The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-18
Hal Boyle Says


HOMETOWN. q. 3 A. W--It vas
ons q thoss big ines that try In
de meas souia
Per seeks yumBr had hraveiy
braRged 10 old Mfa. Kindly. the
nelghhor next door vel. I wun't
he ahla % come Ger and play with
yua and Freckies 50 mach any.
more. You kn0w I'm starting in
kinnergarden."
And Mrs. KindlI would sag. oh.
dear, sen mis- y0u So" And
Freekles. her coeAar spaniel. would
iook sad, and 18nior would trus
back home feelins very. very In
portant.
But BOW Il was D-day. wAen
kindergarten aclually opened, and
As H-hour Itself approached Junior
didnt feel important at al. re
feli lonely and 1T. and more q
his courage oos4 away each mo-
ment.
please, Mana. I don't want %
50 % school. /" Ne pleaded desper.
ately a. his mether. Mrs. Frank
Grsnber. helped ham into his new
suit.
why notf''
what good vii Il do me-" he
asked. II eant even read or
write. "
But be rode. . stunned and
stricken captive, with her 10
school. lie vas silent an the way
and he remalned silent after meet.
Ing his new teacher. As she left,
Mrs. Chambers heart almost broke
at seeing her son standing there
apart from The other children, Cor.
lorn and wistlal.
When she returned q few hours
later. howeveR, she was met not By
a small boy BIT little man. junior
clambered eonfidently into the
front seat. then turned and waved
al q little red.haired girl running
toward an0thes car:
"G'by. Elsie See "a t'morrow. /"
who h Else, Lambie?" asked
Ms. Granber.
SHE'S my sweetheart And don't
call me Lamble."
''She's your what"
"My sweetheart. Some boy
pushed her, 80 ! pushed him, 30
she said We must be sweeshearts,
a. only sweelhearts save each 9th.
er from mean people. So | said I
didn't mind. and she put this ring
en- my finger and said l was 20
wear Il forever an ever"
He held % : finger wish = cigar
band on Il.
And did you meet any other
nice little plagmates?" asked moth.
er uncomfortahly.
Nav. tast Elsie. Boy, you
|oughta see her play bean hagi she
beat everybody. C'mon. LET'S get
home"--his accent sounded hike
his fatheF's-"rm hungry"
When they reached their house.
they saw old Mrs. Kindly waislnR
on her front porch with Q glass Of
milk and . peanut butter sandwich
to welcome the young scholar.
Junior threw Freckles . manly
pat. submllted 10 a kiss and COB.
bled hallway through the sandwich
before relying 10 Mrs. Klndly's
query as 10 how be had done his
first day h school.
Swell" he Dragged. I'm In
the chicken tracks row awready.
The teacher had us all Try 20 write
The first Letter Of the alaphrabet--
that's 'A'--and when she saw mine
she said. vel. well. | guess ia
better put yea In the chicken tracks
Fow. Elsle's IN the chicken tracks
row. too"
Nov isn't that nice, dear"
laughed MRS. Kindly. squeezing
him. why. b another year you'll
both know al 2s letters Of the
alphabet. and be ready 10 80 10
college"
"Twensy.six letters In the al.
phFa-betg" SAID Junior. stunned.
And after klnner-garden me and
Elsie VIII hare 10 90 10 collegef"
He became mOodily silent and
couldn't be eeaxed out Of Il later
during dinner. After he had been
put 10 bed. his mother heard sounds
from his roosn and said. "FFank.
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