Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-08
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The American Girl.


The American Girl.
WHAT SHE STUDIES AT SCHOOL IN THESE
EDUCATIONAL DAYs-OvERWEIGHT
WITH LEARNING.
She ran up against an iron railing and
looked scared.
''I'll call policeman" she said, pant
ingly, IF you insult me-"
She was only fourteen, and her pretty,
thin face, with spot of carnation in each
cheek, and her little faxen curls hanging
over ner pale forehead as if trying to look
into her blue eyes, gave her the adOlescent
aspect of a French doll She had bum
die of books that must have weighed thir
ty pounds.
''But don't want to insult you, my
dear,' said the reporter. 81 only want to
interview you"
Interview me |" she exclaimed. "Oh,
don't please. I haven't done anything.
Go and see pa
''Oh, nonsense said the reporter.
We've been interviewing pa for years.
He doesn't know anything aboutit. We've
wasted our time interviewing school su
perintendents and principals and all TIN
other people who don't know anything
about it, Now we're going to interview
you. Don't your head ache ?"
Mine? Mop with little astonist-
mentl
mot when you have got to get all those
books into it ?"
''Oh, they don't make my head ache;
it's my arms ~
''Ah! I see. You carry them then III
your arms not in your head"
Here the reporter made mental excla-
nation. Wonderful feminine instinct. tt
carry the best things Of life in its arms anc
not in its head
"Will you let me read the title of the
books ?''
Eyes, if you will strap them up again.
''TriaonometrY! Do you study that p
''Oh, yes.''
'And surveying ?"
She nodded her head afirmatively.
And navigation ?"
Another nod.
''Will you excuse me while sweir a
little ?''
We'll, turn your head away"
Reporter Thunder and Mars p (sotto
uoce). THAT'S French. Do you stud.
French?"
'.Oh. I'm IN the French and German.
classes"
You don't say 80 :? But you haven'i
got into the Italian and Portuguese
classes ?"
Il don't think there are any Portuguese.
SIR
"Well, if there had been, you'd havege'
into them, wouldn't you -
''Yes, sir, l hope so.''
Physiology do you study that?"
"A little; I've only just commenced
that. After fiuxions We talk half an hour
aC biology and then 60 to applied mecha
MICS and telegra ply. Pm going to com
mence organic chemistry On Monday. after
nay music, but ma THINKS it will interfere
with my painting in oil.''
81 should think it would. Don't you
ever sleep or play ?"
"Oh, yes. play the whole of Czerney's
exercises for the piano every morning, ane
I'm learning the overture to Tristan and
Isolde used to go to sleep in the class
room, but it was awful mean, and got
over it. Miss -, our principal, says il
We knew what the mission of woman is il
the Nineteenth century we would not be
caught mapping. Besides, if 1 went to
sleep wouldn't pass"
'sPass what 7"
THE examination
"But you might pass some Other
things?"
what other thlngs?''
..'Wby, vertigo, nervous exhaustion.
premature Decline
''Oh, don't study those YETI
mo, see you DON'T"
Let me go now. please"
..Wait moment want to ask you one
other question. Don't you ever feel
tired p
s:Oh, what's the use of feeling tireds !
haven't got time. IT girl got tired she
wouldn't pass, would she ?"
Il suppose not. But after you've pass
ed you intend to leave this world, dom,
you 2"
ION, no. When pass 1'n going to
study for the stage and get a yacht and
live in Chicago; but you mustn't put that
in your paper, because wouldn't like pa
to know it"
Then the American infant picked up
her books, gave her head little toss, and
went off with saucy air.
Another man has bsen killed by tobacco
over him.
The Boston street cars have abolished