Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-28

She ran up against an iron raining anu
looked scared.
"I'li call O policeman" she said, pant
inply, " if you insult me-
She was only fourteen, ard her pretty,
thin face, with spot Of carnati0n on
each cheek, and her little fsxeu curls
hanging over her pale forehead, AS If
tying 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.
I" But / don't want to insult you, my
DEAR" said the reporter; i only want
to interview you"
"fnterview me.r she exclaimed. "Oh,
don't, please; 1 haven't done anything.
Go and see pa"
"Oh, nonsense said the reporter;
swe'ye been interviewing pa for years.
He doesn't know anything about it.
We've wasted our time interviewing
school superintendents and principals
and all the other people who won't know
anything about It, Now we're going 10
lnIerview you. Don't your head achel"
Mine? No" with a little astonish-
ment.
5" Not when you've got to ret all these
books into it?'
Oh. 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 mado mental ex-
clamation: wonderful feminine instinct.
70 carry the best thing OF life in Its arms
and not in its head!
will you lot me read the title of tho
books?'
Yes, II you will strap them up
again."
"Trigonometry! Do you study that7'
"Oh, yes"
"And surveying?''
She nodded heI head affirmatively.
And nayiRation?"
Another nod.
Twill you excuse me while ! swear a
little2"
swell, turn your head away
Reporter" Thunder and Mars! Soto
voce: What's this, French! Do You study
French?"
"Oh, Pm in the French and German
classes"
"You don't say 90! But You haven't
got into the italian and Portuguese
Classeay''
Il d,n't think there are any Portu-
Ruese, SIR
well, IL there had been, you'd have
got into them. wouldn't your"
Yes, cir, hope So"
Physiology, do you study that?'
little: I've only Just commenced
that. After fluxions we talk half an hour
ut biology, and then go to applied me
chanics aud telegraphy. I'm going to
commence organic chemistry on Mon
day, after mr. rio; but ma thinks It
will interfege my painting in OIL"
should i Il would. Don't you
ever sleepoY play2"
"Oh, yes. play the whole Of Ger
uey's exercises for the piano every morn
ing. and / am learning tho overture 10
Tris'ram and Isolde I used to go TO
sleep In the classroom, but Il Was awful
mean. and got over IL. Miss NJ, our
principal. says that IL we knew what the
mission Of women 10 in the niueteeuth
century, we will not be caught mapping.
Besides, II ] went to sleep ] wouldn't
pass.''
Pass whAt?''
Tho examination"
things.n
What otacr thinas?'
Why. vertigo, nervous exhaustion,
nervous decline"
"Oh, ! don't study those yet"
No, / SEQ you don't"
Lot mo 90 now, please"
Wait a moment. / want to ask you
one other question. Dent you ever feel
tired?"
oh, what's the use of feeling tireds
haven't got time. II girl got tired
she wouldn't pass. would she?'
II suppose not. But after you've
passed yon intend to leave this world,
don't your"
Oh. no. When ! pass TIM going to
study for the stage, and get yacht and
hive IN Chicago; but you mustn't put that
In the paper, because ] wouldn't like pa
TO know IT,
Then the American infant picked mp
her books, gave her head little toss and
went OH with saucy air.