Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-07-16

trying to give them pleasant greeting.
To her surprise they said nothing but
she noticed an unusually eXpectant look
on their faces. Hanging up her coat
she went to her desk and, to her amase-
ment, found beautiful frosted birth
day cake on it. In the crust were little
pieces of candy each with child's
name on a piece of paper attached to it.
Covering her face with her hands to
hide the tears which flowed down her
cheeks, she sat down as the children !
came crowding in. Boys and girls,
said Dick, "let us each go and wish |
teacher happy birthday" A pro-
cession was formed headed by the |
littlest tots and passed by the teachers |
desk She couldn' dry her eyes but |
she jumped to her feet and kissed low
inglv each little child as he or she |
passed wit "Wish you a happy birth
day, teacher" When the older ones
came she kissed the girls and warmly
pressed the hands of the boys. When
all had passed and taken their seats,
she said with a broken voice Dear
children, | thank you for your kindness
with all my heart, and l never shall
forget it as long as live" and then
covered her face again, for she was too
overcome to say more Dick called out,
"Three cheers for teacher" and the
room resounded with the hearty re-
Spouse.
A little while before school closed the
superintendent came and listened to
recitations of each class. The children
behaved beautifully. Not one whispered,
but all studied their lessons attentively.
When school was dismissed, the super
intendent asked the teacher what the
cake meant, and he was evidently much
pleased with what she told him. "You
certainly have got an unusually nice set
of children, as you will see by something
that have to show you. Pulling
paper from out of his pocket he handed
it to her, and she read, Dear Mr..
Superintendent, Will you please let us
/ have Miss Smith for our teacher next
T term. We all want her, for we love her
so much. Then followed the signature
, of every child in the school. The tears
filled her eyes again as she gave the
t paper back to the superintendent. you
can keep it if you please, Miss Smith,
for | should think you'd like to have it,
t And want to say that the school has
improved very much since | was last
here The behavior is much better:
f and | don't think that any other school
in the district is as good as this, as far
. as recitations 90. And I've never seen
0 cleaner room or tidier yard than
- your 5. You've certainly inspired your
t children with good spirit. We shall
i esteem it great privilege if you will
4 consent to stay with US another term:
o and we shall raise your salary" There
r can be no doubt what her answer was.
d When they came out of the school room,
p what was her surprise to find all the
t children waiting in the yard. Teacher,
;. will you stay?" called out one of the
d little ones. And when she said "Yesr'
n three such enthusiastic cheers broke
e out that showed how glad they felt.
g AS she passed through the crowd, she
n seized Carry's hand and drawing her UP
f to her whispered, 'How did you know
e it was my birthday" why teacher,
!, don't you remember you wrote it dowr
e in my birthday book, and told the chill,
It dren about it at our Kindly Deeds meet
s ing last Saturday and we voted to give
t. you cake" A warm pressure of the
o hand and an affectionate kiss was al
e the answer which the teacher could give
It them. But with a sudden inspiration
q she turned and called out, "Chidrer
e won t you please come into the school
o room and eatthe cake with me. " AnC
J. she asked the superintendent to joir
is them, who was only too glad to do so. Il
d was merry company that marched by
J. the teachers desk and received from
d her slice of cake. The superintendent
h whispered to her, Il don't know wher
lie I've seen prettier sight than this.
t, wish this spirit animated every school il
r, the country. When the teacher went W
lie to her room that night, she was very
q different person from the one who woke
(, there in the morning. 1t was the hap
,r piest day of her life One of the frs
a things she did was to write to her dea
" mother full account of it, ending VI
lie with warm tribute to the work O.
ID the Kindly Deeds Society.
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