The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-05-17

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How the, TeAcner was Trapped.
Mr.. johnson, the hiah-school teacher
In. Brigham, was q. frst-rate teacher,
and. Il ssobltuaryy had been writt6n, no
doubt 1t would have been declared him
to be kind husband and iather.H But
DO WAS . man Of peculiarities for. al
that, and one was q disapprobation OF
kid gloves. Unnecessary extrava-
gence." he called them, unhealthy, In.
convent, inadmissable."
Now, his twin daughters, Prue and
Patty. being just fifteen, naturally
thought otherwise. kid gloves being to
the average young miss what water is to
ducks. But all their wishes was of no
avail. In winter their delicate hands were
''made into paws" as Prue declared,
with mittens, while In summer they
wore allowed nothing deintier than Isle.
thread.
One lucky dav for tl.em. when things
had rolled smoothly at school. whom the
wind &as III the West; the coffee was
clear. the steak ''doh6 to i tnti," did all
those tritles that make angels, or the fe.
verse. OF ~ were favorably bent, Mr..
Johnson announced at dinner that he
Thought i would be an excellent plan to
form 9 Speech improvements Society;
said society IS consist Of. the family
alone: the object to be, as the name i'm
piled, correctness Of speech. IL wis hard
y to be supposed that the president Of
the society could be guilty OF a lapsus
hnguee, but it might be-, Interesting to
know how many mistakes ord mary PEG.
pie are liable to make in one week.
But supposing papa," said daring
Prue, 'supposipg the sky should fall. or
that you should be guilty Of an inaccur-
acy, as you say, what then?"
my daughter" said her father be-
nigniy, "in such case am safe in prom
ieing any reasonable reward you may
claim.
"Kid gloves?" ventured Patty.
II am safe, l think, In saying yes"
said her father.
II choose pearl-colored." cried Prue.
~! would have brown" said Patty.
And l would like drab," added Mrs.
When Mr.. johnson came home at
night, he inquired how soon tea would
be ready.
Just a. soon as the kettle boils." re-
piled bis wife, pleasantly.
"Errof onei'' exclaimed the teacher.
With such q Crushing sense of superiority
that his wife and daughters wondered
that they ever dared dream of kid gloves.
1T is astonishing" said Mr.. Johnson;
chow people will persist in talking OF
boiled tea-kettles' for supper. This is an
instance Of many Inaccuracies that are
in daily use. think our improvement
society will be- success"
Meek Mrs. Johnson said nothing more
during supper: r,
lived an elderly widow, who was quite
alone. and who was the object of many
attentions from the neighbors.
That night a snowfall whitened the
sidewalks. Mr.. johnson was an active
and prudent man. He was up betimes,
and cleared his own walk, then put his
head in ut the door long enough to say ;
II will come ih, to breakfast AZ soon as
have shoVeled the old lady o,tt.''
,. "When you get her comfortably aboard
the shovel ret6rted Prue, ''you might
bring her in to see us, and hand 6ur Kid
gloves IN at the same time."
It was subdued, but very agreeable
husband and father that came into
breakfast somewh late. bringing three
nice little bundles, which he laid beside
the Plates of his wife AMI daughters.
Prue and Patty found t heir favorite
shades in number five French kids; and
Mrs. Johnson rejoiced in a whole box oil
dainty gloves.
II am Of the opinion on the whole, -
said the teacher, "that criticism within
the family circle is undesirable. In fact
have made up my mind to drop the
teacher henceforth when I open my
door, and you may boil the tea. kettle;
my dear, whenever you please
So that was how the kid gloves were
earned.