The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-03-11
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~ csss wsas sss Clarity.
Every gil IN the Junior claas had
made up her miad 10 '.psssids" a the
candy stall In the fair that tho school
vas to give for their charity fund. But
Mamie Jones mother had subscribed
most literally to the stock Of candies
ON the tables, and Mamie was the best
behaved girl in the class anyway, and
the teachers favorite, so she secured
the coveted place, and she rubbed it
into" the rest of the girls in score Of
little ways that pricked like pin points.
The girls pretended not to notice her
election or envy her good fortune, but
they thought good deal and held
secret ''confabs." Their teacher was
fired with Jealous ambition to excel
all the other stalls in the amount of
money she would take in for her sales,
and as Mamie said she was quick at
figures, to her was committed the cash
box and the duty of making change.
This was the girls opportunity, and they
were not slow to seize upon it.
Five Of them. binding themselves to
deadly secrecy, each swore an admirer
into the conspiracy. Then pooling as
much of their spending money as they
made up their minds to lose in the
cause, they were ready for business
when the fair opened. The adlnirer
conspirator of No. sauntered up to
the candy stand in tow of the girl and
asked her which box of bonbons she
would choose. No. | was not long in
picking out pretty box for which
e1.35 was paid by the admirer. This
won for the girl smile of approval
from the teacher. Conspirator No. 2
repeated this programme. taking a box
at &1.49; No. 3s box cost 80 cents; No.
As. $1.33, and No. took three little
ones at 40 cents each. The teacher
bealned. and the good little cashier had
busy time making change, for oil Of
the admirers presented Is bills and had
nothing smaller.
This began early in the evening, but
before 1t was finished the hall had filled
up well and purchasers began to buy
freely. Just then admirer No. l came
back alone and beckoned to the cashier.
II think you made q mistake in the
change, Miss Jones" he said politely.
II think not, Mr. r." replied the
cashier, with some asperity. Il am gen
orally correct in my calculations, and
you should have counted your change
before you left the table cannot
make up deficiencies that are not lnen-
toned at once"
Mr.. R will not insist on it, l
an sure. said the teacher.
well, no, said Mr.. R, Il shall
not insist on it, Of course, especially
since the mistake favors me. l only
wished to say that gave you S. for a
$1.35 box, and got GAGS back instead
Of 1895. Here's the other dollar if you
want it; II not I'll keep it."
"Oh, thank you very much, Mr.
R@r said the teacher. I'VE need
every dollar we are entitled to, l am
sure" aid she gave the cashier pain
ed look.
TITS very funny" giggled the cashier,
blushing furiously. "Youn was the
first sale, you see, and had not got my
hand In"
In q few minutes adInirer No. Q pre-
sented himself saying: I'm sure those
candies you sold me for e1.49 weren't
worth more than " cents, but don't
want 10 beat . charitable fund out Of
10 cents. Igave you q Is bill, and sot
back e3.91 instead Of 9S.51. Here's the
difference"
The teacher looked daggen at the
cashier, and that young dove simply
trembled with humiliation as she tool
the money. Admirers Nos. g. 4 and
each presented themselves at intervals
with similar discoveries. The little
cashier began to cry, the teacher had
dreadful forebodings of being hopelessly
left behind by the other stalls, and
NAMES doom was sealed. She wa,
deposed. The conspirators divided
the honors Of her position among them
half an hour each, at time, and
counted the fun worth more than dou
bic the money il cost them. New
York Tribune.
Artificial Pearls.
The imitation pearls receive their lus
ter from an animal product, the scale
of small fish found in the Mediter
ranean 1t is called the bleak fish, an,
when caught its scales are stripped of
and by secret process the iridescer
property extracted and reserved TO
use At first it was applied to the out
side of the glass, but finding il sool
wore of q method was devised of ap
plying it to the inside of the tiny glas
spheres through an oritice that is after
ward sealed. The artificial pearls thu
have all the luster Of the genuine art
Gle, besides a certain brilliancy tina
makes them even prettier. But the
are not pearls, and have never attaine'
much popularity. Interview in 81
e Louis Globe. Democrat.
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