Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-02-19
WHY TOoTS WAS SPANKED.
Her Fathers Bride Proved Him Foe
to Education.

Davy was shaving in his bedroom
when he heard bis wife's voice and his
little daughter engaged In earnest con-
verse in the parlor. He realized that
some weighty matter was being dis
cussed, and soon he heard the little one
sohbing. This made him nervous, and
he cut cash in his chin.
Then the little one, known to her
lntimates as Toots came into the room
where Davy was wiping the blood from
his face and wondering If he should try
to finish shaving or go to barber
shop.
What's the matter, Toots?" asked
Davy.
Davy was popular with his offspring.
and she dried away her tears as she
Indignantly told him her troubles.
When | get a good card at school |
my mamma gives me cents" she con-
fded. and today ! did not get card,
and mamma will not give me the PEN
nies ought to have had the card.
was good, and 1t was not me that
giggled, 1t was Sadie Lewis.
Il told the teacher and told NAM
ma, but she would not give me the 2
rents, cause | did not have the good
card that the mean old teacher would
MT give me.
Two cents for good card, eh?'
said Davy. We'll, never mind, Tere
Is dime. Every time you do not get
q good card | will give you 10 cents.
You just come and tell me about 1t.
You better not say anything to mann
ma. because she might not understand,
and we may want to surprise her.
AS the little girl toddled away to de-
post the dime in her bank Davy con-
soled himself by remarking: Il can't
have the child crying about the house
and making me nervous when | shave.
might cut my thoat some day"
For four days Toots did not bring
home good card, and on each day
she gleefuly told her father, and as
gleefully banked the dime that he gave
her.
Then the teacher remarked to the lit
tie girl on the last day Of the school
week Il can't give you goou card
today. You have not had one all week.
You have not been a good girl. You
laughed and played today, and you did
not have your lesson"
Il don't care" said Toots. Il don't
want your old cards. anyway My mann
4 good card and my papa gives me 10
cents when don't get one So there"
| whats that?" asked the amazed
teacher.
Toots repeated her story and was
taken before the principal She was
little frightened and she was almost
certain that she did not understand
but she believed that what her father
u tnII In hn xaau al
her money for her bank. was all right.
and she told the principal about her
fathers liberality and of her malher's
parsimony, And she wound up with
the declaration that she did not care
for good cards any more.
The principal asked Toots lot OF
questions about her father, his age. his
occupation, and his disposition. Then
she let Toots go and sat down to write
to Davy.
This letter was wonder, SAID
Davy, when he was telling the story.
Il gathered from reading IL that the
principally the way, judge that she
is remarkably pretty young woman.
10 Judge from her writing-is In doubt
whether am Filipino. an Eskimo, or
an Australian Bushman. Maybe she
thinks ! am plain fool, Anyway,
she roasted me a-plenty, and she limited
that if was determined to remain A
foe to education and intended to con-
tinue TO undo the work done by our
board Of education she would be graft
fed If ] would keep the child out OF
school.
Really. she seemed to think was
about TO overturn civilization and start
chaos in New York. And the worst OF
II was that poor Toots was spanked
by her mother for failing to get the
cards the 2 cents reward offer has
been withdrawn, and my wife shares
the views Of the school principal re-
garding me ."--Philadelphl Ledger.