The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29


 We are lost! the captain shouted,
 As he staggered down the stair. ''But his little daughter joliied him,
 As she took his ley mitt.
 'Ain't you afraid 2 the captain cried. And she bodily answered: 'Nitr Mrs. Skinner-\Yillie Skinneri Stop that this minute! We'll, Thomas, think that you, at least, ought not to laugh nt anything of that kind. He's bad enough without being encouraged. (To Willie) Did you get up in school to-day and re- cite that piece? @
 Willie (half-frightened. but also cm- boldened by Uncle Jim's winks)-W'y, yes. Ain't 1t all right?
 Mrs. Skinner-Willie Skinner, you're getting too old to play innocent. You knew thnt wasn't in the piece. Willie-Uncle Jim said it was.
 Mrs. Skinner-Well, it seems to me your Uncle Jim is all the time trying to get you into trouble. l should think you'd find him out after awhile.
 Uncle Jim-Why, there's nothing bad in what he said. ltwas just little vari- ation on the old verse. MT. Skinner Crying to keep straight face)-What did your teacher say, Will lie?
 Willie Encouraged by his fathers mirth)-Oh. gee! She was hot under the collar! Mrs. Skinner-Willie Skinner, where do you learn such language? Uncle Jim--What did she do3 Willie-Aw, she just stopped me and made me go back to my seat, an said next time she'd send me home.
 Mrs. Skinner-If I'd been your teach- CT I'd have whipped you good. Willie-Ho! Ho-ho! That just shows all what you know. Teacher can whip kids any more. Any teacher that whips Q kid gets fired that's what Ed Nc Carthy says.
 Mrs. Skinner-Well. Ed Mccarthy needs whipping if any boy ever did.
 Mir. Skinner-lt's good thing for you that you haven't got my old teach. CT. If you tried one of those funny recitations on him he would have tanned your jacket.
 wiliic-Huh! I'd like to see some teacher lick me! .tl Mrs. Skinner-I wish sometimes thnt teachers could infict punishment. 1 know if ] was teacher I'd whip those Mccarthy boys if l lost my job the next cay.
 Ethel-When we're bad in our room the teacher sends us home. Mrs. Skinner--That must be terrible punishment for some children.
 Uncle Jim-I'll bet Dill would hate to bc sent home one of these pleasant afternoons.
 Willie-Aw, l wouldn't care.
 Uncle Jim-Would you come right home?
 Willie-Aw-w-w! One day way last summer Ed Mccarthy kep' on throwin' paper wads so the teacher would send him out, 'cuz he wanted to see ball game. nn' guess she was on to him, for she didn't send him home at all. She put him in the corner and made him stay after school. an then all us kids waited to boiler nt him when he came out, an' he was so mad he run after Bob Ellsworth an chuggcd him right in the stomach an'-
 Mrs. Skinner-Willie, you'd better eat your dinner. You can fnish'that some other time.
 Uncle Jim-who is your teacher TOW?
 Willie--Aw. it's ol' Miss Sanders.
 Mrs. Skinner-Willie! Don't let mo hear you speak in that manner of your teacher ngain. Do you hear?
 willie--I guess if you had to go to school to her every day you wouldn't be so stuck on her.
 Mrs. Skinner--Never mind talking back. If you have anything to say about her, call her Miss Sanders.
 Uncle Jim-Doyou love your teacher?
 Willie-Aw. keep stili.
 Uncle Jim-Why, every little boy ought to love his teacher. Ethel loves her teacher, don't you, Ethel?
 Ethel--I liked her the first day.
 Willie--Oh, gee! You can do any thing you want to the first day. We thought Miss Sanders was dandy when she first come, but she's got 90 cross now us kids can't do thing.
 Mrs. Skinncr-No wonder. You boys would spoil the temper of saint. It's bad enough to take care of one. Idon't know what I'd do if had 20 on my hands.
 Uncle Jim-You'd do what Miss Sam ders .does Youh mt m with them aS long as you could and then send them home. .s5,,s,..g
 Mrs. Skinner-Well, I'd get even with