Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-07

amined every day. it's such fun.
"Djdn'i Won miss a wordY' asked Ju-
liet
"Oh. I'm 90 g,nd!' cried Lizzie.
"i'eel big, don't youy' suggcstpd Chnr-
lie. while Anna inquired If Id lost her
pocket handkerchief"
CHAPTER V.
Ere long. exaggerated runors reached
Sunny Bank Of the very creditahle man.
ner In which I had acquitted myself At
the examination, whereupOn Aunt sally
Wright was quite taken abark. Soon
rallying. however, she had recourse to
her second prediction. which was that Il
should not teach more than half the sum.
sner out" Perhaps wrong the old lady.
but ! cannot help thinking that the ILL.,
natured stories concerning myself. which
she set ahoat at Pine Hill. were In
great measure the cause Of her prophecy
being fulfilled. Never before. to my
knowledge. had she visited ut Captain
Thompson'a. but now she spent an entire
day there. bringing back TO us the intel
liyence that John Thompson. a boy just
,One year my senior. was going to stay at
home that summer. ~ Miss Cnp'n
'Thampson hadn't no idce ! could teach
him
Added 10 THE was the comforting Rs-
Aurance thst "Cap'n Thompson was hop
pin mad because Mr.. Randall Ind hir,,d
me In preference To his sister dell. who
he'd herself applied for the school This
ns | aftefward learned. was the secret Of
the dislike which. from the first, the
ThompsOns entertained for me. They
had no daughter, but the captains half.
sister Dell had lived with him ever since
his marriage, and between her and their
hopeful son John the affections Of him.
sell and wife we're nearly equally jivld.
I'd.
Dell Thompson vas q proud. oversear.
Ing girl, about eighteen years VI az. who
esteemed herself far better than her
neishbOrs. with whom she seldom, usso.
riated. her acquaintance living mostly
at what was called 1.-THE CENTER Of the
town. 1t Seems that she had applied for
the summer school. but remembering that
she had once called him country clown
and his wife ignorant and vulgar" Mr..
Randall had Refused her aud accepted
me. Notwithstanding that the people Of
Pine Hill generally disliked the Thomp.
SONS. there was among them feeling Of
satisfaction when 1t became known
that l was preferred to Dell. for 1t
wasn't every big bug who would Stoop
to teach"
OF this state Of affairs I was fortu-
nately ignorant, and never do | senienl-
her n happier morning than that on
which ! first took upon myself the re-.
sponsibilities Of a teacher. BY sunrise
the little hair trunk, which grandma lent
inc. was packed and stood waiting on
the doorstep. Grandma had suggested
the propriety Of letting down my dresses
"A movement which | warmly seconded
but mother said NO." she didn't like
Ia see little girls dressed like grOwn-up
women" W. In my new plaid gingham
] waited impatiently until the clock
struck seven, at which time father an
nounced himself ready.
when will you come honey" asked
mother, as she followed me- to the gate
I'm three weeks" was my reply, m
bounded into the buggy. which soon
moved away.
Its beautiful scenery. and IN old SOrrel
trotted leisurely along. down one steep
hill and up another, through u haunted
swamp, and over q piece Of road where
the little grassy ridges said. ~ plain az
ers there were few aud fer between. my
spirits lowered little. But. anon. the
prospect frightened, and In the distance
we saw the white walls Of Captain
.Thompson's residence cleaning through
the mass Of evergreens which surrounded
III. Suddenly turning u corner. we came
to u halt before one Of those slanting-
rooted houses no common In New Eng
land. 1t was the home Of Mr.. Randall,
and II was there that was to hoard the
first week. In the doorway, eating bread
and mOlasses, were his three children,
who, the moment they saw us, set up a
shout of somebody's come. | guess it's
the schoolma'am and straightway they
took to their heels.
After u moment the largest At them
ventured to return, and his example was
soon followed by the other two. the
younger of whom, after eying ne us
ikance, lisped out, Don Thompson theys
he amt afraid Of you; he can lick yOm."
Father inquired for Mrs. Randall, who,
we learned. was sweeping the school
house. We set forward. and soon reach
cd our place Of destination, which, with
out shade tree or ornament of any kind,
stood half way up long. sunny hill We
found Mrs. Randall enveloped In cloud
iof dust, her sleeves rolled up. and her
head covered by a black silk handkrr-
chief.
1.-THE room wasn't At for the pigs" she
said. "and ought to have been cleaned,
hut somehow nobody took any interest
IN school this summer, and Id have to
make 1t answer"
] didn't care particularly for the room.
which, In truth. was dirty aud disagree
able enough, hut the words nobody took
amy interest this summer" affected me
Iunpleasantly, for In them ] saw a dim
foresh allowing Of all that ensued. Faith
or, who was In a hurry; soon left me.
bidding me 'be good girl. and not get
to rOmping with the scholars" From
the window watched him until he dis
appeared over the sandy HILL half wish
ing that ] and the little trunk were with
Aim. ! was reused from my reverie by
Mrs. Randall, who inquisitively said,