Show BEING AN UNCLE o On to school 6 now Youre Just sticking around hero sos youll be late anti have to come back for a note It you werent so peevish peev-ish Id tell you something great The boy enveloped en-veloped In n 1 gingham apron made threatening passes with the broom at his sniffling snif-fling ten ynar old brother who was crawling along the floor peering anxiously under the fur niture1 Ilnrr tip there and get to school or Ill bream you out Id lile to see you I nlut trying to bfr late This now lonelier dont scud us home for notes She makes us learn pomes loci Id rather write 1000 words Ill know the hull ol Mlles Standish before I got out of her old room I put my nickel In my hat SOII I wouldnt forget It and now Its goneSho Sho went over to Sister Gertles early If Its the nickel you are look ling for youll never find It Ma hadnt any change and she took It for car tare Gee If 1 took anybodys nickel that 1 found wouldnt I get what for Hut everybody takes my nickel and then I have to learn Miles Standlshes when It Isnt my fault A boy thats big enough to be an uncle Is too big to cry about a nickel The boy with the gingham apron looked to see what effect this announcement an-nouncement had I aint crying about the nickel Im crying about having to learn a pome und youd cry too When Im big enough to be an uncle I wont be In any old school What time Is It Give me a piece of bread to take with mo Ill have to stay twice this noon nnd I wont have time to get homo at all Ill have to stay once for being lato and once for not having my book Say do you know where my best tie Is If I alnta coming home I must dress up Were going to recite In the hall this afternoon I thought Id get up early and learn my piece but ma had to go anti take my nickel Youre going to recite In the hall this afternoon and you havent washed your face half decent nor combed your holt at all and dont know your piece The boy In the gingham apron shook a threatening fist at his brother Youre u disgrace to this family Aw we alP recite together und the gills know it Ill move my lips and nobody can tell < Well your niece will bo ashamed of you when she grows up thats all I can say sayWhos Whos my niece What you talkIng talk-Ing about Gerts got a baby and youre an uncle A fine uncle you arc Go onto on-to school No you cant go to see the babyHow How can I be an uncle when I havent long pants on yet Long pants havent anything to do with being an uncle You go ahead to school now Its nearly time for recess re-cess Tell your teacher you have u niece anti maybe she wont soak you so hard Tho boy walked slowly along the street revolving Inn his mind the hint given him until he was within a block of the school Then he broke Into a run Some ono might bo look lug out of the school window ho thought From around a corner of tho wall he took a peep into the room Reassured Reas-sured by what ho saw ho walked boldly bold-ly and smilingly up to Miss Harrison the teacher My sister Gertrude has a baby and Im an uncle he whispered to her Just think of that said the teacher teach-er smiling Children James Is an uncle Isnt that lovely Wo must do something to celebrate What shall we doA do-A party after school was hanoi mously decided upon I suppose being an uncle made you forget your book Well you may sit with Henry We must forgive everything every-thing on such a great occasion When the boy hud seen through the door that Miss Harrison was dressed up he had expected her to be good natured but ho had never expected such a miracle as this His heart was overflowing with gratitude He must do something to show his appreciation apprecia-tion He cast about In his mind then with a diligence Miss Harrison had never Been him display before he began be-gan to study the poem the class was to recite In concert At the rehearsal his voice led all the rest Still his conscience was not satisfied satis-fied An uncle ought to be something special Ho resolutely set to work and when the dlsmlhshl 1 bell sounded ho put a note on the teachers desk The teacher read I wasnt late because I was an onkle I was looking for my nickel to buy my book and wouldnt hurry up The boy moistened his lips as he watched her road the noto Would she take back the party He waited anxiously Dont forget about the party children chil-dren Miss Harrison said as they filed out Try to think of some new games 1 |