Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-09
Margery's First Day mt School.
BY MRS. NJ. E. MILLER.

A chubby, sweet faced child came into
our Millbrook school-house one morn
ing, as a visitor. conducted with trem-
bling eagerness to my desk by Ernest
and Bessie Clapp, who introduced her
as their sister, and promised that she
would not disturb the school. She did,
however, as much as any other bluebird
would have done, and just as innocently;
so that | could only smile with the chill
dren, and long for the time to come
when l could count her among my little
flock.
She wore a bright blue dress and
cloak, which perhaps, as well as her
song, won her the name bluebird, that
day. A dozen times she forgot where
she was, and broke out in little melo-
dies, sometimes without words, so truly
musical, that l raised my finger to check
Bessie as she was about TO interrupt her.
After few moments she would look up
and forget her song, in her surprise at
seeing so many children around her.
After the first class, called her to
me and asked her name.
manned after dwanmamma," she an
swered quickly, and so comically that
the children laughed in spite of my up
lifted finger.
"And what is grandmamma's name ?"
"Margerwy Sniff
"Then you are Margery Smith,"
eyes, isl
"Did you want 10 come to school to
see what Bessie does here every day?"
Yes, and to drow bid lite Bessie"
She was in foolish haste, poor child.
"What will your mamma do to-day,
without your / asked.
"Wort, guess; twy, maybe. tissed
her dood-by, for fear l shouldn't know
her tonight"
Her straightforward answers amused
the children so much, that | short
ened the interview, asking if she had
little lesson to say, like Bessie.
ooh, yes; here's the newest one
Aunt Tate did teach me, 'tause / tut of
my turl." Folding her dimpled hands
she said:
.Dere was a little dirl.
Who had a little turl
That hung down on her forrid.
When she was dood,
She was very dood indeed,
And when she was bad she was horrid."
Her emphasis was funny to hear, he
attitude and expression funny to see.
dismissed her with a picture that mad
her blue eyes twinkle.
At recess no one wanted to play ava
from Margery, and 1 was almost jealou;
wanting to have the little pet to mysel
awhile. l asked her to tell me anothe
story, which she did in her own crooke
little speech, which I translated to tn
following:
1.-TWO little eyes, loving. bright eyes,
Shining as bright and blue as the skies;
Two little ears to hear all the news;
Two little feet to wear the new shoes;
Two little hands, busy all day:
One little body to get in the way;
One little mouth to give kisses so sweet;
Mammals little lady, dainty and neat,
With FIVE little fingers and five little toes. .
And what she'll be good for-nobody knows"
How did those yellow locks get Dol
bed off so unevenly on her forehead
some one asked.
"Oh, she did that her own self.n al
swered Bessie. g Last Saturday Ernes
was going to mill in the big wagon wit
father, and Margery cried to go. 7
teaze her, father said it was too cold fc
girls. Could she go if she was boy
she asked mother, and mother said sl
supposed so. She was awful busy bal
ing, and never thought another though
about it, for a while. When she Gale