The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-04-07
BY MARGARET E. sANGsTER


ners, and she had almost the effect OF
being In a very bad temper. Penelope
Is one Of my greatest fayorites, and
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, lis my !
monthly report. am awfully dis
turbed about 1t, and ashamed to show
1t at home, and | am angry at Miss
-, who might have made 1t a great
deal better IL only she had chosen, but
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 and c
minus, and | have not a single A In
the whole month. Ely teacher handed
me this very reprovingly, and said that
such a report was as great a moru-
hcatlon to her as il could possibly be
to me, and she trusted | would do bet
ter another month, and not have TO
take such a record home again.
'fSPossibly, Penelope she said. you
are graded too high and would better
drop some of your work and fall back
into a lower class Do you wonder"
stormed Penelope, that | am furious?
Who wouldn't be-"
Il hardly see, dear child" | an
Ewered, why you should be furious,
as you call 1t, although | think your
unfortunate teacher has every right to
be indignant What Is the reason that
you have done so 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 a meadow
in June. You must be shockingly
careless, or you would get on in school
as we'll as anyone else. Where Is the
loose plank? Something is wrong In
your way Of working. II we could find
out Just what II is and where II Is we
might mend 1t. Don't you think so?"
You are very cross" said Penelope,
land not a single bit sympathetic, and
I wish | hadn't come. But maybe |
might get on, as you call It, little
better II it wasn't such hard work to
start in the morning. / am 50 sleepy
that cannot wake up when am
called: then have to scramble
through dressing and breakfast and
fairly fly to reach school In time. Very
often when there l find that have
forgotten a book that l need, or my
pads and pencils, and l am so upset
that II takes me almost an hour to
feel quiet and composed. My day
somehow runs OF the track every
morning and does not get back until
the afternoon"
By this time Penelope's scovl had
vanished and she dimpled and blushed
and finally laughed, like the sweet
good-tempered girl she is.
you DEAR" l said. you have put
your finger right on the weak spot
Your whole trouble comes from not be-
ginning the day Alright"
So many schoolgirls have exactly the
same trouble that I wonuer very much
vhy II is that their mothers and teach
ets do not help them out OF II, and
that their own good sense does moi
come to the rescue.
The truth is that a successful day
: for a schoolgirl begins at nine o'cloch
: the night before. At that hour she
2 should say good night to everybody
/ and go to bed. II she has had dinnel
early and feels a bit hungry, 1t VII
! do her no harm to take a very simple
: luncheon Of bread and milk before sn'
I goes to her room. Then without un
' due delay, she should undress, say he
g prayers, put out the light and go Il
bed and to sleep. 1t is the wretche'
D habit Of sitting up until half-past tel
n or IL in a warm room, with the fam
I fly talking, singing, playing games o
: the piano, or perhaps studying To-
j. late. that makes girls drovsy In IN
T morning.
d Sleeping In an nl-ventilated roor
T helps along. Be very sure tnat yo'
e have fresh air to breathe while yol
e are asleep, and protect yourself agains
o cold II necessary, by wearing gar
o msnt of outing flannel or OF som
al vooIen stun instead of too thin a nigh
: dress. II a girl goes early to bed an
sleeps soundly all night, she win b
q able to rise as soon as she Is called
o Haste In the morning upsets one ter
: ribly, and literally pursues one Ike
: nend all the rest Of the day.
3 Rise In time to take sponge bat
. from head to foot, TO arrange you
: hair. and to have a few tranquil me
: ments for devotion. Never think
1 leaving your room to begin any "a