Middletown transcript., 1895-08-03

Vainly trying to attract "teacher's' at
y: tention, nor to her visitor, who eyet
- her curiously. After survering thi
g interesting school for little while h,
% os asked, respectfully,
AZ "Will you have no class recite thi.
H. morning?"
- mot at present." she tartly replied
=, "thisis the study hour" and then she
calmly continued her writing.
D. The visitor soon left, with a civil
d "good morning." and when he had
q gone, and Harriet had finished her let
ter, she called out the class which she
70 was about to hear recite when the visi-
tor entered.
% Nettie was in the midst of hearing
an arithmetic recitation, when, in re-
! sponse to knock, she admitted an
elderly gentleman who was total
stranger. She greeted him courteously,
> and then went on with the recitation:
but never before had class recited so
wretchedly, especially before company.
The subject that day was a new one,
and the pupils seemed utterly unable
to grapple With some of the mysteries
OF fractions. Seeing this their youth
full teacher said, "The class does not
seem to understand the lesson very
we'll, so will try to explain the SUBJ
Juct SO that all may understand and |
remember;" and thereupon she ex-
planned the lesson so clearly, and went
to the root of matters so thoroughly,
that even those scholars who sshated
arithmetic" grew interested and un-
derstood. So absorbed was Nettie in
her work that she forgot all about her
visitor, who was intently listening to
every word, and whose face was posi-
lively radiant with delight as his eyes
swept over the scene. He remained
and heard several other recitations
with no abatement of interest, and
after complimenting Nettie and her
school he took his leave,
ibid strange elderly gentleman .
visit your school to-day?" asked Net ,
tie OF Harriet as they were going r
home.
"1es; countryman that have 9
never seen before was in," returned :
Harriet, "but paid no attention to .
him, and lie did not stay long. No 8
one seemed to know who he was;
probably a stranger in town, who
didn't know how else to while away
the time"
A few weeks after this Nettie sud- !
denly rushed into Harriet's room, and II
thrusting letter into her Cousins hand .
said, "Read that!" And L
this is what met Harriet's wondering %
eyes as she complied: IL
BRIGHTON, July 10th, 1894. =
''MIss NETTIE LEITH, ir
s'Dear Madam: A vacancy has oc. D
CURED in the West school of this city, Fl
and, if agreeable to you. would like re
TO have you accept the position, begin v,
ming with the coming term. The Il,
salary is one thousand dollars year, w
with the usual vacations. Advise me We
1t once whether you accept, for there fl
ire numerous applicants; but but or
make you this proposition after seeing
'our work in your present school. "a
Yours, truly, pi
JOHN NoURsE, Supt. stl
"Why, Nettie Leith !" exclaimed an
Harriet when she had recovered from Al
Ter amazemeDt. "What lucky mortal SIX
GU are! l congratulate you heartily. Ia
low | wish l were in your shoes TIL
That Mr.. Nourse is one of the greatest mt
ducators of the day, and there is no th'
elling how high you can get now that reg
ou have such splendid opportunity ha
n the city. When did you get this col
olden letter ?" SUI
''Just little while ago; and 1 never j
as SO surprised in my life. couldn't cor
elieve it was meant for me-" the
"Just your luck When did Mr.. Ru
Course visit your school You never Brt
I'D me thing about it," returned AR
-arriet, reproachfully. onl
''That is just what troubles me-" vel
replied Nettie. 81 have art
zen thinking and thinking;but he was
sver in the school that 1 know of. mo-
ut-why, Hattie, 1 wonder if it Lit
'uld have been that elderly man whom Sed
one knew? He visited your school, Hol
o, you remember; and that must have and
zen Mr.. Nourse. He visited my Graz
hool several times after that, but he SO
'ver limited who he was." liza;
"That was surely he, and 1 thought Fisl
was nothing but an ordinary coun- scer
yman," groaned Harriet. HE was holi
my school only once, but that day of t
as ill-humored and was positively d
de to him, and he soon left. What amo
fool wasl might have impressed vari
~ as favorably as you have done; but whi
is in only another case of it might ther
We been,'" and Harriet almost shed side
ars at the thought. page
II remember now of reading some of Vi
lere that Mr.. Nourse had habit of nent
sitting schools where he was unknown erso
d of studying teachers and their NY
,thods. In that way he often OBJ Wor
med his best instructors; but can date
t understand why he should offer is al,
such position," said Nettie. is re
Because you deserve it," returned fami
lrriet, kissing her cousin effusively;
nd here have been scolding you, How