Middletown transcript., 1897-03-27
THE TIMELY RESCUE.
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PART III.
The day had been long and trying one
to the village school mistress. This was
not caused by the darkness and storm out.
side, with the wind bowling dismally
around the corners of the building. and
bending the trees and shrubbery with such
violence that It seemed determined on
their utter destruction.
The state Of her feelings could not be
much affected by the angry elements; there
we're other and greater reasons for the de-
preston and gloom that had stolen over
her, to the exclusion of everything else.
She knew that she must decide in few
days, whether she would accept the posi-.
ton as teacher Of this little school for
another year or not; and. looking back
over the year that was 50 fast drawing 10 a
close, she felt that she could not endure
another such as this had been to her, and
thought she must tell the good Doctor
Mitchell to look out for another teacher to
take her place.
She had become discouraged in her eff.
forts to manage those unframed and
troublesome boys. She had done her best,
and felt but poorly rewarded; they were
quite as bad, and reluctant to submit to
discipline as ever.
True, some. she thought, would have
done better. had it not been for Ia Cline,
the largest boy in the school. He seemed
never to tire of teasing and tormenting the
smaller boys. She had tried in every way
to gain some influence over the turbulent,
restless fellow, but had never succeeded.
She felt that, could she but win him in
some way by kindness, there was much
which was noble in the boys character
That beneath the rough and uncouth ex-
terror, there was courageous and manly
heart, but she despaired of ever reaching it;
and SO he continued to make her life bur.
den, which was growing harder and harder
to bear each succeeding day, until now she
had almost made up her mind to resign
her position in the school. 49,
She knew DR.. Mitchell would oppose her
doing SO. as she held warm place in the
good old Doctors heart.
She also thought of her mother, and dear
little brother and sister far away in their
little home. that her love and exertion pro-
vided for them; and wondered would she
be able to thus minister to those sloyed ones
If she gave up this position2
With shis feeling Of irrssolution she pre-.
pared to put away the books, dismiss her
school and return to her boarding house,
which was in DR.. Mitchell's family.
It had long since ceased to rain, but still
the clouds were flying hither and thither,
much, she thought. in keeping with her
own unfortunate self. Thinking of all
these things she turned her footsteps in The
direction Of home.
Ia. she thought. had not been at school
to day; but she also knew. he would be &C
much the verse when he did come. With
these sorrowful reflections Cor company she
did not notice the changed appearance oi
the path she was traVersing. the swollen
waters or the drifting mass, whirling ana
tearing with such fearful rapidly down
the usually calm and placid stream.
Suddenly upon her startled ears. bursl
The terrible scream. 'HsIpIn sHelpi', thai
AnnR with such disiinctness from Die lips ol
se Harkf the voice seems familiar
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