The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-09

In a four-roomed house in short
thOrOughfare IN the most popul0uS part
OF the West Side live "Jamesy ana ms
family, says the Chicago Record ills
family consists OF a father ana moIAer,
and a younger brother and younger SIS
ter. Although 'Jamesy, as the eldest
child. is perhaps the most important mem
Der OF the family, he is less than I years
old and not very large for MS age Inc
greater portion of his brief life has been
spent on the sidewalk, where ne leallieu
TO fight his own battles ard take Il Few
hard knocks without grieVlng. HIS Ia
Their and mother are hard working people,
but they have been so busy Tor TWO or
three years getting soup bones and FIRE
wood 10 throw at the wolf that Jane
sys" education has been neglected The
boy learned many things, Dat he 0ldn
get them out of primer. For two months
he had been "hUstl.n' - papers, until
truant inspector found him one day and
took him home. "Jamesy S" mother was
todd that the boy belonged in school, and
that he must be started in at once She
was a well-meaning woman, and agreed
that "Jamesy's' education should begin
The boy went to the school-house half
determined to duck at recess, but the
teacher treated him kindly and there was
so much OF novelty in the show that ne
decided TO remain. He soon began TO feel
at home and he scraped up a whispering
acquaintance with a small Jew boy at
his right The teacher interested him
greatly. He watched her draw a picture
Of cube and then heard her read off a
row of figures from the blackboard, and
ne concluded that she was the sinartest
person in the world, except the man at
the l-cent show who made a beautifully
colored landscape while the orchestra
played one tune.
Toward the close of the morning ses-
sion the teacher said:
Now, children, I am going to read to
you a little piece out of this book. and /
want you TO listen very closely, so that
you can repeat IL TO me when l have nm
ished."
thing ne delighted IN II was repeating
with sundry emphatic gestures, TO his
younger brother at home accounts OF
the daring exploits of Tom Dalton and
Jesse James as he heard them from the
lips OF older boys. He was certainly in
terested and if school was like this, he
made up his mind TO put up with several
disagreeable features and return the next
forenoon. He Strengthened himself in his
seat at the request TO ''sit erect" pre-
pared to absorb every word of the ex-
The teacher said: Now, I will read this
from this little book. and any who wish
to can repeat 1t to the class in your own
words. Don't try 10 say it ash read IL,
but just as you would say it." Jimmie ;
eyes grew big, and he was all attention.
The teacher read this short lesson from the
see the Govt Is it not a pretty COW?
Can the COW run2 Yes, the COW can run.
Can the COW run as fast as the horse =:
NO, the COW cannot run as fast as the
horse"
"Crimminy." thought Jimmie, 'is AT
all? ATS dead easy" His hand was up
in a twinkhng in imitation of several
others His interested face caught the
teachers eye, and she said: well,
James, you may try IT. but be careful
and get it right. You may stand up by
your seat
"Jamesy" arose. Ordinarily he was no.
bashful, but now his face was flushed.
and he was trembling with Importance
as he said
Get onto de COW. Amt she a beaut?
en- she git move on? Sure. en- she
hump herself as fast as de horse? Nav,
she amt in it wild de horse, seeH'
The teacher was overcome, but, never
theless, "Jamesy" was a favorite from
that moment.