The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-31
THEtTOUGH OF NATURE
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have been inappropriate but with a
ring bearing his initials gorgeously en-
twined. Then proud and happy was
Morris Mogilewsky, anu wild was the
emulation of the other members of the
First Reader Glass. Then serious was
Teachers account with a 5ewelier over
in Columbia street and grave her
doubts as to Herr Froebers blessing on
the scheme. But the problem was
solved. OF all the busy hours in
Room ISIS crowded day, there was none
more happy tnan that devoted to ma
ture Study-Donestic Animals and
Home Pets
And then one morning Morris failed
to answer to the rolI-caIl Never Ia d
he been absent since his first day at
school. and Miss Bailey was full OF
uneasiness. Nathan Spiderwitz. Nor
Kiss friend and ally, was also missing
but at half past nine he arrived entire
ly GREATNESS and shoekingly untidy.
Nathan said Teacher reprovingly,
you are very late"
"Yiss ma'an- I tells you 'scuse,"
gasped Nathan. "On'y Morris"
! Where is hep cried Miss, Bailey.
Is there anything the matter with
him?,'
'sYiss msl'an. He amt got no more
that gold ring what you gives him over
that cat"
A murmur of commiseration swept
through the room. '.Oh, poor Nor
ris!' signed Eva Gonorowsky. "Ain't
that fierce! From sure gold rings is
awful stylish und they costs whole
punches of money
Morris is silly little boy, said
Teacher GROSSLY, for she had been
frightened, as it now seemed, to no
purpose. 'Tll measure his finger for
new ring when he comes i'm
He amt comm" said Nathan brief
ly
mot coming to school simply be-
cause he lost a ringi Nonsense. Ma
than, you just run back to Morris's
house and tell him ne must come. Tell
him I'll give him new ring and
But he amt to his house." Nathan
objected. 81 seen how he goes away" |
We'll. then, how did he go away?"
Teacher, it's like this. Me und Nor |
ris we stands by our block when comes |
the bakers wagon. Und the baker he |
goes4in the grocery. store to sell bread /
und his wagon und horse stands by US. |
Und, say, on the horses face is some
thing. from leather, so the horse could |
mt to eat. He couldn't to open his /
mouth even. But all times he longs
out his neck like he should eat und |
he looks on me und Morris. So Nor
ris he says: Amt it fierce how that
bad man makes nit that horse? Some
thing from leather on the face amt
healthy for horses. I guess 1 takes it
off,
But he didn't, Nathan
'Yiss ma'an, he takes it off. He says
like that: You know Teacher says we
should make all times what is lovin'
nit dogs urd cats und horses Und |
say, Teacher, Missis Bailey, that's how
you says. He had a ring over it. A
from sure gold ring nit his name
but the horse!'' Miss Bailey inter-
rupted. THE horse with the muzzle.
remember dear, what I said, but
hope Morris didn't touch that bakers
horse
Sure did he,'' cried Nathan ''He
buttons out that thing what I told you
from leather, on the horses face, und /
he horse he swallows the golden ring" s
why, I never heard of such a {
1
han explained: Ec
Morris, he gives the horse a sweet
potato und the horse he swallows the 1
golden ring. He swallows it way,
way down. Und it was from sure
sold--''
But it must have been very loose
IT it would never have come off his i.
niger so easily
1T didn't come off, said Nathan pa
iently. 1.-THE horse he swallows the
niger, too-four f1ngers-und it was
rom sure gold ring init his name
cratched in on it. what he had off of ,
rou, Teacher, for present over that
at
''Oh, you must be wrong cried Miss
Bailey. TT can't be as bad as you G
ay''
''Yiss ma'an, from sure gold nit"
But his hand. Are you sure about n
is hand? n
st seen it," said Nathan. 81 seen c
ow comes blood on the sidewalk. I Ii
cen how comes a great big all of peo- W
lie. I seen how comes Morris's mann Il
Ia und hollers like a fair theayter.
cen how comes Patrick Brennan's pa b
a-he's a cop-und he makes come n
he ambulance. Und sooner the doc D
Or seen how comes blood on the side d.
ak he says like this: so Morris bleeds e.
our more inches of blood he don't got II
o more blood in his body. Say, / "
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