Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1906 — Feeling In His Art. [ARTICLE]

Feeling In His Art.

The sjnglng. teacher was visiting the school, and as this was anlmportaht event in the district, the pupils had been instructed to memorize a verse or two to recite for the entertainment of the visitor. ' During he delivery of his lines, one small boy was especially noticeable for the action with which he accompanied his words; so much so that the teacher, surprised at his efforts, commended him highly on the ease with which lie spoke and the apparent practice which he mu3t have put on the piece. „ “It was fine,” sHe exclaimed, in dosing, “and shows a large amount of rehearsal! But, Johnny, where did you get the gestures?” “ ’Tain’t the gestures,” replied the young genius, with a twist, “ ’tain’t the gestures; it’s the hives.” * ;