The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-28
CHAPTER 81
Use 'ERAID at 'omans" Anna
90 shuddered, clinging closely to my
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Use 'EHAlO at omanSI Ann1
ss shuddered, clinging closely to my
skirts.
"Anna! Shake hands with Aunt
CYNTHIA at oncei" The baby trem-
bled. but she obeyed. Little as she
was she had already learned not to
disobey her father when he used that
tone.
Children are spoiled nowadays.
Their mothers humor them too much.
1 shall help you. Susan. to train her.
Susan will appreciate your assist
ance l am sure, aunt. She is young,
and being the youngest at home had
no experience with children"
A scream from Anna interrupted.
The cat Aunt Cynthia had left in her
room, and which Anna had not yet
seen, came tearing into the room.
"Oh, mamma! mamma !" my baby
screamed in terror, while Aunt Gym
thia caught up her pet and hugged
him close, talking the most foolish nom
sense to him.
"Will you make that child stop
screaming! She is frightening Commo-
dore. His digestion is very delicate.
When he is frightened he can not eat
L
than even Anna had done. To think
my precious baby must make way for
a great cat; even though it were a
very valuable one-as Aunt Cynthia
had impressed upon us. But / took
Anna quietly from the room instead
and turned her over to Nancy, first
finding a book with cat pictures in
it and telling the nurse to try and
get Anna accustomed to them. We
never had had either cat or dog.
Manyille had declared he wouldn't have
any house pets. Now it seemed we
were to have both whether he liked 1t or
not.
When I returned Manville and his
aunt were at the table, the great cat
curled up on her lap. All through
luncheon she fed him from her plate
and talked soothingly to him.
Her mothers influence" had been
she sentence / had heard as entered
the room. Only too well did / realize
that I was the subject of discussion,
that Annals outburst had called il
forth. / bit my lip to keep from say
ing something, then sat quietly down
and tried to eat.
Both Manville and his aunt ignored
me entirely while they discussed plans
for hire entertainment while with us.
They also ignored me when Manville,
saying he must get back to the office,
told her:
1T is so long since we have been
together. aunt. have forgotten many
of your preferences. Whatever you
desire to have to eat let me or cook
know. / want your visit to be- a pleas
urable one in every way. You have
been a long time coming, you know"
81 intend to remain some time with
you. 1t is very necessary that my food
be of the sort that agrees with me.
mission to order what like. Then
as Martha came in: "Tell cook Com
modore has liver cooked for him every
other day-and that Fluff must have
rice and milk. Be sure the milk is
fresh and the rice well cooked" Fluff
was her dog, cunning little Pomera-
MAN, but far more spoiled than was
poor little Anna.
shall l assist you to unpack?" We
had gone upstairs together.
mo, thank you, never allow any
one except the maid who is to wait
upon me to handle my things. Who
am / to have?"
had made no provision for a pri-
vate maid for her. 1 had none for
myself. While Manville was well off
he was not enormously rich and three
servants was all we had ever en-
ployed.
Martha will wait upon you" 1
opened the door and called her. She
had not seen Nancy. 1 was delighted
that she had not, as she would have
been sure to want her instead of Mar
tina. Nancy was so much more at
tractive.
II can't seem to quiet Anna" Name