The broad ax., 1906-04-14
BY MARGARET E. sANGsTER-

being In a very bad temper. Penelope
u one Of my greatest favorites. and l
was sorry TO see that with her the
wind was in the east. What on earth
has gone wrong, my dear?" said. anx-
Iously. With whom are you vexed,
and why are you out Of sorts? Have
you lost your purse, or your place In
the class, or fallen out with your
chum, or are you convinced that you
never will conquer irregular verbs, or
what is the matter?"
The matter" said Penelope, is my
turbed about II, and ashamed TO show
It at home, and | am angry at Miss
-, who might have made 1t a great
deal better IL only she had chosen, but
l am not one Of her pets. have had
good marks in French and in astron-
omy, in algebra and geometry, some
days, anyway. II not every day, and
here / am marked B and c and c
minus, and l have not a single A In
the whole month. My teacher handed
me this very reprovingly, and said that
such a report was as great a moru-
ncation to her as 1t could possibly be
to me, and she trusted would do bet
ter another month, and not have to
take such a record home again.
't'Possibly, Penelope she said, you
are. graded too high and would better
drop some of your work and fall back
into q lower class Do you wonder"
stormed Penelope, that l am furious?
Who wouldn't be-"
81 hardly see, dear child" l an
TWered, why you should be furious,
rs you call II, although l think your
unfortunate teacher has every right to
be indignant. What is the reason that
you have done 80 badly? The work Is
not too much for you, your health Is
perfect, and you ought to be at the
head Of your class, bringing home re-
ports sprinkled all over with AS, like
stars In the sky or daisies In meadow
In June. You must be shochngiy
careless, or you would get on In school
as we'll a. anyone else. Where Is the
loose plankf Something Is wrong In
your way Of working. II We could End
out Just what It Is and where II u We
might mend It Don't you think sol"
you are very cross" said Penelope,
~and not q single bit sympathetic, and
I wish I hadn't CONS. But maybe l
might get on, a. you call Il, . little
better II It wasn't such hard work TO
start In the morning. I am % sleepy
that I cannot wake up whsa am
called; then I have 10 scramble
through dressing and breakfast and
fairly ny to reach school In tina. VsJ
often when there I ind that have
forgotten a book that I need, or my
pads and pencils, and I am % upset
that Il takes me almost an hour 70
feel quist and composed. Ny day
somehow runs on the track every
morning and does not set back until
the afternoon"
BY this time Penelope's scowi had
vanished and she dimpled and blushed
and finally laughed, like the sweet,
good-tsmpered girl she b.
you dear" said you have put
your finger right on the weak spot
Your whole trouble comes from not BE-
ginning the day Alright"
80 many schoolgirls have exactly the
same trouble that Wonasr very much
Why Il a hat their mothers and teach
sYs do not help them out Of It, and
that their own good sense does not
Ooms to the rescue.
The truth n that Q successful dAy
for q schoolgirl begins at nine O'Clock
the night before. At that hour she
should say good night to everybody
and 20 to bed. II she has had dinner
early and fsGls q bit hungry, 1t VII
DO her no harm to take q very simple
lunchson Of bread and milk before she
goes to her room. Then without IN
due delay, she should uAdress, say hsr
prayers, put out the light and go TO
bad and to sleep. It Is the Wretched
habit of sitting up until half-past ten
or IL In q warm room, with the fam-
ny talking, singing, playing games OF
the piano, or perhaps studying too
late. that makes girls drovsy In the
morning.
Sleeping in an nl-ventilated room
helps along. Be very sure that you
have fresh air to breathe while you
are asleep, and protect yourself against
cold II necessary, by wearing q gar
ment of outing flannel or OF some
wooden stun instead Of too thin night
dress. II q girl goes early TO bed and
sleeps soundly all night, she win be
able to rise as soon as she Is called
Haste in the morning upsets one ter
ribly, and literally pursues one Ike
nend all the rest Of the day.
Rise In time to take a sponge bath
from head to foot, TO arrange your
hair, and to have a few tranquil mo-
ments for devotion Never think Of
leaving your room to begin any day
without kneeling in prayer 70 the