Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-06-10
From - The Sun"

The san, New York, published a
very interesting article intermingled
with letters received by suburban
school teachers, among which were
the following:
- Please give the money this
month to my girl Minnie and not to
Fred, for two months he got 50 per
cents, and he brought not one cent
home, althO his father and Me
Hcked him. Mrs. S.
After receiving that note a boy
was sent to Mrs. S. with message
explaining the meaning of the
ninety-iive per cent. The next day
the mother of Fred called at the
school and raised big fuss. She
said she was Il poor woman, and that
she needed what little money she
could scrape up by doing washing.
When Fred earned ninety-fi five cents
at school she thought she ought to
get the money. She was told that
Fred did not receive the ninety-five
cents. Then she said:
You, then, are keeping it, be-
cause the law says the Board of Edu-
cation gives out these cents to the
smart children every MONTH"
Even when she went away she re-
fused to believe the story of the real
meaning Of ninety-tive per cent.
Another read as follows:
Teacher-I dink you are a fool
you want my hoy to read when he
don't no alterbits. Blease teach him
some.
Tnanh
rithmatick and not them uew-rang-
led yankee notions about cutting pa
per dolls with sizzors.
Still another and others as follows:
Miss -: John KEN home yes
terday wild his clothes covered wild
mud. He said you put him to work
mixing clay when he ought to be
learnin to read an write. Me man
carries the hod an God knows hev
enuf trouble wild his clothes in the
wash widout scrapin' John coat. II
he comes home like this agin I'll
send him back to yez to wash his
clothes. Mrs. OR.
Miss -: My boy tells me that
when | trink beer der overcoat vrom
my stummack gets to thick. Please
be so kind and don't intervene In
my family Affairs. Mr.. Chris.
Dear Teacher: You should mine
your own bizness an not tell Jake
he should not trink bier. 80 long ht
lif he thinks bier an he drinks i
yen wen bill rains is ded, if you in
tcrter some more | go on the borec
oi cdcation. w. S.
Teacher: John says you want Il
see ME. | have a bier saloon ant
nine children. BiZness is good il
mornin' an aft'noon. How can
, come?
Teacher: Please excousie Micki
he went to see the Bannums.
Mrs. Casey.
Miss Blank. Please excusen IN,
Paul for bein' absent he is yet sic
with dipterry and der doctors dom
tink he will discover to oblige hi
loving aunt Mrs. Lam his moth
, er's sister from her first husband.
Dear Teacher: Please excus Frit
r for staying home he had der me,
e sols to ohlige his father. J. b.
Teacher: Please excuse Henny fc
not comeing in school as he die
from the car turnover on Tuesda,
by doing so you will greatly oblie
y his loving mother.
Dear Miss Baker: Please eXcus
:, Rachael for being away those tv
It days her grandmother died to obli,
her mother. Mrs. Renski.
Miss -: Frank could not con
L. | thnSn thrnn xynnl,o Lo l..
J. the amonia and information of &
y Vowels. Mrs. Smith.
e Teacher: You must excuse II
- girl for not coming to school, 81
i was sick and lade in q common dc
= state for tree days. Mrs. w.
r Teacher: Georgie's mother got
to catching illness. She got a girl.
n Very respectfully, His Aunt
O. Miss -: Please let Willie home
ne two O'Clock. take him out TO
little pleasure to see his grandfathe
to grave. Mrs. X
ne Teacher: What shall [ do Z
Charley? Me and my man ca
wv nothing make of him. When
de want to lick der little devil he g
:, the bed far under, where we ca
''' reach for him, and must put hi
on der bedroom door to hold h
'r- for his licking. Please soak him
school shust as often as you
time. Mrs. Snediyel,
III Miss -: Please be 80 kind
!! knock hell out of Sol when he gi
> IA " too much lip to oblige his mothe
III. Teacher: If Louis is bad ple
''' lick him till his eyes are blue. h
very stubborn. he has a great {
ny of the mule in him. he takes a
~ MS Father. Mrs. /
Miss l do not know how nv
ar. can be so dumb, as / am an edics
~. man and fiisician. can spec
landgwidges pooty near 5.
kly L. S.-Eny time you want to
me just send emmy boy over to
hat brewery and tell him to ask for
,aI boss dockter.
d. Teacher: You think you no |
mp an no else one nose any but yo
,ar- My children nose more and so {
one than you have forgot. Please sn
no this IN your pipe and don't be so
cashuned that no man or woman
talk with you. am only bre,
T. driver, but know my biznuss.
ave S.
,nts Teacher: When George told
ZEN, ne had to stay home to mind
'wn gooses he lied because he was or
9Th hook. his mother mines the 90
our John Zine