The Boarding School

, looking for their first pupil, on the morning the school was opened. At

anced into the room with two daughters, and in a cheerful tone exclaimed, "I hope, my dear Miss Adair, we are your first

ickly; "but I thought we should have ha

he children of strangers: reward them with favour when they are good, and punish them when they are otherwise. We have confidence in our friends, therefore shall never list

cradle. My cousin Eliza has a barrel-organ, a garden-

impleton," cried Caroline, the eldest daught

all succeed will depend upon my abilities to instruct, an

arned seven years of

Colonel. "You rattle the keys, as blundering soldiers when comm

ed to play in the very first style, and was

moved very profoundly to Elizabeth. "Permit me to introduce Miss Arden as a pupil," she said. "She is from the East, and under our guardianship. For certain causes we removed her from her last seminary; we did not consider it (as she is a young

ery dark a look; but I assure you she is not a creole." Tears started into Miss Arden's eyes, and her cheeks were tinged with a deep blush. Mrs. Towers now made another very low c

et me introduce the young people to each other," said h

her face; and taking her hand, said, "I am sur

aimed, "You are always taken with strangers! I wish Miss R

ooking at his daughter with displeasure. "But my Isab

Miss Arden, "that I shall indeed be hap

one kiss; and go with this young lady, and try to divert her. And do not forget to bring her with you

third was searching her basket for good things, either for her own private eating, or to give to some one to whom she had taken a fancy. Then there were so many conjectures, "who and who such ladies were?" Miss Vincent and Miss Russel, who were dec

o converse with the young ladies. She soon felt fatigued, and went into the summer-house to rest. There, to her

ked Jane in a tone of kindness; "was

complexion: and, I believe, they think that I am without feelings. The li

as shocked when she heard Miss Vincent exclaim, "Oh, do come in and beho

" said another, "and I am sure I wou

Damer, I wish to speak to you." Miss Vincent and her friend instantly ret

at she is in a strange land. In introducing her to you, Miss Damer, I ho

y known rudeness and unkindness! When I lost my father, I thought, in coming to England-England, so fa

we must not have sorrow at this our first meeting. I perceive that Miss Damer and you will be friends, so

, and walked with them up the garden. As she passed Miss Vincent and her companion, she

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