The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-16

Miss Milton herself observed it, and call
ed her to the desk at recess time.
Bessie, said she, what is the mat
terP"
Nothing, ma am" the child answer
ed.
"Why are you not playing with the
other little girls" questioned the teacher.
They don't want me, ma'am, |
think, said Bessie, still in the same
suppressed voice. Theodore Barclay
has told them that | was "a charity
scholar"
That is all absurdr' said Miss Milton
sharply. Your tuition is paid for as
much as that of any of the other chill
dren. If Theo Barclay has said so, she
is talking nonsense.
And Miss Milton resolved that if the
children did not alter their line of con
duet she would have a serious talk with
them.
Theo Barclay went home to her mother
that evening full of the story of Bessie
Gale.
"A charity child, mamma" said She
lcaningon the arm of her mothers chair
"Her mother pays for her schooling with
washing How can she expect the rest
of us girls to play with her, | wonderP'
Mrs. Barclay looked sadly down at
the child's excited face.
If that is what you call being q
charity child, said she, land mind !
don say that your logic is correct
know of another one in Miss Millions
SCHOOL,
WHO is it, mammal cried Thee
eagerly. "And why didn't you tell me
OF it before9 Is it Augusta Moor? I'm
almost sure that it is Augusta. Or else
it is Pheb Gregory
'It's a little girl quietly went on
Mrs. Barclay. ''whoSe father has been
unfortunate in business, and was gong
to take her ont OF school because he felt
that he could not afford the expense of
her tuition, But Miss Milton was very
kind, as she always is, and so she has
offered to keep her on for nothing until
the child's father gets into business
again, and they are able to pay, SO you
see that this little girl is even more OF
charity scholar, as you call it, than
Bessie, whose schooling is paid for,
every week, by her mothers honest toll. -
Mamma cried Theodore, who IL
it? DO tell me who it is?"
Il had not intended to divulge the
secret, my child" said Mrs. Barclay,
"but--"
I'm never, never tell,o interrupted
Theo. I'm promise not to tell, if you'll
only whisper to me what the little girl {
name is.
1T is Theodore Barclay said hel
mother with sad smile. And re
member, my dear, that | should never
have told YOU this, had it not been fol
the foolish contempt which yoa hay,
shown towards little Bessie Gale.
Theo had hidden her face on her
mothers shoulder, and was silent for
minute or two.
"Oh, mamma" she said at last, in
choked voice chow foolish have been!
Oh, how wish hadn't said word.
Oh, mamma, what shall do now
What do you think it would be most
right and honorable to do?' Mrs. Bar
clay asked her with sad smile
Il know,n eaid Theodore, after a
momentary struggle with herself Il
will 90 and tell all the girls that am
charity scholar too"
Her mother gave her tender kiss,
my little girl is right, y said she,
The very next day Theodore went
bravely to school and told the little girls
all that she had learned from her mother
She went up to Bessie and kissed her,
and asked her forgiveness, while the
other children all cried out with ON"
voice:
1--WE don't know anything, or care
anything about charity children, but we
all think that YOU are the incest girl in
the school, and Bessie Gale is the next
incest. "
So the little storm blew over that had
threatened 10 darken the school horizon,
and the girls were all happy together
once more in Miss Milton small world.