Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-09

feature. Dead give away on the fraternity isn't it. He's an alderman, too, and an all around good sort of chap; only think he's little off in the method he proposes here, that's all. ''
 s.Why, my dear Miss Daisy Bell, what ails you? Leave the table, will you, or shall. l never could bear sceue. for in- stance. It's too provoking. Fifteen years,
 am sure since wept."
 The Tramp-Pass me the butter and
 cakes and weep on, Lii gal.
 "Excuse me, sir, but that is such an in-
 genius thrust at the principal of my
 school. l know what he gets and know
 what he does, and 1t Is simply audacious
 and ridiculous to say that he gets such
 large salary, when I know it's only for
 part of the year. Then he should teachl'3
 An expression of almost disgust passed
 over her face. ''Why doesn't he teach3
 He goes from room to room Investigating
 and suggesting and examining and punctu-
 ating h:s talks with inspiring words and
 happy illustrations to teachers and pu-
 pils-o
 The Growler-You mistake, it's any thing but ingenius. Simply bosh. All bosh, sayl
 Marie-Listen here, he's talking about
 docking the teachers when they are sick.
 A poor teacher, hard worked, going out in the weather to teach for poor wages, takes
 cold, contracts a cough and has to go to bed for week. Then in their wisdom the board dock her instead of sending her physician.
 t'Miss Marie,,' the Grower interrupted, i, :you are entirely too sentimental. The people at large are the worst masters. If the legislatures were anything like real representatives of the folk, lead of free and intelligent agents, nobody would es- cape some galling form of oppression and injustice. All these suggestions for reform in municipal matters are predicated upon supposed aff1uence oD the part of public servants. Each individual thinks it his duty to take up the fight against the laborer, whom he, as part of the majesty of population, has employed. But you're too sentimental, tell you-too sentiment tai. Be practical. It's all right to expect treatment as an employe of the city that
 one would have as the hireling of private concern, but it's unreasonable to hope for such thing. It's to watch these little de- tails, and bold open larger loop holes, that the aldermen are elected.' sI'm sure you talk 80 mlxedly l don' ' understand you.'
 .sMarie, don't,'' said Daisy, offended at | her sister B admission.
 "Are you going to meeting today?" The last question was ventured by the Idler. after long silence, and was ad- dressed to Marie, whose face underwent a sudden change from reflected shadow to a | direct ray of light.
 | The Tramp, however, for some reason l seemed to think he was spoken to, and having been sattsueu to quiehy stoW away l as much breakfast as his buttoned-up coat l would accommodate, was glad to wedge In | few words. Said hes
 1 aNo meetin' in mine, if you please. Speakin' O schoolin', when l was kiddy | the teachers went out on strike coz the
 city woz too mean to pay'm though, and
 me and Jonny had to gittelong best way what we could dout any wad. y | "What's wad?''
 l Idier: .Learning.' 1 tWot wuunow is dis: Is dey any bugs l onme3 Lettum Hone. and dey'll git dare