Story: The Housemistress - Part 1
Anthea Robertson settled down behind her desk at St Elizabeth's Boarding School for Girls in northern England. She was head of Skiddaw House (each house was named after a mountain). Standing beside the desk was Rachel Thomson, the house's senior prefect. They were awaiting the arrival of a sixth form girl, Alison Watkins, who had been sent off for swearing in a school hockey match the previous day.
Anthea was in her early forties, a handsome, full-busted lady. She had been delighted to obtain a job as a house mistress after years as a rank and file teacher. At St Margaret's, the majority of discipline was administered by the house mistresses. If a girl misbehaved or broke school rules she was given a note to take to her house mistress, who had sole responsibility for deciding what punishment was appropriate. She could administer spankings, slipperings and even canings, as well as giving lines, detentions and so forth. All punishments had to be recorded in the punishment book by the senior prefect or her deputy, one of whom also had to witness all physical punishments.
When Anthea had been appointed as housemistress, having previously taught at a mixed school in a nearby city, she had asked Rachel to show her the previous year's punishment book. She noted that her predecessor, a lady now retired had been, to Anthea's eye, a relatively lenient disciplinarian. Although a number of girls had received corporal punishment, it had usually only been two or three strokes with the hand or slipper, only very rarely the cane.The majority of punishments were impositions or short detentions. Although Mrs Robertson had not announced any change of policy, punishments had in fact become much more severe. Every girl who had been sent to Mrs Robertson's study in the few weeks since the start of term had left it with a red bottom, administered either over Mrs Robertson's lap with her hard right hand, or touching their toes for five or six whacks with the gym shoe. Many had been given a detention or lines as well.
What Anthea didn't realise was that the senior prefect was required to report privately to the headmistress about the way in which the house mistress undertook her disciplinary duties. When the headmistress, Mrs Graham, took over a year or so previously, she had been concerned that discipline was much stricter in some houses than in others. Gradually she was trying to ensure consistent policies, and the house prefects were one of her weapons. Although Rachel Thomson had not yet reported to the headmistress on Mrs Robertson's disciplinary regime, she intended to do so very soon.
There was a knock on the door. Rachel opened it, and told Alison Watkins to come in and stand in front of the desk. When sent for punishment girls were required to wear formal school uniform of maroon blazer and pleated skirt, white blouse, blue tie with the school crest, and, in the case of sixth-formers like Alison, stockings and suspenders. Now Alison stood nervously in front of Mrs Robertson. She knew that being sent off while playing sport for the school would almost certainly mean a caning. She just hoped that when Mrs Robertson heard the full story she would be relatively lenient.
"Now Miss Watkins, kindly explain in your own words why you were sent off playing hockey for the school yesterday."
"Please Miss, an opposition player whacked me on the ankle with her stick. It was extremely painful and I foolishly uttered a swear word Miss. The umpire thought I had sworn at the player, but I hadn't Miss. I was just in so much pain that I couldn't help it Miss. I'm sorry Miss."
"What was the word that you uttered?"
Alison looked nervously at Rachel, who was a good friend of hers, then turned back towards Mrs Robertson. 'Please Miss it was ... F***".
"I take an extremely dim view of your behaviour Miss Watkins, and your feeble attempt to excuse it. As an educated young lady you should know better than to use such disgusting language. By getting yourself sent off in such a way you have failed your teammates and besmirched the reputation of your school and your house. You will therefore receive an exemplary punishment. I have decided to give you ... nine strokes of the cane."
Both Alison and Rachel were stunned by the award of nine strokes. "But that's not fair Miss" Alison blurted out. "You're not supposed to give more than six."
"Plus one extra for insolence. Ten in all. Miss Thomson, please prepare the girl for punishment."
Rachel, who had turned pale when she heard how her friend was to be punished, gently removed Alison's blazer, showed her how to bend over gripping the far end of the desk, lifted her skirt and pulled her knickers down to her ankles. She was relieved to see that Alison's uniform was in excellent order, the seams on her stockings perfectly straight. Rachel knew from her own experience that even a small flaw in a girl's uniform could result in an extra stroke. She went to the cupboard where the canes were kept, selected one and handed it to Mrs Robertson.
Anthea flexed the cane and contemplated Alison's pale and trembling bottom. After years of having to send boys and girls to be dealt with by her superiors, and before that more than one occasion when her own bottom had felt the awful sting of the cane, now she could dispense discipline herself. Was Alison as wet and aroused as she was, Anthea wondered. She tapped the cane on Alison's waiting bottom, raised her arm and ... THWACK. Alison flinched, a wicked red weal could be seen forming on her bottom, and the girl moaned slightly. The second stroke was perfectly positioned, the stripe immediately below the first. After the third, Alison began to cry. After six she was sobbing and panting, but bravely remained in position, hands clinging to the desk. Rachel hoped that Mrs Robertson would relent, but she administered the full ten, then gave Rachel the cane to return to its cupboard. She sat down behind her desk, then after a few moments nodded to Rachel, who helped Alison to her feet, waited while she gingerly pulled up her knickers over her ruined bottom, and then helped her on with her blazer and indicated that she should turn to face Mrs Robertson.
"I trust that will have taught you a lesson. Just to make sure, you will write out 250 times "It is unacceptable for a young lady to use obscene language in any circumstances". Present the lines to Miss Thomson before breakfast on Monday morning. You may go."
