Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-07-27
A SWEET INCENTIVE.
BY BERTHA GERNEtrN DAVIS

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tar when r-z are grown ~ Yo-v "a,
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then ana Esther hurried - the
kitchen = zsz Jane % aele her pre-,
rs-s : -@ l;.-e b-aaktas: t1r the rec,
rez-. brother
some folks said Jane. hadn't
oa-a: 20 have z breakfast with
wa..h very general observation she
s,r-r.s5 10 -1s pantry. bringing forth
Two specially large eggs While thes;
were c-aublin- she toasted a slice
o: bread { delicate brown. and stopped
even il her irritation. to select III,
red-banaed plate that vas Rob's espe
cal favo-lte Really Jane did NOR
foE him than many queens Of tn
kitchen would haTe done under SINH
lar circumstances Bat then she has
helped cudale him when he was
t1zzv-heaaed baby; and now that h
was a curly-ha-Tea needless, loTan-'
boy Of twelve. was she the one to 2
Uaek on h-n: = c-ai;erins down IA,
back stairs announced MS coming. ID
approached the table with more hast
than elegance
He'll Dc lyspeplc hr the time ne
grown up. thought Esther. as Sd.
watched the disappearing viands
You re both a"tu! good said Ro'
between moutatuls; and SOS thi
toast Wish had time for anoihe
piece
NOW, Roy trT 20 he home n TIM
Tor ~4nncheon' pleaded esther 'lo1
Anow no" anhgFs papa % nave Fol
always 4ale' = then 'hllA Of the ex
ample you sci the other chlIdren'
That's So. said Rob. whose birth
day had been celebrated on the weel
before I'll try-honest, 1 will
And he did try. and succeeded in be
ing only three minutes late that noon
But Esther shook her head al the tire
minutes, and her busy brain ~concocte,
a little scheme
She waylaid him on his way to tn
croquet ground
Rob want to speak to you a M
rnent.
All rlghI say on SAID hoo' Iooklni
p~leasahtIy attentive
I'm gong maze bargain Wit
you II you VIII De on tine at ever,
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q "ei- on 'Ae o'here-i 1e' 20
na'e cans pun d. Cne emu VI ina
% iou can nav '"fee or HOUR q
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plop9I d 'Hnus pun u gen
80 gu pE one ~ Tue Juvenli
NM anu o va" no exception
'hahe hsnao IT. ~ ooh luIn'
my pdrt oi inc contract Al hho" IN
reason why
30 shall l. answered Esther dc
muteiy, ~ VIII De oecause you 1oI
gov OF uiuh mean 10 stay SO long a
'ne hshing pond Or
say now, that isn't fair laughe'
BOD Pood-naturediy. III show you
ia be perfectly safe to invite tn
boys IN advance, but perhaps I'd bette
not
NO; better wait and see how yo
come out" and Rob fancied Esthe
looked a trihe skeptical. 1t out hir
on his mettle.
Esther's scheme" worked like
charm. The next day Bob was one O
the first to answer his fathers goo
morning" at the breakfast table.
'Well. now said Mr. .Iord.n nc h
viewed the youthful faces around him
and dispensed the griddle cakes. sit
pleasant to sit down all together. Let
keep it up, Bob. | tell you, punctualit
is a great thing" and Bob nodded yt