Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-07

firm young woman teacher told her that
she would have to take her turn. She
waited for half an hour. while l.. g.
Grant disguised his features completely
with the aid of a large brick of cheap
chocolate candy.
The teacher was no more impressed
with the angel child than was the super
visor. She bade him take a seat plain
seat. just like the other children. with no
welcoming garland of roses or other
signs of distinction. Mrs. Caramel was
allowed to stay awhile If she could find
a seat. and the perfectly capable young
woman teacher went about organizing
her class as IL the Caramel family had
not existed. She scared Mrs. Caramel to
death by demanding to know whether her
youthful wonder had been vaccinated.
and upon receiving a weak No. which
was intended to be scornful and dignified
she said that L. S. Grant would have to
undergo that slight operation as part OF
the entrance requirements.
Proudly Bears Son Homeward.
The fact that the young woman teacher
was able to organize that class of babes
into an almost homogeneous mass VIII
some show of discipline. meant nothing to
the Caramel parent whose loving eyes
never left the form of L. S. Grant Car
amel. That youth. stolid. and with the
feelings of animation which might do a
potato justice. but which We're utterly
incapable of stirring human being.
stared at his teacher with utter incom-
prehensibility. She told them fine story
and went as far as to get a bright little
boy to repeat one of Robert Louis Steven
sons quatrains from the Garden of
Verses" but on T. S. Grant she made no
more impression than If he had not been
there Mentally, she told herself that his
ivory-topped head would have to be en-
tered with a diamond drill before glim-
mering of intelligence could be found.
But not so with Mrs. Caramel She
stayed throughout the short session and
proudly bore her son homeward. and that
night there was much to talk about
around the Caramel sitting room table.
Father Caramel brought home Chocolate
drops and told Z. S. Grant they were his
to eat as he pleased if he would go to
school every day, and il appeared that
night as If u. s. Grant had started on
the royal road to learning.
However, next day there was an omi-
nous change L. s. Grant refused to go
to school. Mrs. Caramel rushed to the
drug store and Observation-Disclosures on the
pay telephone and told her husband. That
wise man said:
Put him to bed
Father Caramel "Stumped."
The edict was obeyed. The chocolate
drops would have been taken away. but
they had all been eaten-before break
fast. Mrs. Caramel pleaded with her
child. but he refused to go to school. He
said that the teacher did not like him.
He said she wanted to teach him to fly
like a bird, and he was afraid that If he
did he would break his wings. He shed
no tears-Mrs. Caramel attended to the
tear shedding, and did it in most copious
manner. In that way the day was spent,
the angel bird child in bed, defiant, I'M
moved and nprafeflll for fhp blessings
of acknowledgements school
system; and Mrs. Caramel. coaXing, brib-
ing, crying and suspicious that the super
visor had scared her son to this state OIL
chronic stupidity.
When Mr.. Caramel came home he was
taken to the bedside of the outlaw.
Don't you want to go to school tomor-
row." he wheedled.
loud tones that the deaf old gentleman
next door wanted to know If they were
blasting again in the Zoo.
Mr.. Caramers resources being expended
in that one effort. he retired to the sit
ting room and initiated person in deep
thought. But thought was of no avail
Young L. S. Grant Caramel. true to MS
illustrious namesake, had outWitted his
parents. And SO darkness descended upon
the little street with the Caramels in per-
pleXity.
Mr. Caramers mother dropped in to
breakfast next morning and found the
family in a pitiful state of excitement.
The angel child still remained in bed.
absolutely defiant as to school. No one
knew what to do. Mrs. Caramel, red
eyed from weeping, appeared to be on
the verge Of collapse. Mr.. Caramel had
no ideas at all. The grandmother, how
ever showed signs of appreciation of the
difficulty. She turned to Cleo de Merode
Caramel:
Here you. get me that book strap OF
yours
Then He Listened to Reason"
Cleo obeyed with alacrity, and to the
great surprise of the entire outfit. the
elder Mrs. Caramel mounted the stairs.
Downstairs the family heard her voice:
Here you young piece. Get out OF
that bed. Now. Do you intend to go to
school today"
mo! No! MOI
Eyes, you WILL"
And then there was sound OF strap
larruping the legs Of the insurgent
scholar
You won't go to SCHOOL,"
mo! No. Ouch.'
Yes, you will
"Ouch! Ouch. Ouch"
There was the sound Of a stiff licking
going on.
The Caramels were scared for fear the
ceiling might fall through, but In ten
the elder Mrs. Caramel was seen
coming down stairs leading the young
hopeful by the ear.
HE says he intends to go to school
today and every other day.
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