The Jersey City news., 1892-02-04

pfenenSlOn. Everybody was ioohiuS a.
us, ana there was Patti with those LANDS
oulstretched But was determined that
she should not bluff me out OF those roses;
So, commencing my lite to some klnd
power, SAID with my best Dow;-' es,
are they not? They were just given me.
Will madame accept this little Dunch OF
violetsr and detaching the cluster OF
purple blossoms / fortunately wore In n
gown. laid them in her hands. | Iully
expected to be shown the door But Patti
took in the situation and the violets, and
was saved"
Why She Had to Resign.
The pretty little teacher had been put
in charge of class of small boys, under
the impression that they would. perhaps
respect her sex and beauty, and behave
better than they had with other teachers.
The experiment seemed to have been
success after the first week or two.
"Thev were worse than ever for short
time" said the superintendent; and
then her bright, CHEEKY manner seemed TO
make an impression on them."
So the superintendent was both sur
prised and sorry when she rendered her
resignation, rnd tried to induce her TO re-
consider the matter.
Il cart do it, she said: Il ind L am
not strong enough"
II admit that it tires one greatly" said
the Superintendent Il presume there Is
nothing so exhaustive us the work OF
conscientious teacher, although the pub
lie never seem to realize 1t"
Il go home every night utterly worn
out" she said, ''and my health is suffer-
ing" cat. A..
nerve and the BRAIN"
"The nerves aud the brainl" she re-
peat d. in surprise.
IL t.
20, | can stand that all right" inter-
rupted the pretty little teacher. "but Pm
not strong enough physically to do the
manual labor required by that class |
tried kindness at first. put that would
not do. and then"
She absent-mindedly picked up gutta
percha, bent it to see that it was supple,
and wnisked it through the air couple
of times.
mo" she said, Il can't stand it. The
physical exertion is wearing me out. ~
Neacdrk Sunday CAL.
A Romantic Love Story.
congressman Oates of Alabama. with
his tifty-six years and only one arm. has
a romantic story that surrounds the loss
of the other arm. During the war he
served In the Confederate army, and it
was before Richmond tnat he received
tation Of the right arm. AZ this time it
was that Oates was obliged to lie off on
sick leave while he recovered from his in
iuries. He was received into the house
of Southern family and nursed by the
eldest daughter.
When he pulled through, Oates felt
that his life had not only been saved by
her but his future happiness was in her
hands. The young officer told his story,
but this young nurse did not favor his
suit-whether because she thought it
was pressed simply from gratitude,
or whether she did not return
his affection Is not told. Oates
was too weak to return to his command.
and between fretting over his rejected
suit and at the DELAY in his return TO the
front was in q most unhappy mood. One
day the mother looked up and said, laugh
ingly:-
"Never mind. captain. you just wait for
SO and so," pointing TO the baby in the
cradle she was rocking. "You can have
her by and by" The captain laughed.
The baby began to grow to girlhood,
and Oates was interested in all she did.
When she became of marriageable age he
reminded her mother of her old promise
made over the baby's cradle. There was
no opposition to the match and the couple
are unusually happy. This accounts for
the difference in age, at which many peo-
pie have wondered. Mrs. Oates is pretty
woman, with Southern grace and hospi-
taiity. and devoted to her husband
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