The Kiss In School

A district school, not far away, 'M ld Berknhlre lililí, one winter1 day Was liniiiiiilng with lts wonled iioIho Of threescore mlngled glrlg and boys. Home few upon thelr task Uitent, but more on furtivo mlschlef bent ; The whlle thomaster's downward look Wan fas ten cd on a copy book, When,8Uddenly, hehlud hl hark. HoHe aharp and clear, a roustng Hiuack ! As 'twere a battery of bllss Let (id n one tremendous klas. '■wiui's that?" Htartlvd matter crled, "That. thir," a llttle Imp replies, "Wath Willlam Wlllltli. If you pleathe ! I tliaw li i in klth Thutliana Peatho." With Irowu to mnkeastatute thrlll The roastur thuudered, "Hlther, Wlll!" I,i kc wri-ich o'ertaken In bis track With stólun chattels on hls back, Wlll bung hl head In fear and ihune, And to the awful presence caine - A Kreat, green, hashful Hlmpleton, The lui It of all good natured fun- With smlle MUppreHsed and blroh upralsed The teacher faltered, ''1'ra ainazed That you, my blggest pupil, should Hu Kiillty of an act so rude ltufore the whoie set school, to boot - Whntevil genius pul you lo'tT" " 'Twai she, herself, slr, ' sobbed tbe lad, "I il dn 't mean to beso bad; Hut when .Husannah shook her curls, And whlspered I was 'fraid of Klrlu, And duist ii 'i klHs a baby's doll, f couliin't Btand it, slr, at all Hut nj nul kissed her on the spot; 1 know - hoohoo- I ought to not, But Romehow, from her looks- boo-boo- I thotight sh: klud o' wlshoil me to."