Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-04-02

whole Ceiumn. for Annasl. ssmi,Assusi~and
! Quarterly Advertissrs.1 % rEFH-s94ftaO a.
\ Lee can't fall Bot there's one thing, aboae,
\ IL; ifauy one has GOT. to keep me IRON ge,>
ting to the head this year, I'd rather it would
be Flossie than anybody else in school. for
| Hike her first rate" Aud guess he did.
| for many q fine pear or bunchIof grapes,aorl
| luscious orange did Willie take from his own
| home table .Eaud- watch his chance to-pnt
| them into Flossie's modest little lunch basket
that hung under her sac9ne in tho hall Of
the school, for" % he told, his mamma,
| one day ..Flossie never seems TO have any>
thing but crackers or bread aud butter for
| luncheon, and she almost always goes of by
herself to eat. when all the rest of us srs
having lots of goodies; and tell you it's fun.
mamms, e hide aud watch her eyes shiha
when she fnds the good things I've put IL.
guess she thiGks i,'s some good fairy tha,
puts them there. don't you?" --sa44 90
One day, AT recess, as group of boys sud
| girls were chatting together about q very
! hard lesson they had just been reciting. in
which every one of the class had failed st
least once, save Flossie. one of the boys.
who was rather rough in his way called ont:
"Say, Will Fiske, you can bet on one thing
! pretty sure, and that is. you'll never get that
gold watch as long as Flnssie Lees in the
class. Number one she is and number ono
| she will stay !"r >a'FHas 7ns s'eH 90 o. %
al know that, said Fanny Huntley. who
never had a perfect lesson in her Lille. II
should think yoa'd be as mad as ERE at her.
! Willie. instead of doing what saw you do
to>day Who was it put that orange into her
! basket, should like to know, ehl''no ss1ss1
Fore I'd be such tell, tale, Fancy u unit
ley" said a bright little girl in The group;
If you weren't always peepiog round yen
| wouldn't so much.
"I don't care" answered Willie. Il lsm
not ashamed of it. Yes, did pnt an tor-
auge into her brsket, and wish hsdvtho
chance oltener. for she's good and kind, aud
l like her the best of any girl in the school
so there, now" and turning on his heel.
he called out; 77 enc fa.H7
Come on, fcllers, let's have 4 game Of
hockey before the bell rings" and in two
minutes he had forgotten all about it. 2
| Not so with Flossie, who had heard every
word. The children had stood directly under
meath n open window where behindth the blinds
Flossie had been seated eating the orange
she had found in her basket. The tears
were in her eyes as Willie turned away, bu.
they were more happy tears than sad ones.
"My goodness ~ she exclaimed to herself.
"then it's he that's been putting ALI these
good things into my basket; and he can't
get gold watch because always know nay
| lessons. Oh, wish | could fsil.''
She puzzled over it for long m, how sho
could manage to fail honestly. for she said tn
herself 4 can never soy | don't know ifT
do, when the questions are asked mo" 80,
At last she thought of way. Il know
how can do it," she said. "dny after 70.
! morrow comes orr geography review ~ fha
whole United States. aud | won't oven look
ut it. and then | will never ron,Fmber every
thing, and I'll surely fail Then Willie
will have my place, and get hi- watch. Oh.
! goody, goody and III tell mamma and papa
all ahont it, so they will knnw I7nrrdp'r havo
failed, and I'm sure they will want him to
get the watch when tell them how good he
! has been to me-" .-.r-. -.sr, L-. --s.rr
| And so for the first timc for SIX months
| Flossie went to school the morning of tho
review lesson, hupgng up the geography
! she had not oTened. The class Was called,
and Floss'e stepped quickly TO her place.
| "Oh, dear" thought Willie, 'she looks so
happy, I'm sure she knows every answer IN
the lesson; almost wish she wasn't quite so
smart" raral-Eu 3s. BIS stf fs
For time all went WELL, Flossie couldn't
miss on giving the principal rivers. when
asked; she knew by heart Questions on
! the great lakes, eapes, bays, mountains, had
| to be answered when put To her, 2becauso
! her mind would rcmen ber them in spitcof
! her. At last came the capitals OF the States.
"Well. Miss Flnssie" asked tho teacher.
"will you give US the capital of New MeIi-
CO 2" OBJ. ---'O ''S S'''i'4
! For nm instant she hesitated. then with n
/ look of delight that nobody but herself un.
derstoOd, she answered, Il can't think, tIne-
| ly can't" -.+, -r, --i -.-..,,h
| FIossie Lee had failed, and sltbough every
! one was astonished, no ono looked SO dis
tressel about it the one who had been so
! anxious for so long a time to get above her,
and as the teacher turned TO him with, "well.
Master Fi"ke, can you help Miss Flcs'ie-
out ?'hc answered.: '-' 1ot7
"Peaso, Miss Harding, iflyou would only
let Flossie think just a minute, I'm sure sho
would remember. sg -- .sissffgs l5vis
"It's too late now" she replied, 81 have
passed it to you. What is the capital of
New Mexico p ''@.i 81 i'
There was no look of pride in. VILLAS
face, and no rememberancs of any Estch,as
be answered in a low tone, "santa Fe."sSs
Quick as fash, and with the brigbtest
of smiles, Plossie stepped down and out of
her place, and gently pushing wfiiic into it,
took the one he left 2 2 ,at5csz1 L.tsiEE'
The scholars AID teachers were much sur
prised to SEQ her look SO happy over, Hhat
they thought would have made her so mis-
erabIe, but Flossie kept what she had heard
all TO herself, and when after a few dayswil-
lie went TO her and showed her a beautiful
little gold watch that bis father gave him for
getting to the head of the school. she was
happier than ever.
Years after, Flossio told Willie what She
overheard from the window that day, and 10