Holbrook argus., 1912-10-08
Mya s Condolences

CT, and hope you wear 1t in good health!" exclaimed Myra Schpock. Myra was exalted monitor of the flow CT boxes and was attending to them after school.
 Thank you, dear" answered Miss Lord as she marked her fourth grade arithmetic papers.
 Its nothing to thank about" said Myra. Say, you ought to see my mas new hat. It's red, with purple flow - CTS. It's got big green bow across the back. When pa saw 1t he said, Mrs. Sarah Schpock, that there hat Is one stunner!' I like yours better than mas. but I wouldn't say SO to ma. It'd make her sore"
 "Of course, you wouldn't want to hurt your mothers feelings" agreed the teacher.
 My ma saw you coming to school yesterday with a swell." confided Myra. Ma said, I ain't sure if it's Wednesday or Thursday morning he scorts your teacher to school, but I'm going to make it my business to find put So she watched to see."
 Child, what difference can 1t pos. ,ibly make to your mother?" asked Miss Lord in surprise.
 "Ma doesn't want to miss anything like that. She says 1t just does hel heart good to see you and the swell go by so nice like together. Ma hasn't had much pleasure since the twins came, so she enjoys 1t when you two go by. She says, That man cant take his eyes went of your teach ar.'"
 You must not talk like that, Myra,' reprimanded Miss Lord. Tt isn't good .aste to say such things about people,
 q don't, honest and true, Miss Lord [ said to my ma, said: Ma, you don't know nothing about it. He ain't real y my teachers man. It's the fit and iutter teacher what likes Miss Lord
 And who may he be?" inquired the teacher with gasp of astonishment.
 He's our exercise 'structor, MT Fillerpson. We kids call him fit and iutter,' because he always kept telling IS to fit and f1utter when we drilled Or our butterfly entertainment. said % my ma, said, 'P'raps don't know ny long division, but do know when man is just crazy about lady Ma aughed SO hard she broke her new l corset steel." "Myra, you are impossible" declared Miss Lord. 'If you paid as close at !ention to your long division as you | 10 to other peoples affairs you would F. probably learn your numbers. You are certainly a case for the psychol ogy department"
 we have nicknames for all the teachers" declared the loquacious Myra, not at all abashed. "The sing ng superintendent Is 'Do-Mi-Sol.' We ,all the sewing lady 'Thimble,' be cause she gets such a mad when we forget our thimbles. The drawing lady is 'Tiptoe.' She walks as if she was afraid of waking the baby"
 What disrespectful class of chil iren have!" exclaimed the amused teacher, trying to wear disappearing look and failing. As token of hel equalization she added, smiling: e wonder If I have a nickname?"
 "Dast I tell you yours?" asked Myra.
 "1'm eager to hear it."
 Yours is Lady Violet because yol always smell so nice of violets. nope I will when I'm big lady"
 Thank you. That's very nict nickname"
 Teacher" said Myra after a mo ment's silence, "Izalia Zwick aim coming to school tomorrow. She' got to go to the doctors for her nose.
 "Is her nose at the doctor's?" laugh ed Miss Lord.
 NO, ma'am, but she has badinoids That's the reason she's so bad. Whe1 they're taken out she won't make nt more whisperings in school"
 Poor child, I'm sorry for her. Giv' her my love-"
 "Oh! Oh! Miss Lord! Look quick There's anautomobile. It's your swell he's coming right into school. My Your cheeks look pretty and red!"
 "Myra, I'm afraid your mother vii be worrying about you. Now. you't better run home, dear. Thank you fol helping me so nicely"
 "Good-by, teacher. My ma won have no mad on me when tell hel w.at seen."