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The children all turn expectant faces to the teacher, fo r their new
teacher and- her new 7vays are a great curiosity to them. Children
invariably all raise their hands at every question.

T e a c h e r (holding up a. somewhat knotty apple) .— What have I in
my hand? Jonas, you m ay tell me.
Ton as ( peering carefully at the apple).— A little runt o f an apple, I
should say,
Tf'iAuRiift.— Jon as, you will please tell m e ju st the object in m y
hand, and nothing else.
J onas (after another careful scrutiny i f the apple).— ■W ell, m a’am , I
should say, a Spitsbergen— a m ighty p oor one, though.
M akcus (waving his hand).— N o, ma’am. T h at’s the very apple
you took from me day before yesterday, and it’s a none-such, and it's
as good an apple as Jonas’s dad had oil his farm, this year,
T e a c h e r (sternly).— Boys, 1 desire none o f these personal remarks.
Y o u w ill please attend strictly to the subject of the lesson and m y
question. (Repeats) W h at have I in m y hand?
J o n a s (success beaming in his face).— Please, teacher, I can tell
exactly now.
T e a c h e r .— Y ou m av tell.
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J onas.— A rotten apple— it m ust be if it’s been k in g around here so
Song.
T e a c h e r (with offended dignity).— Is there no pupil in this class
bright enough to teH m e exactly the common name of the object in
my hand? (Several hands raisedr) M ary, you m ay tell.
M a r v ,— A appl e.
1 T e a c h k r {correcting the article proceeds to cut the apple into font
equal parts).— -What have I now done? (Children raise hands enthu­
siastically',) Jane, you m ay tell.
Jane {triumphantly). Quartered it!
E zra.— H umph t anybody can sec that.
T e a c h e r (glaring at Ezra).— Ezra, you will please not speak unless
called upon. Jane, please m ake your statement more simply.