The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-05
7 A ycAser.Girl,s Studies.
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She ran up against aniron railing, and
looked scared bS7resoc TgF4 ri e
"rll call ? policeman" she said. pant
lngly, " If you insult me-
She was only fourteen, and, her pretty
thin face, with spot of carnation in
each cheek. and her little fiaxen curls
hanging over her pale forehead as if try
ing to, look into her blue eyes. gave her
the adolescent aspect OF French doll.
She had 8 bundle Of books that must
hsve weighed thirty pounds. 4
ffYBut don't want to insult you, my
dear" said the reporter; II only want
TO interview you" i. ~.
I "Intetview me?'' she exclaimed.
40: don't. please; I haven 7 done any
thing. Go and see pa."n7Df 2riI 40
30, NONSENSE" said the! reporter;
"we'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 don't know
anything about It. Now we're going to
interview you, Don't your head ache? ''
"Mine? MOI" (with little astonish-
ment) fh 1oi =. - .,i'.i : 'P'.,i35 90
b"Not when you have to get all those
books into ita'' aacnt iFsG Gum
20, they don't make my head ache;
it's my arms" s7,- ,,p1
20! 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 its arms
and not in its head! -r...,.ss,
evil you let me read the titles Of the
books? ~ +" e.'.! ~ i''..' ''-''' g..
"Yes. If you will strap them up agar"
o "Trigonometryl DO you study that?"
"And surveyingP" .,rs,- .,, -.
She nodded her head affirmatively..
q" And navigation? .,'.' ,.,
Another nod. =. 'sH2. Z. '3, .7.'
"Will you excuse me while I swear a
little?" 4
r swell, turn your head away" t.
Reporter and Marsm
(sotto vocel.. whats this? French!
DO you study French?'
30, I'm in the French and German
classes ant ,.aaa e.. * Us rsl.'
."You don't say so! But you haven't
got into the Italian and. Portuguese
classes?" .r-fq
Il don't think there are any Portu-
guese, sir" ,,... .-,...r ii p
"Well. if there had been you'd have
got into them. wouldn't you?' 4,
Eyes. sir; hope So" s
"Physiology-do you study thatT'
"A little. I've only just commenced
that. After fluxions we take half an
hour at biology, and then go 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" s'a.t. aux 3d. ''
20, yes; play the whole of Czerney's
exercises for the piano every morning,
and l am learning the Overtureto Tristan
and Isole. / used to go to sleep in the
classroom, but it was awful mean, and
l got over it. Miss -, our princi-
pal, 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"
'taSS Wnat! 80 -"
1.-The examination" sa; ~ ~
"But you might pass some other
things" .r..;..# go.
"What other things?''
"Why vertigo, nervous exhaustion.
premature decline.'' osfC I
40, 1 don't. study those vet" 81"
.'Let Inc go now, pleasep'' na
/, "Wait moment. Iwant to ask you
one other question. Don't you ever feel
tired?" - aIl. 5e,a -#I Hr af".-
20. what's the use of feeling tired. l
haven't got time. If girl got tired she
wouldn't pass, would she?'
II suppose not. But after you've
passed you intend to leave this world,
don't your a.r. u- a.s.t.l.tr
30, no; when pass I'm going to study
for the stage, and get a yacht and live
in Chicago; but you mustn't put that in
the paper. because / wouldn't like pa to
know it." l7,'a' 'a.b.aI ."rI.g.rr' e
Then the American infant picked up
her books. gave her head little toss,
and went off with saucy air.-N y
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