Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-10-10

papers udu D6eu rejected. "A glance
justified the professor She had given
Richmond as the capital of the United
States. A question in physiology call
ed for a description of the iris, and
Miss Frayn had answered that, fur
Their than that, "she" was naiad, a
dryad, or nymph, and was pursued
by Boreas, or Eolus, or zephyrus until,
turned into a flower, she could say
nothing about Iris. The handwriting
and drawing were beautiful; but the
pages Of mathematics were mostly
blank. save for certain splashy discol-
orations presumably of lachrymatory
origin, denoting lack of self-control
and scholastic weakness
1T is absurd" said |, 'tto think of
certifying her. While she has GER
tain measure of intelligence"
"A certain measured" shouted Ches-
ter. IF. you weren't naturalborn
saphead, I'd! Come up to Aunt
Judith's!"
| went with him, firm in that solid
self-control which gives fixity of char
acter to my nature. l saw in it's true
light the amiable weakness Of my rela-
tives which made them slaves to this
girl. / felt as stern and austere as a
public officer should, and looked it,
believe, for mother was quite in a
flutter as she asked me to read clip
ping from an eastern Tennessee paper
describing the departure from that re-
gion of the Frayns.
From this l learned that Miss Frayn
and the colonel had been the last of
the Frayns, the family having been
exterminated in the Frayn-Harrod
feud. The colonel had been an engi-
neer in Lees army. He had given
public notice on leaving that at noon
he would nail to the front door of the
courthouse. with the revolver of
Boone Harrod, the last enemy shot
by the colonel, his version OF the
origin of the feud. He had carried out
this parting piece OF bravado with no
disturbance except an exchange OF
shots as the train moved away from
person In this barbarous state of Gull
ture asking me, Oscar Boggs, member
Of the National Subcommittee on
Tone-Deafness-!
"Okky," said my mother, from be-
hind, "this is Miss Frayn!"
1 looked at her, and was suddenly
impressed with the non-existence OF
the material universe, except as cen
tered in and consisting of eyes of a
rudy brown like those of fine horses,
rufous hair surrounding the small head
like a nimbus, and a fused mass OF
impressions made up of the abstract
concepts of trimness, fire, elegance, and
unconquerability. have reported the
matter to the society for psychical re-
search, but have received no answer
as yet. It was clearly abnormal.
She placed her arm about my moth
er's waist and looked most respectful
ly at me.
s'You ah the great man." said she,
'sof the family All have SO much cause
to love- Here she stopped as If to re-
gain self-controI. "Ah wish NAH pol
papahs," she went on, had"
"There, there!' said my mother, pat
ting her arm. It'll be all right any
way, dear!"
was considering what to say. Her
skin was clear, white, daintily trans
parent, and of delicacy our western
girls seldom display lowing, surmise,
to climatic infiuences); she stood
there on Aunt Judith's Persian rug,
her petite figure with its rounded
curves, half-levitated, like Atalanta
upon the oat-heads-and there return
ed upon me the mental vertigo, the
lack of cerebral coordination, and the
obliteration of the material universe.
Gam All so igno'ant, really?" said
she. "Ah'm fond of children; and An
must find wohk!"
Why did l hate Dustin? Why could
| not command my speech? | always
rally at the crisis, however, and did SO
in this instance.
"As for ignorance" said l, "Sir John
Lubbock says: Studies are, means
not an end And Lord Bacon hath
it: TO spend too much time in stud
les is sloth' I see that you have acted
on these maxims Professor Dustin s
astigmatism and myopia rendered II
impossible for him to see you.
I stopped in some returning confu-
sion.
"Those dreadful cube roots and
ouadratics-" said she.
THE personality of the teacher,
said 1, controls the matter
It was not the occult influence, out
a desire to benefit educational condl-
tions. that led me to visit Miss FTayn
school the week Chester's insurgency
placed her in it. My memory IS Nay
as to the matter, but my notes snow
that her weakness was in the matter
of organization.
In a few days went back-Cnester
sneered at me as | went Dy--to ter
Miss Frayn of the necessity OF teacn-
ing the effects of stimulants and mar
cotics according to the Iowaalaw. Sne
was greatly surprised when ! told OF
this requirement.