The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-27

1t was meant to be distinctly offensive TO
prying feminine relatives. and he rammed
his small fists further home in his little
breeches' pockets. scowiing at his waggins
cap and ignoring me-
Here dearr l went on, with the mag
nanmity OF grown up towards youthful
anger the uninterested may assume. want
some? and held out the sack of fudge laid
in with unwilling wisdom. mouth open. be-
| meath his nose.
=" Humph,' he replied with sarcasm. keep
| ing his eyes turned heroically from my sop.
J better go take that in to Harold. The poor
little tootsy- wootsy's got his feelings hurt;
he's crying in mammals room. Hear him.
And he jerked his elbow in the direction OF
the sobs.
Now. Howard. Git may have been my
curiosity-my family says l am largely
blessed that way-that suggested my meth
| ods). you may have four whole pieces OF
| fudge If you will straighten up like little
man and tell Aunt Minny what the trouble
| is
My nephew turned his head towards the
| renewed crackle of .he bag; he was lost.
! The beautiful brown Jumps of sweetness
! caused his resentment i'm my direction TO
| melt with startling swiftness.
wish you'd take Harold and give him
away, then-that's what / wish, so do. il
| you wanta know replied ne, cynicaliy and
without punctuation. Never wanted no
| brother anyhow And he scowled at me
| darkly. 'what'd this family want OF any
| other boy, I'd like to know? Amt one
| enough?
why Howard said I. most boys like
| little brothers best
We'll, this one cont then with JUNCTION.
why didn't he stay girl? Towards view
of sex is that some little girls emerge into
boyish garments at a given age hence en-
titlng them to enter the realms masculine:
some retain the badge of femininity and re-
main-iust girls. why didn't he stay
girl?' he went on. All girls wants is rib
bons, and dolls and candy. Awh- In dis
gust, look at Bob Jones's sister, Amt he
got cnch though? She don't never mix IN
with Teller and go and spoil things like
Harold. An he can just slap her any old
time he wants to. too. and she never hollers
and goes and tells
HE scowled towards the other room. An
here's Harold. Amt never happy 'thout he
mixing in an spelling things. IL us boys
| starts 10 piayin' Indian, here he comes; and
when it's his turn to get scalped-what's he
do? Up an hollers like Yves KILN him
that's what he does. Chases in and tells
mamma. That's him! That's what he's
done
THE woe of the elder sat heavily upon
him. but l could see that fudge had sweet
ened 1t TO more OF sorrow than anger.
And look" he continued. When I got TO
go to the store, instead of askin' some of
the boys to go along, and having some fun
it's Take Harold. dear,' and when / go
over to any OF the fellers it's
:" But dear broke i'm. like the still small
whisper or conscience, you know IL is only
that Harold loves you so: he thinks every
thing you do is just the but my small re-
lation withered me with the lightnings Of
his eye.
"'Wish he didn't. then. that's what !
wish. Wish he'd go hook all that onto
some other kid. amt got no apron strings.
have /? But it's Harold. this" and it's
Harold, that" till I'm sick and tired Of
him Awh! Wish i could trade him off TO
the first movers that come along. ] amt
got much use for girls cynically. but
they're a heap better n boys when you have
to have one or the other
II girded myself together at this juncture.
Baby brothers do have their drawbacks,
but looked round quickly for a good word
TO say in behalf OF this one. He's a Iovabls
morsel IL he is a trine omnipresent at
times so far Howard is concerned
" But Howard, after time little brother
is going TO grow up 1 suggested. He Is
merely a baby now, TO be sure, and his
worst fault. isn't IT, lies in thinking big
brother is the incest. smartest, best boy on
earth? But by and by Harold is going 20 be
a big boy. too. He will be running some or
those errands for mamma. and playing polo
down the alley. And who will be the best
then-Harold or Bob Jones's sister? Harold
with his football and his bicycle-or belinda
Jones with her rufries and dollies?
Howard scratched his head and grlnted.
1t was too much. of course. 10 expect him 20
own up that there might be something In
the thing forecast. but he grunted. IL may
be that he saw rift ahead in the general
darkness OF the future. But ! have been
wondering since" she finished. whether my
few words did really fall upon ready ground
and viii spring up In the fuilness OF time
and blossom-or whether II wss the fudge"