Little Amish Matchmaker
“Teacher Catherine really cracked down on the procrastinators. There was no putting off what could be done today. Those that did not listen and learn their parts would have to give them to someone else.
That got the ball rolling.
No more copies were allowed. The plays had to be memorized, the parts said at the right time with the proper expression, and loudly enough. Teacher Catherine stood against the wall at the back of the classroom, a formidable figure, her lips set in a grim line of determi...nation. The pupils sat up and took notice. She praised, cajoled, stopped the quiet ones and made them do it over, always goading them on.
The only pupil that seemed hopeless was Ruthie. She desperately wanted to speak. She had a lovely poem, but so far, had been totally unable to finish it. She picked her face, cleared her throat, reached behind her back to pin and re-pin her apron, stalled for time, but nothing worked.
Isaac talked to Mam one evening, the best time of the day to approach her when she had just gotten out of the shower.MoreLess
That got the ball rolling.
No more copies were allowed. The plays had to be memorized, the parts said at the right time with the proper expression, and loudly enough. Teacher Catherine stood against the wall at the back of the classroom, a formidable figure, her lips set in a grim line of determi...nation. The pupils sat up and took notice. She praised, cajoled, stopped the quiet ones and made them do it over, always goading them on.
The only pupil that seemed hopeless was Ruthie. She desperately wanted to speak. She had a lovely poem, but so far, had been totally unable to finish it. She picked her face, cleared her throat, reached behind her back to pin and re-pin her apron, stalled for time, but nothing worked.
Isaac talked to Mam one evening, the best time of the day to approach her when she had just gotten out of the shower.MoreLess
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