The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-08-05


sharp speeches. But there. IN wife one
needs domestic virtues as well as good
disposition: her ability to dance and tide,
skate and swim, shoot and drive, won't
keep my clothes in order and direct g.
household. Fancy this lovely young
Amazon trying to cook q steak, if there
should be rebellion in the Kitchen,
But though Guy thought he was fully
determined to marry some one more like
Marcia, yet Wmifred ruled his dreams
BY day and by night. At last be got to
this pass: .Is.
"Will such girl ever consent to settle
down to domestic l1te2 Will she laugh
at me il I should dare to speak a. word
of love2' I'D. .,..@4Ia
One day Helen aud Cassius went to q
neighboring town on business, and Mar
cia, Winifred and Guy went rowing on
the river, narrow, deep and rapid
stream. Just after the girls had landed
Marcia spied an empty basket floating
down the stream and declared that she
wanted it, so Guy rowed out alone to get
| it. ,.-,,. .
Suddenly, they never knew why, the
| boat capsized, and Guy in trying to re-
gain 1t was carried yet further down the
! stream. -
! "Never mind the boat!" shouted Win
fired. 'sswim ashore, the current is
strong. s
Which Guy at last concluded to do.
When nearly IN shore he was sudden
~ seized with cramps and could swim
ne further. Marcia shrieked and wrung
her hands, and cried:
"Oh, he'll drown-he'u drswn!''
,'Hold your tongue Run to Patterson's
for help cried Winifred, pere mptorily,
and at the same time sprang into the
river herself. ~
In a few seconds she was beside the
sinking man, clutching him firmly .bv
the arm with one of her strong hands she
struck out slowly but surely for the
shore. Guy was tall and we'll proper
toned, and it took all her strength to
get him to, but she did it and none too
soon, for her own strength was giving
! out. ...... F.. ...sr -,
'The heavens be praiseds" cried Jim
! Patterson. It is lucky for poor Mr.. Aver
| i'll that he wasn't alone with Miss Marcia.
Its strong arm and courageous heart
you've got, Miss Winnifred! Come. Joe.
lend hand, and we'll carry him home.
Faith, but he's heavy" "I
The doctor was sent for, and Guys in
opportune cramp proved to have been
caused by a disordered system, conse-
quentlY he was quite ill for some days.
| His mother was sent tor, and he had
the best of care, though he would rather
have had Winlfred with him more. 1t
was always Marcia who famed him and
read to him in his mothers absence, 81
though Winifred always brought him his
meals, and somehow the heretofore ad-
mired sweetness began to pale. He sigh-
ed for little breezy chat as on warm
afternoon one will sigh for an invigcrat-
ing ses-breeze.
Mother said he suddenly, the first
day he was able to sit up, switch do YOU
like best, Winitred or Marcia9''
"Just the question / intended to ask
you," was Mrs. Averill;s diplomatic an-
| swer. ...'..
marcia is so gentle.''
Every; and so quiet.''
:Winifred is strong, mentally as we'll
as physically.''
"She is an admirable girl" ...
Clearly he could get no decided opin-
ion from his mother. He finally began
again: ....,.. as 49,
1.-THE fellow that gets either of them
for wife will be ]ucky." -. s,
Every true. Is there any prospect that
my boy will be so lucky9"
II wish there was'-with sigh.
"But fear not; she is $3.50 strong.
''Thank fortune, it is Winifred!'' Mrs.
Averin thuoght. But she said
"Who? Marcia2" ...'.
stMarcia! Oh, mother!' he laughed.
II never thought you could be so sarcas-
tic No, mean Winifred, Of course.
Dear, courageous grill I owe my life to
her braveryP'
"Indeed you de-"
"What I fear is that SO grand, so large
hearted a girl-one so full Of vigorous
llfe--wil never consent to settle down
in the quiet way in which my wife may
have to live for a little while, for two
thousand dollars year is not limitless.
Fancy Winifred pottering over domestic
details, regulating the servants and or
dering the dinners! Fancy my queen in
dark, dirty k4chenp'
"Winifred Tremaine will never per
NIT her kitchen to be dirty! Guy, who
| do you suppose has prepared your tea
and toast, your beef-tea and toast, your
blanc Range and jelly, your dropped eggs,
your little daint1es Of all sorts, these
three weeks pasta ....s. .-..t
! "Why, the cook. of counsel" @
"By no means. Winifred has her-
| self prepared every mouthful she has
brought you; she makes every loaf OF
bread and cake, every pudding and pie,
that IS eaten in this house."
''You amaze me!' =.
''Why2 because she don't make show
OF her work? Because she enjoys out
| door life after attending to her dome site
duties? She is not only good rider and
all that, but she is thoroughly and prac-
tically domestic
Guy didn't say any more then, but re
did considerable thinking. A week laI ter
| he said to Winilred:
II have never yet thanked you for s$v-
| ing my life, Miss Tremaine-'
"Please say no more!' size cried,
hastily. "What else could ] have
done?'
tAnd am not painu fO thank Won M