The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-07-18
MISS DEWBERRY.


never hatcd anyone. Snc ohD looAsu A@o
and walked away whenever we talked about
Miss DcNberry.
We used 10 wonder SHY GA earth hiss
Hslmore kept such teacher u ~oaia
have been just IS easy, II seemed 10 US
10 have found ;:ice one.
ltesldes, Miss Dewberry had no dlseipine'
We never pretended 90 mind her. ahd we
| acted Just As We chose about oar music ana
French.
OF course, NC practiced regulariy.-Miss
Iiclmure would have known u It We hsda
but wc took u out on MisS Dewbeny
wncu she Fave Us our lessons
W. were just as aggrayating hnd PfoNos'
| ing az we could be, and tried all VIC knew
| how 70 make her sick Of the place hat she
never told Oh Va She hadn't enough spirit
! Sac only cried, and tina, made her eyes red,
| flushed her face, and size looked uglier than
ever,
unce when We had been calling her
| Hucslcbersy and Raspberry and Hack
| berry al through the French hour, she Iat
Up suddenly and left the room,
We waited Coy her, and we were n mortal
terror that she had gone 10 Miss tieimore
| But we heard afterwards from Flora that
shs had shut herself III m her o~n room
| ard cried bitterly
The idea 81 a grown woman being 10 weak
! and sillyi II was no wonder we we're de-
termined 20 get her out OF the school.
The teachers took turns IN walking out
| with the pupils when Il was time for daily
exercise. aud We we're always sorry WREN
| Miss Dcwberry's turn came.
She hadn't bit Of style. and made her
dresses heraeH on Saturdays, when sne
| dtdn't have 30 teach, Anyone can imagine
! how they looked. and suei iimpsey stuff
When she made up dress she worr IL
| without change uutl there was no more
| wear IN It. aud her gloves always had holes
| 10 the fingers
Wei, we did get her ont Of the school at
last. but II was IN a very unexpected way.
and I've never got over being surprised
about Il.
Il 30 came from my goibg w'.h Ella Ray
| nor 20 stay over Sunday with her aunt, Mrs,
| Hopkins. who lived ~ West NeSberg, about
~ miles from Nestheld.
We went late Friday afternoon ana
was after dark when W. reached West New
| burg. ~, Of course, we cpuldn sec anything
Of The place until The next day.
Then early IN the morning, as soon ~
| breakfast was over, Mrs Hopkins asked NJ
II We dihn't want 10 60 out IN the helda and
pick wild strawleuies. She said she would
n'aEe w Htfa"hcfrl shNr'eaAc Il We roula
| grs BERRIES enough q,
We Went @ong the tnaa langn,hs ana
sNlnEinf our pAiis ana NteAihE up the ahs''
Snd me hfat thing We knc" We were o.t-
lhal 49, We didh see any aneh heid as 81
| Hopkins he'd de- cteed to us, aud we didnt
Know "Acfr Nc were
We dtdnt like 10 turn around and s.
back without any berries Tor tear Mfs'
/ Hopkins would laugh 81 ~. No said we
had better e. TO the nearest house ahd
make inquiries
TIE neaIcs. house was very handsome
one. OF brown stone WITH an IRON ienes
a'nund 1t, lovely lawn aud QUANTITIES. OF
ho~rr@ every where. Hack "t The house
"aA -Ian'e ana h'E Darn
Eilh said she didn't Ike 10 20 to such a
| p'ar" a7 that 10 ask questions ond, besides
| t'ef' wa, b'g yeiinW m"hiiu pihs on the
lawn ''H We were '''"a "i MN
| We WIRE wondering what we 'Hou'h CO.
N"r" We SAYS ~ o'u n1n coming along tnt
road Tie wasn't well dressed aad yet he
"',n ''"""H '""'S' ~ Nv ramp.
| mere We can asf hnn' shld Eilh.
! - We Na'i," unlli hf vas e'ose 70 US ana
th'a J "s'' hin ~ NJ c"nin t.i' US the WY
20 N''te pasture
l''' "h' YOU are going after stra"'
bcii'', YOU Won ma any ne ssid' incre
| va. o h''1e 81 ehhdrrh m theFc Yesterday
HhH i','> "'Hh ! iealr q merry lou Il nave
u" 81 nome ah9 Nai' ~, tue aeNhrtr'es.
~, I"'s'd az EA'A, ana VIC DoiH 'snEaea
w va" ",''' hc''u psi'r, ~ "gWte' ,s
| Nv ~, ~, ,Imust' VI '''' 'h'''
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| a., va, ',' 10y lN'e1'nG alout' "AeH
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80
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s'f iln' ..1.,- IL
| lH'" We '''u MN atl sboat MisS Dew
! ",'''' """ ""'l q "''S' ''''ia' pam ct'a'
'',' nc We '"" "'" "HA'"uS We were 10
| l' JUST u"'"'' Mhc" we were through
N.,' Haih'l t Nv " I'm Us. Aha "e went
', NM, Nv ~ - ",'','. .'o''t
| IN ''' S'''' '''''' '"'"s' sala
! =, We 'N'uShi 'N,'c WAS u" use gong e
1 M'''' fS''ui' mere we're no herr'es
..''' 4, We "'Il ,l,A !" ''Il MR.. hep
N'" '.u We ~ ne,' VOC; 'o'ut the oid
"',. """'" we "'H me- o" we ,'Au
mar mus n''e hren old Mt bewhef
~ r''l hf'' h'ph'nT. tie - the ricacsi
man ~ tHe county ana i,Ves ,,ke hermit
~ mas pis mouse. fcopie e'H nm eceen'
inc huf DC ma very hiad heart' and gIvet
great aea' ~ ehat'ty,
tiswhcrry' sad slla. Are you sure
lLaa '' ms name
why 81 course, ! m sure aid her
aunt laughing nc tfed mere Tor "
3'ti'. ! ought 10 kh"" ne name by THIS
time. t"ihh.
nc minute l was alone Win Eua caught
her by the arm,
10 YOU tnlnk ne can ne related 10 Miss
DcmhTrry. elied'