,a ,day at ,happy ,hollow ,school ,by ,lettie ,cook ,van ,derveer ,illustration ,march ,brothers ,publishers #bjh1 #baj1 #bab ,wright ,ave41 ,lebanon1 ,o4 ,copyright1 #aiaj1 ,,by ,,march ,,brothers4 ,a ,day at ,happy ,hollow ,school ,by ,,lettie ,,cook ,,van ,,derveer ,,act ,i4 ,,setting--,interior of schoolroom4 ,chairs arranged in rows for scholars2 desk and chair for teacher2 blackboard4 7,enter teacher4 ,severe-looking1 wearing eye-glasses4 ,arranges books and papers on desk4 ,rings bell47 7,enter scholars1 singly and in groups1 talking and laughing until teacher again taps bell4 ,they wear varied costumes1 gingham aprons1 etc4 ,on entering remove coats1 caps1 shawls1 hats and bonnets--in season and out of season--hanging them on hooks in the wall or on backs of chairs4 ,hair in pig-tails or curls tied with ribbons or shoestrings in all manner of fashions47 ,each has basket1 bag or tin dinner-pail4 ,teacher opens roll-book and proceeds to call roll4 ,teacher4 8,annabel ,adams40 ,annabel ,adams4 8,present40 ,teacher4 8,bessie ,bolitsky40 ,bessie ,bolitsky4 8,p-r-r-esent60 ,teacher4 8,curiosity ,cornhusk40 ,curiosity ,cornhusk4 8,present40 ,teacher4 8,dennis ,dockerty40 ,dennis ,dockerty4 8,present40 ,teacher4 8,etta ,elephant40 ,etta ,elephant 7fat child74 8,i'm here40 ,teacher4 8,fanny ,finney40 ,fanny ,finney 7brogue74 8,hyer40 ,teacher4 8,geraldine ,griggs40 ,geraldine ,griggs4 8,present40 ,teacher4 8,henry ,hoskins40 ,henry ,hoskins4 8,pr-r-esent40 ,teacher4 8,isaac ,ibsen40 ,isaac ,ibsen4 8,we's both here40 ,teacher4 8,silence6 ,next time answer as you should40 7,proceeds47 8,ira ,ibsen40 ,ira ,ibsen 7very faintly74 8,present40 ,teacher4 8,joshua ,judkins40 ,joshua ,judkins4 8,present40 7,other names may be added47 ,teacher4 8,first class in geography1 come forward40 7,advance ,annabel1 ,dennis1 ,etta1 ,curiosity and ,joshua47 ,teacher4 8,now ,annabel1 you tell me this4 ,if to the right of you is the ,south1 and on your left the ,north1 and in front of you the ,east--what's behind you80 ,annabel thinks a moment1 then starts to cry4 8,boo hoo6 ,i knowed it4 ,i told ma you'd see them buttons missin' off my waist40 ,teacher4 8,ridiculous6 ,i mean the ,west4 ,now listen children6 ,does anybody remember what the population of ,china is80 7,all shake heads negatively47 ,teacher4 8,well1 the population of ,china is so great that two ,chinamen die every time you take a breath40 7,etta immediately starts purring furiously4 ,keeps it up until spoken to47 ,teacher4 8,dennis ,dockerty go to the board and draw the map of ,new ,jersey40 7,dennis goes1 but draws instead a tree1 one branch of which is longer than the others1 and has on it three disks representing fruit47 ,teacher 7just then observing ,etta's flushed face and energetic puffs73 8,why ,etta ,elephant1 what's the matter8 ,what on earth are you doing80 ,etta ,elephant4 8,killing ,chinamen4 ,i never did like them foreigners what me father calls aliens1 and ,i'm getting rid of them as fast as ,i can40 7,teacher throws up hands in exasperation4 ,turns to blackboard47 8,why ,dennis ,dockerty that's not the map of ,new ,jersey40 ,dennis4 8,please1 ma'am1 my big brother says ,new ,jersey's like a fruit tree1 'cause it's got a ,long ,branch1 three ,oranges and a ,lemon40 ,teacher 7meditatively73 8,y-e-s1 ,east ,orange1 ,west ,orange and ,south ,orange--but where's the ,lemon80 ,dennis 7saucily74 8,you're the ,lemon40 ,other ,scholars4 8,o-h-h60 ,teacher4 8,go to your seat40 7,dennis goes1 shuffling his feet and sulking for some time47 ,teacher4 8,curiosity1 your father is a sailor2 would it be possible for him to start to-day to go round the