The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-15

Is succeed the little scho0I-60nae a.
Ithe present. 4 am sorry to- sag / shant
be abel to com back to sco0l next
term Joel Upman has axed me to mary
him and ais I'm seventeen ! th0t Il was
best to take him besides the corn has
to be got In ~IovinginIy SADIE"
or the little sisterhood on whom she
had built such high and dazzling
hopes only Pauline Ditton had re-
NAMED faithful TO her trust. Pauline
was sixteen. a quiet, gentle girl, not
brilliant, but IN enthusiast about the
future. Naturally Miss Frances made
her her confidant during that term.
"Tm going to have an educational
institute she said inpressively, as
they sat together at dinner-Rauline
occupying the post Of honor On Miss
Frances right Tim going to extend
Its influence throughout the noun
tain districts. Pauline, my dear, don't
bite TINT potato off. your fork but cut
1t in your plate
The second term started auspicious-
".
1W HsskN@ &NOl1aA 80 ~ oSdLiOu, R% Sic j. EAs
planned. lis to teach mankind, The
old days when marriage was q girls
destiny have passed, never. to return.
AT d mature age, when a girl meets
the mai OF her choice, when she has
satisfied herself as to his moral, ma
teriaI, and physical and educational
qualifications, she may possibly relin-
quishs her duties in favor of matri-
mony: 1t Is this principle that / wish
to inculcate among our southern
womanhood.'' 'tA
Eyes Miss Frances" echoed the
girls enthusiastically. ~ +
It. was toward the end Of the sec
ond term, when Miss Frances received
strange. illiterate letter which
caused her to ponder deeply; then she
sent for Miss Ditton in dismay.
Pauline" she said severely, did
you eve hear of a person named John
Smith p w.
YES. Miss Frances" answered the
girl. Capt. John Smith married
EPocahontas, a Indian maiden, who,
under romantic circumstances had
II mean John, Smith of-of Oak
Valley" interrupted Miss Frances, gaz-
ing angriiy at a letter in her hand.
This person, whose education is ap-
parently extremely defective, a y that
he Is engaged to you and wants you
to leave school and marry him. En-
gagged at sixteen! Preposterousi"
Eyes, Miss Frances" whispered
Pauline.
Days passed, Miss Frances had
forgotten the trifling incident. The
school was f1ourishing. So much 30,
in fact, that Miss Frances resolved to
begin the construction Of the boys
wing.
The carpenters, with local s~hiftless-
ness, appeared about ten days after
they were due-one Of them, rather ;
q low-br0Wed, sulky-looking fellow,
whose elaboration Of movement con-
tinually affronted the energetic north
ern lady. EsT
"Yeu see, my dear" explained Miss
Frances to Pauline, that is the result
Of lack of education"
eyes, Miss Frances" answered
Pauline. ~
snow I am going to train you In
executive power" continued the teach.
Or a day or two later. II am going
into town for a couple of days to Try
to interest Mr. Joyce. the cotton NIT
owner, in our school. When I return
I shall expect to see great progress
Keep that carpenter up to the mark
Eyes, Miss Frances" said Pauline
Miss Frances, returning two days
later, feand the 'weRk ut Q standstiu
The school vas in disorder; the girls
sat about in groups, eagerly discuss.
ing something. Pauline was nowhere
to be seen. ~.
"What's the matter?' demanded
Miss Frances. "Where In Pauline DIT:
toni" A-f''
There was a general glance at the
blackboard. On It Miss Frances read
"Dear Miss Frances, John was the
carpenter and he think I ought to get
married now I'm nearly II so | cant
come back. mex year. Thank you for
the aster and physic hut John says
domestic stems suits both of us just
new. ResDfly Pauline Smith,"