The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-08

ypuUS uldu Win pdiC SPCSShSANA -
and he carried a red copybook. Miss
Lucy. seeing the book. knew the
young man to be the critic teacher.
This critic teacher was the dread
embassy of the training school under
whose kindly guidance still continued
such young and tender teachers as
Miss Lucy. And it was often found
that after a visit from this critic
teacher these same young and tender
teachers must perforce HE themselves
back to the school. there to study
year longer.
He sits in your room," teacher
friend had shudderingly told Miss
Lucy. land you don't know what you
are saying and everything you take
hold of drops, and all the time he just
sits there and writes down all your
mistakes and you stay at home for
week after because you are sick.
How silly" exclaimed the superior
Miss Lucy. Il never get nervous. If
| he comes in my room | shall merely
greet him with my ordinary manner
/ and go on with my usual work
i
can easily imagine Miss Lucy advanc-
! ing to meet the critic teacher with an
ineffable condescensiOn. Instead OF
which she stood still ard opened her
mouth several times vainly Then she
| gurgled The critic teacher who in
reality was only a painfully shy. -vom-
an-fcaring young man, also gurglcd
He then extended cold and clammy
hand, which was met by one equally
cold and clammy. At this point loud
whisper was heard from Sophie Bauer.
schmidt who suspected Miss Lucy Of
matrimonial designs upon every man
from the ianitOr down its Miss
Luzy's beau she explained loudly
J Miss Lucy El&red wildly at her and
the critic teacher, sinking weakly into
a chair. opened his notebook Miss
Lucy turned to h. class and for a
moment smiled vaguely and appeal
ingly at them with dreadful shadow
of her entertainment" smile. Then
suppressing il tendency to swallow al
the time, she began to direct the read
ing lesson in a voice that reminded
her of Frederick William rCciting {
memory gem As for the critic teach
er. still appalled, by the announcement
that he was Miss Lucy's bean, he, sa
wretchcdly on the ridge of Miss l4u
cy's chair and wrote swiftly and con
stantly in His book.
At last Frederick Williams turl
| came to read See kitty chump," sal,
' he. 1t was the first sentence in tn
, primer and the only one he had eve
p mastered. He rendered 1t upon al
occasions and it was always accepte
,. by Miss Lucy with an indnlgcnt smile
t However, this time she shook he
O head. mo, dear" she said sweet;
try again"
\ see kitty chump" said Frederic
complaccntly.
Then Miss Lucy came toward hil
and bending over him pointed to tn
i first word.
II was at this moment that the still
ness of the room was suddenly di
PEELED by loud smack. This smack
"A sudden, loud and sharp was followt
4 by brcatAlcss gasp from the elias
Il Then a sound of lamcntatou fell upc
the air
| Anna" said Miss Lacy. nstin
| lively. come here And you Sophi
| also"
Anna came sullenly, Sophie tet
I fully nursing a very red cheek. Mi
s Lucy, standing between them. glance
at the critic teacher He had stopp'
N writing and, pen held in hand, W
M evidently critically waiting the OF
, come of this breach of discipline"
Anna" began Miss Lucy. Evil
did you strike Sophe?'
- Il never done id" declared Anna.
- Sophie" said Miss Lucy, why d
Anna strike you?"
Ill Sophie, who was rather enjoyi
tn herself, shifted violently. "She to
he my cent" she said, land | got it ba
ID and then she hit me in the jaw al
ed Miss Luzy, got the toothache," I
er ished this victim of Annals rapacity
you're liar" said Anna angri
&c land you waid dill ged you oudsi
ad und I'll knock your block off" The
w with a sullen sob. I'D was my ce
OF anyhow I'd wasn'd even spid"
TX At this point Sophie who loved
Of audience broke in. And she S;
Use you put your hair up in curl-pap'
SIX at night and she said your pettict
so wasn't even silk and she said y
he didn't have no holes in your sto
an inEs"
SIS Al these revelations Miss ii
we easpcd and, sitting down hystcrica
ad upon desk, looked Al the cri
teacher Outraged and Mortified
vet the idea that he. young man Of
ier emplary habits, should be thus dra
he into a discussion concerning fcmin
ION hosiery, the critic teacher had ris
ing pale and with wild look in his cy
yer For a moment he and Miss Lucy, b.
I'D. stricken gurglcloss. looked M %
4 T. l.