The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-17
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,
ole Story Teller
Trials Of a Good Ttuit1.


could not between them But had one
girls he would certainly been able
tell them seemed if goodness shone out Of
Dora face while her sisters was almost always
cloudy
One day. about three weeks after the fall term had
opened that the whispering must be
stopped the scholar whispering would be
severely punished Dora always studious and
thought of whispering but not with her sister, Flora
would sit idle with apparently nothing but her
SELF often she trouble because this trait IN
fortunately the teacher unable tell Flora and
apart.
few minutes after the threatening statement from the
teacher thought she neghbor something
she proceeded do Dora had become used to
hearing reprmanded she
toned to studying eyes every
thing what notice
when, a few minutes later, the teacher said
Fora to the desk! Flora did rather reluctantly
"Did you hear say that the person whom
whispering would be severely punished? asked the
teacher in low but voice. Remain after school,
Flora back to her seat still nnotced by her twin
All that in her head, how she could avoid hav
Ing to after school, thought She would
Rave from the coakroom instead OF going back to her
seat the others did, to wait for the signal to march out
Three-thrty rang teacher gave the
signal to pass get wraps
Dora had been studying diligently that had
noticed the clock until the aroused her. She carefully
put her books into her always DESK by
that time the out including
her sister Then wishing to catch up with Flora,
rather hurried started the cloaroom The teacher
fusing both pupil said sharply Dora
seat and do leave it principals
Office This whispering is to be stopped.
Dora, obedient, but wondering went back her seat
The her spelling book
and about to consult the large dictionary
DESK that she was not to leave her
seat She had carefully the
the following day. and had nothing
Why had the teacher spoken sharply
she done? She could remember having whispered
since school began Why had the anything
about whispering to be stopped All these questions
in her mind but she could
four o'clock and the teacher began
to think of all the perform
after school, 1t getting late that she would
have time to do oLehaf the things planned
And OH mother going this she
been told to directly from school
the little N her do?
All this trouble just because of this mistake surely
thought, Miss Fleming whisper
ing TO Mamie Saunders and had thought Dora whisper
ing For sweet-tempered Dora
suffering for her twin
Miss Fleming returned from the office.
WELL she began, what have you
your misconduct this afternoon? 90
81 have excuse Fleming" quietly answered inno-
cent Dora, II behaved my best this afternoon
Your best behavior is poor continued Miss Elem
n.y. I tried to make it plain to the scholars
o. be more Whispering Why did you disobey
Il did not dsobey 1 was attending to my lessons
and took whatever replied Dora
"I saw you whispering your punishment is to stay
until AIS night until give you further
go now try away to- morrow night as
did tonight for such actions only put
from punishment. might"
1t dusk when Dora reached home "Why where have
you been Dora?" her mother.
"At school," all that Dora could manage say for
there such lump in her throat.
Night failed to bring the quiet to poor
Dora The next morning she went about her
mechanically without putting efforts
Ing said about Doras having after
the time came for spelling Miss Fleming said
Dora, define the word incomprehensible'
ct cannot" answered Dora
'Why not?" asked the plenty of time
to look at school sitting there
Gang nothing. you did,
Then it suddenly upon sister had
Been forced to stay and receive her
hast She had thought that Fleming had
asked Dora to stay to help her
had home late That had to stay
because Flora had hardly wait until
recess to tell Miss Fleming. 1t Doras
pure face look SO troubled. At last
most to Miss Feming's DESK crying,
my fault all my fault &C. 1893. 80 q ~
Il don't understand said the teacher: "teIl me-
= Oh, I'll never, never whisper again IL my sister
you kept after school last night instead to
stay because It whispering yes
terday, not Dora. It all a mistake
Yes" said the teacher cit purely accidental
thought furnishing the right
tshng the innocent you girls apart
but you. thereH be mistakes this
and the punishment then the
innocent to the guilty twin.
A Ninth Grade Florence Chrstiansony .
East Side High School, $40 Third Avenue Sc.
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