The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-06
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hend the necessity of caste and it's re duirenents They learn what birth means aEE that Is, they learn what it means to be well born They learn courtesy in their games: they learn apoliteness, consideration for one anoth- CT in their pastines, aunusements. light ger occupations. make it my pleasure to join them often, for sympathize with them in all their wholesome joys fas well as in their little, bothers and s peTplexit1es. understand them, you pEee; and lot me tell you it is no easy znafter tc understand the little lads and < siassies." He sent to each listener his beamfng glance and, permitting 1t to come to rest upon Psnrod, Inquired: $ eAnd what do you say to that, little lEentienaan 2.
 MT schoaeld uttered stentorian cough '.Afores You'd better have lsone more chicken! Morei Dog''
 More chlcken~ urged Margaret si- nultaneOusly. Do please! P1easel sz6oreI Do. Morer'
 Beautiful. beautiful, 7 began Mrs lSchofeld. Beautiful, beautIful. beau Itiful, beautifu uI'
 It is not known in what light MT. KsnoslEng viewed the expression of
 
 for awe; perhaps he received no i'm. pression Ut all Of it's extraOrdinary quality He was a rather self engross- ed young man just then engaged in double occupation, for he not only talk ed but supplied from his OWE con sezousness 3 critical though faVorable auditor as we'll which, of course, kept him quite busy. Besides, 1t Is oftener than $ suspected fhe case that ex- trene1y peculiar expressIons upon the countenanees of boys are entirely over leaked and suggest nothing to the minds of people staring straight at them Certainly Penrodss expression- whicn to the perception of his familyss was perfect1y horrible caused not the fafntest perturbation in the breast Of aar: Kinosling.
 s1r. Kinosling waived the chicken and continued to talk ssYes, I think
 may claim to understand bcys,' he said, smiling thoughtfully One has 5 beetn a boy oneself An, it is all play tizne I hope our young scholar here does not overwork himself at his Latin, ct his classics as did, so that at the age of eight years I was compelled to year glasses He must be careful not tc strain the Little eyes at his scholars s tasks, not to let the little shoulders grow round over his scholars desk Youth is golden We should keep it golden, bright, glistening Youth should frolic, should be sprightly. It should play it's cricket, it's tennis, is hand ball. IT should run and leap: 1t should laugh, should sing madrigals and glees, carol with the lark, ring out in cfantIcs, folk songs, ballads, rounde- lbs rres3
 He talked On At any instant NIT. Scho6eld held himself ready to cough velaezaently and shout, sdore chicken, ; to drown out Penrod in case the fatal words again fell from those eloquent lips. and Mrs SchoheId and Margaret kept themselves prepared at all times to assist him So passed threatening neal which Mrs. schoheld hurried by every means within deeency to it's con e1usion She felt that somehow they would be safer out in the dark of the front porch and led the way thigher as soon as possible
 No cigar, thank you.v AAr. Kinos- ling esta ablishing himself in q wicker ehair beside Margaret. waved away her father's profer. do not smoke I have never fasfed tobacco in any for1n. Mrs schofeld was confirmed in her opinion that this would be an ideal son-in-law. Mr. SchofieId was not so sure.
 ..rso,. said MT. Kinosling. No to- Uacco for me. No cigar no pipe, ro cigarette. no cheroot. For me n book
 "a volume Of poems. perhaps Verses, unes, lines metrieal and cadeneed- those are my dissipation Tennyson by preference-'A Maud or IdyIls of the King, poetry of the sound Victorian days. There is none later Or Long fellow will rest me in a tired hour Yess for me a book-a volume in the haLsd, held lightly between the fingers. 7
 Mr. Kinoslfng looked pleasantly at his fingers as he spoke, waving his hand in curying gesture which brought it into the light Of a window faintly illunined from the interior of the house. Then he passed those grace ful fingers over his hair and turned to- ward Penrod, who was perched upon the railing in dark corner.
 The evening is touched with slight coolress. said MT Klnoeling. Per haps I may request the little gentle r1an'-
 B'gtr-runv coughed MT. schoheld. sssYou'd better change your mind about a cigar.
 No. thank you. was about to request the lits'
 Do try one. Margaret urged ..Tm sure papa's are rice ones. Do try''-
 No, I thank you. I remarked q slight cooiness in the air, and my hat Is in the hallway was about to re- quest
 ..Iu get 1t for you. said Penrod suddenly.
 IT zea VII pesao good said MT.