The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-12

The best of boys has his off days,
and this is one of them he remarked.
| Morris said teacher. did you stop
J reading lesson TO tell me that? Do
you think 1 don't know what the year
| is? I'm ashamed of you"
| Never had she spoken thus. If the
| telling had been difficult TO Morris
! when she was glad on him." il was
/ impossible now that she was prey 10
| such evident mad feelings" And yet
| he must make some explanation. So he
murmured: Teacher. tells you 'scuse.
! know you knows what year stands,
on'y it's polite ] tells you something.
! und l had a fraid-'
And so you bothered your teacher
with that nonsense said Tim. You're
| a nice boyi'
Morris eyes were hardly more ap-
pealing than Teachers as the two cul-
prits. for SO they felt themselves,
| turned to their judge.
| Morris is strange boy. Miss
| Bailey explained. He can't be man
! aged by ordinary methods"
| And extraordinary methods don't
seem TO work today" Mr.. O'Shea inter
jected.
and I think Teacher continued.
that it might be better not to press
the point"
"Oh. if you have no control over
him Mr. OShea was beginning
| pleasantly, when the principal sug-
gested:
You'd better let us hear what he has
to say. Miss Bailey; make him under
stand that you are mistress here And
! Teacher. with a heart-sick laugh at the
! irony Of this advice i'm the presence of
the associate superintendent, turned 10
| obey
But Morris would utter no words but
| these, dozens Of times repeated: I
! have a fraid." Miss Bailey coaXed,
bribed, threatened and cajoled; shook
him surreptitiously, petted him openly
The result was always the same 1t
| polite I tells you something out, onE L
had A fraid.
But. Morris. dear. of what?" cried
Teacher. Are YOU afraid of me- stop
crying now and answer. Are you afraid
of Miss Bailey
''N-o-o-oh, m-a-a-an.
Are you afraid of the prihc.pal?'
.N-o-o-Oh, m-a-a-an-
Are you afraid''-with q slight pause.
during which native hue Of honesty
was fOulIy done 10 .death-"Of this kin9
gentleman We are all 50 glad 10 see
''N-O-O-Oh. m-a-a-an-
Well then. what is che matter with
you2- Are you sick2 Don't you thinS
you would like to so home TO your
MOTHER.
''N-o-o-oh. m-a-a-an: amt sick.
tells you 'scuse-
The repeated imitation OF a sorrow
full goat was too much for the Honor
able Tim.
Bring that boy TO me-" he COM
! manded- III show you how to man
age refractory and rebellious children
With much difficulty and many assur-.
snces that the gentleman was not going
to hurt him. Miss Bailey succeeded III
untwining- Morris legs from the sup
ports of the desk and in half carrying.
half leading him up 10 the chair Of
state. An oninOus silence had settled
over the room. Eva GOnOTOWSky Was
weeping softly. and the redOubtable Isl
dOre Applebaum was stiffened IN
| frozen calm.
T-af.
intendent in his most awful tones, VIII
YOU tell me why YOU raised your HAND
Come here, sir"
Teacher urged him gently, and. like
dog to heel he went He halted within
/ a pace or two Of Mr. O'Shea and lifted
a beseeehing face toward him.
II couldn't to tell nothing OUT said
he. 7 tells you ,scuseN< I'm got
fraid."
The Honorable Tim Iunged quickly
/ and caught the terrified boy pTepara-
tory to shaking him. but Morris es-
| capped and fled TO his haven az safety
/ his teachers arms When Miss Bailey
felt the quick clasp Of the thin little
| hands the heavy beating of the ever
| tried heart and the deep cOnvulsiNe
! soDS she turned on the Honorable Tim
/ Othy O'Shea and spoke;
Il must ask you to leave this room
at once" she announced. The principal
| started. and then sat back Teacher ;
| ewes were dangerous. and the Honor
| able Inn might DIOll DN a AGSSOAl-
! You've frightened the child until he
| can't breathe. I can do nothing with
him while you remain. The eXamina-
! ton is ended. You may go.
I Now Mr. O'Shea saw he had gone a
[ little too far in his effort to create the
proper dramatic setting for his Glenn
| ency He had not expected the young
! woman TO rise quite so far and Nigh
His depreCating half-apOlogy. half
/ euIogy. gave Morris the opportunity he
! craved-
Teacher" he painted; Il wants TO
whisper NIT you in the ear
With a dexterOus movement he kneit
upon her lap and tore out his solitary
| safety-pin. He then cIasped her tight
! | " and made his explanation. He began
in the softest of whispers. which in
/ creased i'm volume as il did in interest,
} | so that he reached the climax at the
, | full power of his boy soprano voice.
Teacher. Missis Bailey, know you
know what year stands. On'y it's polite
/ | tells YOU something, und had fraid
: the while the COmp'ny nit the WhiSkerS
sets und rubbers But. Teacher it's
= like this: your jumpers sticking out
, und you could take mine safety-pin.
} He had understood so little of all that
! had passed that he was beyond being
- surprised bv .he result of this cDmmu-
, nication. Miss Bailey had gathered him
into her arms and had cried in a queer,
helpless way. And as she cried she had
said over and over again: Morris,
how could you. Oh ho%--cou4d-you,
dear2 How could your
The principal and the cOmpny nit
whiskers'' had looked sclemnly at one
- another for a struggling moment and
. had then broken into laughter. long
D and loud until the visiting authority
{ was limp and moist The children
( waited in polite uncertainty, but when
I | Miss Bailey. after some INDIGESTION, had
2 contributed a wan smile. which later
grew into a shaky laugh. the first-read-
' | er class went wild
- Then Honorable Timothy arose TO say
2 goodbye He reiterated his praise or
the singing and reading, the blackboard
. work and the moral tone. An awkward
! pause ensued. during which the prlncl-
pal engaged the young Gonorowskys in
: i1r,uro4nptu conversation. The Honor
, | able Tim crossed over to Miss Bailey-s
side and steadied himself for great
effort.
Teacher" he began meekly, IT Tells
=. Won 'scuse. This sort of thing makes a
: man feel like bull in a china shop
Do YOU think the little fellow viii shake
hands with me? I was really only
= joking
, ..RlIt surely he will" said Miss Bailey
as she glanced down at the tanEle OF
1 AGAINST her breast