The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-14

those who have gone through the or
deal can appreciate how very trying
this first day was to be to the young
teacher. At 9 o'clock the bell rang
and we took our seats. Some good III
stinct must have guided Miss Hope IN
making the schedule of names, classes,
and 80 on, for she began with the ROY
in which the best behaved pupils wer
seated. Next was Barbars's row.
'What is your name?" inquired the
Toung teacher.
I ssSome folks call me Red Top"
eyes? What do your parents c@
gon?"
ttBarbara."
"Barbara what?"
| etHunter.
s.Hov old are you, Barbara Hup
ser?" 49,
\ 'sPast ten." '
i"How many years past?'
ssFive."
| sWhat do you read in. Barbara?'
ga book, Miss Hope"
In this way she and her followers
cried all day to annoy Miss Hope; but
she seemed not to notice their rude
less.
Not till afternoon did she discova
her present. Barbara had put it in {
crayon box on her desk. The first Ian
guage class was caled-ten boys and
girls. Miss Hope, eagerly studying
their sweet faces, drew the box toward
her to get some crayon. She slid bacl
the lid, put in her hand, but drew il
back quickly with an exclamation o
pain. There, clinging to her hand
was a blind mole, its teeth nearl!
through one slender finger. In SEQ
ond it had relaxed it's hold and wal
creeping round the floor. One big boy
with ready boot would have crushed
The little creature, but Miss Hope Laid
her handkerchief over it and lifted j
back into the box.
eve will use the mole for our les
son." she said. ''Who can tell M
where moles live, what color they are
md all about them!"
Although her face was pale and he.
finger swollen, she never asked wore
lbout how the mole came there.
There were good blackboards in the
school room, and the wall had bee1
newly kalsomined, but the large apart
| ment looked bare and dismal. We had
always been accustomed to this, and
were not little surprised to find, ont
morning, pretty pictures on the walls
polished horns hung up by brightrib'
bons and filed with flowers, calendars,
3 thermometer, little oilcloth mats fol
the teachers desk, and various othe,
improvements. The room looked yer,
inviting and pleasant.
One day Barbara was even more way
Rard than usual. She would not leara
her lessons at all. Miss Hope kept he
after school It was some minutes be
fore she spoke word to her. Then
She did something 30 naturally and
kindly that the girl could not be Of
Tended. She took her own brush ouf
VI the desk and said:
barbara, do you know yoa have
lovely hair? I'm going to arrange i
for you"
While thus engaged she talked o.
he beautiful places and things she had
reen, telling her stories and anecdotes,
until Barbara forgot her wrath and
laughed outright. Then Miss Hope
out her arms around her.
barbara, let's be friends. Don,
,ou want to be?" she asked.
81 don't know. I've been SO bad
snd-and-I put that mole on YOU
desk" .. tsa4ssss 80 - -, So
Sand you are not angry?"
ssNo, only anxious about you, dear. "
And then she talked to the repentant
girl in kind, earnest way she never
forgot, and which made her Mis-
Hopes fast adherent.
The young teacher knew quite wel
how she was regarded in the district.
Her methods were 80 practical and new
that they caused comment, and she
herself was so young and pretty and
happy that the old fogies in the dis:
trict shook their heads and sighed.
They knew something dreadful would
happen in that school before the veal
was done. Fancy teacher standing
by and watching boy climb the
tallest tree he could find, or turning 8
rope for girl to jump! She had even
been known to approve of foot races,
tand springs and wrestling matches!
When the trustees, having been i'm
portuned again and again, consented
to go with Mr.. Sawyer to expostulate,
she laughed and queried:
"Why, gentlemen, have you for\
gotten your own youth? You did al
these things yourselves. It is child'a
nature, and if my pupils want te
,trengthen their muscles in the old
Hay, I'm going to be on hand, if pos.
ible, to help in case of an emergency.
You haven't any idea how much strong
er some of them are growing. Seehov
rosy and erect they are.
DOWu tuS IOttl luc oSAOAaio . Seso11t
brty-two IL number, with days,
81 oroomsticks, mouth organs, tin basins,
boxes, anything with which to make
hoise.
"Mercy on US! What din! How
AN you expect those bowling urchins
,7er to become quiet, law-abldlng
citizens or even verge on being good
men and women? If you have any
,ontrol whatever over them, Miss
Hope, I beg you will bid them cease
their noise!"
"Peace Sawyer! And you, Miss
Hope, will you let US see what the!
yill do next, please?"
"Certainly. 1t lacks half an hour
20 school time, but this is one OF our