The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-15
THE STUPID By
IN jUn SCHOOL
sv AGNES PICKETT. KLOsLAS,

81,
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enc Viec WIN me othsF Us |" WIG
faou1 aoia t2e many ohg'-se- - s icy
on "aan 1Ittsa W14|+AtH gre" ~ ~
a hig baby Boy ana coald run efouh4'
ne a21 Co.'s frequently rs 'l-lis
nose yoald run ana al n1ght ne wo1ld
steep wlt+a AIS NOUN open ana lohs
aooGf CO MS IitIe pAloW. s9otlsLth ines
he would snore loudly When aSeep' +
Anen enc Alght "A3!aA waheo U
crying ana, putting up h3s nany nahoS
10 aEs ace OF ms niue neAd' 81
ed quite loudly. rms Wakened paaaE
and 81! the children Foor iittle " u /
liam had the "eaFacne Ihe hre haa
20 &c started, some Oil heated ana pat
In Wiliafn ears ana poor oaday
walked the foor Tor hoHrs Inc next
morning everybody oversight orea
z fast was late ana hurried, dauay iate
or his work ana the children late
ur school This happened quite otteI-
one thought to consult a. doctor.
wss "oniy q colo and an earache-
Time went or. latte Nl4liarn NAG
AIS slTtn h4ithoaF ana motheF satd
she was glad to start mat Iouple~
ssssAe sta134s ~ s4l4s-a4. c " as I WAYS
hanging around and never seemed 20
hear ~9cn she wanted hto1 TO- fAe
Utrrnhles over things too. ana doesn
lake tlITae 70 see things
Poor teachers Little WE11aEfl
hnpght l4e wanted Il 60 10 school SO
much. hut ire hours dragged ny fof
nifn. He wou!d ndget ABOUT IN MS
seal and sticR pins IN the FhLdren
~Saz FgF-. 4 sTz
lar nuisance said The teacher. i
Wal be glad when ne makes his grade
and gets out Of thls class But " If
liam did not make Ills grade, NOT thar
year OF the next or buR the n@&t
Fly that time he had won for him
self tho sweet name q silly Billy
for. yo9 see, he would smile when
spoken TO instead o. answering ard
Tonh nor learn to read OF write.
And SO the time pas%cd win
SILLY BIN The children teascd
Bin The teachers had TO keep him
in often. and sometimes administer
switcnlnS People fused about
LeSes The school rooms were crowd
Ell. for there were other children
WIN, Ike SHY Bilt|, did NOT make
tshtr rraaea. and then. one day word
game around from chile 70 enid Tint
tne scEool children were al 10 be
sfsFg4 tAis
tbs doctor and nrrEe were coming.
&C the children said. ard every one
was guite eXpectant and each orc was
wondering what H. was aA about Tho
day arrived III last 4 car drove UP
to tl4e school house, SoT9e 81 the
little ores sat eleSe together end heid
each other $ hands for fear they were
going - he vaccinated Others
whispered. Did you hear what hap
pened over 70 the other school house
Jimmy Jones went home and 4LQld
his mother the doctor poked stick
Gown his stomach susie Smith said
TIE doctor said her eyes had TO be
taken out and scraped." AN they were
scaved'
R1t this did not last long. for the
ittsie cnea soon began 10 ENJOY the
game OF the medical inspection very
snuch, The nurse told them q funny
--s--.a. I = L asked SC -1-auy- funny Ques-
tsons. and then locked SO funny
% Rave tongue otpfesser put on
ynir tongue, and yoo had 70 say ali.
an and everybody laughed, and
when the card was Gut over one eye
and yoa had u read all those let
= tars eft = across iFie-Ft s'la That
= the nurse pinned there SO the doctor