The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-04-13

SYNOPSIS

parent double personality ana JUST
by she Is "cross-current ana - a eontfa- r.
writing the diary-later to be novel. Tne
diary Is commenced at Andersonviie.
CHAPTER I.-Mary begins with Nurse
SRrah's account Of her (Marys) olrto.
which seemingly interested her fatner,
new star which was discovered the same
niRht, Her name la q compromise, her
mother wanted to call her Viola and her
father insisting on Abigail Jane. The
IN some way different from those of her
small friends. and was puzzled thereat.
Nurse Sarah tells her Of her mothers ar
rival at AndersonviIe as bride and now
>aStontshed they all were at the slght OF
the dainty eighteen-year old girl whom
the sedate professor had chosen for q
wife.
CHAPTER II.-continuing her story.
Nurse Sarah makes it plain why the
Household seemed strange one to the
child and hoWher father and mother
driftsd apart through MISUNDERSTANDING
each too proud to In any way attempt 70
smooth over the situation.
CHAPTER uI-Mary tells Of the time
spent "out west where the perfectly
all right and genteel and respectaple-
divorce was being arranged for, and ner
By the courts decree the child is to spend
six months of the year with her mother
and six months with her father. Boston
IL Mothers home, and she and mary
leave Andersonville for that city to spend
the first six months.
Well, as I said before, T didn't like
1t very we'll out there, and I doa't be-
ieve Mother did, either. But it's all
over now, and we're back home pack
ing up to go to Boston.
Everything seems awfully queer.
Maybe because Father isn't here, for
one thing. He wrote very polite and
asked US to come to get our things,
and he said he was going to New York
on business for several days, so Mother
need not fear he should annoy her
with his presence. Then, another
thing, Mothers queer. This morning
she was singing away at the top Of her
voice and running all over the house
picking up things she wanted; and
seemed so happy. But this afternoon
/ found her down on the floor in the
library crying as if her heart would
break, with her head in Fathers big
chair before the fireplace. But she
Jumped up the minute l came in and
said, no, no, she didn't want anything.
She was just tired; that's all. And
when I asked her If she was sorry,
after all, that she was going to Boston
to live, sheN said. no, no, no, indeed,
she guessed she wasn't. She was just
as glad as glad could be that she was
going only she wished Monday would
hurry up and come so we could be
gone.
! And that's all. It's Saturday now,
and we 60 just day after tomorrow.
Our trunks are most packed, and
Mother says she wishes she'd planned
to 60 today. I've said goodbye to all
the girls, and promised to write loads
Of letters about Boston and every
thing. They are almost as excited as
I am; and I've~promised, "cross my
heart and hope to die" that won't
love those Boston girls better than 1
do them-specially Carrie Haywood
of course, my dearest friend.
! Nurse Sarah is lowering around
everywhere, asking to help, and pre-
tending she's sorry we're going. But
she isn't sorry. She's glad. 1 know
she is. She never did appreciate
Mother, and she thinks she'll have ev-
erything her own way now. But she
won't. could tell her a thing or two
If I wanted to. But 1 shan't.
Fathers sister, Aunt Jane Anderson,
from st. Paul, is coming to keep house
for him, partly on account Of Father,
and partly on account of me. IF that
child is going to be with her father
six months of the time, she's got to
have some woman there beside med
ding old nurse and a nosey servant
girl!'' They didn't know heard that
But did. And now Aunt Jane is COM
ing. My! how mad Nurse Sarah would
be if she knew. But she doesn't.
I guess I'll end this chapter here
and begin fresh one down IN boslou
Oh, I do so wonder what it'll be like
Boston, Mothers home, Grandpa Des-
and all the rest. I'm so excited
I can hardly wait. You see, Mother
never took me home with her but once,
and then I was a very small child. l
don't know why, but guess Father
didn't want me to go. It's safe to say
he didn't, anyway. He never wants
nae to do anything, hardly. That's why
I suspect him of not wanting me to 60
down to Grandpa Desmond's. And
Mother didn't go only once, in ages.
Now this will be the end. And when
/ begin again it will be in Boston.
Only think Of it-really, truly Boston !
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