The Yale expositor., 1913-10-09


and is It raght to experiment with the
littlest ones? And wheiah shall ] OBJ
tain the liquoh fob the demonstra-
tions?"
| felt strangely overcome at this
astounding speech, by an lndescribable
mixture OF tender soicitude for her
welfare, and horror at her fearful mis-
take; but | reproved her for testing
at the vice OF drinking.
'Vice!" said she, with a bubbling
laugh. "Why, down home veal re
gyahd 1t as an accomplishment! But
All reckon you ah jolin' about teach
in 1t. Youah jokes and use Of the
lettah 'ah' ali things All shall nevah
get used 20, Aim afraid; but Ah'm
glad you don't mean that about the
drinkin'."
Despairng Of making her under
stand, left her. again conscious of be
ing under occult and abnormal control.
was astonished to see in the school
several large boys who must have been
greatly needed in the fields. They
looked at one another sheepishly as
came in, but most of the time they
gazed at the teacher, rather than at
their books. Not having the gift OF
prophecy, / could not see in their pres
ence the cloud that would soon over
shadow my official life. took their
attendance as proof Of the popularity
| of the school. | studied the philoso-
! piers, and sought calm of spirit
Learning from Epictetus that the
earthen pitcher and the rock do not
agree, and from Lubbock that love at
first sight is thought by great minds
actually to occur, | re-examined my
abnormal psychic symptoms In Miss
FTayns presence, and prudently re-
| Trained from seeking her society. Poise
alone makes possible a consistent ca
reer, and this | had in large measure
reconquered, when, like a bolt from
the blue-or at least with much
abruptness-into my quiet Office burst
a committee from the Teal Lake
Township School Board, accompanied
by a number of patrons OF the Boggs
school-all old neighbors Of ours
headed by the defeated Mr.. Elizur Mid
dlekauif This could mean but one
thing-Miss Frayn! The rebel inva-
sion was at the door.
Mr. Middlekauff," said one, lis the
spokesman"
We've got a grievance" said Mr..
Middlekauff, "a whale of a grievance
in our deestrict; and we've come right
to the power-house to fix It,"
at shall command my most careful
consideration" said /. please state
the case"
That ere railroad wreck" said Mr.
Middlekauff, who was a very forcible
speaker at caucuses. "let loose on our
people a scourge in caliker more pesti
lential than the Huns and Vandals. We
come to you as clothed with little
brief authority, an accessory after
the fact to this scourge business.
Il FAIL" said l, ito catch your mean
ing"
II mean" said he, growing loud
that peaches-an' cream invader from
the states lately in rebellion that
you've give stiffkit, an your brother
Chef by stratagems an spiles has go'
himself elected an put into our school
That's what | meant"
81 infer" said l, some implied stric
lures upon the character or schoo
management or educational qualitica
tons of Miss Roberta Lee Frayn."
"w'l you infer surprisingly clus to the
truth" replied Mr.. Middlekauff often
: sively. Were a-complainin' OF this
schoolmaam with the rebil name; anC
of her onrivaled facilities f'r spreadin
treason an emotional insanity! TT!
to git that through your hair!"
Like lightning course of polio!
} occurred to me.
Are the defendant" said l, lookinl
them over, "and Mr.. Boggs, the di
rector, among your numbers?"
; mo" said Mr. Niddlekaufr. "Thi
: Is kinder informal. An besides, WEI
crawl out right where We went in l
r she was here. tell you she's "A
irresistible force"
/ at is elementary" said !, that N
/, ex parte investigation can have an.
] validity"
!, Now. see here, DC Boggs!" hisse'
he, II don't't take any high-an'might
l stand-off from o lunkhead that's stol
: my melons when he was a kid! You'l
D hear this complaint, see?"
3 l did not weaken, but allowed hi
!. standing in the community and part
1 to outweigh offensive orthoepy, rhe'
d oric, and manners. Unofncially,
took down the complaint, reservin
1 my ruling AS the horrid tale was toll
s / grew sick at the problem before m'
o l CLEAN the details off the situatio
from my notes:
n Miss Frayn (all these things are sc
J, down as asserted) had assigned Wi
b liam Middlekauff, whose father was
l. member Of the G. A. r., the Confedel
d ate side of a debate on the compar'
s tive greatness of Washington and Rol
L ert K. Lee, and had said: She reel
oned Mr.. William ought to have VOL
l. as he had the strong side" Con
planned OF as against public policy, az
d herring TO armed instruction. and 81
ing aid and comfort to the enem.
% | Ouoara (nor q Rl. Ia complain goo