Show HOST ACTED AS PATCH Made Useful to Cover Delinquencies Jencie of Sofa A Virginian whose home adjoined the early one of Thomas Nelson Page tells this story of the authors author's father The family lII like e many other South ern era ones was much impoverished by bythe bythe bythe the w war ar though the old time old time hospitality hospital hospital- I ity y was as as warm as ever One On day guests were expected upon whom Mrs irs Page wished to make a good lion sion and the furniture and fittings were furbished for forthe r the occasion occasion The good dames dame's s hear heart hear was much disturbed dis disturbed by the worn worn f c condition of the upholstery upholstery oS or a r rare rare r old ld sofa and she petitioned her husband to stand before before be be- fore it when receiving r ng the visitors and then to sit carefully over the ragged rag rage ged spot With fi fine e chivalry Mr Page greeted dk the e arrivals arrivals and discoursed dis c coursed entertainingly until the neighing of his horse horse- attract attracted ed his attention as as a ii stable boy led It pas past the Then en r rising sing he said to the guests guests' guests Will you excuse me for a short time and to his wife My hd dear arI I r really ly can cannot ot any act longer long er as asa as a patch for that sofa New New NewYork York Times |