Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-17
A REAL TEST OF FRIENDSHIP.
The Story of Two Young Girl Gradu-
2teS

| The Story of Two Young Girl Gradu-
| a'tes.
In the mellow afternoon sunlight,
| two girls were walking rapidly down
| the line-shaded street that led from the
Normal school. The taller of the two
brighteyed girl of about seventeen
| with clear-cut features and a general
air of independence, pushed her dark
curls back with a sigh of relief.
Can you realized that it is all over,
Beetle long winters grind, and
those wretched exams, and all the wor-
ry and anxiety? We're free! 1t seems
too good to be true"
Her companion, slight, fair girl,
seemingly a year or two younger, with
very sweet face and wistful blue eyes,
answered:
You feel free because you are sure
you have passed, Edith; but l am not
at all sure. l got dreadfully nervous
in the algebra exam, and l feel GER
tain that l made mess of it; and if
1 did not do so we'll as / should have
done in other papers. l wish / had
your nerve and pluck, EIDE. l really
believe you enjoy taking exams
Edith Mayer laughed.
well, | don't mind them when I'm
fairly into them. It's the thinking
about them beforehand that upsets me-
Don't you worry, Bee; you'll come out
all right, and be the proud possessor
of your B certificate, this day week"
Il hope So" returned Beatrice Hast
ings seriously. 1T means great deal
for me, you know more than for you,
because the honor is all you care about.
You don't intend to teach, do you?"
Yes, l do" answered Edith decid-
eddy. 1--WE finally made up my mind
to, and I've coaxed father around to
| my view. He was dreadfully opposed
| to it at first, but he has given his con-
sent at LAT. OF course there's no need
| for me to teach, but l want to be indie
| pendent, and to make my own way in
| life Lots of other girls do. OF
| course l shall not take any but de-
| sirable situation"
Il hope We may get schools near to-
gether Eide Wouldn't it be nice? Have
| you any particular one in yiew@
Not at present. Well have to be
! looking around, though. Nice schools
| are always snapped up, and there's
such a swarm OF US coming out this
| year, that | believe therell be hardly
| enough schools to go around. But, Bee
what q mite you are to go to teaching
What will you do if you get into some
horrid backwoods school, with big boys
ever SO much older and bigger thai
yourself, to manage "
''Ill do the best l can," said Bee
smiling. You don'a know how digni
fed | can look If need be. l shall d.
my hair up and lengthen my dresse
and wear specs. Besides, I've heard i
said that there's a special Proyidenc
for schoolmar'ms Well, here's m.
street. You'll be down this week
Ede?"
"Oh, yes; and you'll bc up to com
pare notes? And let me see-next Wed
nesday the pass-list will be out. If W
pass We must have regular jollifica
ton to celebrate it?"
And if We don't?"
But we shall. Bye-the-bye, keel
up your courage"
Edith Mayer and Beatrice Tasting
had been attending the Normal Schoc
in their native town for year, an
were inseperable chums, although Bea
trice belonged to a very different :ocia
class from Edith's, whose family wa
among the best people in Reddale.
In the democratic atmosphere OF til
Normal School, however, social dis
tinctions seemed TO drop out of sigh
There was a sort Of free masonr
among the students that was quite in
dependent of wealth or position. Edit
|, was clever, witty and popular: Beatrie
!, was a shy, timid girl, with sweet, RI
firing disposition She and Edith ha
been drawn together from the frs
and their friendship was true one,
: spite of-or perhaps because of-th
difference in their characters.
Beatrice's father was dead, and sl
was the oldest of large family. 81
I expected to support herself and ASST
her mother by teaching, and had studio
hard during the year. The more bri
liant Edith had done Shower work an
expected high rating. She was enc
getic and ambitious and intended to a
comp1ish something.
ID week's time the pass-lfst ~,
5 ont nnd FIN 1eH doNH 70 - n