The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-27
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Condolences

Your new hat Is just grand. teach.
er. and hope you wear 1t IN good
health" exclaimed Myra Schpock.
Myra was exalted monitor Of the flow.
er 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.
ers. It's got big green bow across
the back. When pa saw 1t he said.
Mrs. Sarah Schpock. that there hat
is one stunner!' like yours better
than mas, but ! 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 SWELL" confided
Myra. MA said, I amt 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
out 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
like that She says 1t just does hel
heart good to see you and the swell
60 by so nice like together. Ma hasn',
had much pleasure since the twins
came. so she enjoys it when you two
go by. She says, That man cam
take his eyes went off your teach
err"
"You must not talk like that. Myra.
reprimanded Miss Lord. 1T isn't goot
taste to say such things about people.
81 don't, honest and true. Miss Lord
l said to my ma. l said: Ma. you don
know nothing about 1t. He amt real
ly my teachers man. It's the fit an,
hutter teacher what likes Miss Lord.
And who may he be-" inquired tn
teacher with a gasp Of establishment.
Hes our exercise 'structor, MI
Fillerpson. We kids call him fit an,
flutter, because he always kept tellin
US to fit and flutter when We drille
for our butterfly entertainment. sal
to my ma, I said, 'P'raps l don't kno,
my long division, but I do know whe
a man Is just crazy about lady NJ
laughed so hard she broke her ne,
corset STEEL"
"Myra. you are impossible" declare
Miss Lord. III you paid as close a
tention to your long division as 20
do to other peoples affairs you woul
probably learn your numbers. 70
are certainly a case for the psyche
ogy department"
I'VE have nicknames for all tn
teachers" declared the loquaciol
Myra, not at all abashed. THE sim
ing superintendent is 'Do.Mi-Sol.' "
call the sewing lady 'Thimble. b
cause she gets such q mad when "
forget our thimbles. The DRAWN
lady is 'Tiptoe.' She walks as II ST
was afraid of waking the baby"
what a disrespectful class Of CHI
drcn | have!" exclaimed the amust
teacher, trying to wear disapprovir
look and failing. As a token Of h
capitulation she added. smiling:
wonder II | have a nickname"
"Dast | tell you yours" asks
Myra.
I'm eager to hear it,"
"Yours Is Lady Violet because y
always smell so nice of yiolets.
h hope | will when I'm big lady"
Thank you. That's a very nj
- nickname"
Teacher" said Myra after a II
~ ment's silence. Italia Zwick all
coming to school tomorrow. Sh
A got to go to the doctors for her nos'
rs her nose at the doctor's?" laus
"A ed Miss Lord.
mo, ma'am. but she has badinoi,
I. That's the reason she's SO bad. VII
they're taken out she won't make
moro whisperings In school"
Poor child. I'm sorry for her. Gil
). her my love-"
oh! Oh! Miss Lord. Look quito
There's anautomobile It's your swc
he's coming right into school NJ
Your cheeks look pretty and red"
"Myra. I'm afraid your mother "
be worrying about you. Now. 20
better run home. dear Thank you
helping me so nicely"
"Good.by. teacher. My ma wc
have no mad on me when I tell |
what I seen"