St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-15

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him, what are you doing with
/ Creek"
Il thought would take it up" she
answered, with q grand air, ''as you
seem to consider It SO NICE.
us that recommendation? he
asked.
| She was silent.
why didn't you ask me to teach
you Greek?' There was just touch Of
earnestness in his tone. s-,@szz >.
Il did not like 10 disturb you," sho
answered, turning away her head de-
murely.
But have not really done any
work since came down here; you
know that quite as well as do. Mol
lie, look at me-"
Il can't; my neck aches on that
side." %##S ##S
''Mollie, / am going away this eve
ming"
I've heard that before :, ss
"Mollie, why won't you DO kind TO
me?'' 20 m
Il am kind. I leave you to your
studies in peace"
But don't like studying while I'm
here"
Then why did you say SO this after
noon?"
II was trying to think that l liked
it,
Mollie turned her head and looked
down upon him from her exalted posi-
ton.
But you like Aristotle-awfully,
don't you?" .s4s5S
Not when you are near" he said.
digging his heel into the daisies.
"Oh! So you are trying to be good
boy this afternoon?'
II found it harder than I thought"
he answered, somewhat dejectedly.
Poor boy!" she ,murmured consol-
ingly from full, red lips.
Another silence ensued.
Couldn't you teach me some Greek
now?" asked the girl. Say some
thing to me in Greek. It would help to
pass the time away. you, know"
He looked up with thoughtful eyes.
Zoe mou sas agapo," he said, re-
Eeating the line slowly from Byrcn's
Maid Of Athens.g He knew, his Byron
better than his Aristotle That's q
very short sentence, but 1t means 4
lot" :: !;
what does 1t mean!" she asked,
leaning towards him.
Something very nice"
Say the funny sentence again.: she
demanded.
Zoe mou sas agapo," he murmured,
do translate 1t" she urged. ~%@
"Some day will come back and
translate it to you." Ralph said, avoid
ing her gaze.
Thank you," she answered curly;
''you need not take the trouble Greek
is not so very interesting to me; and.
after all, I don't pretend to be wise. I
am only a-butterfly. Oh, sit still,
Ralph! Remember. we arc onqa sees
saw!"
"Mollie, want to tell you something
II am going to be wise for once. or
rather, I am going to try to be wise"
us it very hard?" .~sesa.
Eyes, dreadfully. - ''s
"Yet You read Aristotle; and he was.
very wise man." q
"Oh, yes. he was all that; but he
didn't understand this sort Of thing,
you know" .
What sort Of thing?"
This see-sawing sort Of thing.
Wasn't that funny sentence from
Aristotle?"
"Oh, no." An amused smile passed
over the young mans face. Aristotle
never wrote anything 30 nice as that
TELL me what the sentence means.
and then-and then-and then you can
let me down from the see-saw. But
you'll do It gently, won't your"
"You understand what you are say
ing. Mollie! You understand tho
whole Of it!'' s& ss~S 8
She nodded her head. s
He hxed his gaze upon her and 5s-
gan translatjng slowly. 40
Zoe mems life'-mou, of me-,
agapo means sas agapo means"
what does it mean?"
What do you think?"
II can't think; It's all Greek to me-"
He looked away into the shadows.
Ralph, what does sas agapo mean?"
He slid dexterously nearer the cen
ter Of the plank, allowing it to balance
till they were on a level. u ( u
1T means .you--l-love' -
In moment he was at her side.
Now, Mollie," h, cried, putting his
arm about her, give me the kiss you
promised me last night"
Meanwhile, around a latticed win
dow, gay roses nodded knowingly at a
small Greek lexicon, textbook Of
Aristotle, and an English TRANSLATION,
lying ON the window sill. They shook
their beautiful heads knowingly, esps-
cially at the English translation.
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