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Show HAD HI8 EXCUSE PAT. Small Boy Remembered His Father's Explanation. Jackson Is a small boy or some 8 or 9 years of age, whoso rather 1b very anxious to mako a scholar of him. Jackson's tastes do not seem to run In tho samo channel, and, consequently, consequent-ly, whon tho monthly roport ls sent home, his average ls usually In tha 70s, with conduct marked very poor. Finding that countor-lrritatlon did not produce tho desired result, his rather made gamo of him In every concclv-ablo concclv-ablo manner, telling him that he would novcr amount to anything ir he did not do better work. His remarks on theso occasions becamo so offensive offen-sive to tho child who was rathor sensitive sen-sitive nnd did not relish tho idea of being ridiculed In tho presence of his brother and sister, that ho said to his father tho last tlmo ho brought homo a report: "Father, why do yon talk to mo like this and mako so much fun of mo?" His father replied: "Jackson, if I did not know you wero capable or doing do-ing better work, or ir I thought you wero dumb, I would never say n cross word to you about your marks." Last week Jackson banded In a ro- ; port with tho usual low avorago, and beforo pater famlllas could start in on tho usual Innguago, spoko up very quickly nnd said: "Father, I'm dumb!" Boston Post |