The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07


King Edward.
a story. said the Captain. Well, chill
dren, don't know whether your call
II story or not It's an about the
school ! went to IN the far WeIi. out
on the edge OF the woods. and a couple
OF miles from the yillsge-a long
stretch for short legs. ana too long a
walk Tor the teacher. Miss Mis-. who
used 10 ride over from Deacon Putter's
where she boarded. on the queer little
donkey King Edward. Most dOnkeya
are called Neddle, You know. ana Miss
Mills pet had. . hn1t name. you see.
and he wouldn't answer TO any other.
lie had the loudesi bray and the long
eat ears Of any donkey that ever lived
Lucky that for us. a. Il turned out.
II was queer school room you would
nay The desks were slabs az angles,
and the boys had an cut their names
on them In one corner there was
shallow boz full OF fine white sand. The
little ones began to write by making
We letters In the sand with akewers.
When the lesson gas over Miss Mills
smooihed the sand with a rolling pin.
ana there Il was again. ! learned 10
write that way; slate came next. paper
Afterwards.
Mas Nils dld the best abe could with
ufl and klf1 Edward helped keep
school h- putting bis head lr AZ the
window every now and then and bray
ing That always made any new
scholar shrek; then the rest e. us
would laugh
Miss NILS said she was thankful
When winter came. because she could
shui Va windows and keep King Ed
warts head out But. though Il was a.
. ed a. Qreenland when We first got
aAiat6' tht ryeai aEs ihai was piled
ID IN the biz wood stove would begin
10 roast us all By eleven o'clock. aud
then up would 10 the window and IN
vosid come King Edwards head and
BIZ bray.
remember on the day that am 20.
inr TO tell you about. Jim Burke. a hos
uho was always up to mischief. hat
hrough, over an old sunbonne, Of nj,
mothers and tied Il on King Edwardi
head. putting the long ears through ~,
holes he had cut for them.
~Therell be fun when he looks In. I
ne said 10 two or three Of rs who wefi
Al the secret Don't tell any OF az
nrls. want 10 hear them scrocch."
We were an singing. Twice one m
two. twice two are four IN chorus"
remember. and Jim had his eye on IN
window watching King Edward whei
the door moved
king IA g. coming IN that way.
whispered Jim Miss Mills heard bin
and turned her head
THAT Is a little too much. she sait
and stepped forward 90 put the dankc
out. but stopped hai way. turned pal
and looked as n she was about o. fain
Tho next moment thl girls were shrek
ing and the boys shouting. for Q
walked a bear.
Il was a cold white; and the bear
were hungry On the woods and retiln
savare. The men we're golng on Tor
bear hunt that week, and the chlldre
were an forbidden 10 70 into the wood
hut none Of the animals had come u
into the settlement a. yet Nobod
wanted them 10. A hungry bear u
dangerous beast. and We an know
This was a gaunt. -mcithed. re-
eyed crlticr and he glarod At us fur
ously.
None Of us dared TO r,sN Cor the viii
sowt Cor they were on tho same ~,
a. the door not very bis either. MI
Mills couldn't have got through one
them. The bear was dolng very que
things. moving his head round AZ
round. but never taking his eyes on
US
&c, behind the stove and-and a
vonr prayers. children. said Miss Ail
oh your poor mo,hcrs' n any Of y,
eel on ask Deacon Potter TO write NJ
anal tell mine that Tn dead. but n
hoV ID Was Oh. he Is coming" nj
trnly the BEAR whose appetite had on
hssb whet,ed by Miss Mills lunch. "
now rising on his hind less with D
forspaws uficd and his paws crG
s,ew'ns 40 BIS sharp nails. Tie b
M syc on little Fannie sandiord. .
h,h, oi the school. but Miw Mills p
hrr behind her and stood Cat agall
the wall. trying 20 protect uR
God help you children" said a
"Good-hyc'
The bear rrowlod again and took
s,sn towards Us. and at that NONE
Nat the open window came the que
-, ming King Edwards head.
,,,s ears thrust through the holes
,he mnbbeysi. the ribbons tied IN
h,v under his ch,E. MS mouth open
,,,r,nr 81 the bear through his VII
.velashes and braying as he had me-
n,sved before. The white cape Of
s.nhonne, aapped and rus,lsd. thu r
III Ma voice allied the room. ana q
e.,r, Wen. children. anything an
mai has never seen before IL SURF
~-,,e n ara such a slshl a. Ned
a that minute. nothing to be seen