Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-22

all right! l hope grandma won't notice
the tracks in the snow If she's only
forgot her glasses it's all right. Now
come into the kitchen till put my
feet in the oven. What's your name?"
Bradley Nickerson. Most folks call
me Brad"
'"That's a good name. My last names
Baker. l hate my first one-it's Au-
gusta. Amt that the worst? Grandma
calls me 'Gusty.' Ugh! You can call
me Gus if you want to. 1t sounds
more like boys name. / wish 1 was
boy"
"Why?"
ooh, because boy can do things and
doesn't have to be 'ladylike.' If l was
boy nobody would think 1t was funny
for me to like dogs, and l could have
as many as l wanted"
81 should think you had a good many
now. Where did you get 'em all?'
"Oh, Just found 'em. Rags came
here one day himself | call him Rags
because he looks as if he was all
ravelin's. And Peter, the blacksmith !
gave to me. Said | could have him If
I'd get him out of his sight. He sort
of named himself And Tuesday was
named that because | found him on
Tuesday when | was on Il picnic over
to East Harnss And Winfield--he's |
the newest one-came on Cap'n Bur
CESS fishing schooner and nobody
wanted him, so they gave him to me.
/ named him Winfield because his face
looks like our schoolteacher, Winfield
Scott Daniels; hateful old thing!
Wouldn't he be mad If he knew |
named dog after him. You're soin'
TO school, amt your
Il spose So They haven't said any
thing about it yet
81 hope you will. You'll be upstairs,
of course"
upstairs" means, in Orham, the
grammar and higher grades Down
stairs" is the primary department.
Bradley answered that he supposed he
should be upstairs He was just be-
ginning to go upstairs" in Wellmouth.
How do you like the old maids
Miss Prlssy and Tempy, 1 mean?
Amt they awful strict?'
Il don't know; 1 haven't been with
'em long enough to find out. They're
mighty clean, amt they?"
"Oh, dreadful. And they don't like
a noise, and they don't like dogs and
they don't like me- They call me the
dog girl;' l heard 'em. One time l
went in there for grandma, and Tues
day and Peter followed me, and, first
thing you know, they tracked mud all
over the dinin room. My, but wasn't |
Miss Prissy mad! But you just ought |
to have seen that floor" she chuckled. !
Bradley thought of the spotless oil |
cloth and appreciated the situation. In
the course of the conversation that fol |
lowed he learned that Gus was an or
phan, like himself, and that she lived
there alone with her grandmother. |
Suddenly the girl snatched her steam |
ing shoes out of the oven to run to the |
window.
81 thought heard the gate shut" she
exclaimed. Eyes, it's grandma P'raps |
you'd better dodge out of the other |
door. She'll ask questions and find out
about my feet if you don't. Goodby. |
P'raps I'll see you at school tomorrow"
Bradley picked up his bundle-he
had brought 1t in with hm-and slip
ped out of the side door, presenting
himself a moment later in the glory of
his new clothes to the critical gaze Of
the old maids.
When Bradley started for school the
next day his head was ringing with in
structlons from the old maids concern
ing his behavior and attention to his |
studies.
"Now, be good boy, Bradley" said
Miss Prissy
eyes, Bradley" said Miss Tempy.
Remember, we expect great deal OF
you. All our people have been smart
scholars"
"Just as he turned into the main
road he heard some one calling end
turned to see his acquaintance of yes
terday, the girl next door, running to
catch up, her hood slipped back from
her hair and a denied tin pail in her
hand. Being a girl Gus carried her
noon luncheon during the winter
months instead of coming home to eat
1t.
On the way to school they met an
other girl whom Gus introduced as
Clara Hopkins, a chum of hers she's
tiptop. l sit with her. She's got most
as many checks as l have" was her
recommendation.
Upstairs at the schoolhouse was a
large room, with rows of double desksI
on each side and wide aisle in the
center. One side of the aisle was the
girls side, and the other was for the
boys Mr.. Daniels stiflly shook hands
with the new scholar, asked him some
questions concerning his progress In
his studies and showed him where he
should sit, The more advanced pupils
occupied the desks at the rear of the
room, and the younger ones Bradley
among them sat In front. Rradley's
seat mate was an older hoy than he,
rather good looking, with curly hair.
Ills name, SO he whispered before
school hogan, was Sam Hammond
Al recess Bradley went out on the
playground far "a little while but bel
ten rather lonesome among SO many
strangers aud 81 returned ta tle school