The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-04-07
EVANSVILLE, CALHOUN COUNTY W. VA

big bunch of long-stemmed roses hud.
died carelessly against one arm,
chung to Miss Sparrow's hand and
tripped along gaily with her. homo.
ward
Mrs. Stanton met the little teacher
with few words OF cordial welcome.
Then she bade Nora run away TO play
and took Miss Sparrow to her own
dainty sitting-room, where they had
long confidential talk by the bright
CRATE fire. Ii was not many minutes
before Nora's lovely mother had dis
covered that the young woman was in
great trouble. II seems she had an
aged mother and invalid sister TO
support. She could not, of course. get
another position as teacher, having
been dismissed for INSTRUMENTATION
and she was at loss what to do.
Mrs. Stanton did not like to see the
look of despairing anguish that came
into the sweet forget-me-not eyes of
the little teacher when she spoke OF
the crippled sister who hobbled about
on crutches and made delicate lace
when the pain was not too severe.
She took the girls hand in one OF her
own and pressed it sympathetically.
Miss Sparrow" she said, with
smile in her eyes that went straight
to the teachers troubled heart. Mr.
Stanton and | have decided that Nora
must be taken out of school. She is
a sensitive little flower, and | will
not have her sweet nature spoiled
by such harsh treatment as she re-
ceived the other day Her father and
l have decided to try to get a teacher
for her-some gentle, refined, we'll
educated woman-someone who can
influence and control her, but who will
be kind and sympathetic. Do you
know such a person. Miss Sparrow"
she asked, her winsome smile deep.
ening in her eyes.
Miss Sparrow's face grew suddenly
rosy and dimpled with shy smiles.
Mrs. Stanton held out her hand to her.
will you come, Miss Sparrow" she
asked "Will you be my little daugn-
ter's governess? l will see that you
do not suffer by the change"
Miss Sparrow grasped the pretty
hand extended to her as drowning
child might.
"T-oh-oh, Mrs. Stanton!" was
all she could say. And then she
broke down and sobbed.
1t was Nora who dried her eyes and
eheered her up Nora whose heart
was dancing with JOY at the thought
of it all
One evening not long after this Mr..
and Mrs. Stanton sat reading in their
cosy library, while Nora and Miss
Sparrow were seated in front of the
fire engaged in piecing map puzzles
together.
Father" said Nora, looking up and
speaking with a suddenne5s that
startled them all, won't you please
tell me what you mean by little I'M
lucky stars'?"
Some day when you are old
enough, little daughter" answered
her father, Miss Sparrow will tell
you what astrology is and what lot
of trouble it caused the people who
believed in it long ago"
We'll" said Nora, II don't know
what the stars have to do with it, but
things don't go wrong now the
way they used to-"
Well Nora, we'll give those little
unlucky stars a rest said her father.
".They came into your life and kept
you quite busy for a while, didn't
they. little daughter? But they have
disappeared now as mysteriously as
they came, and" he added, with a
kind smile to the governess, Il think
Miss Sparrow will see that they do
not appear again"
Nora gave her curls a wise shake.
II think they must have been shooting
stars" she Observed The Delineator.