Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-15
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By WILL REED DUNRoY

DAILY FISHER teaches school over
y on the North side She is a mod
sst little body, with blue eyes, and
hair the color OF ripe corn She is one
u those dainty little things who al
ways dresses In pale blue and white
and looks for all the world like a
Dresden shepherdess And timid-
we'll. she Is Of the sort that simply
goes daft at the sight Of a mouse and
when she reads about hold-ups and
burglars she trembles all the time like
a little willow leaf in the rude blast
Of autumn.
Just how she ever mustered up eour-
axe enough 10 come 10 the great city
Of Chicago and apply for a position In
the public schools is TO this day a mat
ter OF wonder 60 her, but, then, the
fact that she had a pale little mother
10 support may have been the in
eentive, for those things will make
even the most timid become brave,
you know
At any rate, she left her home down
in the state and came 10 the great, big,
bustling city Of Chicago, and with her
heart in her mouth made application
for a position in the schools. She was
successful. for she came with the very
best recommendation from her home
town and. besides all this, displayed a
fund OF knowledge that was surprising
in one so young In appearance. She
had a delightful way with children,
and. OF course. she was placed in the
primary department. just where she
longed TO be, and there she made a
great success as a teacher.
She was stationed on the North side,
not In the most desirable neighbor-
hood. but she found nice little nat
where she took her mother, and there
she made herself a pretty and a com
Portable little home. Being Of a shy
and retiring nature. she did not make
the acquaintance Of men, and In con
sequence she had to make her way
about the city alone. much to the re-
gret of her mother. who had a very
dreadful idea OF the city and who,
though she had spent two years in Chi
cago. could never get over the idea
that IL was a place Of terrors, peopled
with demons. hohgoblins and people
who did nothing but kill and rob.
sally and her mother lived in the
INNER fat alone In the lower one
there was a family but this did not
seem 10 quiet the fears OF the two
women very much. for they were In
constant dread of burglars. To add
fuel TO the fame, they took daily
paper and in il they read from day TO
dav of the robberies that we're COM
mitted right and left One morning, as
they were at breakfast, Mrs. Fisher
gave a little scream and dropped the
paper on the floor.
"Why. mother. what's the matter
asked the daughter, running TO her
side.
ooh sally. burglars have been on
our street
Nonsense. mother" exclaimed the
girl reassuringly. You must be mis-
taken -,
eNo I'm not, affirmed the little
woman. all Of a tremble, there It is,
right in the morning paper
sure enough, there was a long story
in the paper. and it told all the details
n a daring robbery in the vicinity OF
the Fisher home.
THAT night the doors we're double
locked and chairs and tables drawn
hefors doors and windows.
4If they come tonight. said sally
athev1l find rs ready for them. and
re paced a little ivory handled re-
yolver on the dresser
The sight Of the weapon nearly
..-ssa hen mother to faint but il re-
,oined there in plain sight and the
,ann was left burning. in case a ma
-o,5er made his appearance.
4, nnst have been about three
,,s,,,l- in the morning when Mrs.
rssher was awakened by some IN
wonted noise
"salIv sally" she called. Some one
j. trving 10 get into the fat
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