Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-24

| plies ne'er al idea"
Nor mine added Molly: but we
! N lust bestIr ourselves, for, though what
we do cannot be anything much, we
| must solace ourselves by getting great
/ fun from 1t, for she's the only teacher
| we'd dare try il with, and she's sure
| not to tell
Where are your brilliant flashes Of
genius. Rose?'' asked Jenny Noyes
| You haven't said a word since you
came in"
Aren't you well, dear?' said Molly,
anxiously.
I'm all right, girl. Only I'm getting
used to having my ideas turned topsy-
turvy.'
"As how, num-"
Girls. I feel serious said Rose,
laughing.
Wonders viii never cease
I'm going to turn over new leaf
In fact, ladies, it's turned"
Mercy. what's up? Miss Lawson II
think she's struck a paragon
Instead CT the ringleader of all
that's rule breaking" finished Rosa
mund, witk a smile.
Come. now. Rosey. you shan't run
yourself down" cried Molly, warmly.
You're better than any of us
We'll, girls, don't you want to hear
about my leaf? Its just turned over,
and I'm anxious TO have it stay where
it's put, so III Tess and make you wit
nesses- Its about Fraulein Mann
Girls, shall never bother that woman
again
saul among the prophets ex-
claimed Jenny What's happened?''
You know I practiced in Mary
Loring's place this evening. was
playing scales in the dark Then l be-
gan on that lovely thing of Schu-
mann's that I've just memorized- The
door opened as / was finishing it and l
stopped A voice said: Better: once
more that, Mary No wonder Fraulein
thought I was Mary Lo-ing, for she
plays that same Schumann thing. too,
and my corner was as dark as pocket
! never said a word thinking what a
joke it would be when she found out
ii was !, but just played away in my
best manner. AS / finished l heard an
unmistakable sob. Just fancy how
surprised / was, for certainly Fraulein
Mann looks like the last person to be
didn't know what to do for a moment,
but / could see dimly that she had her
handkerchief up to her eyes You
know / just can't bear to see people
cry SO l rushed over and took hold of
her hand and in a minute she was sob
bing on my shoulder and saying in her
broken English that she was SO home
sick and miserable. ! soothed her as
well as could and got away as fast as
possible, for felt like a guilty wretch,
letting her think I was Mary; but how
could i undeceive her? Her broken
English didn't seem funny a bit, girls,
and l nearly cried myself, she was So
pitiful. Somehow. you know. l never
realized she felt things, she always
seemed SO stOlid."
Poor thing" murmured Nettie.
Yes. we all know what homesick-
ness is, don't we? And we have lots Of
fun, too. Well l just petted her Bit
you needn't laugh, Jenny Noyes, I've
seen you homesick,-and- when ! left
her went to find Mary Loring. She
and Fraulein are quite chummy, and /
wanted to find ost something about
Fraulein Mann Sure enough. she
knew lots about her, and said il was
no secret, of course. l do wish we'd
been kinder to her. Just think, she
hasn't a soul in the world belonging to
her, except one little niece, about ten,
over in Germany. She is SO fond of
her and supports her entirely. and
Mary says Fraulein is just miserable
away from her. And, do you know,
Mary SAYS she's always wanted t. tell
our class about this, for she knew we
weren't bit considerable, but she sup
posed we wouldn't care Now. there's
an opinion of our set for you, But I'm
ashamed for one
A fine impression we've made on
Mary" cried Molly
II fancy we deserve II in some ways
said Alice Snow. though / don't think /
Mary really knows any of US She's a
fne girl. but SO prim and priggish thas
] never could get on with her for one - +
I'VE all have our faults. nv friends
said Rose. and il may be better TO be 1
a prig than an imp of mischief as
teacher once called me I'm repent
ant imp nov. anyway.
Il 'spose that puts stop to our plan
of an April fool" said Jenny Noyes, .
just little regretfully-
VI alt ! SSCO1O- girls nave al .
ideat' Rosamund's blue eyes were
dancing with fun through the little
mist that had clouded them a few.no-
ments before Lend me your ears
and III impart it
Fraulein Mann went into her class
room that next Friday morning with
some forebodinC- What would those
girls. so fiuchtjg. $50 unbesonnen. what
would they do to-day On this first 81
a pril? She felt depressed. uDStrunC.
hardly equal TO commanding herself Il
anything trying should happen as It
did. alas, 50 often. She glanced along
the line OF demure faces as she took her
st at. and motioned TO Jenny Moves to
begin Fraulein Noyes, at least, could
pronounce German with some degree
IF correctness They were reading
Maria Smart" Schiller's master
piece had Jared badly IN the hands Of
his class, and the teachers teeth had
been fairly on edge to hear it rendered
% poorly with such willful careless
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