The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-30

father announced that this year 1t was
their turn, and that they might go
down to the paper hangers and make
their selection whenever they we're
ready.
That night, as they talked it over.
the difference of opinion began to
manifest ITSELF Polly loves pink. Her
hair ribbons are generally pink, and
her summer dresses usually have
pink flower, or pink dot if they are
not pink all over. Naturally Polly
favored pink wall paper.
"It's such cheerful color" she
said "You wouldn't mind bit get
ting up on cloudy morning If your
room was all bright like pink rose"
"Pink's nice enough color" agreed
Marjorie, "if there isn't too much of
it. A pink sky would drive people
distracted, and so would pink ocean.
I'm in favor of something in blue, a
real dainty blue
81 think there is enough blue in the
room now" remarked Polly with some
reason. Differences of opinion are not
bad things when people are amiable
and sensible and ready to listen to
reason. But when an argument means
no more than the resolve to make the
other person give in to you, trouble is
likely to result. And trouble resulted
for Marjorie and Polly.
They went to the paper hangers
and looked over his stock without
coming any nearer a decision. And
Marjorie shifted at Polly's taste, and
Polly grew angry and replied the
room was as much hers as anybody's,
and that she would use as bad taste
as she pleased, whatever Marjorie
said
At the end of the week each had
given up the attempt to bring the
other to her way of thinking, and OF
course each refused to listen to any
arguments the other could present. It
need not be added that neither was
happy. Whenever Polly passed Mar
tories chair at the table she felt a
singing pain in her heart, while Mar
jorie could not become accustomed to
the formal politeness with which Pol
ly asked her to pass the bread. AT
night the two foolish sisters lay as
far apart as was possible, considering
the width of the bed, and each went to
sleep plying herself for having so
unreasonable a sister.
When Mr.. Davenport at last made
inquiries as to why the papering was
not under way the whole condition OF
affairs was disclosed. Marjorie shifted
at Polly, and Polly flashed back at
Marjorie, aid both girls were cross
and fearful. Mr. Davenport looked
from one to the other as if he could
scarcely believe his ears. He tried to
make them ashamed of themselves by
laughing at them. He tried reason
ing. And then he decided that it was
time the girls had lesson.
Louise" he said to the daughter
next younger, tomorrow you may
pick out wall paper for your room.
Your mother will go with you and
help you select it. Polly's and Mar
tories room can wait till next year"
And the lesson was completed when
Polly and Marjorie saw the paper
Louise had selected; for it was very
dainty pattern in pink and blue. Pol
ly made a sound as if she were
strangling, and Marjorie gasped, and
the two turned toward each other,
look on their faces which had not been
seen for some time.
1--WE might both have had what we
wanted" cried Polly. "Why didn't we
think of pink and blue? And now
we've got to wait a year"
eve don't have to wait a year to
make up" said Marjorie.
And then the two girls Rugged each
other and said:
"How foolish we were!"