The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07
BREAKING The NEWS
BY ALLIE Brock.

BY ALLIE BROCK.
Papa began Bobbie one evening |
after dinner, 1T makes lot Of differ
ence whether you like a person or
not, doesn't it?'
Bobbie's father. laid down the eve
ming paper and looked at his son crit
ically. What has little Miss Kelly
been doing nows'' he asked.
Bobbie screwed up his face Miss
Kelly" he repeated scornsully II
bet nobody over to school would Know
who you we're talking about She
isn't Miss Kelly, and she don't eyer
be. She amt In my room any more,
and I'm glad. Gee, she's the stingi-
est thing! II she gives the fellers a
bite of her apple you can know there's
something the matter with It. There
int nobody likes her, lesn it's Billy"
Il understood that she was a very
bright girl
Bright Well. maybe Bobbie said
grudgingly. II dunno. But honest,
there's a lot more to think about
than just books"
Il thought that was your opin-
ion.''
We'll, it's so,'' Bobbie declared
Mamma doesn't want me to be sit
ting studying till 'leven every night.
sh'd say not
Does Mamie Kelly study that
| hard?"
'Well. no." acknowledged Bobbie.
"You see, she goes home and works
afternoons, but gee, she amt a boy,
and she doesn't mind sticking around
the house. They have to work ter
ribly hard In her room. Billy say9,he
gets nearly killed.
rs Billy in her room now?"
Eyes, there's lots of fellers in her
| room. They've got teacher don't
like. She dresses in freshly gowns I
don't think they ought to wear gowns
to school,
you don't? Well, may ask If you
| prefer bloomers?"
Il don't know as It's boomers" Bob
bic said thoughtfully. But anyhow
don't like party dresses at school.
Then, she's awful strict You dassn't
smile. hardly, les'n she comes down on
you like hammer. Jimmy, he says
she scares him almost into fit, and
one day she sent him home"
So Jimmy's in NAMES room, too?"
Sure Bobbie said, uneasily. ITS
an awful big room this year. ] heard
the teacher saying 1t was most too big
to handle. Gee, but there's some
swell fellers in my room. You know
that Pete Harding? Well, he's there
and he's one of the biggest fellers on
Aunt Mary's street. We had lot
/ Of fun with him yesterday. He was
/ showing US some circus stunts he seen
saw last year. Some class to him
/ all right
! What Is your teacher nke?"
ooh, she's all right" Bobbie said,
carelessly. Il knew her before, and
she certainly is fine Susie Herrick
says she's awful glad to get away from
her, but everybody knows what SUI
Sic Herrick H. There aip't nobody
likes Susie, less'n it's Jimmy, and he
goes over there a lot"
as Susie Herrick in Mamie Kelly's
>room, too?"
"Well-er-yes. But don't be.
fieye anybody could like that teach.
i er. She was awful cross to Nellie
Foster, and I just tell you that 1t
| wasn't fair. She got sore at Nellie
for whispering was all there was
to it. You can't breathe in that room
That teacher thinks books is every.
thing She does around with book
under her arm, just as II she liked
It. Gee, I wouldn't be a teacher for g
FARM"
4 What room Is Nellie Foster in?
mot in Mamie Kelly's room! There
amt anybody'd stay In her room if she
could get out I'd rather be in the
kindergarten alone than in room
with Mamie Kelly
why didn't Nellie Foster go VI
with the rest p
"Oh, she did, Bobbie said, doleful1y
"She's awful smart But what car
you do with a teacher like that? A
person couldn't admire Mamie Kelly
and Nellie Foster, zoo. The new
teacher is Mamie Kelly's kind. She
J won't let Teller even smile in school
So that's how Nellie Foster got SEN
down. It wasn't thing but for whis
pering. 1t makes me awful tired o.
course. some Of the marks was bad
but they often is In a new room. -
; Where is Nellie Foster now?"
, s'Her?" Bobbie said slowly well
you see, she's in my room. I-er-
well, you see, got sent down, too
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