The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-11-27

And this is Robert. We call him
Bobby"
Mrs. Flint looked the little boy
over.
4 don't think great deal of nick.
names myself think will call you
Robert
The hoy gave sniff, and said:
"Call me what you like-I don't
care"
1t was a boyish answer, and Avis
laughed. but Bernardine flushed.
There, Bobby" she said, don't be
rude"
The way Mrs. Flint began was the
way she continued for two days, and
then Bernardine sought her father
Daddy, it will never do. Mrs. Flint
may be very well-meaning woman,
but she's unfortunate in her manner.
She draws the line over Bobby so
tightly he resents it. She doesn't ap-
preciate that Avis is delicate and
needs mothering. She lays down laws
for them when law is not needed
but love- 1t won't work, father"
Il fear you're right, dear"
Seeing the troubled look that came
to her fathers eyes, the daughter said
quietly-and there was balm in her
voice and manner:
I'll attend to it, father. She prob
ably will not care to stay when she
sees how much we ask of her as re-
CARDS the children. 1t will be all
right"
The father drew the girl toward
him.
How like your mother you are
Bernardine!''
Bernardine stroked the hair where
the gray was beginning to show, with
a caressing hand, as she said:
"You make me very proud, father
when you say such things"
| AT the end of the week the Burton
home was free of flint" and things
were sinking back to their enjoyable
| paths.
| ooh, Berna DEAR" said Avis, wrap
ping her arms around her sisters
head as Bernardine was busy untyine
the little girls SHOE How good il
is just to have home to ourselves
isn't it,"
'.Yes, my love-" said Bernardine
s'and now, girlie," she said, "get into
your nightie and be ready for a gooC
romp tomorrow. You know you wan
to attend to yourself now that mother
is gone
t'Oh, can do everything else nov
that you have gotten my dress un
buttoned, and my hair fixed, and m!
shoes Off"
And the little girl crossed to he
white bed in womanly way tina
made her sister smile
1t was two days later, after thu
little ones had gone out to play, tina
Bernardine again sought her father
Daddy" she said, there's just on
way for your daughter Bernardine."
The father looked graciously at hi
daughter and waited.
tits to turn from college for lit
tie while, Daddy, and help you here
Her father drew long breadth ant
looked from the girl out to the lawn
Where the children were romping will
the dog. Drawing his gaze back HI
said, earnestly:
\ NWoufd lit work, Bernardine?"
Certainly" said Bernardine, stand
ing in her white morning dress lik
a stately lily. Anything can be mad
to work. that is right, because Their
we have God helping u.s."
For answer the father dropped dow
into a wide-armed chair, and crossing
his arms upon the table near, laid hi
head upon them Looking upon tn
bowed form, the daughter saw cor
vulsive movements of the broad shoul
ders. She turned her eyes to tn
world outside, feeling that her fathe
preferred she should. But later tn
two faced one another again.
MAY the Lord give you strengt
for your day." said the father, risin
and drawing his eldest child to hi
breast
He Will, Daddy, answered the CIR
This may be only story and work
out all right. But, how often has
not happened in actual life that tn
: eldest girl becomes what is called "a
old maid" though she may not be oil
in years. How much respect have tn
other members of the family for tn
!. eldest sister? Is it not a fact tina
after her years of toll in behalf of tn
rest of the family, they come to loo
: upon the eldest sister as their servan
: This ought not to be so. We shoul
: respect our eldest sister.