Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-01-31
BREAKING THE NEWS
BY ALLIE BROCK.

after dinner, 1T makes lot Of differ
ence whether you like a person or
not, doesn't it?'
Bobbies rather 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 scornfuIly. 4
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
bite of her apple you can know there's
something the matter with it. There
int nobody likes her. les'n it's Billy"
Il understood that she was very
bright girl"
Bright Well, maybe Bobbie said
grudgingly Il dunno. But honest,
there's a lot more to think about
than just books"
q 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?
We'll, 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 says he
gets nearly killed"
rs Billy In her room now?"
yes. there's lots of fellers ia her
room. They've got a teacher I don't
like. She dresses in freshly gowns.
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
I don't like party dresses at school.
Then, she's awful strict You dassnt
smile. hardly. les'n she comes down on
you like a 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. l heard
the teacher saying it 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
ana he's one of the biggest felIers on
Aunt Mary's 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. 4 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 there a lot"
rs Susie Herrick in Mamie Kelly's
room, too"
"Well-er-yes. But I don't be- |
lieve anybody could like that teach |
er. She was awful cross to Nellie
Foster, and I Just tell you that it
wasn't fair She got sore at Nellie
for whispering was all there was
to it. You can't breathe in that room.
That teasher thinks books is every
thing She does around with a book
under her arm, just as if she liked
it. Gee, l wouldn't be a teacher for
farm"
What room is Nellie Foster in?"
Not in Mamie Kelly's ROOM There
amt anybody'd stay in her room if She
could get out I'd rather be in the
alone than in a room
with Mamie Kelly"
why didn't Nellie Foster go up
with the rest?"
"Oh, she did" Bobbie said, dolefully
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-
oering. It 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?"
Herr" Bobbie said slowly. We'll, |
you see, she's in my room. Ter
we'll, you see, I got sent down, too. =
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