The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17
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ones achievements back TO the "A,
B, G of things. One had once been
pygmy part of the primer Worlu on
the first floor ones self, and from there
had gazed upward at the haloed pc
ings peopling these same fifth reader
heights.
But Emmy Lou felt that somehow
she was failing to experience the ex-
pected sense of dizzy height, or the JOY
of perquisite and privilege. TO be
sure, being a big girl, she found
herself at recess, one Of many, taking
hands in long, undulating line, and
like the AsSyrian, sweeping down on
the fold, where the fold, in the shape
of little girls, fled shrieking before the
onslaught.
But there had been time when
Emmy Lou had been a little GIRL and
had fed, shrieking, herself. Inc
memory kept her from quite enjoying
the onslaught now, tho of course a lit
tie girl Of the under world is only
primary and must be made to feel It..
The privileged members Of the fifth
reader world are Intermediates:
They are other things, too. They
some other correspondingly polysyl-
liable thing, as the case may be. In
this case each seemed to be different
thing. Hattie first called the atten-
ton Of Emmy Lou to it.
The fifth reader members ate lunch
I'm groups. Without knowing it, one
was growing gregarious. And as be-
comes a higher social state, one passed
ones luncheon around.
Emmy Lou passed her luncheon
around. Emmy Lou herself knew the
joys Of eating; and hers, too, was a
luncheons. On this day, between the
disks Of her beaten biscuit showed
the pinkness of sliced ham.
Mary Agatha drew back; Mary
Agatha was Emmy LOUIS newest
friend. cts Friday" said Mary
Agatha.
"Of course" said Resale, II forgot"
Rosalie put her biscuit back.
Its ham," said Rebecca Ste1nau.
Emmy Lou was hurt It seemed al
most like preconcerted reflection on
her biscuits and her ham.
Hattie took Emmy Lou aside. tits
their religion" said Hattie, in tones Of
large tolerance. I'VE can eat any
ing in the vested choir" said Rosa
Presbyterians."
But Rosalie," said Emmy Lou;
Rosalie, like Emmy Lou, was Episco-
palian.
But Rosalie had joined Hattie and
Emmy Lou. MY little. brothers sing
ing in the vested choir" said Rosa
lie, and we're going to be high
church"
Hattie looked at Rosalie steadily.
L
uberately, aggressively. It was as tho,
with Hattie, to take another biscuit
was a matter of conscience and pro-
test. Hattie was Presbyterian.
But to Emmy Lou biscuits and ham
had lost their SAVIOR. Emmy Lou ad-
mired Rebecca- Rebecca could re-
duce pounds and shillings to pence
with a rapidity that Emmy Lou could
not even follow. Yet Rebecca stopped
from this eminence to help laboring
Emmy Lou with her sums.
Emmy Lou saw fire thru Rosal1e's
eyes. Emmy Lou trudged unquestion-
ingly after, where the winged feet OF
Rosalie's fancy led her. For yet about
Rosalie's light footsteps trailed back
some clouds Of glory, and thru the
eyes Of Resale one still caught Wis
ions Of the glory and the dream.
And high as are the peaks Of the
fifth reader heights, Mary Agatha
stood on one yet higher. Mary Agatha
went to church, not only on Sundays,
but on saints days.
Mary Agatha loved to go to church.
But, for the matter of that, Re-
becca went to church on Saturdays.
When did Rebecca play?
To Emmy Lou church meant sew
eral things. It meant going, when
down in her depraved heart lay the
knowledge she tried to hide even
from herself that she did not want to
60. 1t meant sore and troubled
conscience, because her eye would
travel ahead on the page to the
amens. The amens signif1ed the end.
And it meant a fierce and unholy JOY
that would not down, when that end
came.
But Mary Agatha loved to go to
church. And Rebecca gave Saturdays
to church. And now Rosalie, who
admired Mary Agatha, was taking to
OH To I11o INV
Lou biscuits and ham were tasteless.
But the fifth reader is. an age of
revelation. One Is more than an in
termediate. One Is an animal and a
biped. One had to confess it on pa.
per in a composition under the head
Of Man"
One accepted the intermediate and
biped easily, because Of the haziness
OF comprehension, but to hear that
one is an animal was shock. @se"
=, But Miss Fanny said so. Miss
Fanny also said the course in Ian
guage was absurd. She said it under
her breath. She said it as Emmy
Lou handed in her composition on
man." s..
So one was an animal. One felt
confidence in Miss Fanny's statement
Miss Fanny walked J lightly, she
laughed in her eyes; that last fact one
did not cherish against Miss Fanny
CnO some L1lIleS one SlIlllSQ OOuDLTully
back at her. Was Miss Fanny laugh.
ing at one?
Miss Fanny was a real person.. The
others had been teachers. Mis-.
Fanny had a grandpa. He was rich
And she had mama who cried abou
Miss F'anny's teaching school. Blu
her grandpa said he was proud o,
Miss Fanny. d -
Emmy Lou knew all about Mis-
Fanny. Miss Fanny's sister was Aun
Louises best friend - s.
Mr.. Bryan, the principal, came Otter
to the fifth reader room. He came fo
language lessons. Mr.. Bryan told
them he had himself introduced tn,
course in language into the schoo
curriculum. "
Its purpose, he explained, was to in
crease the comprehension and vocab
u1ary of the child. The paucity 0
vocabulary of even the average adult
he said, is 1amentable.
'In all moments of verbal doub
and perplexity," said Mr.. Bryan, "seel
the dictionary. In it's pages you will
find both vocabulary and e1ucidation.
Toward spring religions becam
more absorbing than ever. One da
Rebecca and Gertie and Rache
brought notes. Rebecca and Cert
and Rachel must thereafter be ex
cused on certain days at an early hou
for attendance at confirmation class.
Miss Fanny said: "Of course" Blu
she reminded them Of examination