Iron County Record | 1936-04-23 | Page 10 | McGoofey's First Reader and Eclectic Primer

Me Goo feys fey's First Reader and w WiO 9 III Eclectic I P. P Primer E e c rImer br h U. U HI i. i i. i PHILLIPS I l I aa aati 1 ti I I THE STORY OF AGATHA Agatha I-Agatha 1 Agatha seemed normal as a bab baby 2 She 2 She was even what was called a bright child 3 She 3 She could talk before she he was wall wasa a year old and at the age of ot eighteen eighteen eight eight- een era months she was so smart she could read Mother lother Goose 4 Everybody 4 everybody 4 scid she was won won- l G She 5 She was very fond of ot music and dancing When company came she always danced for tor them 0 In a-In In grammar school she was wall the brightest girl In the class and the liveliest She still loved to play and dance 7 7 She She took part port In all the amateur amateur amateur ama ama- entertainments never falling to put on a dancing specialty Everybody said she had a marvelous marvel ous sense of ot rhythm 8 8 They even called her a second second sec see ond Her D 0 Her parents gave her a musical musical musical mu mu- education too and she could play the piano brilliantly She l-She 10 She seemed to be a most talented tal tal- young lady and great grent things were predicted for her There was talk of concert tours 11 Hut 11 Hut the pace back home was too slow for tor her 12 12 She She couldn't watt walt and so soshe soshe soshe she packed up UI and ran away to the big city the land of opportunity where a girl rl could express herself freely 13 13 1 Four 13 our Four or five years later some of ot the folks back home received news newa of ot her 14 14 She She had become a marathon dancer after a disappointing experience ex ex- playing the piano In a MORAL It all depends on the breaks