Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26

"Cold roast beef and prunes!"
the pantry supplies.
Brown bread and raisin sponge
cake said the girl who knew the school
baker.
"On to the FEAST" cried the football
players. LET us at it. We could eat
boards
They ragged up and down the school
hall. They watched the clock with
greedy eyes. Not that they wished to
eat it. They wished merely to hurry Il
on to o'clock and supper time.
Positively famished, positively fam
ished" walled the football players.
They were making little song of it,
warbling it softly to themselves. "Posi-
lively famished, positively famished,"
the football players cried when the din
ing room doors opened. They rushed
in.
N.Y. but it was good They didn't re-
member a single thing about the sew
ing fair.
Miss Bloomsbury over in the school
sewing room rose with a sigh and closed
her little watch.
That was Monday. On Tuesday the
sewing class did not have a lesson.
On Wednesday the lesson was held as
usual. When the girls came out they
found a curious group of fellow stu
dents who We're not members of that
particular sewing class gathered around
a bulletin. This is what the bulletin
said:
"The sewing fair, which was to have
been held on Thursday afternoon in the
schoolroom for the benefit. of the new
| lfyxyf osit
poned BY order of the faculty.
(Signed) u. r. GREAVES,
principal"
"Oh, she really did," cried the sewing
class.
"And all the townspeople were COM
ing" walled Minnie Brown.
And the teachers" cried Jeanette.
"And the boys from St. Andrews
groaned Della.
"Oh, what lots of money we would
have made!' they chorused.
Some one would surely have bought
the shirt waists" declared Minnie.
Although they were lumpy," sighed
Della.
1.-THE boys said they'd take all the
cushions" complained Minnie.
"And the girls would have bought the
collars" announced Jeanette.
"Only," added Minnie, "some of the
collars were so lopsided."
'Its the meanest thing l ever heardw
cried all the girls. Miss Bloomsbury
is simply depriving all the school OF
what we would have made for the gym
nasium."
Just then the principals private Sec
retary came into the office. He began
putting up a second bulletin. The girls
clustered around him eagerly.
"Oh. oh, OH" they cried as they read
it, "Who could have given it?'
This is what the bulletin said:
"The gymnasium will be no loser by
the postponement of the fair, as the
articles for sale made by the sewing
class have been bought by a friend of
the school for $100.
(Signed) ~ r. GREAVES.
principal"
Mercy upon us! One hundred dol
lars!" gasped Minnie.
"Why. they weren't worth thirty"
shrieked Jeanette.
who could have done it?" they
cried.
Mary looked at them, pale and ex-
cited.
1T was Miss Bloombury," she cried.
Mary Milford, are you crazy?" de-
manded Minnie.
'Where was her watch?" replied
Mary. "She had no watch on this
morning. She's never been without ii
before. She's sold it and given US the
money for those old lumpy waists and
lopsided collars. She was too poor 10
give It TO us without selling her watch"
"In you so, Mary" said Jeanette,
resolutely.
"Yes. in l 60" acquiesced Mary.
Mary Milford took to her heels at once
and ran straight into the sewing room,
where Miss Bloomsbury was sitting
with the principal
"Oh, Miss Bloomsbury ii was l." said
Mary.
81 knew it," said Miss Bloomsbury,