Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-27


rt:ike. Kim De in accord wifi, what II.
lnsiistit .i.Id tod him about going 10
hn sMsjhercd his emotions, i,gvcvsr-.
and ptSffAel ~ with the others. Er,w !.
inzss. Ssyfsd ssSfcn n 10y 1t lcast doz,i
yeass I'D Afd wearing doc-sksr "a y ~,
the yySsssfeek5of his head, jlgsed aln1.iu
the side vita an elbow, ana s..it.y.-Helto
grecpisT-crI me 10 school. have yoag, cav
have SOP Id The third degree yety', H.,
had sem aamonished into silence. aud
preser2el h-tycn in the face Of so irving
a sitGat OH z Presently no was IN iii.
very chamber oI horrors With himself
half bGred behind desk on Which M.
fnnIlti &ariols hieroglypilics. together,
Witifa sctiptHred portrait which even his
uniassnt eye recognized as a counterfeit
of-cured ne s1Y it, Dare he-of Granny
trarose1sherseIf The name slipped IN
his tOngns as with guilty glee' and though
hc put ms hand over his mouth in fear
lost his voice should utter sedition. his
whole body thrilled with delight He felt
the springs NJ confidence swelling within
MIN. lie Resolved I'd have z doe-skin car
ana to wear ii as far back on hts head
as he could get IT,
Then the beginning OF tie new world:
books that smcl!cd Of ink ard upon who's.
-putless ltav, s hc lCaged to use the sIen-
dc pencil which came with them: more.
fai Cr than he supposed Re could write
upon IN weeks, and GIndry other Supplies
furnished. though he did not know it, NOT
for his delight but. as he grew to know.
far mis- undolrg. The rush Of events car
ricd him away from himself and he was
laughing unrest-ainedly in response to
prOVccati0n from his tiny, golden haired
neiEhb0T, upon who he cast approving
glances. when from out the distance be-
twct p ana the great court of final review,
at tlc ,nd W the room came q thunder
ouS noise. Edwgrd 's heart seemed to
( bea; in reverse order Tor scTeTal seconds,
Then Ee clearly recognized his teacher
standing in awful majesty before the
1 background M her blackboards and her
blaCE-WdlDIt SC-p;cr firmly in hand. X
was his first conflict with impartial dis
. c:plne ana his spirit rcbelled.
Then there were the strange expert
c.rrs of these first forcnOoEs He forget
his resentment in the delights o: a per-
sora.y c"uCIcted trIr ot the whole 10
ca.ity with fascinating intrOJuctious to
tae chalk-bOXeS. side excursions into the
depths Of the courtroom. sIGelong looks at
othrI travellers whom ne met on the
way ana whose first names he presently
knew. ana an itching Of the pal inns that
H. might possess the ashen pointer be
hind the teachers desk 90 Use as Co
maGche war spear on the rrairies behind
Billy Beswick house. linen he founi
his desk once more and grew bold upon
familiar ground. but before he could find
opportunity FOL open rebellion a bel
rang and he went out with his compan-
ions. quite reluctantly.
He r!oted homeward got his first
knockdown and covered his shame in a
brave struggle against tho old relief o.
tears The boy with the doe-skn cap
tainted him and he lay a mighty resOlu-
t!Cn contingent upon his muscular deNel-
opmcnt in coming years. The musty odor
Of the big red brick building was in his
nostrils az he ran up the steps to his owl.
door. but he Ill Ell even that, not knowing
then that ne could not forget it so long
rs he lived. and he burst in upon his
mamma with wishes that he might return
at once to the desk with the comic sculp-
tire unon ii. For Edward mad had his
first DAY at school.-POrtiand Advertiser.