The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
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She Is a young woman of the present tense; College Grad" member of at least three Ibsen and Browning clubs; is constitutionally opposed to the non-hter- ary type, possessed of an ultra modern tim idity towards sentiment; can row a boat, play two rounds of golf in an afternoon. propel a gasoline launch, is a sun wor- shipper, and scorns a sun bonnet.
 This is the type of sapphira who drop i ped in to see me a few days ago, fortified | with 20 biogNa phies, magazines, 1 note book, peneiA, pad, penknife and an | umbrella.
 I've come to tell you about Ananias, '' she said as she fell into the most com fortable chair in the library and scattered her paraphernalia all over the floor. q expected it from the expression of | your face,' I said. And what's that pcor boy doing now to displease you?'' T know you are prejudiced In his be- | half she sighed, but when I tell you l.his latest ruse I know you will think he is simply horrid.'
 | lie came to me in the most pathetic way a few days ago. I related, "and said, Mrs. Dolly, what am I to do about l Sapphira? She is so clever and am only l business man, with no literary tastes whatever, and she has taken degree, and she knows everything about books that has ever been written, as well as about bugs and worms, and
 "The reason for things. Why the Indians wore rings | In their red aboriginal noses.'
 And what did you. adviser" Sapphra asked with rather sarcastic expression
 That he'd begin and read everything from Bacon to Greens" l laughingly said
 Well, he has commenced on your the ory. as if he thought he could impress me that way" she pouted. l And how did he begin?' I inquired.
 By saying that he had experienced a change of tastes recently and that his ambition now was entirely literary" she | related
 We went out for long walk a few | afternoons ago. and when he arrived his l fockets were bulging out. with magazines | the North American Review and the Scientific American, in full view
 And didn't that please you?' I asked
 Its what you have been wanting him to
 do for years
 Just please to wait until I have fin ished' Sapphira shouted
 When we had walked long way out
 and found a nice shady retreat in the
 woods we sat down to enjoy the glorious sunset and the beautiful tints of the few remaining autumn leaves. Presently An
 nanias said:
 I've been reading so many delightful
 books recently and, by the way, wasn't old Pepys great old duck? And Mac aulyAdidn't he have old Gibbon beat 2 block? See here. do you know Scott's Border Ballads?
 And what did you say to all of this l Mss Literati?o l asked, as she told hel story. Before had time to answer he said: ! "'Why is it so few women read Ma piers History of the Great Peninsula \ war;"
 And had you read it?7 I meelSly in qulred of Sapphira.
 "Of course not she replied. That
 not the kind of literature lilSe. she sait
 poutingly..
 Then you should have given Annania!
 a list of the things you prefer. I thinl
 he was doing very we'll myself" l sug
 gested.
 After collapse of few moments h,
 asked me if didn't like Maxwell's His
 tory of Wellington and Siborne's let ! ters,' and I replied than liked all Una was good in literature. It happened had not read those things he mentioned
 but supposed they must be delightful H then said
 "A book that I would recommend t
 you Is Parkman's Accounts of the lro QuOlS lnQlanS. Ever Fetu tnHt. And again, had you, Sapphira?'' to
 asked.
 l "No and I do not intend to-" sh l snapped But he did not stop there. H l flung at me Collingwood's Letters an
 made me a target for Lecky and Pliny He unused over Powell, Animal Epi l sodes." and played with Marbot's, 'Me { moirs. Then he reached LoclSlart' l Life and I said:
 !. adore thai dopsf vou ' Oh. moderately. he replied careless !, ly, snl then closed his eyes in a yer l Literary way. and kept very quiet an : still, lost in inspirational reverie'' Good for Ananias,' l applauded. An l do you blame me for being on his side. a you express 1t? Why. a fellow who
 game enough after business is over fo