Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1900 — A Fromising Pupil. [ARTICLE]

A Fromising Pupil.

A little girl who had Just entered school lately jubilantly announced to her father that she did better than all the girls Above her in the arithmetic class and went to the top. “That was smart of yop,” said be, encouragingly. “How was J.t?” “Well, you see, Miss Maggie asked the girl at the top how much was 8 and 5, aud she didn’t knovy, and said 12; then the next girl said 9, and the next one said 11, and the next 14. Such silly answers! Then Miss Maggie asked me, and I said and Mias Maggie told me to go up top. Course It was 13.” “That was nice,” said the father. “I didn’t think you conld add so welL How did you know ft was 13?” ' ‘ “Why, I guessed it! Nobody said 13.” <•; -::’J i :■« ”--4y4 Our Little Friend Once More. Her little brother was entertaining in the front room the young man who had Just called. ' n ‘ ‘Look here,” he said, suddenly, “are yod goln’ to propose to my sister tonight?” “Why— er—er—What do you mean?” asked the youth, with some agitation. “Oh, nothin’, only if you are, you aren’t goln’ to surprise her. At tea Jus’ now she bribed me an’ my little brother to go to bed at half-past 7. She’s hung four Cupid pictures on the drawing-room wall, got pa and ma to promise to go callin' next door, shut the dog In the cellar? and’s been practicin’ ‘Because I Love You Dearly’ on the planner all the afternoon! You’ll get her aU right, only If she MSXts talkUi’ ’bout Ifji bein’ sudden, tell; ber R don’t work With you.” The aterage length of a whale’s j4wbone la sevan