The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-31


"Und elehints." Morris suggested
hopefully.
NO, we had no elephants" Teacher
| was forced to admit. But We had q
turtle and a monkey.
Did your papa have a organ?'' ask
ed Sadie Gonorowsky> Organs init
monkeys is stylish for mans,
Think shame how you says" cried
her cousin Eva reproachfulIy. Teach
er amt no Chimney Organs amt for
Sheenies. They amt for Krishts even.
They all. all for Ginneys."
Sos monkeys said Sadie I'M
abashed. 'fUnd organs NIT monkeys
is stylish
The children's deep interest in the
animal kingdom gave Miss Bailey the
point of departure for which she had
been seeking She abandoned her
readings from the poets, and she
bought a rabbit and a pair of white
mice. The First Reader Glass was
enchanted. A canary in a giided cage
soon hung before the window and
''scupped'' most energeticaily, while
goldfish in their bowl swan lazily
back and forth. From these living
texts, Miss Bailey easily preached care
and kindness toward all creatures, and
Room 10 came to be an energetic
though independent branch of the S.
p. c. A.
The most sincere and jealous worker
in this new field was Morris Mogfl-
ewsky. monitor of the goldfish bowl.
Day after day he earned new smiles
and concentrations from his Hege lady
-laIrp Of cot re IN - f.acsc NJ "A
warmed, and of dogs rescued from tor
ment. He was awakened one night
by the cries of an outcast cat and fol-
lowed the sounds to the roof of his
tenement, only to find that they came
from another roof further down the
block. The night was wet and blus-
tering, but Morris was undismayed.
He crawled over walls and round Chin
neys until he reached the cat and
dragged her back to safety and re-
freshnent. When, in the early dark
Of the next morning, Mrs. Mogilewsky
that the elements of the
family breakfast had been lavished on
The wanderer, she showed some natural
resentment, but when she understood
that such prodigality was encouraged
md even rewarded in high places, her
wrath was very great.
'So-o-oh, you foolishness like that on
he school learns!" she fumed. sUnd
Tour teacher she learns you you should
Ike SO NIT your papa's breakfast und
ats make! She is then fine teacher!''
'She's awful nice teacher cried
Norris with hot loyalty. awful nice.
sooner you see her you could to be
owing nit her too. Amt you never
.onlin' on the school for see mine
eacher?''
Mo- his mother almost shrieked /
No! I seen her on the street once
md she looks off to Krishts. I don't
eed no Krishts. You don't need them
either. They amt for us. You amt
o big like could to tell you how they
1akes nit us in Russia. I don't likes
GU should hold SO much over no
-risht. For us they is devils.'
"Tea cher amt no devil cried Nor
is, and he would have laid down his
,yal life to have been able to add now,
s he had some months earlier. "she
int no Krisht neither" but he knew
nat his mother had guessed truly
eacher, with a wonderful absence of
hame, had told him that she was
hrstian, and he had sworn to protect !
er secret
His mothers constant though gener-
ly smoldering hostility towards Miss
alley troubled and puzzled him. In
act, many things were beyond his
Night after night he
Y in his corner behind the stove and [
stoned while his father and his faith
IS friends rallied against the Chris Z
ans and the Gar. He had seen
range meetings of grim and intent
en-, had listened to low and hurried I
aiding Of strange threats and mad
wiling. And always he gathered
lat the Christian was a thing un- s
'eakable. unknowable. without truth
heart or trust. A thing to be fear {
and hated now but, in the glorious
ture when the God of Israel should
once more mindful of his people, a S
ing to be triumphed over and tram
ed on
Yet each morning Morris waited at h
e big school door for the smile of a
dy's face, the touch of Iady's hand, h
Id each day he learned new gentle s
IS and love, new interests and new Z
Onders under her calm-eyed domin- n
n. And behold, the lady was S
tristan and he loved her and she was z
ry good to himi t
For his bright service to the cause t
nature in the matter of the cat, she "
ID decorated him, not with a but f,
n or a garter, though neither would n
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