The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-23

God hath prepared THIS punishment
for little lambs like you!
Miily'. Rudene.s.
Milly had 10 get her lessons ready Tor
the morrow She was algnys supposed
by her schoolmistress TO spend an hour
over this work. As rule. Mlllys
mother sat with her % give her little
help from time 10 time. bat that after
noon she WIS too busy. 20 she left her
little girl. telling her 20 do her lessons
well while she was away.
But Milly found Il was very hard 10
do a. her mother babe her. Il was 20
hot she felt as II she could not think
Then she thought u was just the sort
OF day when Il would have been nice
20 slt In the garden under the trees
and read her new story book Instead
Of that she had 10 be at work in the
library. Il was really almost more
than she could stand without growing
as cross as a little girl could very well
Ne.
II was true that. once the hour was
over and tea finished. she would be able
TO 90 into the garden and enjoy herself
a. much as she pleased But that was
Just the tlresome part The hour
would not pass. She sat with her face
10 the clock. for she thought then she
should be able to see how the time
went. and that would help her to work:
but she felt very hopeless over II all.
She had TO find all the capitals OF
Europe and mark them upon her map.
and learn their names by heart There
was Athens. which would not be found.
II the geography book had not stated
so decidedly that II was In Greece, Milly
would have felt quite sure that Il must
J. Is IN some other country. She sup
posed. however. that the man who
wrote the geography book was right:
after coming 10 which opinion she
looked nj the clock and sighed. Five
minutes past four and she had TO work
TIL iiyel
She fell 10 hunting once more for
Athens. II seemed 10 her very long
time that she had been wandering over
that corner Of Europe known as Greece.
when she again glanced AZ the clock.
Only seven minutes past fourl And
she had thought that at least ten min
utec must have passed.
She began her search for Athens
once more AZ last she found q. and
then she looked az the clock anew.
Three minutes more had passed. that
was ALL Milly stamped her foot angri.
~. 1T Is too horrldi" she said aloud.
a. II speaking 10 the bronze man who
held up the clock. The time will
never gol"
she glanced listlessly at her lesson
book. She could not remember the
names Of those stupid capitals at an
They went out Of her head as quickly
az she found them on the map. Why
did countries want capitalist Only 10
make another horrld lesson for little
boys and girls. That was all. she was
sure Of IL.
Milly drummed her fingers on the
table for a few moments after settling
this point, and gazed YEARLY at the
clock. Then she took a resolve. She
would be a wise. good girl She would
read the names OF the capitals ten times
over without stopping. and never look
nj the clock once until she had done
Depend upon Il. when she had finished
her task, ever 80 much time would have
passed
She started. Once-twlce-thri
faster faster faster-dld she read
over the names OF those capitals which
always managed to escape her. by the
time that she was going over them for
the tenth time her speed was almost
equal 70 that Of an express train
Then she looked AZ the clock again.
She did So with a delightful feeling Of
hope More than hope She felt sure
that the hands must have moved on a
long way She looked and looked
again and then she sat down and stared
al Il with grief and anger
o bad. untrustworihy clook-its
hands had barely moved on i've min
utcs'
Barely Eve minuiosl lmpossihlei 70
must have stopped. Yes. that was the
reason Il showed so little progress.
There was but little doubt
Mlly crossed the room. and putting
her ear close 20 the clock, she listened
hopefully Alasl Alas, II had been
wrongfully accused Il was doing u.s.
duty faithfully Tlck-tlck- tlck-it
was going as fast as lbs works and
time would allow Il to.
The hour would never pass never
neyer-neveri Mllly sat on the hearth
rug and burst into tears. II was just
At that moment that her mother came
into the library.
why, Milly. child what Is wrong7"
she asked. raising her from the floor
and kissing her.
THE time won't CO." she sobbed.
land am 30 tired Of doing lessons"
Where have you been working"
said the mother "oh. ! see. she add
cd. as she glanced at the books on the
able. Il see" she repeated. then
added. Now, want you to be very
rude"
Every rudel" MIlly said. with sur
prise. why. you are always very an
cry when | am rude"
Eyes, but want you to be so now"