The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-08-26
WOMAN SCoRNl''ElD
By LUCY COPINGER
Copyright, by J. B. Lippincott Coz

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felt Annals touch he did not turn, and
it was not until his paper was filled
that the prod was renewed and ONE
thing dropped into his lap. It was a
piece of chewing gum that had been
much and loving chewed.
Frederick William picked 1t up at
once and laid it on Annals desk.
"No, thank you," he whispered, polite
ly. In a few minutes it fell into his
lap again. lids for you," came in a
thick whisper from Anna, whose &C
cent was like a cold in the head.
mo, thank you," Frederick William
said, politely. However, a few minutes
later he found the gum sticking tc his
sleeve, and then he grew angry. He
pulled it OFF, and tiptoeing to the
waste basket he threw it in. On his
way back he glanced at Anna Karen
ina and she made a face at him.
Just then Miss Lucy looked up.
Children" she said, 81 am going to
call the roll. Answer at once"
1t was not until she had gotten
down to the Els that it happened. A
cry rent the air, a loud and sudden
cry that started from Frederick Will
Jams mouth, causing SO little children
to make SO queer and sunintentional
marks on their papers, and echoed
all the way down to the principals
room.
During an awful moment. Of silence
Miss Lucy held her penssuspended in
petriied displeasure. Then, Erred
erick," she exclaimed, what is the
matter?"
A hot wave of shame dyed Fred
erick Williams face.
"Nothun," he said, stolidly.
But why did you cry out like that?"
was it,"
"Nothun," said Frederick William
Then Miss Lucy glared. Whenever
Miss Lucy encountered a case n3t
found in Discipline of the School
Room" or moral Suasion," she glared.
It was un%pedagogical but human.
Remain after school," she said,
shortly.
Frederick William sobbed sobs
that jerked him up form his seat,
shook him convulsively, and sat him
down again rudely and heavily.
In the meantime the number work
had begun. Anna Karenina was at
the board when Miss Lucy CHANGED to
look down at the child's feet. Annals
shoes and stockings were interesting
as family heirlooms of a prehistoric
nori01 hut - ryoc ,,roo Arrosc riob%
toe that Miss Lucy's eyes were fixed.
"Anna," said Miss Lucy, what is
that sticking out form the toe of your
shoe?"
Miss, I lever pud i'd there" said
Anna, v%irtuously. II dond know nod
ing aboud i'd"
"Anna," said Miss Lucy, sternly.
"why did you stick that pin in your
, shoe?"
) "Honesd, Miss Lucy" cried Anna
with vehement innocence, "honesd to
drudth hope I may die may the devil
cadch me if i'd aind the drudth I'm
delling you I dond know noding
aboud i'd"
/ "stay in after school," said Miss
, Lucy, helplessly.
At IL o'clock the dismissal bell rang
and the children filed out, leaving
Miss Lucy alone with the culprits.
Ten minutes later Frederick William
was dismissed and departed with an
echoing snifie. Then Miss Lucy
. waited until she knew the heavy 81
. lcnce of the empty school had sunk
into the soul of Anna Karenina.
e. "Anna," she said at last, "can you
e tell me the truth now?"
, Two dirty tears rolled down Annals
. cheeks.
! Miss" she began sullenly, II had a
mash on him. He was so CLEAN and
I give him all my CANDY and all my
bencils and all my lundch and I give
him today my gum that 1 luf, and
t he would nod hat i'd. Id was the win
dergreen and i'd is now in the wasde
: basged. And then I sduck a pin in
!, him and he made a boiler and I am
glad. l hade him."
1t was then that Miss Lucy under.
stood that problems will arise for
which no theories have been as yet
arranged.
You a go now, Anna,' sue said.
After Anna had gone Lucy sat for
a long time confronting the empty
benches and the eternal problem OF
r the child of the streets. The next day
Glass A, School 20, changed seats. and
K when the principal came into the
room he saw two proper rows of little
girls on one side of the -oom and two
proper rows of little boys on the
other.
$ Also from that time it was noticed
that "companionship of the sexes
had somehow fallen into oblivion.
Ways of English Husbands.
f Lady Arthur Paget, at a dinner III
y New York, said of the appalling