The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-02-20
BREAKING THE NEWS
BY ALLIE BROCK.


Papa" began Robbie one evening
after dinner, "it makes lot of differ
elce whether you like person or
not, doesn't it?"
Boobies father laid down the eve
ming paper and looked at his son crit
ically. What has little Miss Kelly
been doing now?" he asked.
Bobbie screwed up his face Miss
Kelly" he repeated scornfully. Il
bet nobody over to school would know
who you were talking about. She
isn't Miss Kelly, and she don't ever
be. She amt in my room any more,
and I'm glad. Gee, she's the stingi-
est thing! If 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 very
bright girl"
Bright! Well, maybe Robbie said
grudgingly. Il 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.
l sh'd say not
Does Mamie Kelly study that
hard?'
well, no." acknowledged Robbie.
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 says he
gets nearly killed"
rs Billy in her room now?"
yes, there's lots of felers in her
room. They've got u teacher | don't
like. She dresses in freshly gowns |
don't think they ought to wear gowns
to school,
you don't? Well. may l ask II you
prefer bloomers?"
Il don't know as it's boomers" Bob
bic said thoughtfully. But anyhow
Then, she's awful strict. You dassn
smile, hardly, les'n she comes down on
you like hammer Jimmy, he says
she scares him almost into a fit, and
one day she sent him home"
SO Jimmy's in Mamie's room, too?"
Sure" Bobbie said, uneasily. IT'S
an awful big room this year. heard
the teacher saying it was most too big
to iandle. 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 Marys street. We had a 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 like?'
"Oh, 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 Su-
sic Herrick is. There amt nobody
likes Susie, less'n it's Jimmy, and he
goes over thera a lot"
is Susie Herrick in Mamie Kelly's
room, too?"
"Well-er-yes. But don't be-
lieve anybody could like that teach
er. She was awful cross to Nellie
Foster, and ! just tell you that it
wasn't fair. She got sore at Nellie
for whispering-that 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 if she liked
it. Gee, wouldn't be teacher for a
FARM"
What room Is Nellie Foster in?"
Not in Mamie RClly'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 up
with the rest?"
"Oh, she did" Bobbie said, doleiully.
She's awful smart. But what can
you do with a teacher like that? A
person couldn't admire Mamie Kelly
and Nellie Foster, too. The new
teacher is Mamie Kelly's kind. She
won't let a teller even smile in school
So that's how Nellie Foster got sent
down. 1t wasn't thing but for whis-
pering. 1t makes me awful tired. OF
course, some Of the marks was bad,
but they often is in a new room"
Where is Nellie Foster now?'
"Her? Bobbie said slowly. well,
you see, she's in my room. Ter
well, you see, got sent down, too..'-
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