The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-13

Condolences.

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81 Your nav hat u inst grand. teach
-. md I hope you wear, Il In goo{
hsalth! exclaimed Myra 6chpook
hyrA Wa exalted monitor Of the now
er boxes and was attending to then
inter- school. 8l
''Thank you. DEAR" answered Mis-
lord 40 she marked her fourth grad<
arithmetic papers.
IT'S nothing to thank about said
Myra. Say. you ought to zee my MAJ
new hat IT'S red. with purple flow
:srs. It's got big green bow across
the back. When pa saw It he said
fMrs. Sarah schpock. that there hal
20 one stunner!' like yours better
than mas. but I wouldn't say 20 ia
ma. It'd make her Sore"
"Of course, you wouldn't want ia
hurt your mothers feelings" agreed
the teacher.
"My ma saw you coming to school
yesterday with SWELL" conflded
sMyra. INA said, I amt sure If ita
"Wednesday or Thursday morning he
escorts your teacher to school. but I'm
going to make 1t my business to find
put So she watched to see."
!, Child. what difference can 1t pos
sibly make to your mother?" asked
miss Lord in surprise.
MA doesn't want to miss anything
aike that. She says it just does hei
heart good to see you and the swell
30 by so nice like together. Ma hasn't
had much pleasure since the twins
came. 80 she enjoys 1t when you eve
30 by. She says. That man can't
take his eyes went OF your teach
er.'"
"You must not talk like that. Myra,'
reprimanded Miss Lord. 1T isn't good
taste to say such things about people,
II don't. honest and true. Miss Lord
said to my ma, said: Ma, you don't
know nothing about it. He amt real
~ my teachers man. It's the fit and
ihutter teacher what likes Miss Lord.
"And who may he bet" inquired the
teacher with gasp Of astonishment.
Hes our exercise ;structor, Mr.!
Ffllerpson. We kids call him 'flit and
futter.' because he always kept tellina
tus to fit and f1utter when we drilled
for our butterfly entertainment. said
to my ma. said. 'P'raps ! don't know
my long division, but I do know when
4 man is just crazy about LADY, Ma
laughed 30 hard she broke her new
eorset steel"
"Myra. you are impossible" declared
Miss Lord. III you paid as close at
tention to your long division az you
do to other peoples affairs you would
probably learn your numbers. You
are certainly case for the psychol
bgy department"
I I'VE have ,nicknames for all the
,,teachers." declared the loquaciou,
Myra. not at all abashed. "The sing
ing superintendent is 'Do-Mi-Sol.' We
call the sewing lady 'Thimble,' be
cause she gets such a mad when VIZ
forget our thimbles. The drawing
lady is 'Hptoe.' She walks as If she
was afraid OF waking the baby"
What disrespectful class of chill
dren I have!" exclaimed the amused
teacher. trying to wear q disapprovins
look and failing. As q token Of heI
'capitulation she added. smiling: q
wonder If I have q nickname?"
"Dast I tell you yours?" asked
Myra.
I'm eager to hear it,
yours is Lady Violet because yoy
always smell SO nice Of violets. ]
hope will when I'm a big lady"
Thank you. That's a very nice
nickname"
Teacher" said Myra after a mo
ment's silence, Italia Zwick ainr
coming to school tomorrow. Shei
got to 60 to the Doctors for her nose.
us her nose at the doctor's?' laugh
ed Miss Lord.
mo, ma'am, but she has badinoidA
That's the reason sizes 90 bad. When
they're taken but she won't make nd
more whisperings in school"
Poor child. I'm sorry for her. Give
her my love-"
"Oh! Oh! Miss Lord! Look quickI
There's anautomobile. It's your swell;
be's coming right into school. Myi
Your cheeks look pretty and red!"
"Myra, I'm afraid your mother will
be worrying about you. Now. you'd
better run home. dear. Thank you fol
helping me go nicely"
"Good-by. teacher. My ma wont
pave no mad on me when tell he1
what Seen"
The Stamp Upside Down.