world1 and keep sailing always in the same direction till he came back to his starting-point80 ,curiosity4 8,no1 ,miss ,fitzimmons1 pop's laid up with rheumatism40 ,teacher4 8,dear me6 ,what ails you all to be so stupid to-day4 ,joshua1 have we anything in our country as wonderful as the great volcano1 ,mt4 ,vesuvius1 which continually pours out smoke and molten lava80 ,joshua4 8,sure--give ,niagara ,falls a chance1 it will put the whole thing out in a minute40 ,teacher4 8,very good4 ,you may take your seats40 7,class obey47 ,teacher4 8,next is the class in ,general ,information4 ,forward40 7,advance ,bessie1 ,geraldine1 ,fanny1 ,henry1 ,isaac and ,ira47 7,in the meantime ,etta is seen chewing gum vigorously1 and planting her feet conspicuously in the aisle as she fidgets about47 ,teacher 7impressively74 8,bessie1 tell me what you would think if you saw the ,stars and ,stripes waving over the field of battle80 ,bessie 7innocently74 8,i'd think that the wind was blowing40 ,teacher4 8,awful60 7observes ,etta74 8,etta ,elephant1 take your gum out of your mouth1 and put your feet in immediately40 7,etta does this literally in pantomime47 7,just then ,curiosity pipes up1 raising hand as she asks47 8,teacher1 did you ever see a hair die80 ,teacher4 8,certainly not40 ,curiosity ,cornhusk4 8,or ink stand80 ,teacher4 8,no6 ,do be quiet40 7,turns to class47 8,now do you know whether any one is going to try to discover the ,south ,pole80 ,fanny4 8,oi ain't going40 ,teacher4 8,oh1 ,fanny1 my child1 you must not say1 #8,i ain't going4' ,you must say1 #8,i am not going4' ,it's like this3 #8,i am not going2 he is not going2 she is not going2 we are not going2 you are not going2 they are not going4' ,now1 can you say all that ,fanny80 ,fanny4 8,shure ,oi can4 #8,there ain't nobody going4'0 ,teacher waves her aside in despair4 ,asks others3 8,which of you can describe the backbone80 ,geraldine 7raises hand1 standing on one foot in her eagerness to answer74 8,the backbone is something that holds up the head and ribs1 and keeps you from having legs clear up your neck40 ,teacher4 8,now1 children1 what is a cat covered with8 ,is it wool8 ,is it fur8 ,is it feathers8 ,is it hair80 ,curiosity 7pipes up73 8,say1 ain't you honest never seen a cat80 7,the others answer in chorus73 8,fur40 ,teacher4 8,geraldine1 what is dew80 ,geraldine4 8,the earth revolves on its own axis three hundred and sixty-five times in twenty-four hours4 ,this rapid motion through space causes it to perspire4 ,this is called dew40 ,teacher4 8,henry1 where was the ,declaration of ,independence signed80 ,henry4 8,at the bottom1 ma'am40 ,teacher4 8,what is mathematics1 ,isaac80 ,isaac4 8,dunno40 ,ira4 8,me neither40 ,teacher4 8,well1 mathematics is the science that treats of measurement or numbering4 ,for instance3 ,if it takes one man twelve days to build a house1 then twelve men can build it in one day4 ,that's mathematics40 7,isaac and ,ira put heads together over pencil and paper while teacher asks next question47 ,teacher4 8,bessie1 if your mother bought four baskets of grapes1 the dealer's price being a quarter a basket1 how much would the purchase cost her80 ,bessie4 8,you never can tell4 ,ma's great at a bargain40 7,isaac and ,ira wave their hands to attract attention47 ,teacher4 8,well1 ,isaac8 ,well1 ,ira80 ,isaac4 8,say ,miss ,fitzimmons1 me'n ,ira's figgered out that two hundred and eighty-eight men will build it in one hour2 seventeen thousand two hundred and eighty1 in a minute1 and--0 ,ira 7interrupts74 8,and one million1 thirty-six thousand eight hundred men will put it up in a second1 an'--0 ,teacher4 8,there1 that will do--that's