Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-15
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No today I rseiy consented--bgs tSas
only 10 keep nD cool.
vent TO my trunk 10 the eioset. aud
selected my checked ginghass ont
Bat Mariar---steis Iny oldest, q eissftss--
tnss thFosed hsE hands np S5ih =
Shout.
TIooksd at she esl for a mint. aud
~. own she aid lsosk real Sorriso
A. she eaid, D.n'i ~sar thai 81 Eine-
ham. mother for tts sraIy AMAZING
~ horrsd.
ia earthquake had tasted fhas mint
and Rsns ne 10 good Kingdom come
I v~uldn't = been EBofe stared, nor
struck hit more dumb.
FINALLY. 1 coras % mY senses. snd soi
night dozp IL chair.
And sald IN a Christian spirit, Asriar'
you're q fool, deGiarei
Yam tAIk OF your fine eddec4sh III
ysa'rs pDsted 'bcut land and the
sea,
Bu. yoa'vs forget all about the com
nandnert. to Honor Joor father
and me.
Yooiye learned a heap Of them notions
that IL tsaebed By them fastli onaoss
fools,
And forgot all MY old doesrtDes. and
you've Learned 'etn TO the'n TrSAS
schools
Marian she eosed 10 twinkle she wss
twin her hair vtth boS,
And tnrniu' she said, Well. fnptbef'
perhaps you better not 81
Nov. that vas she bach breaking oundit
that caused tl9e great camel to TAI
Not go! Yon impatient nnsS ~
90 IL don't dress At all
Hariar she seen what wss breEin', and
softly IA doors sbe did ereep.
And nsartsA bff dSSB towards the school
house, singing something bout
Rock Me TO sleep
Well, | did pni on that gingbarD--I d
worn IL three Jears and no raote,
And ALAG my old LeRtorn buures. and
soon re@ohsd the sshOOi house door.
| own ! vas Illustrated, and wished !
hadn't come,
Bot then tboashi Of Mariar never
should say vent home.
Did rap Z not much, for I'd been TO
seho0l houses kefore.
So assumiI' the smiles Of my childhood
Iqaickly pushed open tho door.
| stood for q mint bevildersd. and
then l stepped up To sest.
This youpR ones all turned round 4
gapein' when they heard the noise
Of my fest.
| s0t up as straight ~ poker' nor
turned TO tie left nor right,
but hy rolling my eyes in their sockets,
took the school N at sight.
There was yoanR ones whose mothers
had washed 'sns thsi moruin' before
they left home,
And sofsae who hadn't and wouldn't un-
Gil the millenism some;
There vas shIFts and breaches that
patches would help In a magln' way,
While the hair Of tome looked like rat
tails. not oombsd for many day.
There was winkin' and hlinkin' all
aroand me. bat let ON that J never
Butt q a spoke right out 10 the meetin'
II ia thought they Sas vinkin' at
me.
some u the gals had their hair braided
and saEne Was done IN q aksW;
4 loueed for the good old school days
when we bad no fashions new.
hat the dresses good laws, they was
puckered, pull backed and twisted
about,
I pitied the destitute creatures, for !
knew that their cloth had Kin ont.
thouaht thai people should help EN-
20 plenty OF clothing and books,
Since they seem lsrazy bout edasea-
shun, and aou't care q Htraw for
their looks.
I seen the Jansons and Cummings, the
Brouses and Joneaes aud Aieiss,
Hut MaEiar looked best in her ealieer !
got by sellin' hens egRs-
Well, the teachtF-a nice little Teller.
with sort OF = commanding look
Dust raped With bis foot ON the punch
sof. aud each eye was turned 80 3
book,
'CspainR ono iitils varmin. With treckles.
who twisted hisself wrong side Out.
Laws, how wanted TO thrash him when
seen him sDifile and pont.
A Glass got on snme benches, and
among 'em ] seen Mandy Jones.
And they WIS reeitiiig geography, ahoat
Longevity, ToFpidE and Zones"
The next wia olaai Ia figures, and the
teacher come down where ] sot
And give me book, oil q smiling. aud
said, Mrs. flro'En. 10 Il not ?"
told il was, and q wilder since Ezs
kisl Brown had died
That ali | had aas my children. and
MaFiaF Was my 10y aiad pride.
forgot all about that morning how !
ht to teach her tie riaht;
bat that's none Of sehoolmaster's bust |
moss, 80 didtit tall him, by a |
sight.
he said thew was doing aRaazin'. and be |
wished that parssts would come
And Wait the acholafs quite often Just |
make u q kind Of AoIne.
He Thanked me fer Ionlein' to see EN-,
and | thought what MaTiar had |
said,
For guess Shes the cause OF NV goin', |
aud think TUNED sorter rcd.
Well, heard gcagnlphy, Feadine and
spelling. and thea seen 'eni write,
And class Of Il loves aud you ioves"---
they called II lRrammar-r ecite
And thoueht Of the days vixen Ese
Nal Uas hos 81 fourteen or 80,
And ! girl OF dnien--how We broke
our road through the snow
10 the old echoolloase At the cor nera-
be carrying my itnt er aloag.
The snow right az b, his boot toys, and
be whistiipe or singing song
And the apphs he'd ,aow,ld in his pook
eta for recess and dinner time, too,
And how we rode on his handsisa and
PAST the uahes sltsls 6ew;
And how be thfmshsd Bali Somers fer
tripping me al. utth rail,
And fit and Dc Joe Jenkins for s ealing
my old dinner pail.
And as sol and lsnkoued the many
good things Of Isek's life.
From the time when eTss | knovea
him till The minister made nae his
wife.
I forgot all about tkA schealhagiss. the
ssaehars and scholars all told.
And kivered my face with u,y apuFn.
while the tsaEs down nay checks
iess relied.
] hlaehered rieet isatt like q yaang eEe.
AZ il my heart Nats broke.
And spee1 I'd kepi On eryia' IL the
teacher haan's spoke
And asked II !" sai troahleSi." e. had
"a toothanhe Or Aaeh.
when | answered hiin, cold - ies.
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