The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-26

them It was the rule. Jenny 10
examine a primary school in another district
But at
heF They loved Miss Jenny Her cheeks glowing.
and the draught Jenny open doorway
blew her hair about her
turned to 60 But again she turned-Miss Jennyyes Miss
Jenny was throwing kiss to the third reader class
The door closed 1t examination The they
to draw had for and No in
saucer And by it was coffee pot And next to that was
ninaon--without tissue paper "A 0' 4'a''ei'
When Emmy Lou had finished she felt discouraged. In
the result might be for uncertainty
20 wnicn was coee-pot and which pepper-box The cup
and saucer seemed strangely like circle in hole There
yawning break in the from much where
the handle of the should
thumb marks and where nothing should
Emmy Lou looked at Hattie Hattie looked out She
had her book upside down. putting holes in
the pepper-box Sadie crying. Tears dropping
right down on the page Of her book.
The bell rang. Examination in drawing was over The
books We're collected Just the teacher Diminishing
turned to the front pages She passed finger the
verse side Of She teacher
perience She told the class sit She little
girl named Mamie sessum to please rise. 1t NAMES
book she held. Mamie rose.
The teachers tones polite. made tremble.
they were so polite. MAY: said teacher,
have explained the system by which supposedly
hand drawing in this book done?'
1T wasn't SYSTEM Mamie fastened explain
1ous to dlsclam connection evidently undesirable; it
tissue paper"
and this confessed openly o my race?" said the
teacher She was even after the business
Of exposing the natural depravity of the youthful
palled at the braZenness O I'M
Mamie looked uncertain. Whatever DONE it was
well to have company 1--WE all tissue paper" said
Mamie.
1t proved The teacher, this thing might
be fully exposed, called the roll girl responded
IN alphabetical sequence The teachers condition
virtue rendered coldly laconic.
Tissue paper?" she asked each little girl in turn.
Tissue paper, the burden form Of every
alarmed little girls reply.
Cipher said the briefly as each made confess
sion, called -fA'=<s'z 80
aO-Outer darkness. -
The teacher at the last her book with a snap
Cipher and worse" she told them. cheats and
to cheat is to lie. And further failed in
drawing"
A bell rang. Recess over
The teacher codly, picked up the chalk
and turned to write the board, man.
Examination in New Eclectic Practical and Mental
Primary Arithmetic begun.
The third class stunned picked up it's pencils
Miss Jenny had feared for them arithmetic
feared for themselves They liars and
they had failed And the knowledge them feel
confident They cheats and
veiance the part of the that
she looked them cheats
1ngly Misery and despair their portion. And
her failure In their state of mind
man
They did better geography reading They
passed Friday in spelling penmanshp
But the terrible fact teacher had de-
cared them cheats and liars they only Miss
Jenny Miss Jenny would understand Miss Jenny would
make it all right after she returned
When the third assembled on Monday tall
lady occupied the platform. She But
at the door stood of Miss the
about her face, kissing her @
The third reader class Miss Jenny again.