ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 17, Issue 7, 27 January 1903, Page 7

ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL

Teachers who require written excuses for tardiness from parents af pupils, sometimes receive very amusing notes. Here are a few specimens from a number received some time ago: "Dear sir, please excuse James for lateness, I kneaded him after breakfast." A second note reads: " Please forgive .Billy for being tardy, I was mending coat." The third excuse goes more into details,but is none the less interesting: "Mister sir, my Jason had to be late to-day. It is his bizness to milk our cow. She kicked Jase in the back to-day when he wasn't looking or thinking of her action; so he thot his back was broke, but it aiut. But it is black and blue, and Iho pane kept him late. We would get rid of that cow if we could. This is the fourth time she has kicked Jase.but never kicked him late before. So excuse him for me." A girl absent for half a day brought the following satisfactory excuse: "Miss Teacher, my dotter's absent's yesterday was unavodabol. Her shoes had to be half soiled, and she had a sore throat. Her konßtitushun is delikit, and if she is absent any more you can know that it is on account of unavodabel sickness or something else." A boy absent for half a day laid the following explanation on his master's desk : "Dear air, pleas excuse Henry, tie went to grandpapa's funeral with me this forenoon. 1 have been promising him for several weeks that he might if he was good.aad he has been very good, bo I kept my word."