quite enough4 ,i see you understand the meaning of mathematics fully40 ,curiosity 7raises hand and asks74 8,please1 teacher1 did you ever see a stone step1 or a bed spring1 or a apple turn over80 ,teacher4 8,curiosity ,cornhusk1 ,i want you to stop asking questions at once4 ,don't you know that curiosity once killed a cat80 7,curiosity is thoughtful47 8,children1 you may all take your seats40 ,curiosity4 8,please1 teacher1 what was it the cat wanted to know80 ,teacher 7sinks into chair74 8,somebody bring me a glass of water1 quick60 7,geraldine gravely goes to pail in the corner and brings a large tin dipper full4 ,teacher revives47 ,teacher4 8,children ,i wanted to speak to you about that poor family who have just moved into the old brown house in the ,hollow4 ,the father is just getting up from a sick-bed and not able to work yet and ,i hear there's scarcely a thing to eat in the house1 and to-morrow is ,thanksgiving1 you know4 ,i do wish we could send them a good dinner4 ,can any of you think of a way to manage it without asking too much of our parents80 7,a loud knock is heard at the outer door4 ,while teacher answers it scholars occupy themselves with throwing spit-balls1 and various pranks of school children4 ,she returns47 ,teacher4 8,there are two automobiles just down the hill4 ,they got off the main road by mistake1 and one of them is broken down1 and the men are trying to get it fixed up4 ,they wanted to know if there was any place near here where they could get something to eat4 ,the one at the door says they're #8positively starving1' and would be willing to pay a good round sum for anything fit to eat4 ,you know there is no house nearer than old ,mr4 ,dawson's and--0 ,annabel4 8,don't send 'em there1 teacher2 ,mis' ,dawson is just doin' her washin' to-day1 and she'll most likely have a cold bite40 ,teacher4 8,that's true--and the next place is ,mr4 ,temple's--0 ,curiosity4 8,i saw 'em drivin' off to town as ,i came by1 an' the house was all shut up40 ,teacher4 8,then there's quite a stretch between there and your place1 ,bessie40 ,bessie4 8,mercy6 ,don't send them there1 ,miss ,fitzimmons4 ,mother's makin' mince-meat and cookin' up pumpkin for pies1 and she'd be all upset40 ,teacher4 8,well1 it appears there isn't very good promise of lunch for these wayfarers unless we help them out4 ,what do you say if we sell our lunches to them and take the proceeds to buy supplies for the folks down in the ,hollow8 ,we only have a short session after recess on account of the holiday1 so you wouldn't get so terribly hungry before you go home4 ,i'll leave you here for awhile1 and if you decide to make this sacrifice you can place your lunches on my desk40 7,scholars immediately begin discussion2 some for1 some against proposed disposal of lunches2 all talking at once and moving about47 7,presently ,annabel rises1 sighs and slowly advances to desk1 placing basket there1 and saying37 8,i hate to give up that piece of pumpkin pie1 but ,i couldn't relish it thinking of that ,hollow family2 ,i've been hollow myself40 7,this is funnier if the speaker is a stout girl47 ,bessie 7follows her example74 8,all ,i hope is that the stew don't all get et up before ,i get home to-day40 ,curiosity4 8,guess ,i'll keep mine40 ,dennis4 8,i love my lunch1 but oh6 them hungry kids40 7,goes forward47 ,geraldine4 8,guess ,i'm as generous as anybody40 7,adds her lunch47 ,etta to ,curiosity4 8,you'd ought to be ashamed of yourself40 7,arises47 8,my lunch is out in the cloak-room2 ,i'll go get it40 7,while she is gone1 ,curiosity puts her lunch with the rest1 sighing37 8,i'll do it1 but ,i guess ,i'll die like that ,curiosity cat2 ,i'll be so hungry40 7,thoughtfully47 8,wonder what that cat did want to know anyhow40 ,joshua4 8,guess if they can stand them biscuits of ,sis's1 ,i oughtn't to kick40 7,etta returns with huge basket1 which she deposits with an air of importance on the desk4 ,looks contemptuously at ,curiosity47 ,fanny4 8,and ,i bet you we won't have nothin' but fried praties and onions for supper4 ,but maybe they ain't got even them40 7,puts bag with others47 7,isaac and ,ira go up together1 saying37 8,and there's ours40 ,henry4 8,here's mine1 too40 ,etta to ,curiosity4 8,there1 you see2 everybody's give up their lunch but you1 you little stingy1 contrary1 stubborn1 selfish1 tight-fisted1 over-fed1 pie-faced pig you--0 ,curiosity4 8,are you through80 ,etta4 8,yes40 ,curiosity4 8,ain't you got nothin' more to say80 ,etta4 8,no40 ,curiosity4 8,well1 all of them things you called me you are4 ,i put my lunch there when you went after yours40 ,etta 7repentently74 8,oh1 ,i take it all back40 ,curiosity 7cordially74 8,all right1 you're welcome40 7,enter teacher47 ,teacher4 8,ah1 this looks as if everybody has been generous4 ,i'm proud of you4 ,you're all true friends in need4 ,but ,i was sure you'd do it1 so ,i spoke to the gentleman at the door and he says1 he will consider it a bargain at any price we say1 and will be back with his friends soon4 ,now for the recitations4 ,each one of you try to recite something1 if only a stanza4 ,and after all have recited1 ,i will call for the fire drill1 and all be ready to respond immediately4 ,don't hesitate1 do as you would if the building was really on fire4 ,now1 ,annabel you're first on the roll1 so you begin speaking40 ,annabel comes forward1 bows1 announces3 8,mary's ,little ,lamb40 ,bows again1 and recites as follows3 8,some folks say that fleas is black1 ,but that ain't true ,i know1 ,for ,mary had a little lamb ,its fleas was white as snow40 ,teacher4 8,now ,bessie1 it's your turn40 ,bessie4 8,me and ,curiosity's got one together40 ,curiosity4 8,i asked my ,pa a simple thing1 ,where holes in doughnuts go8 ,pa read his paper1 then he said1 #8,oh1 you're too young to know4'0 ,bessie4 8,i asked my ,ma about the wind1 ,why you can't see it blow8 ,ma thought a moment1 then she said1 #8,oh1 you're too young to know4'0 ,both together4 8,now why on earth do you suppose ,they went and licked us so4 ,ma asked1 #8,where is that jam8' ,i said1 #8,oh1 you're too young to know4'0 ,teacher4 8,now1 ,dennis40 ,dennis recites4 8,the lady in the street-car ,was glaring down at me1 ,because ,i chanced to have a seat ,and she did not1 you see4 8,but ,i rose very quickly ,and offered her my seat4 ',twas a question whether she or ,i ,should stand upon my feet4 ,ouch60 ,teacher4 8,now we'll have yours1 ,etta40 ,etta4 8,please1 teacher1 ,i ain't thought of mine yet40 7,nudges ,fanny47 8,you g'wan1 ,fanny40 ,fanny 7grinning and twisting apron74 8,hyer ,oi stand1 all ragged and dirty1 ,ask me me name1 an' ,oi'll run like a turkey40 ,teacher4 8,geraldine next40 ,geraldine4 8,when mother was a little maid ,she was so very good1 ,i really often think that she ,must have been made of wood4 8,she never1 never played a trick ,on her pet pussy #8,tib1' ,she would not tease2 she would not tell ,the tiniest little fib4 8,she always kept her dresses clean1-- ,her curls were brushed just right2 ,she never cried and coaxed that she ,might stay up late at night4 8,and very often when ,i've been ,in mischief and been bad1 ,i think1 #8,ain't it an awful shame ,that ,i took after ,dad4'0 ,teacher4 8,now1 ,henry40 ,henry 7very rapidly and jerkily74 8,there was a young girl from ,boo ,loo ,who wanted to catch the two-two4 ,said the porter1 #8,don't hurry1 or scurry or worry1 ,it's a minute or two to two-two4'0 ,teacher4 8,isaac and ,ira1 ,i suppose you have one between you80 7,they nod47 8,all right40 ,isaac4 8,the verse you write ,you say is written4 ,ira4 ,you fly your kite ,but not your kitten4 ,isaac4 ,the gas you light ,is never litten4 ,ira4 ,the things you drank ,were doubtless drunk4 ,isaac4 ,the boy you spank ,is never spunk4 ,ira4 ,a friend you thank ,but never thunk4 ,isaac4 ,suppose you speak ,then you have spoken4 ,ira4 ,but if you sneak ,you have not snoken4 ,isaac4 ,the shoes that squeak ,have never squoken40 ,teacher4 8,what is yours1 ,joshua80 ,joshua4 8,grandma1 here's a little gumdrop40 8,thank you very much1 my sweet1 ,what a thoughtful little boy you are ,to bring ,grandma a treat40 8,did you like that gumdrop1 ,grandma80 8,yes1 my dear1 'twas very nice40 8,ain't it queer now1 ,towsey didn't ',cause he spitted it out twice40 ,teacher4 8,dear me1 ,joshua1 perhaps you'd better let me choose your next piece4 ,now1 ,etta1 if you are ready1 we'll have your piece as the final recitation40 ,etta4 ,once there was a little boy1 whose name was ,robert ,reece1 ,and every ,friday afternoon he had to speak a piece4 ,so many poems thus he learned1 that soon he had a store ,of recitations in his head1 and still kept learning more4 ,and now this is what happened2 he was called upon one week ,and totally forgot the piece he was about to speak6 ,his brain he cudgelled6 not a word remained within his head6 ,and so he spoke at random1 and this is what he said4 8,my ,beautiful1 my ,beautiful1 who standest proudly by1 ,it was the schooner ,hesperus--the breaking waves dashed high6 ,why is the ,forum crowded8 ,what means this stir in ,rome8 ,under the spreading chestnut tree1 there is no place like home4 8,when ,freedom from her mountain height cried1 ,twinkle little star1 ,shoot if you must this old gray head1 ,king ,henry of ,navarre6 ,roll on1 thou deep and dark blue crested crags of ,drachenfels1 ,my name is ,norval on the ,grampion ,hills1 ring out wild bells60 8,if you're waking call me early1 to be or not to be1 ,the curfew must not ring to-night4 ,oh6 woodman spare that tree6 ,charge1 ,chester1 charge6 ,on1 ,stanley1 on6 and let who will be clever6 ,the boy stood on the burning deck1 but ,i go on forever60 7,bows and takes seat47 ,teacher 7smilingly74 8,now1 children1 what would you say if ,i should make a few remarks80 ,all together 7as in fire drill7 8,form a line and march outdoors40 ,teacher4 8,what6 what60 7,teacher taps bell sharply47 ,etta 7excitedly74 8,that's the fire bell4 ,hurry up60 7,all rush out1 leaving teacher standing amazed47 7,she turns to audience and says37 8,well1 ain't that the beatenest80 7,also goes out47 7,curtain47 ,,act ,,ii4 ,,setting--,same as ,act ,i4 7,miss ,fitzsimmons sits at her desk arranging some papers4 ,laughter and talking is heard1 followed by the entrance of the automobile party of six persons47 ,mrs4 ,morrison1 a stout1 elderly lady4 ,may ,morrison1 her daughter1 affected young lady4 ,betty ,bennet1 ,may's friend4 ,charley ,chadwick1 ,may's beau1 something of a 8smarty10 but a 8good sort40 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,brown1 an affectionate couple4 ,may ,morrison 7ecstatically74 8,oh1 what a perfectly darling place6 ,the veritable little old red schoolhouse40 7,miss ,fitzsimmons sniffs audibly as she looks her over disdainfully47 ,charley ,chadwick 7taking her hand and skipping with her down the aisle1 sings73 8,school-days1 school-days ,dear old ,golden ,rule days4 ,readin' and writin' and 'rithmetic1 ,taught to the tune of the hick'ry stick4 ,you were my queen in calico1 ,i was your bashful1 bare-foot beau1 ,and you wrote on my slate1 #8,i love you1 ,joe1' ,when we were a couple of kids40 ,mrs4 ,morrison 7advances to the teacher's desk74 8,good morning4 ,miss--ah80 ,teacher 7shortly74 8,fitzsimmons40 ,mrs4 ,m4 8,ah yes1 of course4 ,you are the teacher1 ,i presume80 7,miss ,fitzsimmons nods47 8,awfully nice of you to extend your hospitality to us in this way40 ,mr4 ,brown 7joins in74 8,yes1 indeed1 its great of you to help us out40 ,charley 7facetiously74 8,oh1 no1 ,brown2 this is a case of our being #8taken in4'0 7,the girls giggle47 ,miss ,fitzsimmons 7after a contemptuous glance in his direction1 responds quite graciously to the others74 8,i'm sure ,i'm glad we could be of service to you1 and the children are pleased at the prospect of helping the poor family1 which your generosity has made possible40 ,mr4 ,brown4 8,oh1 don't mention it40 ,miss ,fitzsimmons4 8,and you'll find all the lunches on those seats0 7pointing to them74 8,i hope you will enjoy them40 7,turns to her papers4 ,the others murmur their thanks and proceed to remove their wraps1 all but ,mrs4 ,brown1 who draws her fur more closely about her throat47 ,mr4 ,brown4 8,cold1 dearie80 ,mrs4 ,b4 7plaintively74 8,simply freezing1 honey40 ,charley 7aside to ,may74 8,buzz6 ,buzz60 ,mr4 ,brown 7bustling about74 8,where is the radiator1 anyhow80 ,miss ,fitzsimmons4 8,the stove's up there at the other end of the room40 ,charley4 8,oh1 ,i say1 ,brown1 let's turn our attention to the baskets now and hug the stove afterwards4 ,i'm completely caved in40 7,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,brown gracefully agree to this1 and the opening of the baskets1 bags and kettles begins47 7,the door in view of the audience opens on a crack and ,curiosity's hooded head appears unnoticed by the occupants of the schoolroom1 and one after another the curious faces of the children appear47 ,betty 7gleefully74 8,oh6 ,oh6 a cup of cranberry jelly40 7,takes it out47 ,may4 8,and here are two simply luscious-looking cakes with chocolate on top40 ,charley4 8,horray6 pumpkin pie40 ,mrs4 ,brown4 8,oh1 lovey1 look6 ,a great big1 juicy cruller40 7,holds it up47 ,mr4 ,brown4 8,we'll eat it together over by the stove1 pet40 ,charley4 8,going to eat the whole of it80 ,may4 8,oh1 ,charley1 you funny funny thing60 7,they group themselves about and arrange the viands on napkins found in the baskets47 7,just then ,charley espies the faces at the door1 which promptly bob out of sight1 except ,curiosity's47 ,charley4 8,hello there1 sis6 ,how's all the pigs up at your place80 ,curiosity4 8,oh1 pretty well1 thank you4 ,how's all your folks80 7,betty claps her hands47 8,good6 good60 7,the others laugh1 ,charley included47 ,charley4 8,oh1 ,i say6 ,what's your name1 anyhow80 ,curiosity4 8,same as father's40 ,charley4 8,yes1 ,i know that1 but what's father's now80 ,curiosity4 8,same's mine40 ,charley4 8,well1 but what do they say when they call you to breakfast40 ,curiosity4 8,they don't never call me4 ,i allers git there first40 ,teacher4 8,why1 ,curiosity1 ,i thought you had gone home40 ,curiosity4 8,no'm4 ,we thought we'd wait and take our baskets home after they're through with 'em40 ,mrs4 ,morrison4 8,oh1 let them stay1 ,miss--,persimmons40 ,teacher4 8,fitzsimmons40 ,mrs4 ,morrison4 8,oh1 yes1 of course1 ,fitzsimmons4 ,let them all come in2 there's plenty here for all of us and them1 too40 ,may4 8,oh1 yes1 do4 ,it'll be a perfect circus40 7,charley throws wide the door47 8,come in1 come in1 friends1 and help us eat up your lunches40 7,the children1 