Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-12
"A Pin and Platter---
A Story For Youn9folks

jeff had one very bad fault. He never
| would say he was sorry.
eff anybody ever forgives you" said
mother, they have to do it out Of
| whole cloth. l hope to see the day
| when somebody makes you own up like
a gentleman. The only way to make
up for meanness is to say you're sorry. >
Sorry or rot, left to himself, jeff
went on hunting
only just took il to get even" h"
muttcred. srlbbinG among the grass
| roots She'd got the tall, and she vas
| a-goirg to tell on me. Girls always do.
Don't know as l care. Mother says l
| cent have ball all summer to pay for
| rcakins that old blue thing. Just like
| d cirl-to go and tell"
The truth was that nOJod: had said
| a word. i; was mother who had seen.
He has that sneal7v way with HIM
mother was saying when Mary Eliza
beth came in at the side door, "of
| doing a thing and then never Owning
up about it or saying he is sorry. He
| broke that platter. and he shall pay Tor
| it somehow"
1t wasn't the platter that troubled
| her Lut the hoy: and the pay she
| meant was punishment. But Mar
Elizabeth thought the platter was tn"
| matter. And how in the world cOuli
| Jeff ever lav for it? She knew hC
I hadn't any Money. All Of Il sudden n
now Kind of feeling came into her
heart, and she was sorry for poor
bothcrng Jeff, who was always getting
her into trouble and never troubling
himself to get her out.
She ran to her own box and counted.
| Two quarters and a ten and two five
) cent pieces. There was platter exact
~ like it down town in store she
knew. but that would never buy it.
What were they to do?
Just at that minute the door opened.
and Jeff held out his hand jerkily.
Here's your pin" he said. and his
voice was gruff and cross; for he had
been hunting a good hour, and it was
not there.
20 jeff" cried his sister, darting at
him. The gladness in her voice made
him turn and look at her, for it was
gladneSs with love in it. Jeff. now
l can help you to pay for that platter.
I heard mother say you couldn't play
ball again this summer because you
broke It; but if you get her another.
you can. I know they'll let us have
that beauty one down at Blake's for
this pin and what money there is, so
come along"
1t took him some time to understand
and say yes: but before dusk the two
came marching back with Il great fiat
bundle which they carried right up to
mother, and asked her to see what was
in it. .. ...
IT'S the platter. new onc."-saiG
Mary i.iiZabcth.-"to pay Tor the old
one. You said he'd got to. We bought
j; together and now he can have his
;nll can't he? And he's sorry. mother.
aren't YOU. JEFF. honest -
"Cross my heart" said jeff, solomniy.
But. when they came to Undo the
platter. there was a littl" bundle il:
white tissue paper tied right to M.
string that held the big one. Il HI =
| little blue pin in it. and there ""s =.
/ two HNr note from Mr.. !;ili," sti"fn.
! HAT til" only Use he had for .i'l".l = RI
after all vas as q l;cor&,ii,r. ~ =,
| thought lie could remcIn,5r What
| kind little sister Sln was without that
| lie hoped tho platter would suit. ar !
! she I?ust come in some day (Wc2riag
the pin) and tell lin if nor .:other
| said So-Anna Il. Bryant in lions
Herald.