The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22
OUR STORY TELLER.
SALLIE'S EARS.
BY JULIA +. TORREY.

III L mad such big ears as Sallle
Turner, I'd wear them corked all the
time," Indignantly exclaimed Maggie
Stone to group of girls by whom she
was surrounded 81 do believe she's
got Indian blood in her veins, for she's
always listening-always on the track ,
that leads to some mischief"
"Why, Maggiep' exclaimed gentle
Flora Ray, where have Sallie's ears
been now? They're such pretty, dainty
little ears, too. I'd give anything, and
everything that | have to give to own a
pair just like them, instead of these
great hoppersl' putting her hands up
to the lobes of her great, honest ears,
and laughing merrily while making
them flop backward and forward, like
flags huttering to the breeze.
Why, Floral" exclaimed half a
dozen voices in gentle remonstrance,
while Maggie sprang toward her, wound
her arms around her neck, and putting
tender little hand over each Of az the
hoppers," declared, with considerable
feeling:
owe girls need these flags of peace,
and we'd all go to war; if they should
draw themselves into a half-mast posi-
blOh, 0Ohidn We Su1o
Yes, indeed" in musical chorus.
{" But what has Sallie heard ?' ques-
toned an anxious voice, mot all
about"
" Yes, she has, too" interrupted Mag
gle, "and | don't see how she could, for
you know, girls, she was sound asleep,
and breathing hard, before we dared
even to whisper about our plans"
"That comes of having to sleep in
a dormitory," snapped out a girl that
was known among her schoolmates as
Sharp Scissors, because she clipped her
words out, just as scissors cut the
threads of long seam, with a sharp,
metallic click at each clipping.
don't see, anyway, why we should
be put to roust like so many chickens
perched up in an old hen house. Sallie
is nothing but little bantam, to be
sure, but she can cackle as loud as
Shanghai Jane"
"Sharp Scissors clip away, and if you
could only clip half of Sallie's ears off
the school would be betterl" declared
Maggie in excited tones, SO loud and
clear that they rang sharply through the
recreation hall, and tingled the ears of
Sallie herself.
Involuntarily Sallie put her hands
tight up to her head, as if she were
really afraid that her ears were in dan
ger of being clipped off.
Then her face flushed crimson; down
came her hands like two little bullets.
ready to strike. She started up. then
sat down again for a moment, opened
her hands and smoothed one, two or
fh
were trying to smooth away the angry
thoughts she had clasped.
Sailie then felt, in puzzled way, all
around the rim of her ears, wondering
what made them feel SO small, if half Of
them needed clipping off
don't believe it," she said to her
self. "There's Flora Ray, with ears
big enough to make forty like mine, vet
the girls always say she's got such good,
nice ears. Ughp' with little shrug,
+" hers might do well enough for
chrome girl, but Pm real oil painting
kind of girl, and my ears are not too
big, but as dainty. and pretty as ears
can be, and Sharp Scissors shan't touch
'em. She looks sometimes as if she'd
like to jerk them out by the roots. How
it would hurtp with shudder, "and
then I'd have no place to hang nv dia-
mond earrings. But | do wonder if
something isn't wrong about my ears.
I've often heard the girls talk about INV
ugly ears-when they didn't know that
was around-girls that have the thicK
est, fiappiest ears that ever heard pin
drop. | don't understand it all :, with
another lingering of her dainty ears
just look at Sallie!" clicked Sharp
Scissors to the group at the>other end 10
the room, she's rubbing her ears up TO.
be in working order, but it's all wasted
labor, as they work it seems even when
she's asleep. How else could she have
found us out? You didn't tell us,
Maggie"
Nor can / tell" answered Maggie.
| only heard Shanghai Jane and Ears
talking about it, and saying they
thought it was their duty to tell Miss
Holden"
90 Cackle, cackle, cackle! found. an
egg | suppose they say" Clipped off
Sharp Scissors
Won't it be awful mean to spoil our
fun. exclaimed one indignant voice.
"Meanp snapped out Sharp Scissors.
[" there's nothing too low for Bantam to