Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
:: Being an Aristocrat j:

l(TF there was one thing I had
always longed for more than for
any other earthly thing said Mrs.
Porter, lit was to lie in bed, perfectly
well and have some one bring me my
breakfast"
HAS the desire faded away?" queried
the friend.
no; have done il, And I found
the worm at the core, as usual" Mrs
Porter smiled pathetically at her caller
1T happened this morning" she eX-
planned "The children were gone; you
know they're away for a visit. Frank
didn't have 10 hurry To- the office, so
screwed MP my courage and told him
that I'd rather have him get up and
bring my breakfast TO me than any
thing else on earth. ! was positive That
he'd laugh q me and refuse-but | tried.
"Wcn. he looked surprised. After a
woman h sabeen getting up for fifteen
years 365 mornings a year to get break
fast it cones as a surprise to her fam
ily To hear there's anything else that
shed rather do.
so Frank got up. ! settled my pill
low and tried TO imagine that J was on
ioyirg myself 7 could hear him rum
bling around in the pantry.
FINALLY he came tiptoeiug to the
door and whispered, as il afraid he'd
wake me though how he expected to
get the information without waking me
/ couldn't see: Where's the Coffee
81 tried to answer as sleepily as I
str1r
ciating his efforts lie went away and
was pretty quiet for about five minutes,
and then he came i'm again. This time
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
a discovery in coffee making,
81 forgot to tell him to put The cof-
fee pot ON the little burner, so when l
heard strong exclamation ard Easty
dash across the Kitchen ! could picture
/ the coffee all boiled over my nice clean
gas stove! But I held on to myself
and tried to believe that l was being a
! real aristocrat
| "WeH ne came IN 20 find out where
/ ! kept the butter and the bread and the
electric Jodster He asked where 7
Kent the best cups and saucers, as he
wanted To do the thing up right hy
bringing me the fest china. by the
olauer and bang OF things 7 knew he
/ was getting out some Of the pans or
/ kettles and soon ] could smell smoke
so strong that T. knew he was frying
/ something. OF course he never thought
/ of closing tho doors,
7 EFT was all could io TO lie there and
+ keep still sleep was absolutely gone
from ne. J was sitting sd most OF The
Time with uy ears keen for the sounds
! from lilo kitchen. FOR ! had a prcmuui-
/ ton tlsi something would happen
"Bu. without further questioning
/ FrauE came i'm and announced THAI
/ breakfast Wa ready. Tie was smiling
au1 happy and it did him a world al
coed TO Pc GeiHi; something ont Of the
way. lie aaid he'd bring his breakfast
fr. too, SO that we could eat toget her.
We fixed uu two cHairs fer table and
/ 1 81, myself into a most urcomfortab bic
position u. So tEat { might cat
81 could hear Frank coming. slow
and carefully. and awaited breat hie=siy
/ for sight Of The tray. bat I never 50 ~
lii, Just before he reached my room.
right on the Turkish rug. lie stumbled
ard spilled The whole tting, 4 mess If
eggs and bacon and cream ard butter
AID elfee. With The more solid things.
I Fortunately the eggs were so hard
/ That they ia I-tle Damage. but the *
cooked ,hiag7 and the coffee made me
hear,s.ck. There was re best china.