The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-15
emily nou,.e asked. as

or Republican Z" Emily louise asked, as
they went along
Williams tones were uncompromisins.
"a mugwump." hs said, md he said 1t
with contempt.
1t sounded unpleasant. and as though
II ought to merit tho contempt OF william.
And grammar was becoming as com
pick as life ITSELF One forenoon Emily
Louise was called upon to recite the rult.
Every day II was A different rule. which
in Itself was d!scouraging. But thu OK
ceptions were worse than the rule; for
rule In a matter of q mere paragraph.
while the exceptions arc measurable By
pages.
But Emily Louise knew the rule. Even
with town one background for nag and
bunting: even with the streets ono fes-
tive processional; even with the advent,
In her city, OF the President OF the United
States on his tour Of the Bouth; even
with this IN her civic precincts. Emily
Louise. arising, was ahle correctly to re.
cite tho ruls.
IAN article should only Be used once
before q complex description OF ono and
the same object"
"A, example," said Miss Amanda.
Emily Louise stood perple1ed. for mono
had been given In the book.
"simplv apply tho rule and make your
own" said Miss Amanda.
But It did not seem simple: Emily Lou
Use was still thinking In tho concrete.
Hattie had Erns sped distractions. Fiat
tie waved her hand. There was scarlet
spot upon her cheek Before school there
had been words between Hattie and 1-obel.
The politics Of the President Of the tinted
States had figured IN It, and Emily Louise
had learned that the President was Re-
publican. And yet hassl And process.
sions
IJotfiA aro.o sNThepa II ain Fla eS,1v
solitary Republican pupil IN this class"
said she promptly and with emphasis.
Miss Amanda might proceed to constder
the proposition dramatically. her mind
being on the rule, and not on the import.
but the class interpreted II az Hattie
meant, they should In their mtdsti And
unsupported!
Emily Louise grew hot. Could Hattie.
would Hattie, do this tiingf Hattie. 40
cuse her thus7 Yet who else could Hat
tie mean? The heart Of Emily Louise
swelled-Hattie to DO this thing!
And Hattie was wrong. She should
know that she was wrong. She should
. brought TO Emily Louise for her fnscrib-
ing. Emily Louise remained in at recess.
Verse was beyond her. She recognized
her limitations. eoms are born TO prose
and somo to higher things. She applied
herself to plain statement In Hatties
| album.
Dear Hattie:
lam MuEwump and your true friend.
EMILY LOUISE MAC LAUREN.
Then she put the book on Hattie's desk
a. the bell rang. 81
With tho class came Visible and aud
ible excitement. Mr.. Pass followed, his
hair wildly erect, and he eonversed with
| Miss Amanda hurriedly.
With visual signalling and laeial dumb
! show, Emily Louise ihplorsd enlighten-
! ment.
ours 10 the honor class, 80 were to
| be chosen" enunciated Hattie. IN q STAG
| cato whisper,
Resale was nearer. ."There's to be pra-
sentation-in the chapel" whispered Ro-
sale; 'sh.h-hes going to choose us
now"
Mr.. Page and Miss Amanda were sur
veyins the class. Some two score pairs
! Of eager eyes sought each to stay those
Page lacked courage. The choice leave
TO YOU" said he 70 Miss Amanda Then
I he went
Miss Amanda was also visibly excited.
| She settled her chair and puffed the elao.
crate couture Of her hair, tho while che
I continued to survey the class. ehe looked
hesltant and undecided, glancing from row
| her face cleared and she grew ar ch,i shak.
! Ing finger playfully. ITO the aviotors
belong the spoils.." she said, with sprisht-
" hurnor, ''and It will, at least. narrow
/ the oholoe. I will ask those young Ia
| dies whose fathers chance to be OF a
| Republican way OF thinking to please
! arise"
| A silence followed-a nlence OF disap-
J pointment to the many; then Emily Lou
tse MacLauren arose,
Was retribution following thus fast be-
cause Of that subterfuEo OF mugwump'
Alas for that consolentiousness OF which
she had once been proud!a Was It tho
measure Of her degradation sho read on
Rosalie's startled face-Rosalle's face OF
stricken lncredullty and amaze7 But no.;
rRosalis's tsansflxed gaze was not on En-
Ny Louiae-it passed her to-
To where in tho aisle beyond stood