The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-09-10
From the NY. Musical World and Times
LITTLE BESSIE; or, MISS PRIMS MODEL
SCHOOL.

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Schools out! What stretching of limbs;
what unlettering of tongues and heels;
what tossing up of pianafores and primers;
what visions OF marbles, and hoops, and
dolls, and apples, and candy and ginger
bread! How welcome the fresh air; how
bright the sunshine; how tempting the gras-
sy playground All, there's drop OF
rain-there's another, and another; there's
a thunder clap! "Just as school is out,
how provoking!" echo a score of voices;
and the pouting little prisoners huddle to-
gether in the school-house porch, and con.
sole themselves by swapping jack-knives
and humming tops, and telling marvellous
stories of gypsies and giants; while Miss
lPrim, the dyspeptic teacher, shakes hel
head and the ferule, and declares that the
former will "hy into fifty pieces" upon
which some of the boys steal out of doors
and amuse themselves by sounding the
puddles with their shoes, while others sly
ly whittle the desks or draw caricatures, OF
their states, of Miss Prim's long nose.
i Drip, drip-spatter, spatter! How tn,
, rain comes down, as if it couldn't help it
no prospect of 'holding up"
4 Here come messengers from anxiou
t mothers, with India rubbers, extra tippets
t and umbrellas; and there's chaise at tn
4 door, for Squire Lenox's little rosy daugh
t ter; and a wagon, for the two Prince girls
E and stout Irish girl, with blanket shawl
: to carry home little lame Minnie May, VIII
!, is as fragile as lily and just as sweet
. And there's servant man for Maste
3 Simpkins, the fat Ounce, with the embroid
e cred jacket, whose father owns "the bi
e Hotel and wishes his son to have a seat a
u by himself"
a And now they are all gone;-all, saw
little Bessie Bell, the new scholar,-a Iii
a tie four-year-old-er, who is doing PENANG
n over in that corner for ga misdemeanor."
d Bessie's mother is a widow She ha
d known such bright, sunny days. in til
n shelter of happy home, with dear arl
le to lean upon! Now, her sweet face is sa
ot and care-worn, and when she speaks, ht
g voice has heart-quiver in it; but, som'
y how, when she talks to you, you do NJ
A. notice that her dress is faded, or her boI
: net shabby and rusty. You instructive
y touch your hat to her, and treat her vel
= courteously, as if she were fine lady.
y, As l said before. this is little Bessie
ly first day at school; for, she is light al
ir warmth and sunshine to her broken. hear
tn ed mother. But. little Bessie must ha,
~ bread to eat. A shop woman offered h
ce mother small pittance to come and he
lg her, part of every day; but she is not
a bring her child; so, Bessie must 90
tn school, to be out of harms way, and h
rp mother tells Miss Prim, as she seats her
d, the hard bench. that "she is very timid al
NJ tender hearted" and then, she kisses Be-
IL sizes little quivering lip. and leaves h
so with heavy heart.
: Bessie dare not look up, for few mi
y, utes; it is all very odd and strange, and
at she were not so frightened. she would c
lot aloud. Bye and bye she gains lit
lis courage. and peeps out from beneath !
cd dropping eye lashes. Her little pinaft
ne lneighbor, giving her a sweet smile,
ng lmakes her little sad heart so happy, Il