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Show Breaking It Gently. lie Is a rather serious-minded boy, who has moro senso of responsibility than many grown persons. So when ho was sent to hUj grandmother's to break the news of her aged suiter's death ho did so .with much gravity and no llttlo self-Importanc. self-Importanc. "Now. Alfred," his mother snld, "you mustn't tell grandma suddenly, because It mTght shock her, even though Hho knew Aunt Martha was 111. Toll It to her gently." gent-ly." "All right." assented Alfred, starting out on hie mission with mingled solemnity and eagerness. Arriving at his grandmother's house, he greeted her with a sober "Hello," and then proceeded to "break tho news" by saying: "Aunt Martha's dead, grandma! But you mustn't feel bad. 'cause she was pretty pret-ty old anyhow. You'll be tho next one, I s'poso." Brooklyn Life. |