The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-03
RIDICULE KILLED SMALL BOY.
.J0E KRAUER'S HEART STOPPED
uHTN PLiYMATES GtIED.
10 rsilcd al Promotion From beginners
,1ass In Van Nest Schooi-Trled TO
Ire brave. but Even Girls Called Him
u. annie" Collapsed IN Classroom.


..,.,,t +, boy or girl in the school except
.loo Hartman who didn't feel little bit
~ bllme for the death of Joe hrauer on
Wednesday
.l,e died. as nearly ms the doctor from
r,r,Ihom Hospital could tell, of broken
so.,, He had failed to keep up with his
a,.ss that was misfortune which he met
A br,ye resignation But when all the
.ho, follows ard. worse still, the girls be-
a, h,oting at him and calling him Annie!
1a.a.anniel A-a-a-a-annie couldn't pass!
Ia,,oa 40 hurt and troubled that his heart
stopped
,,dbe went bravely on with his school work.
Bnt the next time it stopped for good. and
f,s ut,le seven-year-old life ended right
,tore on the sohoolroom floor.
+, an Joe's seven years nobody had
o-orthoupht him weak of body or Of mind.
tIo ros "A keen eyed and live spirited Kid
a. over scraped the axle grease on wagon
rub 10 write his name on the sidewalk
We wasn't very big. to he sure, hut he was
s.b iy as most boys Of his age. His mother
rooted with pride in the course OF giving
tbe annals Of the family TO her neighbors
hint Joe had never been kept in the house
day hy sickness in his life.
Ju4, how Joe came to fall behind the
,c-, Of his class at the end OF his first term
in school is not clearly established. Miss
Rose simmons, his teacher, explains 1t by
.,vi,g that she does not think that Joe was
INDUSTRIOUS as some Of the other little
ones He was inclined to rely on the quick
ne.s Of his wit rather than on painstaking
sopIication Of his memory to the mysteries
~ -c-a-t cat" and ~r-a-t, rat. Al any
nate when the time came for a moving
mn Of the class which was to occur on
Feb 1 Joe Kramer was selected IA one OF
those who ought TO stay behind and go
over the first term work again in tho belief
that his foundations of learning were not
sufficiently established.
This news became general in the school
On the afternoon Of Tuesday, Jan. 81. Joe
Hartman who is something Of cripple,
because one OF his legs il shorter than the
other was also held back Joe Hartman
has always been rather used 10 falling be-
hind in the affairs OF life, so he took the news
with equanimity. Joe Krauer, on the other
hand was troubled and surprised. He
had thought that the promotion was COM
ing 10 him az a matter OF course. And
because he was troubled. the other Kids
began 10 rub II in.
Hello. Anniel" said the first boy ahead
Of him as they piled out OF the door at 3
o'clock This same hated name he had
heard in whispers in tho school room ever
since Miss Simmons had read out the lists.
Joe made dive for the boy who called
him Annie" The boy got away; but five
Or six in a chorus behind took up the yell.
no ii mot n
same pointing Of fingers and the same
appellation Of shame. came over to the small
krauer.
Never mind. Joe. he said I'm got
tin it. too. It's all right for them to holler,
but think what cinch we'l have goin'
over the same stuff all over again.
The two Joes walked along together and
Joe Krauer pretended not to care any more
than Joe Hartman when all the girls out
IN front of the boys gate joined in the
tormcnting shrieks of "A-a-a-anniei
A-a-a-a-annie left behind
Joe Hartman. who lives in Commonwealth
street. just around the corner from the
Krauer house at is st. Lawrence avenue,
went home with Joe Krauer and left him
there Mrs. krauer says that Joe did not
seem very much cast down when he told
her about his failure Joe's mother, of
course is sure that it was all mistake,
anyway and that the whole trouble was
due to the ohtuseness Of various official
persons in failing 70 notice that Joe was
rather brighter than most OF his classmates
only in different ways When she started
him on to school Wednesday morning. she
told him 10 he a brave boy and begin TO
york hard and catch IN.
Sure, Joe said TO his mother. That's
all night I'm going over to get Joe Hart
man and we'll 20 70 school together. and
J guess they can't make me look foolish.
Joe and me amt no Anniesl"
IN.a did 49, NrrHA
we're assailed by the Annie" insult all the
way to school by scattered parties. But
when they reached the school yard the
number Of torinentors who got out and
danced around them was increased TO a
hundred or more. Joe Hartman grinned
ana vas consplcuously bored. But Joe
hrauer could only stand it for a minute.
Then no got red in the face and the tears
started and he made one or two wild sorties
into the circle which formed around them.
Tbs reused Joe Hartmans ardor. and no
joined in Joe Krauer's battle. The two
went AZ their foes with such fierce endeavor
that the circle was put TO fight, still scream
ing the deadly t2unt:
A-a-a'annie A-a-s annie Left be-
hini'-
The o'clock bell rang and the classes
gathered When Joe Krauer slid into his
sea- he was pale and shaky. He was more
hurt aud tom to pieces in his feelings than
he had over been in his life before. Every
body had always liked Joe and had been
good 10 him, having the whole world turn
against him so was too much The bell
pad hardly tapped for order before lie
iosl al track Of things and slid out Of his
seat 10 the floor in dead faint.
Mss Simmons ran down and picked him
Np and carried him into the coat room and
cooled his face with a wet handkerchief,
and pretty soon he felt better. She asked
nm what was the matter, and he said he
ha unra IA
To be all right Anyway, he didn't want
'heiun. Part OF the proceedin 6 Of Wednes-
Gay was the installation of the new prin-
opal Mss Mary O'Connor, in place OF
Acting Principal James Marshall
me exercises kept Joe's mind of his
troubles for two hours and half.
But just as be wus settling at his desk for
hi- new etart 10 get out of the beginners,
Class ne heard from on somewhere behind
nm the whisper: Look al the Aa-a-a-a-
'nW'' Aa-a-a-a-annie left behind
Jec looked around quickly. His face got
nanN white and he pitched head first out
lh ito aisle When Miss Simmons reached
MIN tn.- time, though she did not know IT
al 10" moment, Joe was dead. When he
dia NOT come TO life under the same treat
meni be had given him before, she wgs
scared and called Mr. Marshall The re-
'UnS principal took one look at Joe, felt
i-t once Of his ICY hands and telephOned
i"r ago ambulance Or. McGowan came,
'll he said Joe had been dead for some time
OF neart disease. The ambulance took the
NIilN BODY nome 10 The mother Dr.. OBTien,