The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-20
A Passport to Paradise
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fering truant officer, in the direction
OF room Is During her first few hours
!. among its pictures, plants and children
she sadly realized the great and many
barriers which separated her from Eva
Gonorowsky, Morris Mogilewsky, Pat
rick Brennan and other favored spirits
who basked in the sunshine of teach
er's regard. For with a face too white.
hair too straight, dresses too short and
legs too long, one runs poor chance
in rivalry with more blessed and be-
dizened children.
Miss Bailey had already appointed
her monitors, organized her kingdom,
and was SO hedged about with servi-
tors and assistants that her wishes
were acted upon before a stranger
could surmise them, and her cabinet
from the leader Of the line to the mont
tor of the goldfish bowl, presented an
1mpregnable front to the aspiring pub
lie
During recess time Yetta learned that
teacher was further intrenched in
groundless prejudice. Sarah Schodsky,
class bureau of etiquette and of SAVIOR
faire. warned the newcomer.
Sooner you comes on the school nit
dirt on the face she wouldn't to have
no kind feelin's over you. She don't
let's you should set by her side; she
don't let's you should be monitors on OF
something's; she don't let's you should
make an'thing what is nice for you
Another popularity was announced
by Sadie Gonorowsky. $50 you comes
late on the school, she has fierce mads.
Patrick Brennan, he comes late over
yesterday on the morning und she don't
lets he should march first on the
line"
ibid she holler?" asked Yetta in an
awed whisper.
mo. She don't need she should holler
when she has mads She looks on you
nit neutrality-suspicious. und you
don't needs no holers. She could to
have MAIDS out sayin' nothings und
you could to have a scare over it. It's
fierce. Und extra she goes und tells 1t
out to Patrick's papa-he's the cop NIT
buttons what stands by the corner
how Patrick comes late und Patrick
gets killed as anything over 1t.
"Ony Patrick amt cried" interrupt
ed Eva Gonorowsky. She had heard
her hero's name and sprang to his de-
Tense. Patrick tells me how his papa
hits him awful nit a club. I don't
know what is a sclub on'y Patrick says
it makes him biles on all his bones"
You get biles on your bones from
off of cops sooner you comes late on
the SCHOOL, gasps Yetta. Nobody
amt tell me nothings over that. /
don't know, neither. what is clubs
II know what are they" the more
learned Sarah Schodsky began. It's
a house nit mans faces in the win
dows. It's full from mans by night.
key Borracksohn's papa's got one nit
music inside"
81 don't likes it, have 'fraid over
IT," walled Yetta. Il don't know does
my mamma likes I should come some
where's where cops NIT buttons makes
like that nit me. l don't know is it
healthy for me-"
Sooner you don't comes late on the
school nobody makes like that NIT
you" Eva reminded the panic-stricken
newcomer, and for the first three days
of her school life Yetta was very early
and very dirty.
Miss Bailey, with gentle tact. deliv-
cred little lectures upon the use and
beauty of soap and water, lectures
which Eva Gonorowsky applied TO and
discussed with the newcomer.
Miss Bailey is a awful nice teach
err" she began one afternoon. Il never
in my world seen no nicer teacher.
On'y she's fancy"
''I seen how she's fancy" Yetta
agreed. She's got her hair done fancy
nit combs und her waist is from fancy
goods"
Yes. she's fancy" Eva continued.
She likes you should put you on aw-
full clean. Say, what you think, she
sends a boy home once-mit notes.
even-the while he puts him on nit
dirty sweaters. She says like this:
Sweaters what you wears by nights
und by days amt stylish fer school.
Und I guess she knows what is stylish.
I amt never in my world seen no styl-
Usher teacher"
IT don't know be buttoned-in- back
dresses the style this year." ventured
Yetta. The same misgfving had visited
Eva, but she thrust ii Loyalty from
her.
They're the latest" she declared.
Its good they're in style" sighed
Yetta Mine dress is a buttoned-in-
back dress, too. Ony 1 loses me the
buttons from off it. I guess I sews
'em on again. Teacher could to have,
maybe. kind feelins, sooner she sees
how I puts me on NIT buttons on mine
back"
Sure could She" cried the sustain
ing Eva.
Gould she have kind feelin's sooner
puts me on nit buttons on mine back
und makes all things what is nice fer
me? Oh, Eva, could she have feelin's
over me?"
Sure could She" repeated Eva.
Sooner you makes all them things she
could 10 make you, maybe, monitors off
of something's"
BE you monitors?" demanded Yetta
In sudden awe.
"Off of pencils. Amt you seen how
] gives 'em out und takes 'em up? She
gives me, too, a piece of paper nit
writings on 1t. Sooner l shows it on
the big boys what stands by he door
in the yard, sooner they lets me /
should come right up by teachers
room. You could to look on it," And.
after unfolding countless layers of ra-
per and of cheese-cloth handkerchief.
she exhibited her talisman. 1t was an
ordinary visiting card with a line of
writing under 1t neatly engraved: Miss
Constance Bailey" and Yetta regarded
IT with envying eyes.
What does ii says?" she asked.
We'll" admitted Eva, with reluctant
candor, II couldn't TO read them words.
but l guess IL says / should come all
places what wants the while I'm good
girls"
can you go all places where you
wants NIT it?''
Sure could you"
"On theaytres?"
Sure
ION the Central park?'
Sure