The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-21

and Kissed her, crying - ~o.1
never 30 % naughty again. f1e
Wa lust going 70 tell her az about
Dnlsv. when In walked friend q
Miss Iinncf's. 70 ne went home instead:
The next morning.hc started for school |
Win the firm determination % bc
0ood child. and / really believe 10
would have been had not that provok-
mo little witch of Daisy marched. past
him il 4 very Independents manner. ner
saucy nose away up in the or. ana
scornfrl look IA sr pretty blue eyes:
n was more than flesh and blood could
stand. AllTom's good resolutions new
When twelve o'clock camo Miss Lin
nets list Of delinquents began IN this
wise:
Thomas brown y
There was great excitement among
The little pcoplc. How dared any one
| - 40 drcadf,illy bad! Tommy's heart
sank. sank. sank, when Miss Linnet
said: ..When school begins this after
noon /! shall punish Tommy and me-
linda.
mp on the platform. made them clasp
hands and stand with their backs
against the blackboard, then wrote just
above their heads;
Thomas Brown Partners in disgrace.
x,...5 nn1 is plus a -
az how mortified and ashamed Tom
~ was, II only She had whipped him,
~ Il Il had been some other girl. But
u,j;n<,1 .IoneS5it n colored cirl). At
~ enl n Ten minutes. Miss Lnnct let
shcm take their seat: but Tommy's
hasrf burned within him. Duisy had
inuohcd ulen ~ Stood there holding Me-
E,,jr .robnso,'s hand! There were
Jeen crimson spots 81 Tommys checks
III Ia afternoon and rcsolute deter
,,,;reJ look IL his bright brown eyes.
! M ~ was very still and quiet.
r.,ar Y ~ aov the children we're
s,srsled III /, sudden commotion on the
other side ~ the room. Daisy was writ
/, nv ~ hcr slate and Melinda Jones. IN
. , ,rs "a her seat. accidentally knocked
\, INV ~ har hands: without 4 moment Z
h.s;,af;.n' Daisy. IL way 81 expressing
Ler fc..l;ncs snatched her slate and
,,ron,,rlv administered such sounding
|: ..wback ~ ~ Melinda back and shout.
! ders a brought shrek II anguish
: from that poor, little unfortunate who
/. becan 10 think that II all the days d hcI
4 M were - 81 ike unto this day. exist
cnce would certainly prove . burden.
!. ~. s,.c,, 49, ,n;nutcs later Mis-
= ; s 80 s,.rd Mn IL hcr desk. 4 rule
y :nns' h...a ..d i1.;s,.s omen nalm /,
!, n WI ,..har mile Dai~x herself miserabl
y i IN rnlnr;t stood white aud tremblin,
Il before her. As She raised the ruler 4
I, ~;ve m first blow. Tommy sprang for
v ward placed himself At Daisy's side
= nit Ill omen palm over hers and wit
Z Tears n his eyes, pleaded In this wise:
y. ..Plcase. Miss Linnet, whip me II
" .,eod, She i only lust n little girl. an
|! fno,r shc' Il cry. Il will hurt her *
I. ia rather II would BE- me every tim
\. than Daisv--truly / won't cry. Oh
z please whip met
And Mis- I.inner did whip him. Will
u Daisy. filled with reporse. chung tc hi
"A sobbinc As ii her heart would break. 4
"a ~ sure. somebody who ought 70 know
Z told me Il was the lightcst ..feruling
" ever child received: but Daisy and Ton
NJ mr hofh assured their mothers that
~ Va the ..dreadfulcst. cruelest. hardc
NJ whipping ever was. =
and did NV little man cry?' asks
" mamma
Al sNo. indeed! l stood up big as
~ could. looked az Daisy and smile
ne cause was 20 glad il wasn't hcr."
u. Then that proud and happy MANN
Nv took him in her arms and kissed hiE