River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-29

the recipient of an occasional smile
from the directors daughter. but of
late The young lady had apparently for
gotten the young man in her deep alb
sorption in algebra and history.
1t was this unfortunate condition,
speaking from John Warren's stand
point, that had led to Mr. Aliens dis
comtiture. Squire Warren was neigh
Dor of Director Hathaway and the two
farmers were firm friends. So when the
squire's son began to make disparaging
remarks about the teacher, and the IA
Their, whose faith in his only son was
unbounded, had become preiudiced
against the young man. he mentioned
the matter to the director and easily
persuaded that worthy official, whose
acquaintance with the teacher had ex-
tended little farther than had been in
cidental 10 the duty of making a con-
tract with him, that young Allen" was
rot "tit person TO conduct our school.
/ lie is too familiar with the scholars and
hasn't enough dignity to fill such a re-
/ sPonsible position"
Director Hathaway was a man OF
/ promptness and decision, whose will
was law with the board, so when he
/ called his colleagues together and de-
4 livered the opinion that the teacher was
/ too young and inexperienced to con-
duct the winter term, the assessor and
4 the moderator meekly acquiesced
/ though they both felt in their hearts
that the young man had performed
! his duties well.
( So ii came about during the last week
Of the term that Mr.. Allen had been
given formal notice that his services
/ would not be needed any longer. He
/ had been greatly surprised and morti-
4 fed at this announcement, and his pu-
pills had shown their disapproval of the
/ boards arbitrary action in way that
/ threatened open revolt-all but John
I Warren, who could hardly repress his
eXultation at the turn affairs had taken.
| One year before this incident Herbert
l Allen he'd been the favored son of a
/ rich merchant in an eastern city. His
mother had long been in the grave and
( Herbert had spent most of his boyhood
1 days in famous preparatory school.
/ Just as be was ready to enter college,
| financial disaster came upon his father,
resulting in his ruin and subsequent
death. This sudden blow Of fate left
Herbert dependent upon his own re-
sources. Young and resolute in cnar-
acter, he made his way to the west and
finally found the cougenial work in the
country school which he had pursued
so happily until a cruel fate had again
| thrown him upon a selfish world
| without the means of employment.
Finally the young ex-teacher, as he
now felt himself TO be, was aroused
from his reverie by rap at the door,
and before he could collect his wan
dering thoughts curly-pated lad,
breathless from running, stumbled in
to the room with letter in his hand.
Say, teacher" said the boy 81 was
down to the corners to get Dads mail
and Mr.. Jones wanted me to fetch this
letter for you. He said it had been in
the office most two weeks"
Thank you, Charlie; my CORE
spondence is so limited had forgotten
there was such a thing as post office"
and he took the business-like envelope
in his hand and wonderingly tore it
open II read as follows:
New York, Oct 3, 1S95-Ofice OF j. w,
Penniman, Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Mr. Fl W Allen. OakviIle Corners, Mich.
My Dear Sir: For the past two months
have been looking for your address an5
have just this day learned it. ! now