The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-01
TIMES 1sPATcH RIcHMoNDvA SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1908

was the wicked fairy godmother. Miss
Lizzie was the ogress. the wife OF the
terrible giant
One told Resale. But Rosalie went even
further. Miss Lizzie was the grim and
terrible ogress who dwelt In her lonely
castle. True. The school house was the
castle OF the ogress. And the forty little
girls In the fourth reader were tho cap
tves-the captive princessos-keptb by Miss
/, Lizze until certain tasks we're perform
ed.
Ono looked at problems differently now.
Ons saw copy-book s through u glamour.
They were tasks and each task done. the
nearer release from Miss Lizzie.
| Did one fail-7
Emmy Lou held her breath, Rosalie
spoke softly: THE lady at the window
her finger at her llps--she had Jailed"
Miss Lizzie was the ogress. and the
lady was the princess-the captive prin-
cess-wait!ng at the window for retense.
And SO one played ones part. And SO
Emmy Lou and Resale moved and lived
and. dreamed In the glamour and tho
world Of the green and gold book.
It stayed In ones desk-sometilnes with
Alice. or with Amanthus. sometimes tn
Rosal.e. To-day It was with Emmy Lou.
tONG never Eedu IN SCIlOoI. Louk dta'cScSo'
on the steps outside the big door, one read
aloud III return while the others ate their
apples. And Hattie came. too, when shel
liked, and Sadie. But one carried the book
home that ono might not be parted from
It..
To-day It was with Emmy Lott. It had
certain treasures between It's leaves. One
expects to find faint sweet rose-leaves
between tho pages of the green and the
gold book. and the scrap of tinsel recalls
the CLEAN and simmer of the goose girls
bali dress OF woven moon-beams
To-day the book was In Emmy Lcn's
desk.
Problems She did not need book. Miss
Lizzie dictated when one was at the
board. Emmy Lou was poor at prop
Sadie. at her desk. needed ooo y;
asked permission to- borrow Emmy Lou,s.
ss shs T sd to wy Hsf shs puso
She also pulled another book out which
fell open on. the floor. shedding ross-
leaves and tinsel.
caught Miss Lizzie's eye.
I Her fingers had been tearing at bits Sc OF
paper alts morning until her desk was
Bring 1t 70 me- she said; 49, sal.
and looked at It..
erably at problems. Miss .Lizzie's face
ed over it. she stepped: to the stove and
cast the book N. ao,d
Il was gone-the world OF glamour, Of
glory. of dreams-the world OF Emmy Lou
and Rosalie. Of Alice and Amanthus.
through Emmy Lou. Envy Lou was Just
roSnd:eysd fa.fhs e 5asyfood.
II was va terrible. The fourth reader class
failed to breathe.
Emmy Lou must say she was sorry.
Emmy na1rs " Mo seSoo n0 dragged on
! Lou sat silent
Rosalie looked at her. Laughter had
died In Rosalie's check. Resale pressed
Lou.
Sadie looked at Emmy Lou. Sadie wept.
Hattie. looked at Emmy Lou, Hat
and groand her little teeth. Hattie was
! of that blood which has risen up and
slain for affections sake.
white checked chez broodine. detiani A There
Lou.
Emmy Lou must say she was sorry.
Emmy Lou would not.
gLou and Miss Llzzie-castng backward
Hooks of awe and commiseration.
To be left alone In t hat 4nearness soli-
tude entails 1fmeant torture, the torture
of Ioathing. of shrinking. OF 'revulsion.
She must say she was sorry. Emmy
Lou was not sorry.
4 She sat dry-eyed. The tears would
Come later. More than once .tthIs yea.
they had come after home and Aunt Cor
4 delia's arms were reach And Aunt
ICordelia had though It was because
Sone. was growing too IS fast.s.sADd Aunt
Gordeiia had rock ted and patted and sung
about Tho Frog Who Would A-W ooins
\ Co."
|. And then Emmy Lou had laughed bo-
cause Aunt Cordelia did not know that
| the frog and Jenny Wren and the little
4 wee bear We're gone into the past. and
the green and gold book come. to take
| their place. +.
The bell had rung at 2 O'Clock. At /;
| Tom came. Tom was the house boy. He
was suave and saddle-colorcd and smil.