La Junta tribune., 1908-11-21
TheCase of
Miss hartnett;
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>, NADELiNE LEWIS.
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aI and renned school for girls 10 ar
Fanny iIartnett. ag.-d seventeen. his
stfeniion was cnlasi to the fact that
the school buildings were surrounded
by . fence eleven feet high. also tbnf
all windows above the 6rst story wcre
frostc,i and impcryious TO masculine
gaze. Further. no pupH was allowed
OUTSIDE. the fru.r without a chaternn.
Miss Taylor, who had barely rnrned
forty-scycn and carried the idea that
Il was twenty seven instead. then went
on 10 speak Of the lectures she gave
every "Wednesday night. OF the care
taken TO keep newspapers and novels
from her pupils. Of ili. early hours for
led aud vf the fac; that til. only man
about the Institution rSccp, a couple
OF servants. WAS Professor Halch. who
had charge OF III. higher mathematics
mud WIS an old hach.lor of the most
incorruptibie principles.
Then she had "a numter Of questions
10 ask about tic young iaJy. aiii the
deacon had to admit that noH and then
the latter gig-ie,i. She also chewed
gum. she had is-'u caught r"adln:
novels. She bnI had beau. and she
loved To 90 to . circus.
I'm fact" said Mis- Taylor, she is
what you would call tipt
"y.c-s. guess 50 Not Too Zip but
q little Zip"
Il zee. Well while this is no, re-
formafory. NC do now aud then take
L.. ~ In
pancy. The Zee Is little larger. but
we warrant u perfect cure
The deacon was willing TO pay a lit
tie more. and the financial end was
soon settled. 4 week later The new
pupii arrived. Perhaps Miss Fanny
was dip AZ least she was in good
health and spirits inclined TO look oil
the bright side AMI She could sing
some and whistle more. In the village
where she had tsen brought up she
was considered something OF a tom
hoy. but tn. phrase WAS not used to
her detriinrut.
She was given to understand by Miss
Taylor what was What and sent 10 her
dormitory. She offered no protest OF
argument. but from the way she sei
her jaw aud compressed her Hips Mlss
Taylor anticipated rebellion at no dis
fant date.
One Of her methods of compcllin.
the young ladies 10 walk the chalk
line was quarterly reports Every
three months each 81 the girls Was
called into the private lecture room
and her .lcrelc,ions announced 10 hei
and recorded on - hlank.
II depended upon that girf TO make
immediate Improvement. or the report
would In mailed away 10 father or
guardian As a matter OF fact no re
port was ever mailed. as such action
might have resulted in financial loss TO
the school. lut the threat had always
proved very effective weapon
II came to bc whispered about as III.
Regular quarter day drew nigh that
Miss Taylor had t-en saving up man,
complaints against Miss Fanny and
that there must be many tears aud
promises TO keep report from the
hands of the deacon.
Much curiosity and considerable anx
icty were felt save 10y the delinquent
herself She giggled aud whisilcd and
bribcd the grocer's boy to smus.le In
gum. and when the fatal day ut length
arrived she went sniiip: to the sacri-
fcc, Miss Taylor kept her on pins and
needles for three or four minutes to
let the scare strike in and then sohcriy
lrgan:
Miss Hartnett. have received sev.
eral complaints against you and have
grouped them under the term counts.
VIII read them TO YOU:
Count That on the 3d Of Sep
tenber. two days after your arrival
here. yot. tried to tear board OF the
fence In order TO look out. II IL leler
Ell. but not absolutely proved that
there WAS \ young man on the other
side Of The fence ut the time,
Count . That on the second week
Of your arrival you made use OF such
terms rs "hnliy gee come on" .'top
thin etc
Count 3 That on the third week
you were chewing gum and eating ear
smeis.
Count I. That while going TO and
returning from the postotiice in charge
OF Miss Lee you refused 10 east yonr
eyes down or look in another direction
on meeting various old and young men
Count 5. That on certain night In
the fifth week Of your arrival and
while you were supposed 10 he asleep
In bed you were Ms matter of fact
sitting mp In bed and singing about an
old darky whose name was Uncle Ned
Count 6. That on one occasion YOU
mounted TO the roof Of your dormitory
by way Of the stairs and scuttle and
waved your handkerchief at some
Soung men playing baseball
...Count Z. That II h believed. though
Dot pioved. that an epistie Of . scnu-
mental nature was tied 10 q stone and
thrown over the fence and that II was