Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17

thusiasm made the kind OF audience he
liked.
Youth rela1es in summer" he said.
is playful. light. free. unfettered. One
runs and leaps and enjoys oneself with
ones little companions. 1t is good for
the little lads to play with their
and simulate little, happy struggles
with one another in harmless conflict.
The young muscles are toughening. 1t
is good. Boyish chivalry develops. en-
quickly. intui,ively. .pontaneousi ra
They perceive the obligations of mo-
blesse oblige. They begin to compre-
bend the necessity Of caste and its re-
auirements. They learn courtesy in
sideration for one another in their
pastimes. amusements. lighter occupa-
tions. / make it my pleasure to join
them often. for I sympathize with them
in all their little wholesome Joys as
well as in their little bothers and per.
plexities. l understand them, you see:
and let me tell You it is no easy mat
ter to understand the little lads and
beaming glance. and. permitting 1t to
come to rest upon Penrod. inquired:
And what do you say to that, little
gentleman
cough. More? You'd better have some
more chicken! More! Dowl
more chicken" urged Margaret. ST.
multaneously DO. please! Please!
Beautiful. beautiful" began Mrs.
schofeld. Beautiful. beautiful, beau
tibul. beautiful"
It is not known in what light Mr..
Kinosling. viewed the expression of
Penrods face. Perhaps he mistook it
for awe; perhaps he received no i'm
preston at all of it's extraordinary
quality, Certainly Periods express
sion. which. to the perception Of his
family. was perfectly horrible. caused
breast Of Mr.. Kinsoling.
NJ. kinsoling waived the chicken, and
continued to talk. Yes. think may
Slain to 3ba understand boys he said
boy oneself. All. it is not all playtime!
/ hope our little gentleman here does
not overwork himself at his Latin, at
his classics. as l did. so that at the age
glasses. We must be careful not to
strain the little eyes at his scholars
tasks: not to let the little shoulders
grow round over his scholars desk.
Youth is golden; we should keep it
should frolic. should be sprightly: it
should play its cricket. its tennis. its
hand ball. 1t should run and leap: it
should laugh. should sing madrigals
and glees. carol win the lark. ring
roundeiays-"
He talked on. At that instant Mr..
Schofield held himself ready to cough
vehemently and shout More chicken"
to drown out Penrod in case the fatal
words again fell from those eloquent
lips; and Mrs. Schof1eld and Margaret
kept themselves prepared at all times
to assist him. So passed a threatening
meal, which Mrs. Schofield hurried. by
every means within decency, to its con-
clusion. She felt that somehow they
would all be safer out in the dark of
the front porch. and led the way thither
as soon as possible.
NO cigar. 1 thank you" Mr.. Kinos-
ling. establishing himself in wicker
chair beside Margaret, waved away her
fathers proffer. Il do not smoke. I
have never tasted tobacco in any
FORM" Mrs. Schofield was confirmed
in her opinion that this would be an
ideal son-in-law. Mr.. Schofield was
not so sure.
NO" said Mr.. Kinosling. "No to-
bscco for me. No cigar. no pipe. no
"a volume of poems. perhaps. Verses,
rhymes. lines metrical and cadenced-
those are my dissipation. Tennyson
by preference. Maud or Idylls of the
King-poetry Of the sound Victorian
days: there is none later. Or Long
fellow will rest me in tired hour.
Yes. for me a book, a volume in the
hand. held lightly between the fin
gers"
Mr.. Kinosling looked pleasantly at
his fingers as he spoke. waving his
hand in a curving gesture, which
brought it into the light from a win
dow family illumined from the inter-
Tor of the house. Then he passed his
hand over his thin hair and turned to-
ward Penrod. who was perched upon
the railing in dark corner.
THE evening is touched with a
slight coolness," said Mr. Kinosline.
Perhaps 1 may request the little gen
tleman-"
"B'gr-r-ruff" coughed Mr.. schofeld,