Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-07-24
Myra' S
Condolences

Your new hat In Just grand. teach
er. and l hope you wear 1t In good
healthI" exclaimed Myra Schpock.
Myra was exalted monitor Of the flow
er boxes and was attending to them
after school.
Thank you. dear" answered Miss
arithmetic papers
ITS nothing to thank about" said
Myra- Say, you ought to see my mas
new hat It's red. with purple fiow-
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!' l 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, 4 amt sure IL it's
wednesday or Thursday morning he
'scorts your teacher to school. but I'm
going to make 1t my business to find
out So she watched to see."
Child. what difference can II pos
sibly make to your mother" asked
Miss Lord in surprise.
Ma doesn't want to miss anything
like that. She says it just does her
heart good to see you and the swell
go by so nice like together. Ma hasn't
had much pleasure since the twins
/ came. 80 she enjoys It when you two
go by. She says, That man can't
take his eyes went on your teach
err"
You must not talk like that, Myra,"
reprimanded Miss Lord 1T isn't good
taste to say such things about people"
81 don't, honest and true. Miss Lord.
said to my ma. said: Ma. you don't
know nothing about it. He amt real
ly my teachers man. It's the fit and
futter teacher what likes Miss Lord
And who may he be?" inquired the
teacher with a gasp Of establishment.
Hes our exercise 'structor, Mr.
Fillerpson. We kids call him fit and
nutter,' because he always kept telling
us to fit and fiutter when we drilled
for our butterfly entertainment. 1 sale
to my ma, said, 'P'raps don't know
my long division. but / do know wher
man is just crazy about lady NJ;
laughed so hard she broke her new
corset steel"
"Myra. you are impossible" declared
Miss Lord. III you paid as close at
'cntion to your long division as yol
40 to other peoples affairs you woulC
probably learn your numbers. YoV
are certainly a case for the psychol
ogy department"
I'VE have nicknames for all tn
teachers" declared the loquaciou
, Myra, not at all abashed. THE sing
, ing superintendent is 'Do-NIi-Sol.' w
call the sewing lady 'Thimble.' be
cause she gets such mad when W
forget our thimbles. The DRAWN
lady is 'Tiptoe' She walks as if sh
! was afraid of waking the baby"
! What disrespectfuI class of chi
o dren l have," exclaimed the amuse
teacher, trying to wear disapprovin
look and failing. AS token of he
capitulation she added. smiling:
wonder IL 1 have a nickname?"
D. 'Dast I tell you yours?" aske
It Myra.
At I'm eager to hear it."
1t yours is Lady Violet because yc
lie always smell so nice OF violets.
at hope I will. when I'm a big lady"
t. Thank you. That's a very nic
n nickname"
Teacher" said Myra after a m
8. ment's silence. Italia Zwick air
d. coming to school tomorrow. She
IT. got to go to the doctors for her nose
IT, rs her nose at the doctor's?" laug
tn ed Miss Lord.
to mo. ma'am, but she has badinoit
as That's the reason she's so bad. WIZ
re they're taken out she won't make
W more whisperings in school,"
1t. Poor child. I'm sorry for her. CT
"a her my love"
h. "Ohi Oh! Miss Lord Look quic
There's anautomobile- It's your swe
he's coming right into school. NJ
Your cheeks look pretty and red"
10 "Myra. I'm afraid your mother "
1t be worrying about you. Now, 20,
=. better run home, dear. Thank you
~ helping me SO nicely"
~ "Good-by, teacher. My ma wo
~ have no mad on me when l tell /
80 what seen"
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