The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-12-12
CHAPTER Nj.

! J1OWdTu tduSuI u HltiG NUN Va t"NAeS
FIVE, coaxing some, urging others and
teaching them all by her kind words and
winsome ways to love her as they had
never before loved an instructor.
When first she was proposed as
| teacher in Rice Corner, Widow Perkins
and few others who had no children to
send, held up their hands in amazement,
wondering what the world was comm
to, and IL the committeeman, Mr.. knight,
s'posed they was goin to be rid over
roughshod by town pauper; but she
couldn't get a stiffcut, for the orthodox
minister wouldn't give her one; and II
he did, the Unitarian minister wouldnt!'
Accordingly, when it was known that
the ordeal had been passed and that
Mary had in her possession a piece of pa
per about three inches square, authoriz-
ing her to teach common district school,
this worthy conclave concluded that
"either everybody had lost their senses
or else Miss Mason, who was present at
the examination, had sat by and whis-
pered in her ear the answers TO all hard
questions"
in all my born days never seen any
thing like it." said the widow, as she
OlStFiDuteu ueT green tea sncStShee "AeN
brown sugar, to party of ladies, which
she was entertaining. But you'll see,
she won't keep her time NOR n mar OUT
Sally Ann, pass them nuteakes. NO
body's goin' to send their children to a
pauper. There's Miss Bradley says she'll
take her'n out the first time they get
licked. Have some more sass, Miss
Dodge. l want 1t eat up, for l believe
It's a-workin'-but l telled her that
warn't the trouble, Mary's too sottiy 10
hurt a miskeeter. And so young, TOO
It's government she'll lack in. Ii any
body'll have a piece of this dried apple
pie, I'll cut it,
Fortunately, Mary knew nothing OF
Mrs. Perkins displeasure, and never
dreamed that any feeling existed toward
her save that Of perfect friendship. Since
we last saw her, she had grown into
fine, healthy looking girl. Her face and
figure were round and full. and her COM
plexion, though still rather pale, was
clear as marble, contrasting well with
her dark-brown hair ard eyes, which no
longer seemed unnaturally large. Still,
she was not beautiful, 1t Is true, and yet
Billy was not far from right when he
called her the finest looking girl in Chico
pee; and 1t was for this reason, perhaps,
that Mrs. Campbell watched with jeal-
ousy.
Every possible pains had been taken
with Elias education. The best teach
ers had been hired to instruct her, and
she was now at fashionable seminary,
but still she did not possess one-half the
ease and gracefulness of manner which
seemed natural to her sister. The two
girls had seen but little Of each other;
and oftentimes when Ella met her sister
she merely acknowledged her presence
by a nod or a simple "bow aye dor
When she heard that Mary was to be
a teacher she said ''she was glad, for it
was more respectable than going into
factory or working out" Mrs. Campbell,
too, felt in duty bound to express her
pleasure, adding that "she hoped Mary
would give satisfaction, but twas ex-
tremely doubtful, she was SO young, and
possessed of so little dignity?
Unfortunately Widow Perkins red cot.
tage stood directly opposite the school
house; and as the widow belonged to that
stirling few who always wash the
breakfast dishes and make the beds be-
fore anyone is up in the house," she had
ample leisure to watch and report on
the proceedings of the new teacher. Now,
Mrs. Perkins clock was like its mis-
tress, always half an hour in advance
of the true time, and Mary had scarcely
taught a week ere Mr. knight, "the com
mitteeman," was duly hailed In the street
and told that the "schoolmarm wanted
lookin' to, for she didn't begin no morn
In till half-past nine, nor no afternoon
till half-past one Besides that" she
added, 81 think she gives 'em too long a
play spell. Anyways, seems eff some on
'em was out o doors the hull time"
Mr.. Knight had too much good sense
/ to heed the widows complaints, and he
merely replied: I'm glad ont. Five
hours Is enough to keep little shavers
cramped up In the house-glad ont"
The widow, thus foiled In her attempts
at making disturbance, finally gave up
the strife, contenting herself with quiz
zing the older girls, and asking them II
Mary could do all the hard sums in arith-
metic, or whether she took them home
for Mrs. Mason to solve,
In spite, however, Of these little an
noyances, Mary was contented and hap
py. She knew that her pupils loted her
and that the greater part of the district
were satisfied, so she greeted the widow
with her pleasantest smile, and by al
ways being particularly polite, finally
oyercame her prejudice to a considerable
extent.
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front window engaged IN "st,to, ~,
.boe.n verv common a,,nlor,na,t 4.
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