The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-08
showed a new ring. Emmy LOUIS faith

| S.Ao"S0 a. IlcW Ilu8. GIAALlt A~oA AeAiNh
was WAGERING.
About this time Miss Fanny spoke her
mind Because OF excuses and absences,
Miss Fanny sad marks were low; and
she reminded thcm Of examination Tor
me grammar school near nj hand, Then
she asked z little girl named Sally why
t tion "ad Jailed ..' to nand in her COMPOSE
So said her church was having d
ss .on OF prayer and her mother said
sally was old enough now to go, and
saIiy had had no time to write compo.
Miss Miss Fanny told Sally to rernaia in at
cured for her composition
gully remained III tears. Tho subject
for her e., composition was Duty" ..,
.h Mifs Fanny put her lnnd on. on salys
vided .duty. Ard Sally cried aonv more,
and Miss Fanny sat down At tile desk
and helped her.
rtnrs y Lou saw IT. she o hGd e ION up
p.eSity. to consult the dictionary; the
j was ti,is Way. they had been In a
dividing her button string. May Agatha
and It would 20 sin for her 10 own n
button string.
She offered Hattie . button. Hattie re-
fused IL; she said II 1t was a sin to own
a button string. Why should Mary Agatha
oiicr her buttons to other people7 And
she walked on. Hattie had an uncom-
was n Presbyterian.
Emmy Lou felt anxious: she had boon
offered q button first and had taken It
gratefully, for hor button string was
short.
But Mary Agatha assured her that she
and Hattie and tho others Of the group
could own button strings where Mary
a button string made small differences.
They were he. cites
!, liosa!!e put her nrm about Emmy Low.
to herself; size took It for l1mm" Lou.
Emmy Lou hesitated. Ought she TO DO
offended? Was she n hereto! Jimmy
Lou was cautious, for she had contrn.
then had to confess on paper that such
ahe was.
But Sadie had no doubts. sad!e. fol-
lowing tne revival, had joined the church.
I'D have you know" said Sadie, I'm a
CHRISTIAN" and Sadie began to city.
hsbccca Htenau lifted her blucls Dyes.
sns .nd her ensed e Rond dro
you Ganttles" sad Rebecca.
o.req, lntern,c1iat., Low Church; Evils.
she. went upstalys to seek the dictionary.
II was n moment or doubt ard perplexlty.
with laboring absorption she aild her
Index nnssn pored over tho page
"One whose errors are doc rinnl and
usually OF malignant character" Dug Z
she to be ofrended7
Tho bel! rang. The e Is fled In; s ;,n,
SEQ hcr--hcf eyes wore ci.rnnically red;
But 30 insistently and ostentat!ously, did
Sad e continue e mon them tina, Miss
Fanny wis compelled TO take notice.
Gnat k<,I<0 has ,-aAN rt>. III
broke on hereuc. and she wept afresh at
Gentle.
Miss Fanny was outdon.. Sire said they
pharisees: she said she only needed a few
infant Turks and inhdels and her secta-
rian babe would be complete.
Fanny gave them this tins To $ edie and
Mary Aga tina and Robecca and Say
among others.
Emmy Lou heard about the notes after
said that sadie or Rehecca or Mary Aak- !
tina or Whenever lttn girl It might he
had repeatedly fallen below; that she hsd
IONS. ana sie, could not ,onsciPnt GUS Y !
BE- rccommended.as ready Tor examination
Tor tho grammar school.
Tho next dav near reeeas there came
knock a the flftll rc1dor door Sa1i |
came In. Sad sesIrew red. One al
Ways grows red T Sls'a It Is 9nes r sa,
shs sad h hay G shs H Kept Eek Eek
for no otter reason tt,e.T her nn'ur
piety was evldenea ofsa go fsonnl d slilse.
She said Miss EHhpVshnd 2upheld another
Miss ram asked Sadic'a mamma to
slt down on the bench.{s r ecess was near,
Ind then Miss Fanny could talk.
There ca me KNOCK. on he door. A lady |
witt, black eyes cartc In. Rcbeccn got red.
II, was Rebc \ Is taalnmA. She said Ec-
oecoa ha6 always done we'll nj school. s Q !
sald Rebecca was,EraDd at figures. she |,
II Rebccca. and had called her Pnari-
see.
Miss, Fanny asked tRebecca'e mamma to
1T. down on the Gench.4 1t would soon 20
'ecess.
Saddles mamma ana Rcbecca'. mamma
looked at each other cOldly.
The door opened: Sally got rcd. Sally |
ookcd frightened. 1t was Sa!ly's mann