Oxford eagle., 1901-07-04


Gerzzrre1 and the
Primary and The -vo lowest classes
II the Grammar The C-her for The
seven higher classes Mss >Nin-o1
was rh- PrinciPaI of the Iovsr school
and Nr- >utphea he principal OF the
higher Two su-h popular teachers
had never been known n Abingdon
ztric- and fra yet gentle and kid
Popular vita everyone and znze-r-
sally respected Ms Swi-rou always
had an a6oring circle ot girls. yes. and
boys. TOO. around her az -eeesS-rir-e-
To-,lav there was more than rhe
usual erDwG-aut th-y s-ood 4 E-tI-
way back and outy The Thompson
twins lean-d On her chair. one on
each sisie % her. and fingered her
eAaIz and riaSs and looked up aGo--
E<Iy into the kizG brown eyes
Dear Mss >xinton- was that story
you told Is yesterday Al true. every
BIZ % IL ASKED Do-tIe-
And i the Ezt-e Eiri going % d
= she can't - away By the salt
water cried Tottie-
And diG her father die down IN
Caba9-
And did her mother 70 out 10
nurse her father and catch the fever
and die. tooe-
And i her auntis sick and lane
% she can't Nork for money. bur
only Eer home and clothes for work
Ing for thar zeingv Old Barkers-
81 >h. Docrie-you muSrz'r--be-
gan Mss >winroz- but Dot-ie hurries;
out her question 50 quickly she had
10 time 20 say any more
And : her uncle way up n the
kloudIke. and-au6-
Then both cafmed II together
And Is he al the relation she's
got. and don't they know where he Is
and VIII she Gie-esr-ain sure-be-
fore they could possibly 6nG hiug-
Mss >winton had been bo5bIng her
head II answer 70 al these questions
80 fast that she looked 4 good deal
Ike 4 Chinese mandariu-aud nov
when the twins stopped 20 take
breath she answered
les yes nv E-a-s- II i al TN.
every bit Of r. Dear htrIe Sallie Nm.
so1 : 50 very. very weak rha- h
doctor says she can never ger w=I
ualess she can 80 away for 4 month
a. least 20 the seashore and hav.
good nourishlR-- wholesome food
ard her poor amt Is almost distract
ed for though the hospital people wiI
E1G her a home for a week Or Der
haps rwo. there would D 10 one z
tak- care of her. and tso week.
would not b long enough
Then the twins Strengthened NJ and
walked away without even srapuina
% Beg for ksss. and every one o
Mss SWiEtoE's admirers fouovre,
chem and Mss Swin-on sa- ther,
I looking after them With 4 queer E-rl-
f aalf-puzzlez smile
I wonder What Dee those ehIlEr-r
have got II tHelr bcnzets uow. zhl
+ sad rn herself
Meanwhile Doctie and Ts--.e. 1
everybody ca---.5 them- rhouxh rh-f
real NAMES we're sarah Josephine au.
Amen Ann walked straight down ,
[ -hs playground and al The prlna--
E scholars followed them and the
found al the big girls and kindergar
Zen tots waiting for them n The shaG
under The BIG EN-
What did sh= sav4- e-ses the b;s
zest girL
Is i a. trus-sE--y bEr2- anxzo4;
y asked The very Errle<- one
The twins nodded S9lemzIy aaE Do;
r5e cried
And mast know that lovely Nis
>wl1ton = gong . give p ksr vzes
rion and spend the luouev for ths
poor SEX Szlle-aud she GiSu-r euvb
t. eos She al Pun GoEa azEwav.
mother says. and first thing she know
shell he SEX herseIt.~ ami Dotri
looked m0urufuIly 'rrunG on her con-
paHions and gave Il pathetic ErtI
sniff
And whatever should v- do II Nis
Swinton died GoIefuIIy uaourue
T0trie
b. Ethiztine al the KIndergarsen TO,
and more than half OF the Prinar.s
were IN tears and the rest were snF
ding. and even the big girls looked rec
eyed and mourrfuL
And NY mamma said that Faurr