The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-08
II. EDMOND RosrAND
The new academioian.

I say IT'S very good. though. And there wa,
another one there; she threatened to burn
that up: she was going to have pa speak tt
him about II, but pas sort Of easy-goint
and he didn't think she had a right to reat
| the books. anyhow; but. of course. she
didn't mean anything by 1t, and II person
leaves books around that way it's natura
to look and see what they are like.
Nov. for my part, don't care for suoh
books. I'd rather read Charles Majors. Oil
you know, think he's perfectly fne. And
Booth Tark1ngton-rve read all Of his. My
| sisters husband knows some friends Of his,
! and they say he's such an interesting young
man; so bright. And like George AIDE.
don't you? Those fables arc simply kill
| ing. But never couid sec anything funny
| about Mr.. Dooley. Anyhow. I despise dla-
lect; SO many punctuation marks and things
1T confuses you so. That's why never
could see anything In The Little Minister
books. Have you ever read those love let
tiers by some English lady to her loverr'
mo. don't believe I did," the young
man replied.
WELL" she urged you ought to because
they're grand. couldn't bear Tlizabeths
German Garden though. I tried to read
It. because they say It's good, but some
how just couldn't get into it. like dow
ers, Of course. but think it's sort Of silly
to take on so about them. Ny sisters hus-
band said It reminded him Of q grown won-
an playing paper dolls. and he's pretty
good Judge. think that's one reason why
my sister took to him-he's 80 well read.
One of his brothers il connected with q
book store, and in that way, you zee, he
gets books at discount. He buys all the
latest. He got Peggy O'Near last week
and The Call Of the Wild and it's per-
fectly lovely for sister and me. oh, I do
think she has the easiest timer'
IF ma hadn't got SO down on books
don't believe my hstef ever would have got
married. Sisters the sort Of person that If
you don't give them their way they 60 to
extremes: and when ma got so she Just
couldn't bear the sight of us reading our
favorite authors-ma used to call US Lilly
Ffllians' ana 'Duchesses'-why, there wasn't
anything for us to do but to 60 out to the
park and read. or else go downtown. We
used to go to the library, and then we'd AL
ways stop in at a book store; that's tho
store where my sisters husbands brother
works, and he was always 30 polite to US.
We met him long before We met my broth
er-in-law. He brought him to call"
'Tt was quite romantic" commented the
young man.
Eyes. in q way. I wonder IL yos svsr
read Sisters Twain'r' she said.
II don't remember. but don't believe
did"
WELL" she resumed, that was the first
book he ever brought us-tee-hee-hee-and
thought It was so appropriate; and he
said-that is my brother-in-law. Will-that
sister reminded him Of the Oldest twin-I
mean tho Oldest one of the sisters IN the
book. And tho funniest thing-ma heard
him say it, and after he had gone ma said
well, amt going to tell you what she
said. because it wasn't compliment. But
you know how old people say things when
they don't approve.
'sister married him. anyway. she said 1t
didn't matter to her what ma thought of
his Judgment. I want to introduce my sis
ter to you some time. know you'll think
she's lovely. She's beautiful. People say
she's much prettier than am-now you're
just trying to fiatter; guess you're llirt-
and she's so accomplished and well read.
We like the same books and We read all the
time. Just simply live Mt her house, be-
cause. you know. ma Is more down on read
ing than ever. Ma can't understand we
girls. and"
The car had reached their destination ana
the happy young people alighted.
LEWIS b ELY.