft repeated, until at length it became matter of gossip that "Coles was a-courtn' the school teacher.
 The summer passed, and autumn and the Christmas holidays were ap- preaching again. The subject of en- gazing the teacher for another year would have to come up at the next meeting of the committee. It was not without evident nervousness that Mir. Coless alluded to this, one win ter evening at the teachers home.
 "You've trained Sam so well that I should hate to have you go, said MT. Coles, iidgeting in his chair.
 "I am glad you are satisfied with the hoy's progress, said Miss Sea grave demurely. "l am very much infarastpI in him -