Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-24
wen, Crazy WINE is a crazy boy

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who comes to school sometimes, and
he always has a wneelbarrow. He's
bigger than you, pa, but he hasn't any
mind Some of the children say his
mother whipped him SO much when
he was little that he got foolish. But
anyhow, whenever he comes to school
the boys and some of the girls, too
have lot of fun teasing him.
To-day he came and We were all
teasing him and stealing his wheel
| barrow to make him chase us, and
Miss Lucy came along. They all ran
away when they saw her, and Willie
/ got his wheelbarroW and went nome
When school began Miss Lucy asked
who had been teasing Willie, and
Harry Taylor and | stood up
| wouldn't have stood up, only Miss
Lucy looked at me and / just had to,
and Harry wouldn't have stood UP
only Miss Lucy caught hold of him
when he was running outside; so he
knew it was no use to deny it. And
anyhow, Miss Lucy always finds out
everything.
''Then Miss Lucy gave it to us. She
said that even the wild Indians were
good to people like Willie and that
boys who would tease him would do
anything mean. She knew none OF
the girls would do anything like that,
and you should have seen Margaret
| looking so good, and she was the one,
pa, who took his coat and ran with it.
But afterwards, in school, she cried
and said she was sick aud teacher
let her go home. I think she felt
bad about Willie.
'sMiss Lucy told Harry and me she
didn't like us any more and she didn't
want us to come around her, because
she thought we were dangerous; we
might hit her. / water the plants
when / finish my definitions in the al
ternoon and when went after the
bottle she said: No, Joseph Harris,
YOU needn't go. | haven't any conf
dence in you. How do I know but
you might squirt water over the en-
gineer? And he's bigger than you,
pa.
after awhile a note came around
SAYING the basement cat was gone
and she asked the children ii they
knew anything about it, and she
looked at me and Harry as II she
thought we took it, and when she
said goodnight to Harry and me she
didn't smile at all. Then after school
all the other boys said we ought to
be ashamed; and, pa, every one OF
them would have been in it. only
they didn't come early enough.
Harry and me went over to Willies
house and Harry gave him the nickel
he was going to buy stamp With,
and I didn't have anything. think
I'll give him my best necktie, il ma
will let me. He likes anything red.
Do you think Miss Lucy will ever like
me again? She said Willie wouldn't
be that way if he could help it and
we ought to be thankful we were all
right.
II wish ma would let me give him
some pie and cake. I don't think he
ever gets any. I wish hadn't teased
him. because he's only a little boy in
his mind, Miss Lucy says, and it isn't
fair to tease a little boy, is it, pa?''
Mr.. Harris consoled Joe as we'll as
he could, then said: Nov, tell you
what to do Instead of doing your
examples tonight, just write Miss
Lucy letter and you and | will walk
over and leave it at the house. Well
put it under the door and then ring
the bell and run away as if it were
valentine"
what shall I say, pa?" said Joe,
ooh, just tell her all about it. ]
know she'll forgive you.
Joe labored in the agony of compo-
sition, his father refusing all assist
ance, and produced this masterpiece:
Dear teecher: line sorry I teesed
Willie / ident know it would make
you mad at me won't do it again and
if my ma lets me line going to give
him my red necktie that my uncle Joe
gave me Christmas Harry. gave him a
nickel he had saved up and hes going
to give him piggin any one he
wants even his fac tail my pa ran
after a Grassy boy when he was little
and he never hit his teacher or stole
a cat hes real good herd my ma tell
miss black he was the best man in
the city he always brings his en-
velope home without taking out a
cent Your loving scollar,
JOSEPH HARRIS"
'Pa" had much ado to keep from
smiling when he read this, but man
aged to say gravely. ''That will do
very well, but think we must have
a few spelling lessons some time.
On the wsy over to deliver the i'm
portant letter ''pa" remarked that the
boy he had chased wasn't SO very
crazy and knew enough to take care
of himself very well.
'fBut of course" he added, cit was
wrong to tease him at all, though we
generally got the worst of it,
A happy little boy ran to meet pa"
on his wav home from work the next