Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06

ordinary, like nearly everybody else"
"Oh, how can you! You know
she's the dearest, darlingest thing
that ever lived. Of course, if were
speaking of someone else you'd agree
with me very readily
We'll, certainly, if it We're Someone
Else she would be a perfect dear!'
Who are She and Someone Else?
Why, they're brushes, Of course If
you don't know that, it's very evident
that you don't know much about life
at Normal College.
| Several Normal girls got together
not so very long ago TO try to find a
good definition of a crush, There was
| reason for their hunt, for they had
among them an out-of-town visitor
who had never heard of crush and
they wanted her to introduce them
| into her own school at home. The
first thing the Normal girls did was
to look up the noun crush in the die
tionary, but the definition given there
had reference to an entirely different
kind of crush; "A violent colliding
pressure between two or more bodies
or persons" Well, there didn't seem
to be any light on the matter in any
of the authorities, so they settled
down to evolve the definition them
selves.
1--WE a suggestion" announced one
of the girls. We'll each tell a story
of a crush, and then Mary can see
what it means, after that we can
evolve the definition
ut can be a tale of some one else's
crush. can't it?' That idea received
immediate approval. Their own
brushes were too tender subjects to
be lightly treated.
The girl who had suggested the idea
was unanimously declared the one to
begin the series. She thought hard
for a few minutes, then poured forth
the following eulogy:-
The girl who had mean has.
the crush is a junior, and the crush
lis on a teacher. The girl stood out
side the door of a classroom, where
the teacher was dismissing her class
one afternoon, trying to get up cour-
age to enter When the last girl was
leaving the room, the girl who had
the crush stopped her, asking, Miss
- is alone now, isn't she?' The
.other girl nodded and started down
the corridor, but was swiftly over
taken. Wont you tell me something
about Her, please? Why, yes, | can
tell you that she has been in a per
fectIy delightful mood all day. It's a
fine time to go in and see her.
There was a silence for a few SEQ
onds, then the poor child with the
crush said, sadly guess I'll take
another look at her before I go home
l won't go in to see her because /
have nothing to say!'
Mary, the out-of-town visitor, looked
lost.
What was the matter with herr"
she asked.
she has a crush. 1t OFTEN affects
people that way was the rejoinder.
"Oh. I know a better one than that.
1t isn't just one incident, but it will
give Mary a better idea of a crush
Girl No 2 was enthusiastic.
"a cunning little girl with a round
baby face and lovely long curls en-
tered Normal last February. She had
been teachers pet at school, and the
star of her class, and she certainly
expected some attention when she en-
tered college. She was, however, bit
terly disappointed, for she was one Of
a class of forty, nothing more. Her
own class teacher, splendid young
woman who had just been graduated
from college, and who had many inter
ests outside of college, paid little at
tentiOn to her The child developed
a violent crush on Fluffy RufHes,' as
the girls had fondIy nicknamed the
young teacher. Every cent Of her
spending money she carefully treas
ured until she had sufficient to buy
flowers for Fluffy When she finally
had enough she purchased a great
box of Beauties, bore them proudly
to college and left the box on her
teachers desk. All day long it lay
there, for the teacher was absent
that day, and the little girl had moth
ing to do with it. The next morning
the box was still there, but its con-
tents were faded and no longer beauti-
full, as the teacher discovered when
she opened il. Without noticing the
card, she put the box just as
it was into ker scrap basket. Her
crush, watching her from the rear of
the room ragged and hated. A few
days later she brought some fudge to
the senior upon whom she had fas-
tened her affection in the interim
I'll tell you the story of a tease
said girl number three.
THE tease entered the class room
Of a girl who had a crush. She
walked over to the girls desk and
said, in a nice, sympathetic tone,
I've just been talking to her. She
was perfectly dear, as usual oh,
tel me what she said pleaded the
girl with the crush. The tease stood
Up and in a tone sufficiently loud to
attract the attention of several groups
around said:-.As l entered the room
she stood up. tall, splendid, beauti- |
ful. With the utmost courtesy and |
she smiled. Oh, her |
smile, A marvel of sweetness, gen. |
tleness. womanliness. She spoke |
It was like an angel speaking; soft, |
thrilling. wonderful. 1t was some
+riviaIi+x l,,,+ - was her voical Her