Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29

Whlcn is the really proper way
For mothers little sleepy-head
To get each morning out of bed?
For often when I cry and pout,
AS nursie combs my tangles out,
She says, Miss Rose" and shakes
her head,
You've got the wrong way out of
bed"
I've tried both right and left foot
first,
I'm not quite sure which is the
worst;
But was 1t not unkind of Ned
To bid me Fall out on my head?"
So please. If someone really knows,
Just send line-my name is Rose,
At mothers house always stay,
And our old postman knows the way.
Philadelphia Record.
HOW TABITHA CAT TAUGHT
SCHOOL.
In Maltese Street, in the city of
Kittyopolis, there lived an elderly
maiden cat who thought she would
teach school. So she hung out a
sign:
MISS TABITHA CAT,
Mouse Kindergarten.
Numbers Specially,
For a long time the many respec-
table mouse families of the neighbor-
hood would have nothing to do with
her, but one day she received a card
bearing the name:
Mrs. Rodenta De House-Mouse,
Hole-in-the-Wall, No 4, Attica Apart
ments.
Miss Tabitha received Mrs. De
HouseMouse most amiably, although
there was a suspicious licking Of her
lips whenever her visitor turned her
head to look at the pictures on the
walls.
Il have ten children, my dear Miss
Cat" said the visitor. languidly, "and
they give me a great deal of care"
After term with me-" purred
Miss Cat, softly, Il think can assure
you they will never trouble you
again" (Now what do you suppose
that she meant by that?)
Numbers" continued Miss Cat
modestly, lis my specially. have a
new system which gives remarkable
results"
So the next morning the ten little
De House-Mouses started to school
with Miss Tabitha Cat. They were
Whiskerando. White-Tooth, Bright
Eyes. Long-Tail, Soft Foot, Fatness,
Spryness, Cuteness, Sickness and
Blackieback. Miss Cats large green
eyes fairly glistened with delight to
look at them.
My dear children. she began,
your first days lesson is In addition,
sometimes known as disguised sub
traction. You, my dear Whiskeran,
do. White-Tooth. Long-Tail, Bright
Eyes and soft-Foot are in one class,
and you, my sweet Fatness, Spryness
Cuteness, Sickness and Blackieback
are in another.
You will observe that there are
five In the first class and four in the
second Glass;
Please, teacher said Blackie
back. sitting up and counting his toes
rapidly:
Don't interrupt said Miss Cat
sharply. and showing her teeth, "bu,
listen to the lesson. Five In one
class and four in the other are ten
Now how many are five and four?'
Five and four are ten! Five ant
four are ten!" chimed the stupit
mice, all but Blackieback.
Blackieback must go into the clos
ct and remain for the rest of The
day." said Miss Cat, severely. 81
poor Blackieback was put in tn,
closet.
When the time came for school tt
Jet out Miss Cat said. Now, my
dears, we always call the roll at dis
missal, and we call it by numbers in
stead OF names, SO as to give yo,
practice. First. how many came /,
school this morning."
Ten of u.s." answered the little d.
House Mouses.
Very good" said Miss Tabby
And am relieved 70 find that non,
OF you have strayed away during th,
day. Now run home. the entire to,
of you"
The next day the nine children
came, and they were divided int,
classes of five and four, and the les
son was that five and three are nine
and Sickness was put into the clos
ct. And Miss Tabby again Gale,
the roll by numbers, and again con
WINGED Mrs. De House-Mouse tina
nine children left school at dismiss
al.
And Mrs. De House-Mouse said
was very annoying, but: she never di,
nave any head for the higher mathe
matics.
And the third day the little D,
CONSCIOUSNESS learned that four ant
three are eight, and Cuteness wa,
put into the closet.
And the fourth day three and tire,
were seven.
And the fifth day two and tire
were six.
And the sixth day two and tw,
were five.
And the seventh day two and ON
We're four.
And the eighth day one and on,
were three.
And meanwhile Fatness, Spryness
soft-Foot, Long-Tail and Bright-Eye,
had all gone into the closet.
The ninth day only Whiskerand,
and White-Tooth were left to go +,
school. Miss Tabby taught then
that one and one are two, an,
promptly put White-Tooth into tn
closet for disputing 1t.
When the time came for dismissal
Miss Tabby smiled so broadly that /
seemed as If her head would fall of
and asked Whiskerando how man,
were in his class.