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Show Self-Imposed Martyr. Matvlu Is a pupil In the Seven!)-seventh Seven!)-seventh stieet school. 1I Ik a now pupil He is also n l:i?. one, to far ns hooks ui concerned, ami he finds It an I'xreedliiRl) hksome dot) to Ket over to the Hchool house eveiy morn-Iiik morn-Iiik ut nine o'clock In order that lie nun Imbibe a modicum of knowledge Indeed, Komellines he lliids the task so dlftlcult thill In spite of good Intentions Inten-tions he dnus not make the .-Idle Last .Monda) wns one of these unfortunate unfor-tunate dnvH When he llnallv went skulking into the schoolroom half an houi behind time the teacher stopped shoit the lccltatlon she was conduct-Iiik conduct-Iiik and tinned her attention to the tat d) imlvnl "Mai v In." she said, seveiel)', "why weio )ou so late tills moinlug?" 'Oh," snld he, hril7enl.v, "I've been hits) louiidliiK up tho other kids so they wouldn't ho lale to school" X. Y I'less |