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

advice. and all because she had on that
Cay inaugurated a delightfully."- vigor-
Gus exercise for which architecturally
she was not designed.
There was yet room for hope that
some one else would see the breach and
brave the danger. But no. The visitor
sat stolidly in the chair of state. the
principal sat serenely beside him. the
children sat each in his own little place
behind his own little desk, keeping his
own little eyes on his own little book
Up into the quiet air went his timid
hand. Teacher. knowing him in his
more garrulous moods. ignored the
/. threatened interruption OF Bertha 5
spirited resume. but the windmill az
ton Of the little arm attracted the
Honorable Tins attention
The best boys wants you he
suggested, and teacher perforce asked:
wen. Morris, what is it2''
Not until he was on his feet did the
, monitor of the goldfish bowl appreciate
the enormity of the mission he had un-
dertaken. The other children began to
understand. and watched his struggle
for words and breath with sympathy or
derision, as their natures prompted.
But there are no words in which one
may politely mention Ineffective safety
| pins TO ones glass of fashion Morris
knees trembied queerly, his breathing
grew difficult, and teacher seemed a
great way of as she asked again:
Well, what is it,. dear?''
Morris painted "a little. smiled weakly.
and then sat down. Teacher was evil
IDENTIFY puzzled the 'comp'ny~ alert
| the principal uneasy.
Now, Morris teacher demonstrated,
you must tell me what YOU want.
/ But Morris had deserted his etiquette
and his veracity. and murmured only:
''Nothings."
Just wanted to he noticed said the
Honorable Tim. 1T is easy TO spoil
them" And he watched the best of
ing reading lessons, Wantonly and
without reason, was trait in the
young of which be disapproved
When this disapprobation manifested
itself in Mr.. O'Shea's cOuntenance. the
loyal heart of Morris interpreted it as
a new menace to his sovereign No
later than yesterday she had warned
/ eHce- Every one knows she had
said, that only common little boys
and girls come apart No one ever
likes them, and the big stranger was
even now misjudging her.
! Again his short arm agitated the
( quiet air. Again his trembling legs up
held trembling boy. Again authority
urged. Again teacher asked.
well. Norris, what is it. deaT2"
/ All this was as before. but not as be-
| fore was poor harasSed Miss Bailey's
swcop down the aisle, her sudden TAX
ing of Morris troubled little face be-
tween her soft hands, the quick near
meeting with her kind eyes, the note of
pleading IN her repetition:
What do you want. Norris
He was beginning to answer when it
occurred to him that the truth might
make her cry. There was an uDstea6i-
ness about her upper lip which seemed
to Indicate the possibility suddenly
/ he found that he no longer yearned for
words in which TO tell her of her dis
I continent, but for something eIse-auy-
/ thing else-to say.
His misera BILE eyes escaped from hers
+ and wandered to the wall in desperate
/ search for conversat ton. There was no
+ help in the pictures, no inspiration in
the plaster casts. but on the blackboard
ne read: Tuesday. January 21st, 1902. -
Only the date. but he must make it
serve with teacher close beside him,
with the hostile eye Of the Honorable
Tim upon him, hedged roundabout by
the frightened or admiriug regard of
the first reader class. Morris blinked
rapidly, Swallowed resOlutely, and re-
/ marked
Teacher. this years nineteen hun
dred and two" and knew that all was
/ over.
The caressing clasp of teachers
hands grew into a grip OF anger The
countenance of MI O'Shea took on the
beatified expression of the prophet who
has found honor and verification in his
own country