The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18

'She don't looks healthy. She is aw-
full white on the face"
There were days during January
when Miss Bailey deserted Room is
and a substitute reigned in her stead.
But not peacefully and never-willing
ly-twice. Then would Isidore report
to his anxious uncle:
1--WE didn't have no teacher today.
We had a substiteacher, und Patrick
Brennan says cheek on her. SO-o-oh,
she sends him on the Principals office.
Patrick had a awful mad
Where is Miss Bailey?"
She's sick. Comes a from doctors
letter on the Principal. He comes und
tells us how she is sick und Eva Con-
-ore%Vshy she erfes-ever- IT.
Too bad. too badr' muttered Uncle
Abraham. "A roast goose would fix
her right up, and she won't have it,
Not out birthdays" Isidore acqui-
esced. 'Und 1 had mine und hers don't
never come"
But Isidore had reckoned without
George Washington. His birthday was
neither past nor distant, and Ameri-
can public spirit gave Uncle Abraham
the opportunity which he had sought
and even attempted to manufacture.
Once more there was an interchange of
letters, and Mr.. Abrahamowsky set to
work to design and order a repast
worthy of the occasion-festive yet
nOurishing. Miss Bailey meanwhile de-
voted much energy to that Training
in Citizenship to which February with
its Washington and Lincoln ceIebra-
lions is so eminently suited. She found
rather surprising historical concep-
tons abroad in the land and did bat
tie with them to the best of her ability.
but with less success than had reward
ed her efforts in other directions A
large picture of The Father of His
Country" was cOnspicuously hung;
American flags were draped on win
dow and wall; the American spirit was
fostered in the hearts of these newest
American citizens.
Stories of George Washington in all
stages of virtue took the place of the
fairy tales with which Miss Bailey had
been wont to diversity the afternoons.
The First Reader Class listened-open-
mOuthed-tO accounts of his love of
truth, his affection for his mother. his
exploits with the Ratchet. But Of his
middle years, Of the wars he fought,
the homes he made forever desolate.
she said nothing. There is nothing
which can explain this part of a mans
work to child's mind; no way of cor
relating the war of the revolution with
the Golden Rule. OF his later DAVIS
when peace had been bought SO dearly.
of the good he did, the laws he made
the country he assembled out of chaos.
she tried to give these future Ameri-
cans some idea But the work was
hard and the results discouraging.
Even as George Washington tran
scended Isidore Belchatosky in fame
and glory, so did Uncle Abrahan's sec
ond celebration transcend his first. The
ice cream was red and white and blue
So were the cakes So were the rib
bons, presented by the host, which
adorned the First Reader breast end
rose and fell over excited First Reader
hearts. Red, white and blue was Uncle
Abraham's necktie, his vest. his hand
kerchfefs, his socks and the solid bou-
quet which he presented, with great
empressement and many speeches. to
Miss Bailey Patriotism shone through
him and was reflected in Isidore's vest
lent for the occasion and to be re-
turned pure and unspotted on main of
instant disinheritance-of blue and
white plaid with red buttons. Even
the. roast goose was embedded in parti-
colored paper napkins, and when Mr.
Abrahamowsky had forced it upon
MISS Bailey's puzzled acceptance he
boasted and toasted but one relative
He would have gladly made festivals
for a national family tree.
Upon this occasion everything was
arranged, orderly, glaringly American.
Even the songs and recitations vere
selected. rehearsed and patriotic. There
were solos; there was a grand chorus
of an utterly unintelligible version of
My Country 'Tis of Thee" Patrick
Brennan had learned from his father
and now informed the First Reader
Class-and Eva Gonorowsky. who was
wonderfully ediied-that "a govern
ment by the people. Of the people and
for the people" would do the people a
lot of good. Nathan Spiderwitz loudly.
but somewhat indistinctly. "swore al
legiance 10 his flag and to the repub-
lie for which it stands" etc.
And then Uncle Abraham took the
floor. This speech began with a lauda
ton of Miss Bailey, and it was not TN