Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-04
THE BLUE W'ART.
An Inquiring Young Mind Fastens
Itself upon The School
Ma'am's Infirmity.
TArkansaw Trayeler.1

Young MulklttIe went to school for the first
time the Other day. He had been carried
through a ''course of sprouts at home to pre-
pare him for the heavier duties OF school life
and his examination had been so satisfactory
that Mrs. Mulkittle congratulated herself on
her skill as a teacher. 1t was decided that he
should attend private school, taught by a
pious maiden lady with angular shape and a
blue warG on the side of her nose.
CHOW, Miss Ray" said Mrs Mulkittle.
when sne presented the boy to the teacher, 81
want you to make him mind you. don't
think that you will find him self-willed He
is easily governed by kind treatment, and I
think that he will become very much attached
to you and feel that you will learn to love
him.
"Oh, am quite sure" replied Miss Ray,
who had been much more successful in her
love affairs with children than with men.
"All of my scholars love me- Don't throw
paper wads, Tommy Peters. They all soon
learn that though I am gentle will be
obeyed. Johnny Ames, don't rake the wall
with that nail''
"Well, I will leave him with you, Miss
Ray. Willie,. be good boy"
''Yessum.''
"Dont let me hear any tad reports of
you"
''Nomen
"Come here my little man, and let me see
how far you are advanced" said Miss Ray,
when Mrs Mulkittle had gone.
I'm way past Baker. an Shady, an Lady,n
said the boy, when Miss Ray opened spelling
book. 81 can read and write easy words, y
and looking up he caught sight of the blue
wart. Now, any other kind of a wart might
how 6eo, Il i
vestigation, but a blue wart was something
new to the boy and could not be dismissed.
Whats that on your nose?'
You can read some, can you?" asked Miss
Ray, pretending not to have heard the boys
question.
Eyes, some. What's that on your nose?n
litter went around the room, and Miss
Ray turning to young Mulkittle said rather
sharply:
Its a wart. Now pay attention to me-"
Its mighty funny wart. What kind of
a wart is its'
II don't know. Now pay attention to
me-"
"You know it's blue, don't YOUR
"Yes.n
Thought you didn't know"
"Hush now. and let me see how far you
have gone"
''Does it hurt?"
"No'
''Why don't you pick itg'
''Hush, now. Children, keep quiet You
are enough to drive a body wild.n
Don't you wish it wasn't thereg"
''No. Now look here
''Tm lookin' there Why don't YOU pull
that hair out of it. No, it amt hair. 1
thought it was"
The lady became embarrassed and then
angry under the boys scrutiny eff you
don't stop asking so many foolish questions,
I'll send you home"
''But want to know what want to know
just as much as | want to know what you
want me to know"
''Well, now, what do you want to know!
I'll satisfy you if it is in my power"
Glow long has the wart been there?n
ever since L can remember" replied Miss
Ray, settling herself back with calm corsid-
GRAFTON.
Has it been blue all the timeg,
"Yes''
''Will it always be blues"
~ think son
"Did you ever try to take it off"
mo"
"Why haven't you?"
because haven't"
"Why because you haven't."
81 don't know'
"Why?'
''You are enough to run person crazy.n
ut keeps you from getting married, don't
it? Cause nobody would want"
"You leave here this minute, you good for
nothing little rascal. Go on, and don't you
come back here again"