The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-06-30
MRS. GRANTS CALLERS
rny Emma Gary Wallace

greeted ana uur after another made
neishhorgy rather thaU formal calls
MR. Grant received them ia her pleas.
ant sunus parlor with It's neat harmo
NOUS furnishings
Yet with all these advantages Mrs
Grant could not understand vhy net
callers came 90 see her less aud less
frequently II vas not uuttI her sister
Ruth came 10 spend the Easter Naca
ilnp with her that a little light began |
10 appear ou the subject Mrs Jenkins,
ehn had been 81 college mate Of Ruths
before her own marriage, soon came to
see her. The three women enjoyed a |
very pleasant call IN spite OF the con.
,Inual interruptions of hye,ycar-odd
Eleanor and eight yearold Elaine
when Mrs. jenkins had gone, Mrs
Grant remarked with a slight SHOW at
sprightlinass. Well, | am glad you
came Ia 500 no, Ruth. for It has been
the means of bringing Mrs. jenkins
across the street from her own home
/ have lived here year and she has
crossed ms threshold just twice had
begun to think she was very exclusive
Ruth looked at her sister search
ingly.
Kate jenkins il the friendIiest OF
souls. Ruth defended There was
not a girl AT school who would do more
for any one she liked, and when you
were out ~ the room attending tel
Eleanor she told me she was much
attracted to sou the first time she
saw you
Mary Grant shrugged her shoulders
"she hasn't shown u" she returned
crisply
At that instant Eleanor came rua
ming In TO complain that EIeaine would
not help her with her srsfne work, and
Elaine followed with the defense that
Eleanor had been exceedingly sinbbnrn
and hateful Mary Grant entered into
careful adjustment Of the difficulty
and the children departed Before
their Aunt Ruth had brgun her solution
of the neighhor problem, Elaine vas
hack to report further misconduct on
the part of Eleanor
Mary Grant looked aelpless Ruth
arose quietly and went into the Kitchen
calling the children to her and asking
them as special favor no. to interrupt
her for the next half hour As they
were very fond Of Aunt Ruth, they
agreed, though rather Reluctantly
Ruth went back and sat down
Nov, Mary" she began, Won have
had demonstration within the last
Ave minutes Of Why people dread to-
come here. Your home Ia pleasant
You are good To look upon and delight
fnI tn talk TO. Your children are normal,
bright, active youngsters. bat to he
perfectly frank, son have allowed them
To make such nusaucCa OF themselves
that consecutive conversation OF any
nature In ont of the question II Is
quite right and proper that year chill.
dfen should tonne FIRST in your thoughts
aud plans. aud yet II YOU allow them 80
occupy the foreground Of affairs con.
stantly, YOU give them deliberate train.
Ing in srlnshncss. cEotism selfcon.
seriousness. aud lack Of consideration
ot the rights al others.
Nov, for example, when Kate Jen.
kins was In this afternoon, counted
seven separate times those children
appeared With wants 10 be attended 10
ar disagreemenis Ia settle Eleanor
brought In her little chair aud sat In
the middle of the rug directly between
YOU and your caller She studied her
lesson aloud aud entirely anrcproVed
II VAS difficult ta druNu her shrtli little
voice, Several times she rushed for
ward and embraced you enthnslastteai
". Nov do not question for a moment
her love aud affection for YOU II IL
right aud proper but when callers art
present aud conversation Is IN prog
ress. II Is neither fitting nor in good
taste that she should consider herself
a, liberty to Interrupt One questions
whether her heart vas really over
flowing with love az that moment. ol
her mind iilled aith the desire TO at
tract attention Ia herself
III you we're not one of the hes
polsed womeu | eyer Eaw sou wouls
he nervous wreck Yen are accus
toned To the children and have iaker
this sort Of thing as necessary par
of the rearing Of them 70 those wh'
have ma children nr those Who hay,
carefully trained children the situation
saon becomes uuhcarahle
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