Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-21
Some Observations.

day, in which the latter asked that he
little boy be excused if he showed an!
pain while at study as the result O
having swallowed brass paddock thu
previous night, a very good illustra
tion was given of the curious letter.
addressed to principals and teachers
by parents and guardians from time tc
time.
The paddock" letter said:
Miss Fitzgerald-My son swallowed
brass paddock last night, and if he
has any pain in school this morning
as result, will you please excuse him
and oblige his mother Mrs. o."
No serious result has ben reported
from the little fellows paddock" sup
per There is probably not a princi-
pal or teacher of long standing in the
| public schools who has not received
enough odd letters from parents con-
corning the peculiarities and manage
ment of their children to make good
sized scrap book. Such notes or let
ters compiled would make a unique
feature of educational literature.
Some of these letters are threatening,
others recommend the smart applica-
tion of corporal punishment, and still
Others arc fearful and wonderful as to
photography and composition. Here
is a very fair specimen of the mater
nal, anxious, 'forbidding" epistle,
sent to a principal who has had long
career in the schools:
Dear Sir-Jimmy is a very good
boy you treat him right. He has nev-
er been whipped at home, except when
his father gets mad at him, and we
don't want him whipped at school He
is SO sensitive, we don't want his feel
ings hurt. Yours truly, Mrs. A"
The following one, which might be
aScribed to an Irish source, was really
from Swede, and recently received
by teacher.
"Mr. Teacher-If Oscar do not gif
you dis note to-day, pound him till he
Dollars. He has been stay away from
skull too much. o. G."
The principal of a school in rather
rough tcnement district was shown
the following letter received by one
of his teachers, and written in big
scrawling hand:
ITO Jimmys Teacher-You done my
Jimmy up once, and you do not dare
to do it again. He come home with
black ey and sed you done it to him
you coardly brut you His father ant
got the sole of mowse but you can be
scarf of men if get after you, you kur.
And lie do it too and don't you forget
it, lie come to yure scool and tare
yure eys out if you ever tuch him
again. What do l care for yure law 1
no all about you.
James Murphy's Mother That You
Licked"
In that case" said the principal, |
the truth was that Jimmy had con-
ractcd black eye in fight, and had
'ound it convenient to ascribe it to the
eacher. The mother was informed
II the facts, which probably prevented
| belligerent scene in the school,"
From the French settlement came
his brief epistle: F.!
"Monsieur-That Henri it is a bad
10Y. don't care how hard you soke
lim. | am only his step-father any
way, and yours with obliged regards. |
"R. d."
In one of the suburban schools a let !
er which was the product of a Ger
nan saloon keeper in the neighbor- !
lood caused a good deal of amusement !
lmong the immediate friends of the
principal who received it. 1t was as
ollows:
Mr.. Professor-Carl was a goodfor-
hits. Mine wife she say not but l |
inow him He will lie and steal and
moot crap if you don't watch him |
Iudt. Don't be afraid of me an his
nudder if he goes bad, but glf it to !
lin good. A strap is all right. Mine
wife she say if you whip Carl she whip !
ne, and l guess she try all right.
Jon'd make no difference by that. You
will excuse my speech, but l hope you
viii lick hel oudt of him if he need it.
resp, "Gottfried Schmidt"
Mrs. Rorke sent this letter to her
ohnny's teacher in school:
Dear Miss Teacher-Please don't |
whip Johnny on his pants for few
ays. He slipped down the roof on a
hingle nail yesterday and he amt
ceiling very good Mrs. Rorke."