The Washington times., 1916-02-19

Is Found In
Tenderness
Protest Of Disbelief in Senti-
ment, Mew Prating of
Equality Bring Few of
Life's Choicest Gifts.
By WlNIFREp BLACK.

rT$HE Ihsn Of the world stayed at
home from a. big New Year
eve celebration to play parcheesl
with his little niece. Ife was
falling me about II the other day. !. 81,
Listen" said the man Of the world.
II was never 30 surprised In my life
Ny brother married seven or eight
years ago and thought he was fool
10 do IT. He was getting a small salary.
and he's gay sort ,cf chap good sing
err plays the ukaleie. can dance better
than he ought to- and II the best story
taller in the club. We felt that he was
rather throwing himself away when ne
settled down 10 domcsticity.r And then
there was the wife-we had the grace
to be q little bit sorry. for her. We.
didn't think he'd pan out well as a
husband. 49,
but he has. He isn't much else. in
my opinion. so far" And this was \
db.i for the man Of the world In 30
proud OF that. young brother OF. his
that he can't talk to. you i've minutes
without bringing Ia his name. II he hIs
10 cay something mean about him TO- do
e.But he 10 Ahe husband and father.
Got two kids--girl six. boy two.
.'WeiI, Christmas I went out there to
do the Santa Claus stunt. and what
do you know about TT That little
mngginb Of. a girl knew me right
through the white whiskers and the
nawed-on snow and all !. Sho dtdp
say word about Il, but afterward sne
ouGht TO have seen the CLEAN In hor
eye when. she did II. +~
II Can't Send You Home
sswnr.st d.. ~ thla oaVNA
ana noticed little MuRgins acting
queer. She can count all right. and
count fast, too. and she sent the rest
home IN a canter. ali bur me. never
rot sent home-not by her.
"And finally It dawned on mo that SHE
wouldn't do II, Just because-I pinned
he- down about it-and when they be-
gar to make fun OF her she juEt threw
herself into my arras and said: can't
send you home. Uncle Santa Claus /;
m nSTssi I Hnd thought she S' was was soins
'"And the day before New Year who
rung me up bright and early to ask me
but Museins. And, will you believe il.
went. That's what I did-to Kid 8
party on. New Year Eve. And we drank
lemonade and ate ice cream and played
parcheesi. And shsdidn't send me home
The man OF the world had tears in his
eyes land pretended ne hadn't when nc
toldefhee and somehow heflookcd In bet
ter. lfn than he has for some nme. l
hadsbeen hearing thnt he was getting 10
drink bit too much, hut he's on the
water wa gon now, they say-climbed on
on New. Year Day. the day after he had
played parcheesi with his niece, tho 1T
lie Muggins. who couldn't send him
home because she loved him so.
How Few Find II.
We laugh about Il when we see II In a
play, and we smile at It when we read
n In a book, we women who like TO
consider ourselves wise and up to date
the. oid-fashioned nonsense about the
influences of good upon evil. Yet here II
Yves, as plain az print-just q little girl
making a mans whole point OF view
over because she loved him so.
i picked up by chance Just now q COM
position book which belongs to a little
girl know myself-a little girl with
soft eyes and the mouth Of dreamer
and IN the book was written. in the
touching hand of one who is trying 90
hard to write. correctly, this sentence:
The uncle didn't want to give up the
throne, 30 he sent Jason after the gold
The golden fieece-how gayiy we SO,
forth to seek It. in youth and In hope
and confidence. and how few OF us
there are who bring II homei
The little girl who would not send her
Just because she loved him so-she viii
never have to go far to seek the golden
fleece Of happiness. She carries II In
the core Of her loving heart.
stance nor cruelty nor care ever drive Il
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