The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-09-26

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nne said holIo may ! Ret another
nitle lrtok ~ read9'
no" sald llollD's iaiber "beeauso
yJu viii never get 10 the last volume.
fGf Ne fast NJ YOU read one. Mr bancroft
Will write another. " that sven though
you should 1.-Two ~ be n very old man,
Ike Belga Lockwood. he will still be
t%weniy.thrce volumes ahead u you
Now, Mary and R0llo, this Is n hard task
for both " you, mud MARY must rcmem.
bcr that Rollo "a q small boy, aud be
very patient and gentle"
Mary began the first lesson next
morning. and nj first she WIS 40 gentle
and patient her mother went away and
erred because she thought her dear little
laughter was turning into NJ angel and
would soon die. But IN about two min
ltos the novelty Of tho expedition wore
oil, aud she began running her old tenn
per on the former schedule, and when
Rollo said wv" when she pointed to
A, she tore the page out by the roots,
bit Rollo such a whack over th3 head
with the big book that IL set his birth
day back six weeks, slapped him twice,
and was just going 10 bite him when
her mother came in. Mary told her that
Rollo had fallen down stairs and torn
his book and raised that lump on his
head. This time Mary cried. But It
was not because her mother wasn't 90
ing TO die. II was her terrific health.
fulness that grieyed Mary.
That evening RolN's father taught
him his lesson. lie made Mary sit by
him and listen. Now, Mary he said,
you must learn to control your temper
il you ever want 10 wear low neck
dresses. You must be gentle and patient,
or you will never succeed rs n teacher.
Now, Rollo, what is this letterP'
Dunno said Rollo.
THAT is b." said his father sweetly.
"Huh!" said Rollo, II knowed that"
well, then why didn't you say SOP"
asked his father. and then he went on,
50 sweetly that everybody in the room
licked their chaps. DO you know
what a chap lisp 1t is the lower termi-
nus Of your jowl,
What is this, Rollo?"
Dunno said Rollo.
''Sure?n asked his father. do you
not know what it isP"
Muck"
at is A."
"A whatp" asked Rollo.
"A nothing" replied his father, "it Is
just A. Now what is itp"
'Just A." said Rollo.
"Don't be too smart, my son." said
his parent, "but attend TO your lesson.
Now what letters thispn
81 dunno" said Rollo.
''Don't lie TO me- said his father,
"you said a minute ago you knew
That's NJ
YES, sir" said Rollo, meekly. Rollo
was no SLOUGH, il he did wear bibs, and
he knew where he lived, and when it
was time to be meek no boy on this
%sublunary sphere could be meeker than
Rollo.
We'll, what is itpn
M said Rollo, confidently.
en- shouted Rollo's father, in three
line Gothic,
IN" echoed Rollo, in nonpareil.
"B, a, H." said Rollo's father, ''what
does that spellP"
"CatPn said Rollo. n little uncertainty.
you're too stupid for any use," said
his father, BAN, cat; where was YOU
raised. b. II, n-Banl Say IL Say il!
or I'll shake the hide of you!'
"B, n, m, band" said Rollo, begin.
ming to wish that he or his father were
dead, he didn't care very much which.
"Ban!h howled Rollo's father. "B, A.
N, BAN BAN BANl Now say Ban!''
Ban said Rollo.
That's right said Rollo's father.
Now how do you spell BanP"
Rollo started out timidly on C, n, but
changed to d, o, and finally compro-
missed on b., e, N.
Rollo's father made n pass ut him
with the first volume, but Rollo saw II
Ginning and got oHt Of the a
''B, A. NJ his father shouted. "B.
A, n, Ban, b, a, n, Banl Now 20 onl
What comes nextp Oh you're enough
10 tire the patience of job Why croft.
OF course, c, r, o, I, /. croft, Bancroft.
What does that apostrophe meanP You
don't knowP Take that, them (WhackN
Now spell Bancroft Spell III CAN'T
What comes next then, after Bancroft'sl
Spell II then. II you can't read Il. Spell
u, ! say-H, /, S tory, history of The
United States! Now what does thai
spollP mean spell that Oh 90 away.
Go TO bedl Go to bed Little mum
skull" muttered Rollo's father, as the
little boy went weeping to bed. '.he'Il
never learn anything as long as he lives.
declare he has tired me ali out. Look
here, Mary. you 90 TO bed, too, aud to.
morrow night II that boy can't say his
lesson TO me without a mistake I'll make
You wish you had been born without
any back"
The next morning when Rollo's father
drove away with the old hammer-hcaded
horse and the gloomy old vehicle which
IN the Western States IL called n hearse
and used solely for the transportation of
the dead. but which In New England is
disguised under the name If carry MI
and Is used rs a family carriage, he said,
Some day, Rollo, you will thank me
for teaching you to read
sslpg - sail Rnlln M tha L.