Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-11
THE BLUE WART.

Young Mulklttle went 10 II ScHOOl loT VIC
| first time the other day. He had been car
ried through ''course Of sprouts" at home
to prepare him for the heavier duties Of
| school life. and his examination had been
so satisfactory that Mrs Mulkittlo congratu-
| lated herself on her skill as a teacher. Ii
was decided that he should attend aprivate
school, taught by pious maiden lady with
"Now. Miss Ray" said Mrs. Mukittle,
when she presented the boy to the teacher,
Il want YOU TO make him mind you. |
dom! think that you will find him self.
willcd. He IS easily governed by kind
treatment, and think that he will become
very much attached to you. feel that you
will learn to love him."
.'Oh, / am quite sure" replied Miss Ray,
who had been much more successful Ill her
love affairs with children than with men.
''All ormy scholars love me. Don't throw
paper wads, Tommy Peters. They all soon
learn .hat though / 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."
"Don't let me hear any bad reports Of
you
'Nome."
Come here, my little man, and let me see
how far are you advanced" said Miss Ray,
when Mrs. Mulkittle had gone.
'Im way past Baker am Shady, an,
Lady," said the boy, when Miss Ray opened
q spelling. book II can read and write easy
words, and looking up, he caught sight of
the blue wart. Now, any other kind of a
wart might have been overlooked or excused
without investigation, but Il 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
Raw, pretending not to have heard the boys
question.
Eyes. some. What's that OH your nose?n
A litter went around the room, and Miss
Ray, turning to young Mulkittle, said rather
sharp:
"It's wart. Now, pay attention to me. "
Its Il mighty funny wart. What kind OF
IL wart is it ~
Il don't know. Now, pay attention to
me"
"You know it's blue, don't you ?"
"Yes''
Thought you didn't know?"
''Hush, now, and lei me see how far you
have gone"
"Does it hurt ?"
'No."
"Why don't you pick it p
'Hush, now. Children, keep quiet. You
are enough to drive a body wild"
"Don't YOU wish it wasn't thcrc?i
"No. Now, look here"
"Im lookin' there Why don't you pull
that hair out of it? No, it amt hair.
Thought it was"
The lady became embarrassed and then
angry under the boys scrutiny.
If YOU don't stop asking so many foolish
| questions I'll send you home"
"But want TO know what want 10 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 lift is in my power"
."How long has the wart been there?'
"Ever since can remember" replied Miss
Raw, settling herself back with cain consid-
Grafton.
"Has it been blue all the timc?''
"Ies."
"Will il always be blue?"
II think So
''Did you ever try to take it OFF,"
"No."
"Why haven't you?"
because haven't"
why because you havent?"
Il don't know"
"Why?"
You are enough to run person crazy"
''It 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 again. .n-Afkansa'C Trareler.