The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11

by heart as far MS the class had gone.
She stood up when her time came and
srcllcd her word. Her word was wrong"
She spelled 1t right.
Dear teacher looked pleased. There was
q time when Emmy Lou had been given
TO leaving off the Introductory wv as
supertluous.
on the next round a little girl above
Emmy Lou missed on enough" TO her
phonetic understanding, ~ and two
"fs' were equivalent to an "ough.''
Emmy Lou spelled 1t right and went
UP one. The little girl went to her seat.
Size was no longer in the race. She was
In tears
Presently little girl far up the line
arose to spell.
"Right. 10 do right" said dear teacher.
"W-r-i-t-c, right" said tho little girl,
promptly.
"K.i-t.e, right said the next little girl.
The third stood up with triumph pre-
assured. In spelling, the complicated Is
the surest reasoned this little girl.
"W-r.i-g-h-t. right" spelled the certain
little girl; then burst Into tears.
The mothers of the future grew demor-
allied. The pillars Of state Of English
photography, at Ieast, seemed destined to
totter. The spelling grew Wild.
"R-i-t. right"
"w-r-i-t. fight"
lessness, came "w-r-i-t-e, right again.
There were tears nil along the line. At
their wits ends, the mothers. dissolving
as they rose-in turn, shook their heads
hopelessly.
Emmy Lou stood up. she knew Just
where the word was In column OF three
on page a. She could sec It, She looked
UP at dear teacher, quiet ana pale, on tho
platform.
"R" said Emmy Lou. steadily. light,
right"
A long line of weeping mothers went to
their seats, and Emmy Lou moved up
rast the middle Of the bench.
The words were now more complicated.
The nerves Of the mothers had been sha-
ken by this last strain. Little girls
dropped out rapidly. The foot moved on
UP toward the head, until there came q
pink spot on dear teachers either cheek
For some reason dear teachers head be-
gan to hold Itself firmly erect again.
"Beaux,' said dear teacher.
The little girl next the head stood up
She missed. She burst into audible weep
ing. Nerves were giving out along the
line. 1t went wildly down. Emmy Lou
was the last. Emmy Lou stood up. 1t
was the hrts word on n column On page
22 Emmy Lou could see 1t. She looked
at dear teacher.
3D." said Emmy Lou, 'e-a-u-x, beaux."
their seats, and Kitty and Emmy Lou
were left.
Kitty spelled triumphantly. Emmy
Lou spelled steadily. Even dear teachers
voice showed q touch of the strain.
She gave out half dozen words. Then
receive" said dear teacher.
1t was Kltty's turn Kitty stood up.
Dear teachers back was to the black
board. The trustee and tho visiting gen.
tleman were also facing the class. Kitty's
eyes, as she 81 God up. were on the board.
1.-THE best speller in this room is to re-
ceiye this medal" was the assurance on
the board.
Kitty tossed her little head. re. re.
c-i.e-v-e, ceive, receive" spelled Kitty,
her eyes or the blackboard.
Wrong
Emmy Lou stood up. 1t was the Sec
ond word In a column on a picture page.
Emmy Lou could see 1t. She looked at
dear teacher.
RE, re, c-e-l-v-e," ceive." said Emmy
Lou. az
One person beside Kitty had noted the
blackboard Already the principal was
passing an eraser across the words of
the visiting gentlenlan!s
Dear tencher's 2cheekss wereS pink as
Emmy Louis as she led Emmy Lou to
receive the medal. And her head was
finely erect. She held Emmy LOUIS
hand through 1t all.
The visiting ger cman's manner was
a little stony. 1t had quite lost It's play
fulness EIe looked almost gloomily on
the mother who had upheld the pillars
OF state and the future generally.
1t was a beautiful medal. It was a
sfive-ponted star. 1t said Reward OF
Merit"
The visiting gentleman lifted It from
its he'd of pink cotton
(. 'You must get ribbon for It," said
dear teacher.
:. I. Emmy Lou slipped her hand from dear
teachers. She went to the front dssk.
She got her second reader, and brought
forth a folded packet from behind the
cr,ss.choss stitches holding the cover.
Then she came back. She put the
paper in dear teachers hand.
'"rhere's ribbon" said Emmy LOU
They We're at dinner when Emmy Lou
got homo. On a blue ribbon around her
neck daneled new medal In her
hand she carried shiny box.
Even Uncle Charlie felt there must be
some mistake.
Aunt Louise got her hat to hurry Emmy
Lou right back to school.
At the gate they met dear teachers
carriage, taking dear teacher home. She
stopped.
Aunt cordelia came out, and Aunt
Katie Uncle Charlie, just going, stopped
to hear.
Smelling match!" said Aunt Louise,
mot our Emmy Lou?" said Aunt Katie,
1.-THE precious baby said Aunt Cor
della
"Hammel," said Uncle Charlie NC
Koeeharv." and Uncle Charlie smote his
thigh.-(Copyrigh by Mcclure, Phillips
& Cos
K@- Next SUNDAYS story will be
Emmy Lou In the Third Reader, 1t VIII
be especially interesting,
What F ,st T--ir' Ooera'ion Means.
pt,,r,, Int r.