The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05

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uax chosen % teach the Poggum
Ridge public ssnoos. II was TIE
mi beginning 81 his career as d pee1a-
xosse. aaa he Dad gone through
.,tosy.snes % most young teachers. He
- -Tsse isnamersh-e applications. bug
- kssu rejected because of his Lack OF
sxpsrssscs
- Ger rim Il feel elated over his sue
- II securing a contract with the Pos
= Rs5xe Echoo board. II Was a humble
.sxsaslaS that would lead TO glorious re-
sssls
gsss he ola not know that his pathway
~ss ansd with pitfalls into which nc would
.sR bisDiIg.
~ss board took occasion 20 caution Tur-
- = tne beginning to be careful not to in
.rassee AIRY nag methods into the school
!, aoy nsw IDEAS info the minds Of his pu-
"a They Instructed him 10 fight shy Of
t.w tngaas altogether.
s-Tss lsSf teacher We hired member
A. the bard remarked. ''pu; his foot In II
- ,yyiag 20 10 too much. He wasn't salts
a. 10 lst the school run along as It had
ssea running for forty years. He had to
,sars somstnlng new"
what did ne do?" Turner asked.
lie put the children To studying gram
(rsar He did for a facti''
er)sa thxl cause troubie7''
awea should say 81. DO you suppose
xs xant 10 pay out money to q school
Teacher and have him fool away his time
Ike sfsats'
Grammar IS 3 very useful study" Tur-
ser zntared 10 suggest.
II may he. bur We don't have arr. need
81 H. So I1ag as We are abe TO tell what
xs snna and ask for what we want we
srs 81 right Ny advice Ia you Is to steer
slsAr AZ grammar. Stick 10 reading. writ
iss sasi eipheging and make good use Of
ths hickory. Thats the oHly safe way"
rrn DO t. Not new thing Of any kind
| shall enter the school,
Unfortunately II tranEprHa that new
| things wsre MOI tbs only things that y ere
| dangerous There IN a thing as old as tho
haman race which while fresn ting i'm
sasmarlal IL has ereated the sweetest OF ali
| happinsss. has ever been source Of sor-
row ard iroable 10 mankind That thing
II love.
ss1ong Turner's pupils was a grown up
SRI Her nams VAS Saliie Perkins She
Ms rot pFetiy~nelther was she refined
hH she was human. and chs loved Turner
sas tie object upen which she fixed her
ahsetoas
iiehagply for saIlie. Turner's affections
ssfs Fixed IN another direction. He had a
sweetheart back Ia the city where his home
Was So salhes love MAS hopeless, bu,
as dsi not know t.
one night There was a spelling school Mt
| ne seaaolhGltse Turner wac there. and 50
was Safe. She came with her father.
When the spelling school, was over TtIr-
afr fanaine6 behind until the people were
81 sose Then he came out and was sur
pfr~i 70 fad sallie standing at the door
aieas
usea
see hung her head and answered de-
Earsy.
z ara afraid 10 go home alone"
WY. didn'i your father come With
yasf"
'Tss. SIR
Tint he going hack with your"
'se. sir. Hes already gore"
Gone and !ef, you?''
Yes sir"
sIest's curious, How did he ~pec; you
| q sc, homeT''
Z DON; know Maybe he thought Ia
| aaYs company"
Bamph' Il seems 70 me- he should have
aanFed himself Of that before he went
sgay and left you
= reckon he ought. but he didn't"
She might have told Turner thar she
sd Informed her father that he need not
Nat iaI hte 49, s1e would have beau
hone
Z acu'. know what IA the world am
10 Do" sae said f. a tone OF sad distress.