Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15

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always longed for more than for
Il any other earthly thing" said Mrs.
/ Porter. lit was 10 lie in bed. perfectly
well and have some one bring me my
! breakfast
Has the desire faded away" queried
the friend
NO. I have done il, And found
! the worm at the core. as usual Mrs.
/ Porter smiled pathetically at her caller.
/ 1T happened this morning she eX-
planned "Thc children were gone: YOU
/ know they're away for a visit. Frank
didn't have To- hurry 20 the office, so
/ 7 screwed mp my courage and told him
/ that I'd rather have him get ny and
/ bring my breakfast 90 me than any
/ thing else ON earth. I was positive that
| ned laugh al me and refuso-but I tried.
| well, he looked surprised. After a
woman d sabCeu getting up for fifteen
years 3f5 mornings a year to get break
/ fast. 1T comes as n surprise 90 her fam
|Hv tu hear there's anything else that
she'd rather do.
| $50 Frank got up. settled my pill
/ low and tried to imagine that 2 was en-
.
bling around ia the pantry.
"FinaHy ne came tiptceiuE 10 the
/ door and whispered, as if afraid he'd
/ wake ruc-thougn how he expected to
get the Information without wa king me
. I couldn't sec: Where's tho coffee
/ 81 tried to answer as sleepilv as :
could SO he'd think J was really apprc-
eating his efforts He went away and
was pretty quiet for about FIVE minutes,
ana then he came in again. This time
I he said he'd found in the cook book
. how TO make coffee right, and it said TO
. use eggs, so he wanted to know where
/ the eggs were. From the way he en-
/ phasized right you'd think he'd made
La discovery i'm coffee making.
81 forgot to ten him to puj The cof-
| foe pot ON the little burner. so when /
heard strouu exclamation and a hasty
cash across the kitchen / could picture
/ the coffee all boiled over my nice clean
gas stove, Bur I held on 10 myself
|a-d tried 60 believe that / was being a
| real aristocrat,
"Wen he came i'm TO find out where
I ( kept tire butter and the bread and tho
/ electric foaslcr. lie asked where
/ lant the best cups and saucers, as he
vartCG tu 90 TIE thing un right by
. bringing me the best china. BY lie
,latter and bang of things I knew he
was getting out scme Of the pans or
kettles ard soon I could smell smoke
so strong that / knew he was frying
/ something. OF course BE never thought
81 closing tie doors,
/ ''tt was an Z could jo 10 Ije tHcre ard
keep still sleep was absolutely gone
from ire. was sitting up most Of the
,.uc Nisn my ears keen for the sounds
uc~ lHc kitchen. for ] rad "a p~cmlut-
/ ton tfat something would happen
/ "Br. without further questioning
/ Frank came fu and auucurccd that
/ breakfast was ready. he was smiling
end Fapuy arG IL did him world Of
good tn D." 6riHg something cut e the
usy- BE said we'd brne his lrcaSf5sg
.u. too. sou fag. We crJld eat together.
rs sard uI. two cIairs Ter table ard
+ Z e.. T3ac.. '--" a most Ur-"Ir forte bic
nasitfcu in. SOP liat Z might ea.
81 could hess E5arb coming. slow
and. ,a-orrlls, and awaited hTcotrlcssly
/ .rr- sight of tho tray. but : never saw
! 70. fust before rc reached my room.
/ -'rht on the Turkish ZIG, ire stumbled
and spilled $50 whole hing. y Iress q
eggs ard AsIa- ard cream ard butter
a~d coffee. v,;h the more solid things
''T',.t uUafC'- tEc cSss were So hard
Rat .Hes f.f 'i-t'e damage, but Tire IN
cooked things and IRE coffee made nc
Ec@-te.er. There was Tie hest china,