Mexico Missouri message., 1912-03-28

most every afternoon now, but wer,
generally kept under strict surveil
lance by Miss Minerva.
ct won't be long fore we II al
hafto 20 70 school," remarked Frances
and ] II be mighty sorry; | wish we
did mt ever hafto go to any ole
school"
Il wisnt VIC knowed how TO rea6
an write when we g born" said Bill
ly. IF | was God | d make all my
babies so s they IS already dedicated
when they gifts born. Reckon II we
d pray ev'y night an ask God, he'd
learn them babies what he s maxim
on now how to read an write?"
Il don care nothing at all bout
them babies" put in Jimmy, IT amt
going TO do us no good If all the new
babies what Doctor Sanford finds can
read and write; it d jes' make 'em
the sassiest things ever was. Sides
got plenty things TO ask God for
'thout fooling long other folks brats
and l amt going to NEEDLE with
Gods business nohow."
did you all hear what Miss Larri.
more, who teaches the little children
at school. said about us?" asked Lima
importantly.
Nav" they chorused. what was
ftp"
"She told the superintendent" was
the reply of Lima, pleased with her
self and with that big word, that
she would have to have more money
next year, for she heard that Lima
Hamilton, Frances Black, William
Hill and Jimmy Garner were all com
Ing to school, and she said we were
the most notorious bad children in
town"
she is the spitefullest woman they
is" Jimmy's black eyes snapped;
she bout the meddlesomest teacher
in town"
Who told you bout It, Lina?"
questioned the other little girl.
THE superintendent told his wife
and you know how some ladies are
they just can't keep a secret. Now it
is just like burying it to tell mother
anything; she never tells anybody
but father, and grandmother, and
grandfather, and Uncle Ed, and Bro
Their Johnson, and she makes them
promise never TO breathe it to a llv.
ing soul But the super'ntendents
"lle Is different; she tells everything
she hears, and now everybody knows
what that teacher said about US"
everybody says she is the crank.
ieGt teacher they is" cried Jimmy,
she won't let you bring nothing to
school 'cepting your books; you can't
even take your slingshot, nor your
air-gun, nor"
Nor your dcll5," chimed in Fran
ees, and che won't let you Rat your
eye, nor say q word, nor croas your
legs, nor blow your noEe."
What DO she think We e goin' to
her Of school fer n we cant have
fun asked Billy. "Tabernicle sho'
had fun when ne went 10 school. re
out pin in the teachers chair ar she
sat down on II plumb up to the head
an. he Tie the strings together wha
TWO niger gals had they hab
WrDpEed with, an he squoze I'D {
little boys legs IN front Of him with
rooster foot tell he squalled on,
loud, an he th'owed spitballs, an he
make him some watermelon teeth. an
he paint chicken light rcd an tuck +
TO the teacher fer a dodo, an he pu
cotton in his pants fore he got licked
an he drawed the teacher on a slate
That s what you go to school fer f.
70 have fun, an l gho' is goin' tt
have fun when goes, an alnt goin
TO take no bulldozin' offer her
neither"
u bet we can squelch her" CRIED
Frances, vindIctively.
Yes, we u show her a thing OF
two'-for once Jimmy agreed with
her, "she bout the butt.ln-est old wo
man they is, and she's going 70 fine
out we bout the squeIchingest kid,
ever she tackle"
Alfred Gage went TO school to he
last year." said Frances, "and he car
read and write"
Yes" joined IN Jimmy, "and b,
bout the proudest boy they is; al
time got to write his name all owe,
everything"
you member bout last Commun
ion Sunday" went on the little girl
when they hand roun' the little en-
yeIiups and telled all the folks wba |