New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15


child or two as well
The lady from Cavcrack now had many
touching adicus to make. and the youngest OF
the party, five year old Rosy. wept copously
at the prospect Of parting But the whistle
blew, Rosy's streaming eyes and nose
transferred from the skirt OF the Claverack
lady to mine, and we were off, NV first care
was to save my skirt which did by inserting
bag OF apples between 1t and Rosy's face.
she refused to hold her head up for a second.
The scheme had the desired effect for Rosy
stopped crying to smell the apples.
Whose apples are these. Rosy / asked
Mine" she responded. Il takth them home
to me mither. Me mither makth fine pithes.
Whiniver the getth n apple she makth piths.
But l don't want to go home to me mithcr
and live In two roomsr' Again the tears
flowed BY an animated discussion OF the joys
of Clayerack finally persuaded her to stop
crying. She sat W. and for the first time In
spected me with great care. feeling with her
little fingers the quality OF my shirtwaist ..nd
giving her verde; CONTEMPORARY;
Your waith, is very ni,he but you got
a canary hat
thought she might take care o. herself after
that. and bctook myself to the seat where
which direction had heard suspicious
rustling.
TIME TO EAT AGAIN
The other children. finding that Rosy no
longer occupied my attention now fell upon me
'"Teeacher, am so hungry
"Teeacher when does have lunch
''Teeacher | didn't eat any lunch. hardly.
jus, three sandwiches and two cups o. milk.
nd
hungry am mos dead This from Bessie
n, little Irish girl with seven little mps
looking out ~ her gray eyes. Seeing that she
was the worst Of the party appealed to her
10 help me guard the bags which she did
with n great deal o, pleasure. as II Afforded
her An excuse 10 hit every child who came
rear Finding me determined not 10 give NJ
the lunch-bags they finally abandoned the
effort "a melt my stony heart and hr''"k
themselves to other pastnes Two or 'hr'o
undertook e describe the other members OF
tho party
'Tcoachcr. you SOC that girl over Their" Win
the feather buster in her hat She's the gin
what was the best. and that dustcr Is the pfiz'
she got shes takioc q home 10 her sister.
She don, like to dust"
THAT girl is n Italian. She amt got sense
enough 70 understand anything. cause she
talks Italian 20 her sister al the time Her
sister is Italian. too" Then they presented
one whose unique distinction made her The envy
o, all This is the sir wha; WON'T or the
way W here. cause sh" was sick. She VAL
WONT, arin when TIE train gets "a guin last
etc
a little Italian. with a conspicuous absence "i
front teeth pcrchcG on the back OF seat anu
sang at the top 81 his clear voice NY Bonnie
Lies over the Ocean" The little darby climbed
up too. and was promptly knocked Nat upon th'
car floor Africa rose withou; nurmur only
to De knocked down again hy Italy. who sang
without "A moments intermissior TINS game
was KEEP, up for an hour wheL Africa was h.uc
az well as black
Meanwhile Irish Rosie headed conspiracy
r 10 coax = few pennies from my lean purse A't'I
/ consultation with her confederate, sh' came 10
me saying ia timid and embarrassed way
/ "Tecacher hates to ark you, bat VIII H"" P''"'
lend me just a quarter haven't got any monty
for my carfaro, and I'll pay you back io-in'i-
row. sure" assured her That she ""u'u ~
safely conducted home. and had no money To
lend "Wen Teacher. just lend me ter cents
! refused.
'aThen give me "A nickel" Again refused ah'
abe left me 10 report to the others. who then
/ tried their luck with no better success
Luncheon time came soon after. and FOR n
while they were quiet.
Then some Gcnd incarnate presented 10 the
crowd a bag 81 rauseous and highly color'd
candy in pieces the size of pea Mine was the
! task Of dividing II among them SO that no 'h"u
had one pea less than another thought /
should be murdered when they made the disc"V-
cry that one girl had more red pieces than any
! I'm. through n