The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-03-29

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IL broke into open spplsose - ssmsutb
csssed spestins Fora moment Joshu
looked aboa, hin At lhs people sad 81 b
woptn before him. like sons enrssed -
mel Who sould lois them oil oD bis tern'
Bat .e,ius ibsl bis tGih.l oonpspiop
held tbs upper han, ssa tss, the vr
patty o' lbe psorle ws clearly sssius
bim be res,raiced himstli sitl 40 tiior
sui forced smile 10 hi. lips
sl.dly premise, be ssii, 10 do shs'e'
trisristt
Nc Baker aas unssimoasly elected
but the somsu b.d Won victory. 40
Joelu. ~s to' ooIy defeated. bot hamIl
s,ed openly b.isrs tbs people.
Hoaih,ied b. certainly wss. aud soueh
sassssly ior al opporiuniiy 70 take 2
vense The meetings of The school board
that wiutsr we're stormy ooes. sud !, Vel
largely TO the crowds thst satbere 10 vii
be irsys thu, Mrs. Abel spd Mics Ssmsr
ths o~ed their escape from much The
same irou beating TO ~bich their predt
cess ora had sst1sit.sd. As zoe year rolled
90 aud Josbua was Inverted at every
point. tie ridicnle Of his discomil ure
became more opeu Ridic1le is q power
fol isctor 10 politics. and Joshua viewed
With alarm Lia wauing prestige, II vat
not untii spring, bower that be cav lie
chance to strike decisive blow and assert
bis masienhip,
There had been constant difficulty that
year 10 keeping a teacher at tue Centre
school OLe bad resigned TO accept more
lueratiye position elsewhere. another hsd
been tsken suddenly ILL., while third
had proved incapable and been dismissed.
As each vecsncy occurred, Mrs. Abel snd
Miss Samabt urged the election oil
Miss Clay Of Ridgeyille, syouns woman
admirably fitted for the position, bn'
hose election tad been streuaously op
posed BY Josbus The last time be baG
won bis point ooly by promising that
Miss Clay should be given trial. should
another vancsucy occur duriog the year.
Now on the opening day OF the spring
term, Joshua received word that the
youug man they bsd engaged was unable
TO appear As he walked up street IN .
qusDdary how TO avoid keeping bis prom
ise, be saw Mrs. Abel aud Samai ths ride
psst 10 the tt,ge, apparently bound to
the city. A sudden light broke upon him.
He posted messengers TO the houses Of bis
absent fellow committeeman to Gall spec
ial meeting OF the board that noon. TO
elect new tescter, Then, feeling sure
there could be 90 meeting that day and
that be was technically justified IN acting
on his own account, be himself FASTENED
TO the city, TO secure young man he
had long bad in mind for the position.
Bn, Mrs Abel and Mi:s Samantha had
aot gone to The city. They had each re
ceiyed notice, like that cent to Joshua,
that the escher they had engaged had
failed them, aud having 10 mind Joshnss
promise, bad decided 10 oct on their own
without further consults
tlon Accordingly they bad merely gone
the road mile or two by stage, to
Lhe home OF Miss Clay, where they eftr
"a her the position. In short Miss Clay
opened school that very mornipe, less
Than two hours after the regular open
ng hour.
Finding Joshua's message, on their re
urn home, the two women met again.
horlly siterwsrd, at the selectmen's
'oom, at the specified hour, bat no Joshua
appeared. Partly surmising the truth,
md highly epiosiug their advantage, they
elected Mise Clay permanent teacher,
nd f1ei Ler salary with due fornslity
Joshua's enetiope, when be drove into
own that evening With is imported 'sch
n, defy expression. TIE story was soon
Ioised about. and bis new defea. re
Ioubled the iormer ridicue. The upshot
i the matter was that be resigned from
be bosr1 10 great indignation.
Bat that wes not the end At the ptxt
own meeting, be wss ignomiDiously de
eated Since that day be has ran f2r tev
raj other Offices, bat bis dowuisll is com
,Iete, and be has never been successiul.
Miss Ssmsntb,, having enjoyed her vic
ory to the foil, declined reelection, but
drs. Abel 10 still q member OF the school
,osrd rnj will be continued there 90 long
9 she will consent to srve -fonth's
Jon mpsnion.