Holbrook argus., 1913-01-07
Myra $ 

Your new hat is just grand. teach CT. and I hope you wear it in good health." .exclaimed Mvrs schrock atyra was exalted monitor of the flow. ef 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. "ssy, you ought to see my mas new hst. It's red, with purple flow CTS. It's got 2 big green bow across the back. When ps saw it he said Mrs. Sarah schpcck, that there hat is one sumner! I 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 3 swell" confided Myra. Ma said. ain't sure if it's Wednesday or Thursday morning he going to make it my business to find put So she watched to see"
 Child, wks.t difference can it pos ;ibly make to your mother?" aske( Miss Lord in surprise.
 Ma doesn't want to miss anything ike that. She says it just does her 'eart good to zee you and the swell ro by so nice like together Ma hasn't ad much pleasure since the twins ,ame, so she enjoys it when you two % by. She says, That man caui lake his eyes went off your teach ,r'"
 "Ton must not talk like that, Myra,' 'eprimanded Miss Lord 'It isn't good .aste to say such things about people,
 T don't, honest and true. Miss Lord said to my ma, said: Ma. you don't snow nothing about it. He ain't real my teachers man. It's the fit an6 iutter teacher what likes Miss Lord
 And who may he be-" inquired the ;eacher with gasp of sstonishment. He's our exercise 'structor, MT Eillerpson. We. kids call him fit an6 utter, because he always kept telling IS to fit and f1utter when we drilled L. I 'o my ma, said, 'P'raps I don't know ny long division, but do know wher Enan-is just crazy about lady Ma srghed so hard she broke her new corset steel"
 Myrs, you are impossible" declared Miss Lord. If you paid as close at ,ention to your long division as yor Nh n f1f1 1o.- efafr probably learn your numbers. Yor gre certainly a case for the psychol ,gy department"
 We have nicknsmes for all the .eaehersy declared the loquaciout Nyra, not at all sbashed. The sing ns superintendent Is 'Do-NiSol' We all the sewing lady 'Thimble.' he ,ause she gets such mad when we forget our thimbles. The drawing Iady is 'Tiptoe. She walks ss if she as afraid of waking the baby"
 What disrespectful class of~chiI sren I hsvei" exclaimed the amused teacher. trying to wear disappearing look and failing. As 9 token of her c7pitulstion she added, smiling: "l wonder if I have 3 rioknaineT''
 'Dast I tell you yours?'' asked Nyra.
 I'm eager to hear 1t"
 Yours is Lady Violet because Yor ,lTays. emell so nice of violets. aope Twill when I'm 2 big lady"
 Thank you. That's very nice nickname"
 Teacher" said Myra after mo meut's silence, '1zalia Zwick ainf coming to school tomorrow. She. got to go to the doctors for her nose
 'Is her nose at the doctors ?'' laugh sd Miss Lord
 No, ma'am, but she has badinoids That's the reason she's SO bad. When they're taken out she won't make nc ulors ThlEperfngs in school"
 "Poot tfiiid, Pm sorry for her. Give her my love"
 oh! 0h,' Miss Lord! Look quick! There's anautomobile. It's your swell; he's coming right into. school My! Tour. cheeksl look pretty and red."
 AtyFa, 4m afraid your mother will he worrying about you. Now, you'd better run home. dear. Thank you for helping me so nicely
 "Good-by. teacher My ma won't have no mad on me when I tell her wat seen.'