Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-19

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honestly, for she said to herself ~
can never say l don't know II do,
when the questions are asked m6.'
At last she thought of way. ~
know how l can do it," she said,
"day after tomorrow comes our
geography review Of the whole
United States, aud wont even }ook
at it, and then l will never remember
everything, and III surely fail. Then
Willie will have my place aud get
his watch. Oh, goody, goody end
III tell mamma aud papa all about
it, 80 they will know needn't have
failed. and I'm sure they will want
him to get the watch when / tell
them how good he has been to me-"
And 80 for the first time in months
Flossie went to school the morning
of the review lesson, hugging up the
geography she had not opened. The
class was called, and Flossie stepped
quickly to her place.
ooh dear,' thought Willie, "she
looks so happy I'm sure she knows
every answer in the lesson; l almost
wish she wasn't quite so SMART ~.
For a time all went well. Flossie
couldn't miss on giving the principal
rivers, when asked; abe knew them
by heart. Questions on the great
lakes, capes, bays, mountains, had
to he answered when put TO her, be.
cause her mind would remember
them in spite of her. At last came
the capitals of the States.
"Well, Miss Flossie," asked the
teacher, "willyo give us the capt
tai o. New Mexico l O. FL
For an instant she hesitated, then
with look of delight that nobody
but herself understood, she answered
81 can't think, truly can't.H-
Flossie Lee had failed, and az
though every one was astoDisAed,
no one looked 40 distressed about 1t
as the one who had been 80 anxious
for 80 long time to get above her,
and as the teacher turned to him
with, "Well, Master Fiske, can yea
help Miss Flossie out !" he answered:
"Please, Miss Harding, If you
would only let Flossie think just .
minute, I'm sure she would remem-
beT.'
dts too late now she replied, 81
have passed it to you. What is the
capital of New Mexico p ..-..
There was no look Of pride in
Willie's face, and no remembrance
of any watch, as he answered Ia 3
low tone, "Santa Fe.' -......-
Quick as a fash, and with the
brightest of smiles, Flossie stepped
down and out of her place, and
gently pushing Willie into It, took
the one he had left.
The scholars and teacher were
much surprised to see her look 90
happy over what they thought would
have made her 30 miserable, but
Flossie kept what she had heard al
to herself, and when after few days
Willie went to her and showed hes
beautiful little gold watch that biz
father had given him for getting te
the head of the school, she wal
happier than ever.
Years after, Flossie told While
what she overheard from the window
that day, and how it was then sha
found out who had been putting TIN
good things into her basket, Ani
then too, for the first time, he learne<
how it was that she came to forge
, the capital of New Mexico. AM
, the funniest part of the whole stor!
is, that Willie has been giving be
, the good things ever since, and b.
Z: still slikes her the best OF any girl i
5 school or out.
J. "Ho! you can't fool me, Aun
Q Katy cried 10, as finished
"Flossie Lee is aunt Florence, an
Willie Fiske is our own INCL
n Willard all / have to say 10, goo
q for Aunt Florence r--Goldes Rs1'
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