after much whispering and 8you go first10 troop in bashfully1 giggling and nudging one another1 and the eating commences1 ,mrs4 ,morrison presiding over the distribution of the lunches47 ,charley 7munching a sandwich74 8,my1 but this chicken sandwich is prime4 ,who brought it1 anyway80 ,dennis 7shyly74 8,i did40 ,charley4 8,your own chickens80 ,dennis4 8,yes1 sir40 ,charley4 8,i should think you'd hate to chop the heads off the poor chickens40 ,dennis4 8,oh1 we get around that all right40 ,charley4 8,how1 now80 ,dennis4 8,oh1 we chop the chickens off40 7,the grown-ups all laugh delightedly47 ,curiosity 7intently regarding ,miss ,may's enjoyment of the generous portions of lunch at her place and ,charley's attentions toward her71 asks ,mr4 ,brown1 8,is he going to marry her80 7indicating them by a nod of her head74 ,mr4 ,brown4 8,i believe so40 ,curiosity4 8,and buy her everything80 ,mr4 ,brown4 8,yes40 ,curiosity4 8,clo's and dinners and ice-cream and things80 ,mr4 ,brown4 8,i presume so40 ,curiosity4 8,well1 that man's got lots of courage1 ain't he80 7,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,brown laugh amusedly1 and ,charley turns from a conversation with ,may to ask71 8,hello6 now what's the joke80 ,etta ,e4 8,oh1 its her0 7motions to ,curiosity71 8she's et so much of my tomato ketshup she's gettin' sawcy40 ,curiosity4 8,well1 you et that big apple out of my basket40 ,etta4 8,well1 here1 plant the seeds and you can have a whole orchard40 7,holds them out to her provokingly47 ,charley 7to ,annabel74 8,well1 sister1 did you make this pie80 ,annabel4 8,no1 sir4 ,ma did1 though1 and she'll write off how if you want me to ask her to40 ,charley4 8,now that's kind of you4 ,pray do4 ,how'd you like a good receipt for catching rabbits80 ,annabel 7staring74 8,wh-y6 ,i--,i'd like to have it40 ,charley4 8,well1 you crouch down behind a thick stone wall and make a noise like a turnip40 ,annabel4 8,o--h60 7thinks it over74 ,mr4 ,brown 7to ,mrs4 ,b47 8,isn't this blackberry jam delicious1 sweetness80 7,gives her a spoonful47 8,but you'd know it reminds me of a painful blunder ,i made once when visiting the country1 which ,i never want to repeat40 ,mrs4 ,brown4 8,dear me6 ,did you mistake a stranger for an acquaintance1 honey80 ,mr4 ,brown4 8,no1 not exactly that1 but ,i mistook a bumblebee for a blackberry40 ,mrs4 ,brown4 8,oh1 my60 ,annabel 7to ,charley74 8,i can tell you a better way to catch 'em40 ,charley4 8,catch what80 ,annabel4 8,why1 them rabbits40 ,charley4 8,how now80 ,annabel4 8,you go and sit quietly in a bed of cabbages and look natural40 7,the laugh is on ,charley47 ,may 7to ,bessie ,bolitsky74 8,now ,i expect you little girls know a perfectly awful lot1 don't you8 ,can you tell me how many ribs you have80 ,bessie 7squirming and giggling74 8,i don't know1 ma'am4 ,i'm so awful ticklish ,i never could count 'em40 ,mr4 ,brown 7to ,fanny74 8,i hear we pass your house on our way to the turnpike4 ,i'd like to stop and see your father about buying some of these apples 7eating one74 ,think he is home80 ,fanny4 8,oh1 yes-sir4 ,he's worrikin' down at the end of the back lot where the pigs is4 ,you'll know father 'cause he's got a hat on40 7,a burst of laughter47 ,fanny 7indignantly74 8,well1 ,i don't see what you're laughin' at4 ,the hired man's got on a cap40 ,mrs4 ,morrison4 8,i suppose you children know lots about history4 ,now who can tell me the name of the first man80 ,henry4 8,george ,washington40 ,mrs4 ,m4 8,why do you think ,george ,washington was the first man80 ,henry4 8,because he was first in war1 first in peace1 and first in the hearts of his countrymen40 ,joshua4 8,no1 ,henry4 ,you're way off4 ,george ,washington couldn't a' been the first man 'cause my history-book says he married a widow2 so there must a' been another man way ahead of him40 7,laughter from grown-ups47 ,may4 8,you surely are well informed about ,washington4 ,how about ,lincoln80 ,geraldine4 8,we's just writing compositions on him to hand in next ,monday4 ,i've got mine here if you'l like to hear it40 ,may4 8,i'd simply love to40 ,betty4 8,oh1 yes1 do read it40 ,geraldine 7takes paper out of book and reads74 8,abraham ,lincoln was born in ,kentucky at a very early age4 ,his father moved the family to ,ohio1 floating down the ,mississippi4 ,if he had not been killed by a murderer he might be living to-day4 ,he was an intelligent man and could easily have been ,president of ,new ,york ,city40 7,the grown-ups try to hide their smiles47 ,may4 8,perfectly remarkable40 ,mrs4 ,morrison 7to ,isaac74 8,have another sandwich1 my boy1 or a pickle or something40 ,isaac4 8,no'm1 thanks2 ,i'm full40 ,mrs4 ,m4 8,but surely you are not finished yet4 ,why here is some delicious pie40 ,isaac4 8,yes'm1 ,i'm saving my neck for that40 ,mrs4 ,brown 7to ,annabel74 8,and this little girl has stopped eating1 too4 ,do take another cake40 ,annabel 7with a sigh1 as she takes the proffered cake74 8,well1 ,i've quit swallerin'1 but ,i can chaw yet40 ,mrs4 ,m4 7rising and going to the teacher's desk1 where ,miss ,fitzsimmons is lunching while she marks and arranges papers74 8,well1 my dear ,miss ,fitzgibbons--0 ,teacher4 8,fitzsimmons40 ,mrs4 ,m4 8,oh1 of course1 ,fitzsimmons4 ,my dear ,miss ,fitzsimmons1 this has been a most enjoyable and unique occasion to us40 ,teacher4 8,i'm glad1 ,i'm sure40 7,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,brown join them47 ,mr4 ,b4 8,we'll remember it as one of the events of our lives1 won't we1 ,rosebud80 ,mrs4 ,b4 8,indeed we shall4 ,it makes one wish she were a little schoolgirl once again40 ,mr4 ,b4 7fondly aside74 8,and ,i a little schoolboy to carry her books40 ,mrs4 ,b4 8,you dear1 foolish boy40 ,charley4 8,but1 oh1 say1 ,mrs4 ,morrison1 before we go let's have a game of something or other4 ,what say1 everybody80 ,may and ,betty4 8,oh1 yes1 let's40 ,children4 8,oh let's do40 ,charley4 8,what shall it be80 ,children cry4 8,ring-around-a-rosey10 8,puss-in-the-corner0 and 8,london ,bridge40 ,charley4 8,well1 let's see2 that's three to choose from4 ,how many say ,ring-around-a-rosey1 hold up your hands40 7,a few of the children's hands are raised47 ,charley4 8,now ,puss-in-the-corner4 ,how many am ,i bid for ,puss-in-the-corner80 7,a few more hands are raised47 ,charley4 8,now for ,london ,bridge4 ,going--going--gone40 7,the other children and all of the grown-ups hands are raised except the teacher's and ,mrs4 ,morrison's1 who stand aside laughing47 ,charley4 8,london ,bridge has it4 ,you come on1 too1 ,mamma ,morrison and ,miss ,teacher4 ,everybody forward4 ,who'll be ,london ,bridge8 ,you do1 ,betty and ,may1 and come on1 the rest of you4 ,line up behind me and we'll storm the bridge40 7,the two young ladies join hands1 and the others1 headed by ,charley--,mrs4 ,morrison and the teacher protestingly joining1 coaxed by the children--pass under the arched hands1 singing3 8,london ,bridge is falling down1 ,falling down1 falling down4 ,london ,bridge is falling down1 ,my fair lady40 ,may and ,betty drop their hands around the person going under the arch as the word 8lady0 is sung47 ,,transcriber',s ,,notes3 ,italicized text is surrounded by underscores3 italics4 ,obvious typographical errors have been corrected4 ,inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized4