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Show CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. 'ji 9 Yesterday Bob Jones, w'y he i !, mB9 Throwed a piece of chalk at me, ( i'1 fjWWB Right in school, an' took me square j jflfflH In th' earl I squealed for fair; hi jBMWBB Teacher came'to where ,we sat, fr IMBm An' "Bob Jones, did you do that?" ' WjBM She says sharp an' awful, cross. ;;' jjgQflS "W'y," Bob says, "I give it a toss : Jest as soft not hard a tall ; 9H9 But that baby had tcr bawl!" , ' U "You're a liar!" I yelled out flH 'Fore I'd had time to think about j jH9 Where I 'uz at. Teacher she H Turned and looked right clean thru j EgH 'Nen she says: "Now, both of you ) BflB Do jest what I tell you to BflH Take ycr books an' go an' set i , ;WM With the girls!" , H Gcel but you bet fiH We felt awful cheap, becuz BH We thought 'at a lickin' wuz roBi Easier to stan' 'an that! wli But I went acrost an' sat flH Down by Lizzie Smith an' sayl IbBI She jest looked th' other way j!.: fjH Like she didn't notice me. J( jgH That wuz just at first an', gcel j I I don't blame her, 'cause, you sec, ! ft Rfl All the girls laughed, an' the boys j w HS Groaned an' made a kissin' noise i fj HI With their mouth. But after while JI! fH Lizzie she began to smile I I fl 'Nen she give a little quick ; J (g H Shove to her cr-rith-ma-tic Q ftl T'ords me. An' there was about j , BH All th' 'xamplcs all worked out 5 j I With the answers right! Well, I j fH Copied 'em off, jest like pic! j . jgujl Girls, y' know, can always do . ' I iH Lessons, an' tlu,, like 'cm, too! IIBm Lizzie had a apple there, IBBI An' when she had made me swear 1 j , B Not to tell, she give me sum InB 'N showed me where she kep her ; j Say, I'll bet I know what's meant ! 19 By "Cap-pit-tul pun-ish-ment!" il', M Cleveland Leader. J 1 fflfl |