The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-10
Public Schools Studies.

She ran up against an iron railing and
looked scared
"Tll call n policeman. she said pant
ingly, ''if you insult me-"
'But | don't want 10 insu, you. my
DEAR" said the reporter. II only wan
to interview you"
Interview mep" she exclaimed. .'Oh,
don't please. 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 about it,
We've wasted our time interviewing
school superintendent and principals
and all other people who don't know
anything about it. Now we're going
to interview you. Doesn't your head
achep'
"Mine? No" with a little astonish-
ment). .Gm ..,. IF
"Not when You have got to get all
those books into it?'
"Ob, they don't make my head ache;
it's my arms"
"Ah! / see you carry them in your
arms-not in your head"
Here the reporter made mental ex-
clamation. Wonderful feminine instinct
to carry the best things of life in its
arms and not in its head!
"Will you let me read the titles of the
books?" ''n .'"
Eyes, if you viii strap them up
again" -.
.'Trigonometry! Do you study thatf"
"Oh, yes
"And surveying?"
She nodded her head ailirma!ively.
..And navigation2''
Another nod.
"Will you excuse me while i swear q
little?'
well, turn your head away"
Reporter Thunder and Mars! (sot-
to voce). What's this -Frenchp Do you
study Frenchp"
"Oh, Pm in the French and German
classes"
"You don't say so! Bat YOU haven't
got into the Italian and Portuguese
classesW
II don't think there are any Portu-
guese, SIR" t#.l.
"Well, if there had been. you'd have
got into them, wouldn't you?" .,
Yes, sir; | nope 80"
"Physiology-do you study thatP'
"A little; I've only Just commenced
that. After fuxions we talk half an
hour at biology, and then go to applied
mechanics and telegrhphy. I'm going
to commence organic chemistry on
Monday, after my music, but ma thinks
it will intcrfere'wi.h my painting in
OIL" .,. a.. .,i'.t,
II should think il would. Don't you
ever sleep or playw --., ,t,o.
"Oh, yes, I play the whole Of Ger
ney's exercises for the piano every
and am learning the over
ture To Tristan and Isolde. fused TO 20
to sleep in the classroom, but it was
awful mean. and got over it. Miss
-, our principal, SAYS if We knew
what The mission of woman is in the
century we will not be caught
mapping. Besides, ii / went to sleep, l
wouldn't pass. .2
'.PaSs whatp"
The examination.
"But you might pass some otbor
things"
"What other thingsp'
"Why, vertigo, nervous exhaustion,
premature decline"
ooh, don't study those yet"
"No, sec you don't"
Let me go now, please. y
wait moment; want 10 ask you
one other question. Don't you ever feel
tiredy' ..
80. what's the nse of feeling tiredp /
haven't go, time. Ii a girl got tired she
wouldn't pass, would shc?"
II suppose not. But after you've
passed YOU intend to leave this world.
lon't youp"
"Oh, no. When pass Pm going to
study for the stage, and get yacht and
i've in Chicago; but you mustn't put
hat in the paper, because1 wouldn't
ike pa 10 know H.
Then the American infant picked up
1er books, gave her head n little toss
and wen, nj with Il ,aucy air.-N. \.
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