The Minneapolis journal., 1904-11-19

In an East Side school, d year or /
two ago, there was a First Reader class
watched over and ruled BY a female
teacher, who was, in turn, watched over
and ruled bby cabinet Of three These
Mogilews sky, monitor Of the goldfish
bowl; Nathan SpiderWitz, monitor Of 1
window boxes, and Patrick Brennan,
leadersof the line. In years they were
very young G, but in World ldcraft they were
very old, for the green fields of their
and their fairy tales the corner gossip
of the district. Chief in their queer
assortment of memories was that Of a
kindergarten teacher of transcendentd
from their horizon. No heiress to
broad acres. could be more carefully
ehaperoned bys$a beyy Of maiden aunts
han han !. was f teacher by Morris, N athan and
I Patrick. III u 81, s5 |k
Morris was the first to discover defn-
his cherished Miss Bailey walking
ACROSS Grand street on a rainy morning,
/ and the umbrella which was protecting
her Beloved head was being held by a
tall stranger in long and baggy coat.
After eircling sincrednlouslY about this
Eastounding tableau, Morris dashed off to
| report to his colleagues. He found Pat
4 rick and Nathan in the midst Of an ex-
/ citing game of craps, but his pattering
u feet warned them OF danger, $50 they
pocketed their dice and turned to hear
his news. 81
. - assaysn Z, . he painted; ct seen teacher
s .ss ..Nol' said Patrick, aghast. 5
~ 49,, t 8 lie! cried Nathan; It's q
No; it's no ie,', said Morris with
8, sob, half Of breathlessness and half
ir,E & l, G
t the man carries umbrellas over her NIT
j loving looks"
HAh, g'wan,', drawled Patrick;
you re crazy You don It know what
YOU s i. Re d talking u ir} about
4 Sure do.l,' cried Morris: 81 had
n once a auntle what was loving NIT q
Il awful stylish salesman now floor
/ Walkers-4und GERS | seen how they makes. q
/ Well,' said Patrick, q I had sis
, ter Mary, land she married the milk
man, 50 | know, too. But umbrellas
doesn t mean much. y
sisted. My auntie makes such looks
!, on the salesman s now tleorwalkers
-und uln sooner she marries nit him. =
I - Say. .Patriek,o suggested Nathan;
! H.I'll tell you what to do. You ask
herslfl she's goin, to- get married. 2
4 . Naw,o said Patrick. = Let Morris
| ask her. She'd tell him before she d
"
/ ever since Christmas Say, Morris, do
81 you hear? You We got to ask teacher
II she g going to get married. .7.
q Oso-oh! 1 dassent. It amt polite
how you says, = & \ cried Morris in his
Sop yaoc5gi sgs itIe Ts Hoife t5df ART polite
| i ssWell, you We got to do, it, any.
: way. said z Patrick, darkly, sand
: you've got to do it soon and you We got
:: toilet us hear you.
s. saSltss fierce, = protested Morris, but
} he$Was overrulea by the dominant spirit
I Oft aRe.Patrlck !, Brennan, that grandson OF
!; time kings of Munster and son of the
s policeman on the beat.
: Morris opportunity found him on the
Q very next morning. Isadore Wishnew
}, sky, the gentlest of gentle children
! came to school wearing his accustomed
y air of melancholy. shot across with {
7 tender pride. His subdued "Gooe
. . strenuous exertion, directed apparently
8 to the removal and exhibition of a Dor
:: tion of his spine. After much wrig
Cling he paused long enough to say:
: Teacher, what you think? I've go
+ a present for you and then recon
Z his many fannels. His efforts being a
! length crowned with success, he drew
( forth and spread before Teachers ad
a miring s. eyes a Japanese paper napkin
: My sister, = he explained. Sh
z Egets it on weddinge."
It q Oh. Isadore,' cried the fattere,
y teacher; Sit IS very pretty, ism t it2'2
.,asae addSa aelher1Ylss, iE9 Ma an, gupgle1
to look on how stands birds on it an
Il flowers. Mine sister she gives it t
is me, und gives it to you. I dom
is need, it. She gives me all times some
le thing the while she's got such a fon
le oyer me. She goes all times on wee
~ dinges. Most all her younge lad
it friends gettin married; amt it fu1
Y, ny?,' !,
,e uneasy cabinet closed in about teachel
e. Their three pairs of eyes clung to he
vt face as Isadore repeated:
"a All gettin married. Amt 1t fur
% nyqn
5e Well, no. dear, = answered teache1
le musingly. You know, nearly ali youn
" ladies do it.
is Patrick took pin from teacher
Il desk and kneeled to tie his shoestrins
I When he rose the point of the pin pro
ID jected half an inch beyond the fraye
n toe Of his shoe, and he was armec
m Morris was most evidently losin
le courage-he was indeed trying to stes
% him and held him to his post.
is Clearly this was Morris opening
S, Patrick pierced his soul with a glanc
D: Of scorn. and simultaneously buried th
er pin in his quaking leg. Thus encoul
inZi aged, Morris rushed blindly into th
1t ! conversation with
t q Say, teacher, Miss Bailey, be yo
i goin to get Inarried9' and the
Edropped Imply against her shoulder.
at - Well, perhaps SO, Morris. PerhaI
n I shall, some day.
70 Teacher no, ma AN, Miss Bailey!
ae walled the monitor Of the goldfish
s. Don't you go and get married M
n lnobody. So you do you couldn t
lg teacher by us no more, und you re
iii lawful nice teacher by little boys. 70
k ain t too big. Und say, we d feel te
DO Erible bad the while YOU goes and get
IS, married NIT somebody, terrible bad, =
20 F.. Should you really, noW2'2 aslSe
ts Teacher, greatly pleased. Well, dea
Y T too should be lonely without you. q ! 1.
ie- Some days later teacher arranged
Iy go to reception, and as she, did nj
II, care to return to her home betWee
in work and play she appeared at school
ce rather festive array. Room eightee
was delighted with its TRANSFORMS
d, ruler, but the board of monitors tn
6e glory of raiment brought nothing b
a misery. Every twist In the neat col
fure, ssevery fold of the pretty ares
th 1 every rustic Of the invisible silk, evel
Lrt 4 click of the high heels, meant the COZ
ut ing abdication Of Teacher and the di
M i hand dfner Of. her cabinet. Just So hS