The Third Generation
“The United States had entered the first World War. At the college, enrollment of male students had slackened. More crops were planted to feed our allies. And the women worked in the fields. Services were said in the chapel for the enlisted men. Prayers were offered for our President, our generals and our allies. Big black headlines in the out-of-town papers screamed the alarming report: Paris was endangered. But the Yanks were coming. “To make the world safe for democracy,” President Burton int...oned the classic line.
But, for all that there was scarcely any change.
In the Taylor household nothing was affected by the war. Mrs. Taylor had grown increasingly dissatisfied with the passing years. She nagged at her husband. Tom had been home only once in the past three years. He couldn’t bear his mother’s nagging. He spent his summers in Cleveland, working. Mrs. Taylor knew that she’d lost him. She held it against her husband. One more thing for which he must account.MoreLess
But, for all that there was scarcely any change.
In the Taylor household nothing was affected by the war. Mrs. Taylor had grown increasingly dissatisfied with the passing years. She nagged at her husband. Tom had been home only once in the past three years. He couldn’t bear his mother’s nagging. He spent his summers in Cleveland, working. Mrs. Taylor knew that she’d lost him. She held it against her husband. One more thing for which he must account.MoreLess
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