Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15

it Is 10 love and TO have the love Of
child. and in that way forget many
things"
A Farewell Tea.
June I've start tonight. and
Jack and Sally came over 20 take a
farewell make believe tea on the
lawn. wish ! could have been
spared it, for, with my sorrow over
her unhappiness, my indignation At
him and the fight / am making TO
keep down All rebellious lodgings,
am rapidly getting myself into a seri-
GUS state.
Il met Mrs Brown on the street
when away last week" said Jack
drinking make believe tea out Of a
cup as big rs "A thimble
To be so brazcu, / wouldn't have
thought it Of him! ! shouldn't have
looked at Sally when he said IT, I
should have had more sense. Bl:
men have no sense in such matters,
and I cant claim credit that doesn't
belong 10 me. So / looked at her,
and made no reply and when Jack n
his asinine stupidity wondered why !
made no answer and looked up 10
see. he found me gazing at his wife
Htth what must have been anything
but a conventional tea party express
sion. And he saw tina; she had
dropped the cream pitcher and II was
broken. and that her eyes were filled
with tears, and her face white, as she
apologizcd 10 Mancttc, an unusual
emotion over the loss ~ child's
dish
Nor did her color come back, though
Manette said It was all right In her
sweetest manner, and her tears con
tiuued to flow in an altogether IN
comfortable way. though Manetfe
climbed on her lap and Rugged her
and said she didn't care for the diTNr1
and would rather lose all OF them
, than see Aunt Sally cry.
you are getting az foolish and
nervous as IN old woman Prumbled
her husband u don't suppose a dozen
tea sets like these cost a dollar"
They don't agreed But some
times we don't reckon the cost Of a
thing after It is broken"
Manette Asleep.
June 1S-It is midnight. and Man
cite Is asleep IN her berth. Poor little
girl decided when ! saw Richards
weeping over her. and Sarah Rae
wiplng her eyes with her knuckles,
and the cook and the maids looking
as II at funeral, with Tompkins as
the undertaken that we have all been
loving her too much.
Everyone acted as II she might
never come back alive, and their lugu-
brious expressions and tear-soaked
farewells made the child look fright
ened Am / your sick baby" she
asked, when we had waved the last
good bye, and Tompkins was taking
us to the train
Mrs Spencer rode in the limousine
with us II was journey OF an
hours duration TO reach the little sub
urban station I had decided 10 take to
escape newspaper observation, and she
insisted on taking It. ! was sorry.
Mancttc, exhausted by the days cX-
element fell asleep In my arms with
IN five minutes, and / think for the
first half hour neither Sally nor |
spoke a word
Then she began. 81 have been
thinking over what you said Max"
she said. "aud refuse to let you
think YOU are right. need a big
brother Do YOU know ! haven't a
relative in the world unless my hus-
band can be called one? You need a
sister. someone 20 help you with the
care OF that child. and TO whom you
can come with all your little and big
troubles.
so II is all settled You are to
have no further thought Of anything
else In your head. y am your sister;
YOU are my brother. II was the hap
piest relationship I have ever known.
I refuse to let Il be spoiled by your
silly notion that you may not care
more for me than you should"
Not another word was spoken We
reached the station, and the train
/ pulled in | carried Manette TO my
( staterooru, and then returned to the
limousine TO bid good bye TO Sally.
yesNAsSSKiss.
4 7 held @ut my hand. She ignored
/ it, aRd put b6th arms around my
neck
Good sbye, best brother in the
/ world She whispered. kissing my
! cheek
/ God, II was more than mortal man
/ could stand. thEcw my arms around
/ her anf~Yyhen ] left her a moment
/ later l am sure that | took with me
/ every hope she could have had that
/ my love for her was like a man feels
/ for his sister.