The state herald., 1914-08-21

MIN. tGreenville Female Seminary
Simms. II you slap that little niger
again. I'll slap youD"
Greenie rolled over ON the grass and
Uttered. Miss Matte Sue didn'." she
said. "Ah heah huh say de yuddah
day ct wuz er moushty good feelin'
ter go ter bald Mistis en- git up Mars
tah!"
Well" said Cory, tossing her head
till the flower earrings danced, "I'm
going to get married II the man hasn't
got anything but character and a
red mustache. Married women don't
have to prove they could have got
husband II they had wanted to-"
Let's play something" proposed
Rosebud Meredith. on whom the dis.
cussion palled. Let's play King.
King Katiko."
Its Sunday!"-this from her small
er and more righteous sister. We're
forbidden to play anything but Bible
games on Sunday. and II Rosebud
does. I'll tell"
"Jay-bird tattle-tale!" sang Rosebud
derisively. Don't care II you dol"
Well" decreed Hickey. "We1l play
Sunday school then. 1t would take
saint to object to that. I'm superin.
tendent and this stump's my desk All
you children sit down under that tree"
They ranged themselves in two
rows. the white children. In clean Sab
bath pinafores and go-to-meeting
knickerbockers. In front and the col.
ored ones, In ginghams and cotton
prints, in the rear-the habitual ex-
preston OF differing social station.
"oh!" shrieked Miss Cabell. "and I'll
be Mrs. Merryweather Mason and
teach the Infants class"
There isn't any infant class" said
Hickey. How could there be when
there aren't any infants? The lesson
is over and I've Just rung the bell for
silence. Children. this is Missionary
Sunday, and I'm glad to see so many
happy faces here today. Cozy," she
said relenting. you can be the organ
ist II you want to-"
81 won't" said Cozy sullenly. IF
can't be table-cloth | won't be dish.
rag"
"All right. you needn't" retorted
Hickey freezingly. "Sit up. Greenie
People don't lie On their backs in
Sunday-school"
Greenie yawned dismally. and right.
ed herself with injured siowness. "Ah
diffuses ter 'cep' yo' insult. Hickey
Snydah." she said. "Ah'd ruthah lose
NAH 1igion dan nah laz'nese. En- All
'spises yo spissable dissisition."
Let us all RISE" continued Hickey,
unmoved. land sing Kingdom Com.
ing" And she struck up Justify.
beating time on the stump with a
stick, and the rows OF children Joined
in with JUNCTION. the colored contingent
coming out strong on the chorus:
De yerf shall be full OBJ de wunduhful
story
As watahs dat coyah de seal
The clear voices In the quiet air
startled the futtering birds and sent
n squirrel to the tip-top OF an oak.
from which he looked down. flirting
his brush. They reused man. too.
who had lain in sodden sleep under
4 bush at n little distance. He was
ragged and soiled and his heavy bru.
tai face. covered with dark stubbie
of some days growth. had an ugly
scar slanting back from cheek to hair.
Without getting up. he rolled over to
command better view. and set his
eyes. blinking from their slumber. on
the children.
I'VE will now take up the coilec.
ton" said Hickey. t"You can do II,
June. Use u nat piece OF bark Re
member that what we give today is
for the poor heather in-in Alabama"
The bark.slnb made It's rounds. re.
ceiving leaves. acorns, and sn occa.
sional pin. Midway. however. there
nrose n shrill shrek from the bearer
and the collection was scattered broad