The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27
A School Girl's Studies.

She was only fourteen, and her pretty
thin face, with spot of carnation in
each cheek, and her little faxen curls
hanging over her pale forhead as if try
ing to look into her blue eyes, gave her !.
the adolescent aspect of a French doll.
She had bundle of books that must
have weighed thirty pounds. ~. "
"But don't want to insult you, my
dear" said the reporter; Il only want to- I
interview you" /: III
"Interview me?" she exclaimed. 20, 4
don't please; I haven't done anything. ?
Go and see pa" =.../ -
30, nonsense" said the reporter;
Twelve been interviewing pa for years.
He doesn't know anything about it.
We've wasted our time interviewing
school superintendent and principals
and all the other people who don't know
anything about it, Now we're going to
interview you. Don't your head ache?'
Mine? Mop with a little astonish-
ment), 1
mot when you have to. get all those,
books into it?"
80, they don't make N. head ache; =
it's my arms"
90! I 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 it's arms
and not in its head
"Wil you let me read the titles of the
books?'
eyes, ifyQu will strap them up again..
"Trigonohetry Doyou study. that?"
20, yes" ...l. =.
"And surveying?"
She nodded her head afirmatively.
"And navigation%
Another nod. ~
"Will you excuse me while Iswear a
little?"
"Well, turn your head away"
Reporter Thunder and Marsw (sotto
voice. "What's this? French! Do you
study French?"
20, I'm in the French and German
classes" y
"You don't say 50! But you havn't
got into the Italian and Portuguese :
classes"
81 don't think there are any Portu-
guese, sir"
"Well, if there had been you'd have
got into them, wouldn't your"
eyes sir; hope So, \ ...
physiology do you study that2'
"A little. I've only, just commenced
that. After fuxions we take half an
hour at biology, and then 60 to applied
mechanics and telegraphy. l am going
to commence organic chemistry on Mon
day after my music, but ma thinks it will
interfere with my painting in OIL"
II should think it would. Don't you
ever sleep or play?"
20, yes; | play the whole Of Czerney's
exercises for the piano every morning
and am learning the overture to Tristan
and Isole. l used to 60 to sleep in the
class room, but it was awful mean, and
got over 1t. Miss --, our principal,
says if we know the mission of woman
in the nineteenth century, we will not
be caught mapping. Besides,if went to-,
sleep L wouldn't pass"
"Pass what?"
"The examination"
"But you might pass some other
things"
What other things?"
"Why, vertigo, nervous exhaustion.
premature Decline"
20, l don't stuuy those yet"
"Let me 60 now, please%
wait moment. want to ask yoAx !
one other question. Don't you ever feel \
tired" -. = So.
80, what's the use OF feeling tired. I
havn'tgot time. If a girl got tired she
wouldn't pass, would she?" q
Il suppose not But after you've.
passed you intend to leave this world
don't you?"
o. no. when l pass I'm going to study
for the stage, and get a yacht and live
in Chicago; but you mustn't put that n
Ihe paper, because wouldn't like pa to
know it,
Then the American infant picked m.
her books, gave her head litfla toss,