The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-10

looked up she would have seen
scared expression In them to match
that IN her own. The teacher waited,
standing. The children dropped every
thing to listen.
"NIom," he began, one big hand ON
the desk and his eyes looking out of
tile window, al come down L thank
ye for what ye did TO my cabin.
fTain't had woman's hand ont since
IL was built. an when l come home
tired plumb out n found that room
a-lookin' like my mothers sit,in' room
at home, III cupboard Strengthened
out, II the store swept up, n the bed
made like white mans, n the sugar
bowl clean-why | just darseut stay
In. An sat down on the doorstep,
an the crickcts or suthin' keep talk
in, an | got TO sccmin' like was sit
tim OH the doorstep t home, II the
Sunday-school teacher | had when |
was boy-why she KEEP a-comn, up,
an sutnin' run through INV mind about
Goals o. fire bcin' hcapcd on peo-
pies heals, an then says, Its thai
school teacher, that's who il Is! She's
been a-hcapln' Goals of Irc onto my
head Aud then the crickcts or suthin'
seemed 20 say, 'Supposin' was that
Sunday school teacher that was u
tryin' TO teach way out her; in the
wilds thou. nobody to care whether
-hc lived or died-just supposin' some
body sent her letter like that-here
the old man Strengthened and turned a
s,eadier eye on the teachcr-'n 50 l
thank you, young woman, II tho hull
of you kin come to my ranch II IL l
don't give you the rastlinest good time
ever you had, then I'm not Il better
maui"
lie turned at the last words and
with two shaky strikes was out of the
door, before the astonishcd teacher
could say word.
She looked dazed until her oye rested
on Ile,ty Cummings-one look was
sufficient to tell her that with Iletty
lay some part of the mystery. just
what IIetty's look was like could
never tell you how astonished and
delighted, how wide-eyed and glowing
with intelligence! Anyway that look
enabled the teacher to say calmly:
"1he third class in arithmetic will
please step to the front"
1t was hard for lletty to wait until
noon. Yet, when noon came and sho
was called to the desk, she felt uncom-
Portable. The teacher looked into her
flushed face and downcast eyes, and
half smile came to her lips. "Iletty."
said she, "what do you know about
Mr.. Johnson's house?' The little
touch of demand in the teachers tone
brought lIctty's fire to glow. She
threw back her head. "Why, / was
gon' to fix old johnson for writin
that mean letter TO you, that all-and
I'd a-done it, too-only say, wasn't 1t
funny, teachcr?' drawing near in an
awed way-"tllats just what l said
about him.
Ills house was just awful, teacher,
an so lonesome, an | got to thinSing
now, just sposin' it was my father
livin' like tha,?' an just couldn't
help tixin' j. up and say-you won't
tell him who 1t was, will you? Cause
it will be all the same to him. Wasn't
it funny that he said supposin' about
you? 1t must be good thing 10 sup.
pose about people, don't you ttfinky
Cause l feel fearful happy after.
wards. II must be fearful good
way" she added dreamily renembcr-
ing the old mans face as he went
out.
Tho teacher stood quite still little
while. Then she put both hands on
lletty's shoulders and looked down
into tho brave black eyes and said:
"Iietty, I'm not going home, Fm
going to try 'supposin' about every
one here. I'm going to stay, Hctty."
The teacher and Johnson and the whole
school silently agreed in their minds
OH the day of the picnic. that 'just
supposin'" was a "fearful good way"
of looking at things.-[Pittsburg