Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-10
APRIL 10, 1910.

the element of dread uncertainty, she
began to speak slowly and coldly as
one ever should when addressing ears
accustomed to much sputtering pro-
family
Sadie and Isidore, did you dare to
interfere with the life, the liberty and
the happiness of our cherished young
friend, Eva Gonorowsky? Did you
dare?"
"No, ma'am," said Sadie, with a sob.
IT'S a lie!" said Isidore with
snufhe.
"Did you, Isidore, allow yourself to
be tempted by beauty to such incon-
ceivable depravity as to blacken
Eva's eyer"
mo, ma'an. Self done it,"
Ibid you, Sadie. descend so low as to
barter kisses with Isidore Belchatos-
ky?"
"No, ma'an"-this with much scorn.
81 wouldn't to kiss him. he's a scare
cat, und he tells out"
What did he tell?" asked teacher.
"He tells out how / say / kiss him
kiss so he make Eva sinner. Und
l wouldn't to do It. Never So he
gave me cents even, ! wouldn't to
kiss no scare-cat."
"Well then, why did you promise?"
"'Cause l couldn't to hit her mine
SELF" said the doughty Sadie. She was
inches taller than her victim, and stout
withal. "I couldn't, cause l amt so
healthy; I'm a nervous child, teacher,
und was day before yesterday sick
on the bed"
Here the plaintive plaintiff showed a
desire to testify once more, and teach
er appointed three-thirty that after
noon as the hour most suitable for
thorough examination of the case.
When the last arm had been twisted
into the last sleeve. when the last chin
had been tied into the last shawl.
when the last dispute as to ownership
in disreputable mittens had been set
tied the great case of Gonorowsky VS..
Gonorowsky was called. On either side
of the desk stood a diminutive Como
rowsky; Eva still plaintive and Sadie.
redly, on the defensive. Directly in
front stood that laborer defrauded of
his hire Isidore Belchatosky
Now" teacher began, II want to
hear nothing but the truth. Isidore,
did you hit Eva?"
"Yiss ma'an."
What for?"
For a kiss"
From whom?"
Here Sadie muttered a threat ito lay
him down dead IL he tells" and Isidore
required promise of safe conduct to his
own block before he consented to muir
mur:
Sadie Gonorowsky"
did you get the kiss?'
mo ma'an."
"Well. then, you may go home now,
and bring your mother with you to-
morrow morning.
Isidore left with a heavy heart, and
the inquiry was continued.
What has Sadie been doing to you,
Eva?" asked teacher, and Eva, with
resigned mien, answered:
IAN things" and then details fol-
lowed. "She makes on me snoot, she
pulls me on the bottom of my hair, she
goes und takes her pencil und gives
me a stick in my face. When was
marchin she extra takes her shoes und
steps at my legs; got two swollen legs
over her. Und nowhere a sob-"you
could to look on how she makes me
biles und sinners" AS Eva's voice
droned out these many accusations,
Sadie grew more emphatic In her
favorite repartee:
ITS a liel It's lie! It's lie!"
"And now, Eva, will you tell me why
Sadie has been doing all these naughty
things?"
"Teacher, I don't know"
"Oh, yes; you dol"
~No ma'an; / don't. l could swear
if do. kiss up to God" She waited
a kiss toward the ceiling. II got all
times a kind feelin' over Sadie, ony
she wouldn't to be glad on me. / seen
yesterday her little brother In the
street NIT Sadie und she make he
shouldn't to talk to me. My heart II
breaks when she make like that; I'm
got no brother und no sister and I'm
lovin' so much NIT my little cousin.
She goes und makes he should say