The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-06-22

it, for l didn't feel the least bit angry
or indignant, and those queer shivers
4 that have been creeping up and down
my back all day have gone away. Do
you know, girls, | can hardly endure
looking at Daisy Green? 1t seems just
as if her great, timid eyes had To- ked
right through me, and found out how
we were plotting against her tranquility.
And SO l say let's go and tell Miss
Holden ourselves, that we have all just
escaped turning into ghosts. Let's tell
her all about IL, and then we will feel
all right again. Why, girls" in tones
of deep disappointment, none of you
say agreed and thought it would be
such an easy way to Tighten the burden
that is hanging like lead on my con-
science"
Flora, your conscience is like a
sponge-squeeze it, and it will bring
water" clipped out Sharp Scissors,
"and Just so sure as Miss Holden gets
hold Of it, she'll squeeze it till she
brings water enough from your eyes to
drown us all. There we will stand be-
fore her, feeling as fabby and squirmy
as so many fish out Of the water. For
my part, being now in the deep, | say
let's stay there till we can swim to land
without being whipped up by her
Christening rod of tongue"
/" say so, tool" came in chorus from
the rest.
well, girls, promise that you won't
play ghosts, and I'll let my conscience
go without the squeezing" urged gentle
Flora Ray.
"Ohp' with a laugh, clap of her
hands and an Irish breakdown kind of
dance around the girls, Pve thought
what we can dop' exclaimed Maggie.
Gwen let little Quake-in-her shoes
alone, but we can tell Shanghai Jane
and Ears we thought about making her
a midnight visit, but have concluded
not to do so, as it might disturb the
slumbers of-our consciences-then
they will have nothing to tell"
We must never let them know"
clicked Sharp Scissors, 6" that we were
afraid that Shanghai Jane might cackle
loud enough to create vibration in the
eardrum of the old woman who lived in
the shoe"
90, Scissors! when were you ground
last" asked the laughing voice of
MdYSlt ptOIe.
"The last time | was rubbed against a
Stone," clicked Sharp Scissors; and
then her mouth closed as tightly as any
scissors, steel or human, were ever
known to close before.
All the other mouths opened, and let
out such a merry laugh, that the
Scissors were soon wide spread again.
Well, Maggie" with an energetic
click, " suppose you oand tell Shanghai
Jane and Ears that we are sorry to
choke their cackle, but the egg isn't
going to be laid, and so the proposed
mischief won't hatch out"
Until further brooding," chimed in
merry voice.
"All right" responded Maggie, "but
you have not heard the best of my idea
yet. | have not got over a ghostly incli
nation if the rest of you have. / think
if we should pay Shanghai Jane a mid
night visit, after that our consciences
might snore If they liked. 1t would
only be fixing things even, for she has
spoiled our fun with little Quake-in-her-
shoes, and we have spoiled her cackling,
and so by our turning and whirling our
fun ON her, it will fix Shanghai Jane
right, and make things agreeable for us
too. Don't you see?''
They all saw, and when Maggie said
Come, Sharp Scissors, let us announce
our good resolutions to Shanghai Jane
and Ears" Flora Rays was the only
troubled face, and her gentle no, mol '
was drowned in a ringing laugh as the
two girls left the group to join Shanghai
Jane and Ears.
Shanghai Jane was the tallest girl in
school. Perhaps that is the reason she
saw everything that was goingon. What
ever she heard too, would rush into
both ears and go pouring out of hel
mouth. Things she heard always found
that channel for escape.
AS Sharp Scissors would say:
Shanghai Jane scratches for news
and always cackles it out, when she finds
it, close to the hen-house door,"
Shanghai Jane had very few friends
among her schoolmates; and when pretty
Sallie Turner entered the school, being
a warm hearted, loving little girl, she
felt sorry for this big lonely girl.
Ever since the day when she had put
her arms around James neck, and said
{" am little, l know, Jane, but car
love big, and will love you big if you
will let me keep the lonesome away
from you" Sallie had been guarding
Jane against the gloomy thoughts thai
always step into the lives of lonesome
people.
These two girls had one same fault
ears ready to catch up everything they
heard
Shanghai Jane took pleasure in repeat
ing things she heard, for the sake of an
noying her playmates; and would
chuckle to herself if she could bring
punishment down upon them by the toe
ready use of her tongue.
Sallie caught up the words of those
around her, and let them out again in a
careless, thoughtless way, that was as
free from evil intention as a COOL fresh
breeze that blows over the country, and
whispers among the flowers and trees il
meets.
Generally Sallie would unburden he1
heard that" into the willing ears OF
Shanghai Jane; and so came to be
called Shanghai James Ears, which was
shortly abbreviated to Ears.
The girls hardly realized what really
innocent little ears they were; else they
would not have made them Jingle as
often and as sharply as they sometimes
did.
Maggie Stone and Sharp Scissors
crossed the hall and entered into lively
conversation with Shanghai Jane and
Ears.
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