A School Girl's Romance

I snpp'ise normal school giila of the present reneration are not radically diflerent fniiii those of tny dy. Human nature is the pame, lile woiid over, iind normal school giils are not exempt frota piide oí dress, of wealth, ot superior heauty, aml of Iiíjíu social politlón. S'nielimra tliey too plainly show their conteiiipi f'ir thuse luM fnvorably -ilu itel. These refleotions bring to mind a pule, delieatelooking jriil, u oue of the lower clusses, who was always shililily dressed. Many of the gïrU lookcl down npoii her hikI iu their foreed ntercourse greeted her coldly and altnnst (IfoootirtetHMly. She wh8 not u very bright acholar and evidently inaintaiiied her pOntUon, which was always near the end iif ihe i lass, by peisi.tent and dojiged eff.iit. One day, in response to the dnily roll-call, " ulent " was registeied opposite her name, and it was seveial day befoic nquiry being made as to the pause, her histoiy became knowu. She was falherles.a, and her coiisuinptive inither pincbed and planned and worked and savod to keep her at school long enough to be ffraduated an obtain a te.icl er'g certiticate The mother's feeble strenyth was iiii-ufücient to eniiiely provide for their niaintenance, but she struyjrled man'ully, and the rirl assisted her to bear llfe'g heavy barden. Tliey worked ut sbiitaiakiug, aDd every minute that could posibly be spaied out of school hours was devoted to uiireniittiMg toil. Tllta was the cause of her inufficiently-prepared lexsons. The doublé strain was too niuch for her. however, and a Ti rulen t fever laid her low. Wlien the triith becanie known there wa a reaction in the clasn. The better and kindlier feelinjfs of the girls ere arouseil and quickened into lifu, and wuen, paler and trailer thuB ever before the oliject of tlieir gometime pity and contempt re tnrned to school sbe received a greeting that broiifrlit the teais of graU-ful jov tn her eyes. It is not stranjfe that cheered, itiengthened, and eiiomrafied by the love nnd frieiidship of her clas.'-iiiates the thorny palh of leaming had inore roses in it tor lier She wa? liever brilliant, but ly patiënt and persistent studv lJe was at last enahled to gvaduate. Her artibitions pians did not end hete, however. and iipon the deatli "f her moiher, abruta year iifler, be ohtaiiied a pi.sition in the pulilic schools. She began, little by little, 10 save out of her scanty gatary enouxh 10 take a ooutre in medicine. She jrradutiMl til honor, and on the occasion nf my vUit last December to a tlniving NVw England town I met her - tbis pale, palient glil - now becume a wouian. honoied. repperted and in the possession ol a lucrative prticlicp. Ilrrs is no solaled case. It id true that the same cotnhination of clromniMauces may not have oceurred to anv other pupil, but a large percentage of the gr iduates earned their diplomas by slrict economv, hard Work, and patiënt feil lienial on tlie part elthei