Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-03-02

with every pulsation of joy that he
brings to loving hearts he mixes little
pangs of pain just to crafty his innate
desire for mischief. He confines him
self to no particular field or locality. but
illts abont from place to place. shooting
an arrow here and another there. until
one wonders whore he gets such an end
less supply.
The latest caper cut by the little god
OF love occurred in the peaceful hamlet
| OF Bear Creek, this county, saws the
Wilkesbarre Leader, and had it not been
for the Intervention of his old enemy.
the watchful mother, two Youthful,
loving hearts would now be beating as
one, while two young and fcrocious ap-
| petItes would have to depend upon the
charity OF cold world for qualification
But the old woman was on hand Just in
Tune and carried away her son, leaving
the object of his affections to sigh and
weep alone.
Miss Amy Doty, little lady, possibly
nineteen years old, left her home i'm To-
wanda early last fall and came to Bear
Creek to teach the ''deestrict skulc."
She is girlish in appearance, being be-
low the medium height. and her long
dress gives one the impression of little
girl logged out in her big sisters attire.
She is pronounced blonde. and while
she is not pretty of face or form her
winning way soon captivated the hearts
Of the rural swains and there soon de-
Veloped rivalry for her affections. To
all the eligible suitors she was hard
hearted, but to her biggest boy pupil,
Charlie BlakeSlee, her heart went out in
affection and love and she determined
TO win him for her husband.
To look at Charlie one would naturally
suppose he would be the last boy on
earth to ncite school ma'am's admira-
ton. lie is not quite sixteen wears Old.
large gawky, with II far-away. harmless
Sleam in his eyes, an eXpressionless face.
and as he sat in the mayors Office he
looked anything but the desperate lover
he is reported to be. Yet he stcalthly
left his mothers home and with all his
earthly belongings wrapped up in cot
ton bandanna handkerchief made his
way over the mountain to this CITY.
Miss D1ty, the school ma'am had left
Bear Creek Friday and had come to
this city where she met her boy lover
saturday morning. Together they were
enjoying the sights of the town when
Charities mother and Policeman Baltes
swooped dowed upon them and carried
Them off to the mayors office.
Here the absurdity of the situation
manifested itself, and the mayor, several
policemen, reporters, councilmen, etc.
we're entertained with story of burn
ing love seldom found ont of the realms
If fiction. Army at first assumed an air
Of dignity and asserted that her interest
IN Charlie was simply that of the con
scientloaS teacher in pupil who worked
hard to prepare himself for the battle of
iiie. Her affection, she assured the
mayor, was of the Platonic character
and Charles mother had no cause for
alarm.
'Oh, certainly | haven't" said the
latter, in sarcastic tone. mo mother
has cause for alarm when her fifteen |
year-old boy is enticed from home three
nights in the week by his school teacher
and kept spooning before wood fire un-
til ? o'clock in the morning. No mother
should feel the least alarm when she
sees her little boy pining and growing
thin from loss of sleep, moonshlne and
love-no, indeed"
"Mrs. Blakeslee," said the school |
maam Charlie wanted to get away |
from the country because he thought he |
could earn more money and | agreed to
take him up to Towanda and find him
work
why didn't you take him to raise for
few years-be Il mother to him?" re-
piled the old lady, land then when You
had him trained into the kind of man
you want for husband you could marry
him"
u don't want to marry him-that isn't
the kind of feeling have for him." said
the little school ma'am. II lust want to
help him get along in the world, that's
ALL"
'oh, is it all? Well just tell you that
when gal as thinks herself somebody
keeps boy fifteen years of age out of
bed until o'clock in the morning three
times week, all | can say is she must
have some mighty big plans to talk
over. Then turning to the mayor she
asked, "What do you think | ought to
do with him?n ''Well," said the latter
after he had recovered from his fit of
laughter, Il believe the boy is sick and
ought to have the DOCTOR"
That so" said she "and he'll get him
when we reach home. Dr. Birch is the
man and know just whore to find him.
Come along Charlie" and seizing her son
by the arm she dragged him out and
would not even permit him to say good |
bye to his sweetheart. Then the latter