Life — December 13, 1894 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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Dear Mr. Epttor: Day befo “Sammy, who discovered America ? said the Historians differ.” I never knew till | begun to go to school with Sammy how much the folks that made books had different idees. Always when Sammy gets stuck on a ques- tion he says the ‘thorities differ, and so he can't tell, If it's grammar, he says the grammarans differ, and if it's geogerfy, that the geogerfers differ, and if it’s spell- ing, that the dictionaries differ. And ‘most always the teacher kind of says Yes, or Mebby, or agrees somehow, and Sammy slides along. Only in ‘rithmetic generally he gets lett. “How many is seven times eight ?” says the teac mmy looked awful solemn, then he says: ‘Teacher, the ‘rithmetickers yesterday the teacher says to Sammy : Sammy thought a minute, and then he differ ‘No, they don't,” says the teacher. lesson. When we was coming day before yesterday we stopped to rest, and Sammy “You stay in at recess and study your says: **\ What do you stpose the teacher was getting at when she asked me who discovered Amenca ?” “+L guess she was trying to see if you knew,” says I. “Well, [know three or four fellers that'say they did, but I couldn't just think of ‘em then, ‘cause she comes on me so sudden. It was Hen Barker's question anyhow ; ‘my question was * What was the first land he sighted ? and I was to say, ‘A small island of the West Injun archerpillergo not fully identerfied by exploders.’” Well,” I says, “I s'pose she meant Columbus.” ess so. | wonder if the Injuns saw Columbus ‘fore he saw them. If they did, then I should think America discovered herself. Pop says Injuns is pizen. He knowsall about ‘em.—Yours truly, Harry.” Marie: Whichever of us gets the longest half will get their wish. and Marie wins), MARIE (Cantalizing) : Now, Charley, here is a wish bone which Bridget gave me. 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