The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-17

N'''I''H INtN CLASS W. AeAAtA'
These Young boys ana girls. who looS-
ed pltyingly up 10 bis dark face. we're
struggling with the verb sun
The lesson had been poorly prepared
and the issue OF thunderholts was soon
expected 10 shower from this pedagogi'
] cal Olympus At last Il came.
Mr.. jenkins brought his hst down
upon the plain deal board with
ihump that awoke every languid mind
In tho room. rs this what you come
20 school for?' he began as II address
ing a jury is this the way you use
one Of the most precious gifts that Gcd
I has given 10 you? Here you are
whole class OF bright boys and girls
with brains enough 10 do anything yon
desire in this great world, throwing
away the greatest opportunity Of your
lives II this was an institution for
weak minded children would have
some compassion for you. But your
faces are all bright and your eyes are
clear. and yet you will come to me
with such lesson as this" Mr. Ion-
kins punctuatcd every sentence with
that echoing thump on the desk which
carried conviction and modification TO
the minds Of each boy and girl before
him.
II was then that the rod-headcd girl
on the back seat wrote Jovi non
placet' CIT Is not pleasing 10 Jupiter'1
Geraldine Conin was Mr.. Jenkins
pride He had no fayorites. at least,
such never appealed In the little COM
monwealth which he held In the hol-
low OF his hand. But In Geraldine he
was intensely interested. and he often
found In her his greatest irritation.
While Mr. jenkins held the whole OF
his fifty odd young spirits In the hol-
low Of his hand. the redheaded girl
was the one person he was not quite
sure o. Geraldine had given him the
name Of Jupiter" aud Il fitted 30 we'll
that u was At once adopted by all his
subjects.
when he pounds his desk and that
great shaggy head shakes so. and his
blue eyes fash. all | can think OF Is
Jupiter sending thunderbolts 10 earth"
and In this remark Geraldine had
chrlstened him. Many times he had
thought he had heard the name Of
Jupiter jenkins. but he had never been
able 10 capture one Of these erring
mortais OF course. he knew he was
called Jupiter-he had been told so by
admiring parents. who knew he would
be pleased. and he was.
But Il was with the rod-headed girl
that this story Is chiefly concerned.
She was the only human problem that
Jupiter Jenkins could not solve Ger
aldlne Coffin had been an inmate Of
the schoolroom only few days when
Mr.. Jenkins discovered that she pos
sessed an unusual mind lie laid his
plans TO make the most he could OF
her. lie was accustomed TO use the
parable Of the talents In the school
room. and to say that to whom much
was given much would be required
The getting OF lessons was an easy
matter TO Geraldine Coffin She no,
only learned them. but the truths and
principles we're digested. and sank into
her mind. clearly understood and stor.
ed away. until the day which would
call them into use.
Jupiter Jenkins was accustomed "a
say that hardly more than one child
In twenty really dlgested knowledge.
II.
lie had come TO complain TO Gcral
dimes mother that her daughter some.
times failed In her lessons and that II
was ineXcusablc in one who had such
mind. Il have come 10 tell you this
Mrs. Cofiin. when would not take the
trouble to inform another mother. for
this reason and Il alone: Geraldine
has an unusual mind and she can
make anything she pleases Of herself
II she knows you and are one In
this matter, she will not care IN trou.
bic us by neglecting to get her les.
sons"
Geraldlne's mother was much a,tter.
ed as any other woman would be- and
Of course, Jupiter jenkins was upheld
Thus he dealt with Geraldine con.
scious Of his power. He endeavorcd
10 make her fail. and. whenever sh,
did she was compelled 10 remain after
school and get her lessons.
But. with wonderful mind. Their,
was a somewhat hayward nature IN
the texture Of Geraldine CoHn's rar
sonallty She was often rouEh and
hoydenlsh. and she caused no end o
trouble. With the deep Interest m.
young master took In her. a sense o
power developed When Mr. Jenkin.
supposed he had her solidly In his con
troll. there would burst forth a NJ oil
don't care" In her which astonlshet
and alarmed him
Then the thunderbolts few 10 punc
tuate the masters fuent words OF In
dIgnatlon. when one has the might,
gift Of brains. he Numbered. "ant
lIies road lies before TO choose wha
Is best and highest. TO be lazy and Ian
guid and not 10 reach the arm 10 grasr
the golden apple Of Hespcrldes. "a m.
greatest wrong"
II was then that Geraldine. her color
slightly brighter and her head a trim.
higher. would return 10 her seat aut
write. 'Joy non placet"-"lt is moi
pleasing 10 Jupiter"
. There were certain rare facts about
Geraldine that Jupiter jenkins. IN hi.
teachers enthusiasm. had not noticed
One OF these was that she was a yer,
, pretty eirl But II he had been i'm
/, peryious 10 This fact there were other
who had not and among those wer,
some ~ the big BOYS In the school.
Geraldine was growing. and she wa.
now tan and 1.-THE N figure. with hel
oig blue eyes clearer and more express