[Sidenote: Eating Candy]
Miss Shannon was in the middle of the forenoon’s work when she noted
Alice surreptitiously munching candy. Her question, “What are you
doing?” brought a useless “Nothing.” Stepping back to Alice’s desk she
found a little girl with mouth crowded full of candy, hiding additional
stores in her ill-concealed handkerchief.
“Where did this come from?”
“Eliza gave it to me,” was the response.
“Is it possible! Eliza, have you any more candy?”
“Yes, ma’am. I have more, but not much. I haven’t eaten any in school
time.”
“Well, I want to see it. My, what a lot! I sometimes forget and take a
bite of something to eat in school myself. I’ll tell you what let’s do.
We all like candy. Eliza, won’t you pass the candy to all of us?”
“This won’t give a taste to us all. I’ve got so little,” was Eliza’s
natural response.
“Well, let’s do it anyway. Then we’ll be through with it quickly.”
The plan was actually carried out. Pieces were passed from hand to hand
and each child was supposed to break off a bit and pass on the lump. In
about five minutes the eating was over and work was taken up again.