The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-03
BOOKS AND STATES
FOR B0YSAND GIRLS
The ReOpenlng Day Of School The
Slddest Of All The Year
WORK AS WELL AS PLAY
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Is The Lot Of All The World whether
Young or Old.
WORK AS WELL AS PLAY

once upon a time an adult poet wrOl'
abou, the reopenlnE " school, Ho tol,
Of the giAd faoes of the children. O
their delight at once moro seeing thci
dear teacher and OF their Wild doslr,
10 return 10 their books and nlalea 4
was all very pretty and realistic III
had the chlldrcn saying that they would
soon again with Joy returnlnE.
sho" nov they love the paths OF learn.
When autumn's rich and mellow
voice
Makes every heart and tongue rvjoles." ("
other students Of tho child heart
have written vvnaca depicting tho grief
OF the little boy when he has TO tear
away from his teaeher and 10 ou, for a
three months vacation. and his ocata,.
io Joy when he comes back and bvglnu
once more the tedious climbing toward
the presidency Of tho United States.
II must be dlsoouraging TO tho little
gifl 10 think that Hhe can never be
president Of the United states.
No wonder she does not display thA.
enthusiasm Ia the search for truth.
that tcyeriah application to work and
that overwhelming affection for the IN.
s,rue,or which characterize the small
boy In a city like astoria
Lawrence Higgins, however. was a
sad exception TO the general rule Of
the boys who nguN In the song
books and Christmas stories Pitiful
10 relate, he had no distinct Amhlllca
TO be president OF the United staiee
lie wanted TO be motortnan ON an
electric car the keeper Of candy
sI1N or performer In a circus. and
he didn't much care which, a. each OF
these stations was surrounded by 10
many advantages that ono could not
fail 60 be happy. Instead Of thoroughly
loving his tracher. and railing her
FOND and true" az the boy In the
soag book did. he was In the habit Of
calling her by her last name-whcn |
ahe wasn't around What was more
he had been caught ploturing her with '
fris curls and enormous eye. .giasacs and I
showing tho libsloun drawing 20 other
boys, Contrary to all traditions. be
had gone into paroxysms OF Joy on
tia, June day when tho school year
ended In q glory OF rccItatlona and
home made boqueta, During the weeks
OF vacation, he had romped In tho
country, getting blster on his back
and stone bruises on his hcclH. Some
times he came home with crabs In his
pockets and Band In his ears. and had
his damp hair streaming down in his
cycF, and his waist strcakcd with
black mud. But never once during his
long vacation did Lawrence Higgins
clasp his mammals hand and say. "oh,
dearest, when shall | gct back to my
loving teacher and learn how long Il
win tekp six men to dig ditch II
three men can uig II IN eighteen days" (
As climax 20 this extraordinary ana
pcrverae conduct herr was Lawrence |
Hlyg,ns on the morning OF the iirst day
OF school complaining OF general laAsI. I
tude and cthlbltins a strong desire to Z
extend his vacation. He said ne was !
sick. You were all right Yesterday" !
said his mother. ''You ana Erby Allen /
played circus all afternoon and kept
the neighborhood IN an upsOaE II you 1
feel able 10 play circus think you !
can manage 10 go to school, The
sooner you recover from that tired feel.
ng, the better" II hurt Lawrences
feelings to think shat hIs mother was :
30 Indifferent to his alckness. "I'll 20
% school,, he said. bitterly as he
strapped up his new books, ."Pr 40, n
wen n fan over right In the school
rouse and they have TO bring me home.
Dog gone It," And he did 70, his
mother smiling after him and telling
lin to be good Hts critical symp-
oms disappeared as soon as he had "
urned the first corner. H'~ m v
For the most laggard boy there Ia L
ertaln novelty in the incidents OF the g
Irat day and this helps to take the q
ain from the return to imprisonment iC
lawrence had a new set OF books II
nd was to take his place in new r,
rade This not only meant that he p
you'd be in a, new room, where the q,
esks were larger, but that he was 70 m
ave new teacher also, As he T
Jumped along towards the school house W
nd occasionally looked down In dis T
ust at his new and s1ueaky shoes he is
egan to wonder II the new teacher pl
'ould be an Improvement on Holden, n
r to be respectful, Miss Holden, Miss dc