The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-08


JIMMY LOU was now big girl
One climbed from floor TO fl3or
~ as one went up In readers. WITH
fSsfWsaI the nth reader one reached
ks&IlQal the dizzy eniuence OF top EN-
m. Lou now Stood as ], we're. upon a
teak In Darien and stared at the great
unknown rolling ahead, called the gram
mar school
Behind. descended the grades OF ones
achievements back In the A, B. c. OF
things. One had once been pygrny part
OF the primer world on the first floor
ones self, and from there had gazed
onward at the halocd beings peo-
ping these same fifth reader heights.
Blu, Emmy Lou felt that somehow she
was falling to experience the expected
sense OF dizzy height. or the Joy OF per-
ouisite and privilege. To lie sure being
q big girl she found herself nj recess. one
OF many taking hands In long. undulat-
INK limo. and. like the Assyrian sweeping
down on the fold while the fold. In the
shape OF little girls. fled shriekins before
the onslaught.
But there had been a time when En-
my Lou had been a little girl. and had
fled, shrteking. herself. The memory
kept her from quite ENJOYING the ,. on
slaught now, though. OF course little
girl OF the under world Is only pri-
mary and ,n,,., lie made to feel It. The
privileged member. VI tho fifth rcactr
world are Intermediates.
They are other things too. They are
Episcopnlians or Presbyterians or some
other correspondingly rolysylabic thing.
a. the case may lie. In this case each
seemed to be different thing. Hat
tie first called the attention OF Emmy
Lou to It.
S{$< ia 1ny1r In
groups. Without knowing 1t. one was
growing gregarious. And becomes n
higher social stnte. one passed ones iun-
cheon around.
Emmy Lou passed her luncheon around.
Emmy Lou herself knew the Joys OF cat
ing: and hers. too. was hosptnble soul.
She brought liberal lunchcons. On this
day. between tho disks OF her beaten
biscuit showed the pinNncss OF sliced
ham.
Mary Agatha drew back: Mary Agnthn
wa. Emmy Louis newest friend. TITS
Friday" said Mary Agatha.
"Of course said Resale. II forgot"
Rosalie put her biscuit back.
..It's ham," said Rebecca Ste;nau.
Emmy Lou was hurt. II seemed al
most like preconcerted reflection on her
Biscuits and her ham.
Hattie took Emmy Lou aside. Its
their religion" said Hattie. In tones OF
large tolerance. I'VE can eat anything
you and I. 'Pscopalans and Presbyte-
rians."
..Rnt Rosalic." said Emmy Lou: Rosa
lie. like Emmy Lou, was Eplscopalian.
Pn' Resale had Joined Hattie and
Emmy Lou. MY little brothers sing
ing In the vested choir" said Rosnlle.
''and we're going to be high church"
Hattie looked al Rosal!c steadily. Then
Hattie took another biscuit. H'ttie took
another biscuit. deliberately. aggressive
". It was as though. with Hattie. to
take another biscuit was a matter Of
conscience and protest. Hattie was Pres
byterian.
But to Emmy Lou biscuits and ham
had lost their SAVIOR. Emmy Lou admired
Rebecca Rebecca could reduce pounds
and shillings 10 pence with q .rap'dity
that. Emmy Lou could not even follow
Yet Rebecca stopped from this emtnence
to help laborlng Emmy Lou with her
sums.
And Emmy Lou fnw life through Rosa
Hes eyes Emmy Lou ruiged unducs-
tionably after. where the winged feet
of Rosales fancy led. For yet about
Rosale's light footsteps trailed back
some clouds OF glory, and through tho
eyes OF Resale one still caught vlslona
Of the glory and the dream.
And high rs are the peaks OF the fifth
rea6rr helrhts. Mary Agatha went to
church, not only on Sundays but on
saints days.
Mary Agatha loved to go to church.
But. for the matter OF that. Rebecca
went to church on Saturdays When
did Rebecca play?
To Emmy Lou church meant several
things It meant going, when down In
her darraved ,eart Inv the knowledge
ehe tried to hide even from herself that
che did not want to 10, II meant n
sore and troubled conscience. because
her eye would travel ahead on the page
TO the amens. The nmens signified tho
end, And I. meant fierce and unholy
Joy that would not down. when that
end came.
But Mary Agatha loved to 20 to
church And Rebecca gave Saturdays to
church And now Rosalie. who admired
Mary Agatha, was taking to church.
No wonder that 10 Emmy Lou biscuits
and ham were tasteless.
But the NTH reader II an age OF reve-
Nation, One Is more than an lntcrme-
6ate. One is an animal and a biped.
One had 10 confess II on paper In
composition under the hNHh OF Man"
One accepted the intermediate and hiped
easily. because OF a haziness OF comrrc.
hension. but to hear that ore Is an AMI
NAL was shock.
But Miss Fanny said So Miss Fanny
also said the course In Language WINS
absurd She said II under her breath.
ghe said 1t as Emmy Lou handed In her
opposition on Man"
so one was an animal One felt conf
dence In Miss Fanny's statement Miss
Fsny walked lightly. she laughed In her
eyes: that last fact one did not cherish
against Miss Fanny. though sometimes
one smiled doubtfully back at her, Was
Hiss Fanny laughing nj one'
Miss Fanny WAS real person The
others had heen teachers. Miss Fanny
had a grandrana. He was rich, And
ehe had mamma who cried about Miss
Fanny's teaching school But her grand
para said be was proud OF Miss Fanny,
Emmy Lon knew all about Miss Fanny
Miss Fanny's Sister was Aunt Lou!se's
bee, friend.
Mr. Bryan the principal. came often
TO the nfth reader room He came for
language leSsons Mr.. Bryan told them
he had himself introduced the course In
Language into The school curriculum.
Its purpose. he explained. was to In
crease the comprehension and voca hulary
OF the child The paueity OF yoca bulary