The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-04
ASTORY
OF School Girl Love and Franks and q Sad
Experience in After Y ears.
News and Cou .,ier.


people live; people who enjoy lif,
hugely although not rich. Their tour
namcnts arc especially good, exhibit
ing fine horses and rare grace and
talent in the management of them.
When quite little girl | visited this
place, spending almost year. The
home at which | stayed was hand
some, commodious and with large
garden, where the cape jcssaminc and
old sweet rose ran riot.
The school 10 which | was sen. had
as teacher On old gentlcman-the rec
tor Of the Episcopal Church, which
had but few members at that time.
Boys as well as girls attended this
school. We had postoffice, where
anonymous billct-doux were very gen
orally exchanged, until it was found
out that studies were neglected for
the pen. The :'postoffice" was then
Immediately and indefinitely "discon
tinucd" to our great chagrin. SHcro
! had my first and last experience in
rouging. In buying the ink for my
desk, which was shared with class
mate, Molly Brights, girl somewhat
my senior, 1 had chosen red. Each
day it was borrowed by one or other
of the big girls. One day Molly said
to me-:
II have at last discovered why your
ink is SO popular. They use it to red
den their cheeks
Before | could express my astonish-
ment she went on:
'At recess today let's you and l
sf5 IT,
l agreed, SO instead of playing, as
usual, we sccreted ourselves and each
"beauti6ed" the other. Then TO
complete the deed, we heated pen.
oils and curled tho hair on our fore
heads.
On my way home l encountered q
rather fierce looking COW. so climbed a
fence to avoid nearer meeting. /
had forgotten all about the red ink,
when on my arrival my aunt said;
"Come here, you look feverish."
She felt my pulse, she famed me,
still seeming very worried. Finally
Ghe said:
"Call your uncle, think you had
better see the doctor. I never saw
you look 30 flushed"
/ suddenly felt like criminal, re-
collecting the use to which 1 had put
the red ink, and at once confessed my
vanity.
"Well, we'll, don't do it again." she
said.
Shortly after L heard my uncle 8
hearty laughter and resolved never
again, under any circumstances, to
risk such humiliation. He was a
great tease and made most Of the in
cident to my intense disgust.
Ruth Walters was my chum. Some
how she found herself favorite with
our playfellows. Like most things in
the world, popularity has its uuwel-
come as well as pleasant feature.
Many day she lost her position in
class by being late in consequence Of
. would-be escort to school,; boy that
'she did not wish to offend, but whom
che instinotively disliked, would wait
on che corner for her. I would act
the part of Sister Anne, telling her,
however, Of his s'going," instead Of
''somebody's coming" 1t is queer
what true instincts children and dogs
usually have. This boy stood we'll in
his class, had good manners and ap-
pearance and was invariably consider
ate OF her, yet she never liked him.
Years after proved the child's in
stinct was true one. He was false
to himself and friends, great CON.
trast to VIII Scott.
Quite recently she wrote me the fol.
lowing about the latter:
Among the other boys in school
was Willie Scott, my first admirer.
He was usually at the foot of his
GLASS, not but what he was bright, but
he never studied, seemed utterly In
different to praise or blame from his
teacher, who did not understand him.
/ think. His home was no homo and
he ran wild, spent much of hia time
in the woods, making friends Of the
birds and rabbits with whom he often
shared bis meal. His hair was red
and his face much freckled, yet his
eyes were good and kind in their ex.
pressior-th only light grey eyes /
ever liked.
Although he was called the we:ss:.s
boy in school and often got into fights
with bigger boys, whom he generally
whipped, he was very shy and reserv-.
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