The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-01
GM Aemurrat-S Star
loot LEARNS NOT TO MAKE MIsTIKps
BY BESSIE G. HART.

1--we learned a good many things
since | 'menced going 10 school,
One Is that mistakes and ACCIDENT,
gently happen through carele ness
and righteousness and trying TO DO
things you can't.
l've learned to read. too. I
didn't tend 10, but | was 'eived in.
10 it.. II I'd known what that word
class Was | wouldn't have cited in
il. But as Uncle Jack says there's
no use kicking when it's loo late,
| said: "Uncle Jack, If that teach.
err had ever spanked you, l guess
you'd know better'n to talk Of
kicking her."
Then he 'splained that kicking
meant to make a fuss. and that's
another thing I've learned. Biz
people don't always call things by
their right names. Ii they did,
and 'spIained 'em more, children
wouldn't make so many mistakes.
told Uncle Jack so, and he SAID
he guessed | was bout right.
Mother thing l learned when |
first 'menced going 10 school was
TO never interfere with peoples
beaux. Mamma said MISS Brown
onghl to have a gold medal for the
'provemen, IN me since | was her
scholar. That made me think If
she had something she wanted
maybe she'd be more 'gree'ble.
So | asked Uncle Jack. What do
you 'spoSe Miss Brown would
Father have than anlhiug else 2"
and he said he guessed "A beau
would be about the thing, for she'd
tried hard to get one, and hadn't
been very 'cessful. The nett day
we had comp'ny at school and
long in the afternoon it rained
awful hard and | saw our hired
man 90 by the window with a IN.
brella he brongh, for Minnie and
me. knew he wanted 10 be a
beau and l 'membeyed what Uncle
Jack said.
pat up my hand and Miss Brown
said, what is il, loot !? pleasant
and good. She's always nice when
We have comply.
l said, "Mlss Brown, there's our
hired man jim. out there. He
wants to be beau, but Jennie
wont have him for hers. She likes
be papering man best. Uncle Jack
said you wanted a. beau and could
not get one. So you and Jim are
just like bout that, and you can
have him just as wells not.
Then al the scholars laughed
and btll,rul right out, aud the
v si'ols conghed and chokcd. |
guess tie damp air got in their
tlif0aiS.
Then The clock stGfrk 4, and
Miss Brown missed scl.oul and the
comp'nv Went home. and she took
me out in the hall and shook me
aud said for two pins she'd give
me a good whiptin' for havin' so
bad fore visitors. | told her | had
two pins, but il tina, was what she
wanted 'em for she couldn't get
''em. And that is the last I'II have
o do with beaux. l always did
'spise 'em and now 1'spise 'em
worse'n ever.
There's 'nnther thing I've learn
ed. School teachers don't whip
like mammas and srandmas.
Sammy Smith says their slaps ''set
snugger,"an they Co l know by
'sper'ence.
Mother mistake l used TO make
was telling things. If you tell in
school The scholars call you stat.
tletale," and that's the meanest
thing in the world, | know, for
that's'gree'ble Jennie Ray told
Miss Brown ] made faces at her
back, and she made me stand in
the corner with my face from 'em
and wouldn't let me have any re.
cess. Minnie says stopping telling
.h'ngs Is The greatest prove Ment
I've made.
But, course, telling ZEN yourself
and havin' neither person tell bout
you is dli'rent. Bnt | 10y going to
school, there's so much 'ci,ement
and fun bout it, But the best part
OF II all is the las, day. The school
house was all trimmed with ev'.
greens and flowers. We all wore
our best clothes, and spoke peices
and had more singing than they
do in church. Miss Brown gave
US all a bu'iul picture, and Just as
we'd all got through a big fat man
got up and said he'd give a five.
dollar gold piece to the scholar that
had proved the most during that
term.
"He said for 'em to write the
name OF the one they thought
ought to have it on a piece of ia.
per, and they did and another
man counted 'em, and | had the
most !" But l wasn't tall 'sprised
tor knew l served it.
The next lime mamma goes to
the village Pm going with her and
spend my money, l guess ! shall
get US a new piano, and mamma a
silk dress, and Freddy q 'loc'pede
and a pony for me and a suit If
clothes for Pete.
What's left Pm going to save
and buy Christmas presents with,
Tor don't 'spect 10 get any time to
make 'em this year. Pm got to
vote myself 10 getting my ed'ca.
Ton and taking care not 10 make
any more mistakes.