Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-14
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The brewing Of III. storm.

following its usual train. as though no
Storm were brewing Guests came
and Went, parties. dinners and hunts
succeeAe1 each other in rapid success
son ard the atmosphere Of life neveF
appt AIRED more brilliant and gay,
though i.le crisis of the presldt uial
election MS approaching. on which
4, eision hang ths question oil peace or
Wiz
During the exciting caapaigl many
emintn. guests stcpqed al the house
tor i tow dtss al a time. Mr. Jefferson
I1ayis MIR Aleyanter stephen and
Nj Robert Toombs aeng tmong ..lcm.
/ remember, ana my father MAS tre-
IqGently AWAY. both III our own ana the
nei4nooring states these abs lees
Iin n3 Way affected ne namef Of Tiff,
III lne house However. as my eldest
brother would CONS over trom his
nwn 9!age - ac I. host in tho later
vi,is ana everything would vi an i'll
tho same Wy
Naturally ! &as TOO young AZ the
time u observe closely all lhese
things ny elf: or perhaps. even with
all the gaiety and confidence so tally
shown and felt by those about me,
would have detected sub-stratum or
anxiety under il all AS ii was, the
feverishIy brilliant life only appeared
10 me Very folly. and made ME think
We were the greatest people in the
world and that our family was the
greatest Of the great people OF this
last there could be no doubt what
ever; for bt sides what | saw in the
liz house had heard Nanny Martha
and her cronies prove il over and over
again They would lord it over the
servants Of the visiting guests, AMI
prove. beyond pread. onture of a doubt
that our family" was the 'bigges
family in the State, and everybody
knew that our State was the biggesi
State in the Union
The many feasts and dinners that
took place did come near To corrupt-
ing my youthful morals at an unduls
early age. be Il said to my shame hu;
hope the strict sobriety of later
years has atoned for any early indis-
reton 0ftentimes after the guests
had left he dining room. | would slip
m and climbing from floor to chair
and chair to table would stuff myself
with the good things about me To the
huge delight of the dining room serv-
ants, who would give me anything
asked for One day. when | was only
"a little over three, all the servants
happened 70 leave The room while
was still perchCd on the table; and
feeling thirsty picked mp the nearest
glass. tha; happened to be a full glass
of Madeira left bs one Of the guests
/ started To drink and 1t tasted funny
Very soon began to feel funny. too.
but thought II was good. and cynptied
the glass One of the maids. return
ing few moments afterwards, found
me culled up in a heap amidst pics
and cakes. with tile wlnc glass still
held III my small hand. tutoring a
iipsv chucklo with an angelic If }nc
what unntelligent smile on my face
seale Hi oat " sicdt Alalll alii eAilS't
molly Who bore me away g Our own
rooms Where ! 'tlsa1l,ear3d IN o1iiYloA
Nntil the following morning when
WOKE up feeiins queer ana sleR f2F
.l.e one anu ohis .tillie II 'nslf iiNes.
atssf5Aa al,d MoIlv ooth read me Tlo'
~ g nae. ana ! WIS rs 'l'ls ~ sleh
aiia s'lpfo - hl6h' any pfots7s' ala
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ihe III -iaN F''iis s2h Yrs aihiils ss'eh
IS w.
ii9!'ltls sueh I s4ss9l. eolisli'uil'oa,
non WIZ 'he lailllis a. ! dia' ) Mouta
ilaI'ls AaNe opsefFea me slsiilicaiice
= eNeilss ~ me- uiafoliesi themselves
sstA lidu Peeh oIssef iul my COM
WIN thein continued = pe
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3l'o1iiei. $3.50 uuiifs ~ iait saea-
IONS = n youngest SISTER hYeisii 81
Miio vas TAG Only person g my oNh
eoiof iaae really io'sa. ohe va
'efy s0o' y me When she was holiis'
dhu US" y solaie over = the nursery
sometimes ana DI8X With 10 dt4