Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-05-12

Cllalf Oh tlc klld u~tl III some
< kindergartenS. The lady hal. in
fact. had the chair brought W
To her room from the settlement kin
dergarteu room for this very pdrpoSe.
The lady sat opposite in a low rocking
chair, holding a lank yellow kitten III
her lap.
The knight was young in years. but
patriarchal in experience and point OF
view. as lis mother said, with pride
but feebIy echoed 10y the long suffer
ing college settlement family.
He he only twilve. sure; but, faith,
who'd he KNOWN ii? He be thot for
ward-' He was forward-promincntly
forward, distinctly forward, constantly
forward.
The name of the knight was Warren
Flanagan, but he was commonly known
as Wary. and one of the younger resi-
dents of the settlement once almost
shattered the dignity of the Institution
by declaring that it was an excellent
name for him because one had contin-
ually to be wary in dealing with him.
He is the black sheep Of the settle
ment." the head resident explained to
the lady the day of her arrival, when
she had asked, in that ignorance which
is bliss, who is that interesting look
Ing boy with ragged clothes am search
ing blue eyesf" The head residcng con-
tnued: He leases the kindergarten
children, fights with the other boys, Is
cruel to animals, tormentS the girls
and wears us to shadows. He is in two
clubs, and when they meet-WVll, HE
becomes strenuous. We don't Ike to
eXpel Wary. The settlement is for the
benefit of just such boys. We try to
help him, to refine him. to make him
different but he is the black sheep Of
the settlement"
The black eye would be more apt q
name" one of the residents murlnured
WARY always has one"
Tho head resident ana the other lneu-
bcrs of the family smiled pitytugty and
intulgcntly VIXEN the newest, the y2un-
gest, reSident-the lady-Said. Have
YOU told him how unChivairouS all this
is?' The lady had pale brown hair and
dreamy blue gray eyes, and her name
was EllCn--Ellcn Doug,as-but her own
family. and within week the settle
mcnt family also. called her Elaine.
My dear" said the kindergarten,
I'VE have told him how uncyerything
else it all is, but we never happened to
remember chiyalry when remembering
Wary. The two don't combine. They
would explode with surprise If they
We're brought within speaking distance
OF each other" she explained, with q
fine disregard for mixed metaphors.
The lady was the newest and the
youngest, but her blue gray eyes were
not altogether dreamy, and she was OF
the elan of Douglas.
Then, if you've tried everything else
| shall try chiyalry," she said
IF at first you don't succeed. try, try
again." laughed the family. TRY any
thing YOU like" they said. You Won
touch Wary. He is invulnerable, Tx,
Achilles"
Achilles had one vulnerable spot
unused the new resident. II shall first ge
acquainted with Wary and then try chiv
airy" She announced this double inten
ton to the family. They again smiled
pityingly.
"Oh, you'll get acquainted with War!
soon enough" they said darby, The new
resident did. The day after her arrival
as she emerged from the house with a lis
of names. the owners of which she wa
commissioned to invite TO the next moth
ers meeting, she met Wary IN the act o
ringing the doorbell His cotton shir