White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-02-03
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drilling her to pronounce the letter V
by catching her lower lip between her
teeth. She prolonged this drilling to
the point Of absurdity, for If she
called on any other pupil Of this class
to bound state, she herself would
have to keep her eyes glued to the
map to see that they got it right. With
Zebilla Zook that had not been neces-
sary, for Zebilla could be depended
upon to answer correctly. She always
knew her lessons with depressing
thoroughness So 1t was not until the
poor girl became FESTIVE and resent
full under her prolonged drilling that
the teacher desisted.
"Bind Connecticut, Hiram" she at
last proceeded most reluctantly.
connecticut is bounded on the
north by Massachusetts, on the east
by Rhode Island"
"Oh, come, an island can't bind any
thing. What is an island, Hiram"
she asked, very pleased at Hiram's
blunder, for here she could be sure
Of her ground; she did at least know
the forms of land and water!
"But Rhode Island" said Hiram,
| gazing at her almost in horror, "ain't
no island"
Her finger on the map, she could
see for herself, now, that it wasn't
and turning hot and cold with con-
| sternation, she yet tried to save her.
self. every good, Hiram-I was try
ing to catch you up! OF course we all
know how it came to be called an
island? Zebilla?"
But Zebilla, her standby, failed her
there-she did not know!
"I'll ask the Glass;" said Nicely has
tily, ito look that up for next lesson"
| in her plot to "bore" the superintend-
ent. She saw, in quick side glance,
that he looked anything but bored.
| Indeed he seemed to be enjoying him
self. Probably he'd stay the rest of
the day Oh, how she hated and de-
spised him! Conceited pedagogue!
After few more states had been
bound Cher eyes and finger fastened
the while to the map) she heaved a
sigh of relief and dismissed the class
| to their seats.
"Now you've had your hearts de-
sire and have heard me teach geogra-
ply. What further" she inquired
with dignity, "can l do for you?"
II leave 1t to you," he bowed, max
ing no move whatever to 60.
She decided to call up reading
class. There were no serious pitfalls
| for her in American literature. That
is, If she could manage to resist the
temptation to act out the reading les
son, In case 1t happened to be a
"piece" Gas the pupils would say that
lured her to q dramatic execution
of it!
She settled that danger by ordering
the class to turn to speech of Theo-
dore Roosevelt's. And too late she
realized her mistake. The speech
abounded in political illusions which
none but q native American would
understand. If only no one asked any
questions! They so seldom did mani
fest curiosity about anything-but Il
would be just like the perversity O
fate to inspire one of them to SHOW
off before the superintendent.
A hand was raised-the younges
little girl in the class please, Mis-
Schwenckton, what does G. A. II
mean?"
Nicely beamed with pleasure, 70
this was a question she could, as luc
would have it, answer with convint
ing intelligence. She rejoiced tina
little Becky had been moved to ask II
"The G. A. r. is society of Amer
can women" she blithely replied, 18th
Granddaughters of the American Rev
olution, whose ancestors came over i
the Mayflower."
"Well," said Nicely Jelly, as sh
, stood with the superintendent benin