River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-02

years and not wrinkle was 10 be
seen.
Miss Tabitha introduced her TO her
sister, and then Miss Primrose came
forward to the edge of the rostrum, and
said, in impressive tones: ''Young la
dies, have the great pleasure and hon
or to introduce to you my esteemed
fellow teacher. Miss Mary Clark, of
Louisville, KY" A loud clapping of
hands greeted Miss Clark as she stepped
forward, with a smile.
Girls, said the visitor, sit is a great
pleasure to be standing here addressing
you to-day. (IIow great pleasure it
was none of her hearers knew then or
ever did know except Dolly and Julia.)
l have heard a great deal about you and
this excellent establishment. (Here
the speaker turned and smiled gra-
ciously at the two principals, who
bobbed their heads and fairly beamed
with gratified pride.) And / hope to-
day to learn with my own ears that the
good reports of your high standard of
studiousness had not been exagger-
ated."
At that a perfect buzz went around
the room, and each girl wondered with
good deal of trepidation if she would
be the one to be called upon.
81 should inform you," Miss Clark
went on, that English history and
geography are the branches which |
am most interested in (which was per-
fectly true at that particular time), and
| trust the Misses Primrose will per-
init me to put few questions to you
at random"
Here Miss Clark turned to the two
sisters. Immediately Miss Tabitha
jumped up and got couple of books,
which she placed in Miss Clark's hand.
you will find to-day's lesson marked
in each book" said Miss Tabitha.
"Oh! Thank you" said Miss Clark.
But with your permission l should
prefer TO ask the girls some questions
of the work they have gone over in
stead of to-day's lesson. 1t is so much
better test of what they know"
| There was a doleful silence at that,
and the Misses Primrose looked glumly
I
than they how quickly their pupils for
| got, and Miss Tabitha was afraid the
result would not be fiattering TO her
pride. She could not very well refuse
Miss Clark's request, however, and so,
rather ungraciously, she gave her con-
sent to her scholars being examined
on their back work.
Miss Clark asked a couple of ques-
| tions, one of which was answered cor
rectly, but the second foored two OF
three. Then Miss Clark looked at Dolly
Can you give me the answer" she
asked
OF course Dolly could, for it was one
of the questions which Edna had told
her to study. Miss Tabitha beamed
upon Dolly. 1t was a very hard ques-
ton, and she had not expected such
cleverness from her. Miss Clark went
on picking out hard questions in both
history and geography, and somehow
it was Dolly or Julia who answered
most of them. At length Miss Clark
said she must take her departure, al
which the Misses Primrose expressed
their great regret. They went with hel
to the front door to see her off, and or
the way Miss Clark inquired very par
ticularly about those two girls who
were so quick with the right answers
Dolly Rivers and Julia Norris are
the young ladies to whom you refer,
replied Miss Primrose.
MY dear Miss Primrose" replied
Miss Clark, impressively, II must con
graduate you on having two sucf
clever, intelligent girls. Quite out O
the ordinary, my dear madam, quite
out of the ordinary. Now, goOd-by
and let me thank you for your hospi
tally. / have enjoyed myself immense
ly. In fact, l don't know when l have
enjoyed myself more!"
And then Miss Clark left with con
siderable haste. If the Misses Primrost
could have seen her after she turned
the corner they would have been as
tonished For the stately Miss Clarl
was leaning up against fence in fl
of Mysteries. When she had recovered
sufficiently to proceed she picked VI
her skirts and ran-yes, actually ran
till finally she came to waiting car
riage. She climbed in and fell into thu
arms of a bright, CHEEKY looking littl
woman who was evidently eXpectin:
her.
"Well,' said this person, did it worl
all right?"
"Oh, Cousin Moral" cried Miss Clark
mot a soul suspected. 1t worked lill'
d charml"
And then Edna, for of course it wa
she. went off into another spasm o
laughter. 1t was fully a half hour be
fore her young married cousin wh'
had helped her carry out her DARN:
trick could get six words from her a
to how the thing went off.
The Misses Primrose were so de
lighted with the credit which Dolly AM
Julia had brought upon the school b,
reason of their splendid showing befor
Miss Clark that they excused the girl
from taking the extra examination.
Needless to say both Julia and Doll,
learned the truth about Miss Clark
But to this day the story has gone N
/ farther-N Y Herald