Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-08-01
EVEN TAT FIVE

Just how early in life does the
eternal feminine appeal to the eter-
nal masculine, and vice versa? Grown
folks would develop endlessly varied
opinions about this theme and after
much argument would be of the same
several opinions still. Anyway, in
some cases this form of gravitation
one to another can begin very early
even at the age of five. This is
proved by facts the observer saw one
afternoon recently.
Two little boys, five and three, re-
spectively, are tinkering with kitty
car on tn blue grass beneath a Wig
orous young oak. 1t is about four in
the afternoon, summer time, temper
ature near 80, energy everywhere at
low tide, the kitty car near the point
of exhaustion as source of enter
tainment for the youngsters. They
show incipient signs of ennui, which
is always at that age not to be en-
dured for a moment. But salvation
is promised by the arrival of a motor
car, which stops in front, lets out a
gentleman, who affords momentary
interest as he passes into the front
porch, because still seated in the car
is a little fluff of a girl, possibly of
Blk summers, who, for some reason
best known to her silent little self,
remains alone.
She deigns a glance or two at the
two staring little masculines, ano
then looks elsewhere. After long
pause of expectancy, she cautiously
side-glances again, only to find two
psirs of eyes fixed curiously upor
her. Then begins action on the part
of the masculine five-lear old. With
little brother as the assumed audi
ence, while the real audience is ir
the car, he begins to do stunts. His
voice rises to cover the 40-foot range
and reach the fair one. Little brother
but dimly comprehends, all the sud
den noise and activity 80 So. - sa'n gam,
and plsgs undeEstus islrly wen
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strategem be- g over in a"few min.
mites, the next stage commences with
am bet that girl, ETC., etc." and pro-
eeeds ip the form of challenge to
her, The direct discourse being to
I.ie brother but tn Gears aimed at
6eing very feminine.
She, in the meantime, requires very
little time to catch the inner mean
ing, and although interested, is de-
termined not to admit it. Instinct
tells her to concede nothing till well
paid for. She ostentatiously exam
ines the distant horizon to all ap-
pearances for whole minute at a
time between glances. Presently,
she, too, resorts to strategem. Sudden
ly she crouches down and so vanishes
from sight. The audience having
disappeared, the performance on the
turf stops instantly. There is a mo-
ment of baffled suspense. Then
slowly there rises to the masculine
vision girlish head and peeping
eyes. TIL boy shouts directly at her
now, "Oh l see you!" She ducks
again, whereupon he races to the car
and climbs the running board. All
prete1se of indifference to each other
ends. She is quickly out of the car
with a Lies do so and so". He
graciously agrees and they are all
soon in gale of gleeful play.
; Q Thus early does the primary, or
even kindergarten department, begin
to practice what no pedagog can
teach, no textbook codify, no rules
regulate. How did he know, that
five-year old-and how did she know
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