Alison limped miserably from the room. Rachel carefully recorded the full details of the punishment in the punishment book, gave it to Mrs Robertson to sign, and then left the room with the book under her arm. Little did Anthea realise that Rachel was on her way to see the headmistress. She locked the door, removed her skirt and began to pleasure herself. It was a pity there was no man on the premises to help her.
Anthea was in her early forties, a handsome, full-busted lady. She had been delighted to obtain a job as a house mistress after years as a rank and file teacher. At St Margaret's, the majority of discipline was administered by the house mistresses. If a girl misbehaved or broke school rules she was given a note to take to her house mistress, who had sole responsibility for deciding what punishment was appropriate. She could administer spankings, slipperings and even canings, as well as giving lines, detentions and so forth. All punishments had to be recorded in the punishment book by the senior prefect or her deputy, one of whom also had to witness all physical punishments.
When Anthea had been appointed as housemistress, having previously taught at a mixed school in a nearby city, she had asked Rachel to show her the previous year's punishment book. She noted that her predecessor, a lady now retired had been, to Anthea's eye, a relatively lenient disciplinarian. Although a number of girls had received corporal punishment, it had usually only been two or three strokes with the hand or slipper, only very rarely the cane.The majority of punishments were impositions or short detentions. Although Mrs Robertson had not announced any change of policy, punishments had in fact become much more severe. Every girl who had been sent to Mrs Robertson's study in the few weeks since the start of term had left it with a red bottom, administered either over Mrs Robertson's lap with her hard right hand, or touching their toes for five or six whacks with the gym shoe. Many had been given a detention or lines as well.
What Anthea didn't realise was that the senior prefect was required to report privately to the headmistress about the way in which the house mistress undertook her disciplinary duties. When the headmistress, Mrs Graham, took over a year or so previously, she had been concerned that discipline was much stricter in some houses than in others. Gradually she was trying to ensure consistent policies, and the house prefects were one of her weapons. Although Rachel Thomson had not yet reported to the headmistress on Mrs Robertson's disciplinary regime, she intended to do so very soon.
There was a knock on the door. Rachel opened it, and told Alison Watkins to come in and stand in front of the desk. When sent for punishment girls were required to wear formal school uniform of maroon blazer and pleated skirt, white blouse, blue tie with the school crest, and, in the case of sixth-formers like Alison, stockings and suspenders. Now Alison stood nervously in front of Mrs Robertson. She knew that being sent off while playing sport for the school would almost certainly mean a caning. She just hoped that when Mrs Robertson heard the full story she would be relatively lenient.
"Now Miss Watkins, kindly explain in your own words why you were sent off playing hockey for the school yesterday."
"Please Miss, an opposition player whacked me on the ankle with her stick. It was extremely painful and I foolishly uttered a swear word Miss. The umpire thought I had sworn at the player, but I hadn't Miss. I was just in so much pain that I couldn't help it Miss. I'm sorry Miss."
"What was the word that you uttered?"
Alison looked nervously at Rachel, who was a good friend of hers, then turned back towards Mrs Robertson. 'Please Miss it was ... F***".
"I take an extremely dim view of your behaviour Miss Watkins, and your feeble attempt to excuse it. As an educated young lady you should know better than to use such disgusting language. By getting yourself sent off in such a way you have failed your teammates and besmirched the reputation of your school and your house. You will therefore receive an exemplary punishment. I have decided to give you ... nine strokes of the cane."
Both Alison and Rachel were stunned by the award of nine strokes. "But that's not fair Miss" Alison blurted out. "You're not supposed to give more than six."
"Plus one extra for insolence. Ten in all. Miss Thomson, please prepare the girl for punishment."
Rachel, who had turned pale when she heard how her friend was to be punished, gently removed Alison's blazer, showed her how to bend over gripping the far end of the desk, lifted her skirt and pulled her knickers down to her ankles. She was relieved to see that Alison's uniform was in excellent order, the seams on her stockings perfectly straight. Rachel knew from her own experience that even a small flaw in a girl's uniform could result in an extra stroke. She went to the cupboard where the canes were kept, selected one and handed it to Mrs Robertson.
Anthea flexed the cane and contemplated Alison's pale and trembling bottom. After years of having to send boys and girls to be dealt with by her superiors, and before that more than one occasion when her own bottom had felt the awful sting of the cane, now she could dispense discipline herself. Was Alison as wet and aroused as she was, Anthea wondered. She tapped the cane on Alison's waiting bottom, raised her arm and ... THWACK. Alison flinched, a wicked red weal could be seen forming on her bottom, and the girl moaned slightly. The second stroke was perfectly positioned, the stripe immediately below the first. After the third, Alison began to cry. After six she was sobbing and panting, but bravely remained in position, hands clinging to the desk. Rachel hoped that Mrs Robertson would relent, but she administered the full ten, then gave Rachel the cane to return to its cupboard. She sat down behind her desk, then after a few moments nodded to Rachel, who helped Alison to her feet, waited while she gingerly pulled up her knickers over her ruined bottom, and then helped her on with her blazer and indicated that she should turn to face Mrs Robertson.
"I trust that will have taught you a lesson. Just to make sure, you will write out 250 times "It is unacceptable for a young lady to use obscene language in any circumstances". Present the lines to Miss Thomson before breakfast on Monday morning. You may go."
Alison limped miserably from the room. Rachel carefully recorded the full details of the punishment in the punishment book, gave it to Mrs Robertson to sign, and then left the room with the book under her arm. Little did Anthea realise that Rachel was on her way to see the headmistress. She locked the door, removed her skirt and began to pleasure herself. It was a pity there was no man on the premises to help her.
