Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-23
AN IDEAL

dcro standing before a picture Of hcrs !
almost beautiful enough to justify such /
eS,rayagant admiration. IL was called |
"ruturo,' and represented NJ half length |
n girl In all the sweet freshness Of bud
ding womanhood.
"Ycs," he continued, "note the char
noteristics Of this picture and their sig
nificancc and you will SEQ why say 20.
The figure Is graceful, tho head, deli
oatoly poised, is rather large, aud the
brow, " unusual breadth, Is brought
into full relief by the dark brown hair,
brushed straight back. with IL wavy
abundance only slightly confined by
ribbon around the head. The eyes are n
dark gray. large and at once bright and
thoughtful; the mouth and chin, though
marked by tho tender lines OF youth yet,
show sufficient decision Of character.
intellectually ADD unselashness are in
dicAted, but the one Characteristic most
prominent brought out its ingeniousness
in tho nobcst sense Of that often mis-
used word.
eft il more than innocence and does
not DEPEND on ignorance. II Is most
often seen a. characteristic Of n noble
woman. asd " retained by them IA some
miraculous way In spite of much intel
lociunl knowledge ~ the worlds wicked.
ness. Such woman as Is portrayed In
this picture would naturally be- clingins
aud dependent, hut finding herself with
ont support. or her chosen protector
proving unworthy, would meet tho
emergency heroicaily and stand unfal-
tring. Sunh woman ! most admire.
and such woman, II have tho good
fortune to find her. | shall certainly
marry
''But she might be the original Of this
picture. and yet not have the character
you describe said Mr.. Henderson.
"No, that 81 impossiblc' u woman
could not look that way without boins
all that have suggested"
"But II you find her You still might
not win her.
eyes l would, no matter II sho was
engaged to be married and her wedding
day was appointed
at " like you 10 DO 20 sure, and like
yen. too, TO fall 10 desperately In love
with picture
In this Mrs. Henderson was right;
such determination was characteristic
Of George Milman. Though born In this
country, his father was native German
aud his mother OF German descent
This, with practical American train.
Ing. gave him curious combination Of
German aud American characteristics.
His peculiarly intellectual head, 40 large
that all His hats were made TO order;
some of his features, especially his brown
and rather dreamy eyes, and OCCASION
ally his manners aud conversation, were
German, while his figure and usually his
manner were American. lie had the
Germans ideality, romanticism and love
Of deep thought, philosophic and specu'
lativc, with the Americans keen. OBJ
trryation, eve for tho inAchiue and prae'
teal attention 10 details.
His dual nature WAS shown In his bust
mess. lilo was drummer for large
mandatory. selling TO jobbiug houses,
aud So had 10 take long trips FROM city
20 city. When actually NJ work be was
all attention 90 business and put his
whole soul into it-with distinguished
success. On the intervening trips he
yielded 10 tho speculative ado OF bis na
ture, spending his time In reading III,
best novels. histories aud philosophical
wurlN from Carlyle ~ Henry George
lie would sometimes fuel aud express ia,
deepest dHgus. iog his work, but he al
ways remembered that Il brought him I
Handsome income and held on to his posi-
ton.
Some three mouths after the abovu
conversation George again called 10 seI
bis aunt, who ns,,sd him II ho had ye
found tho object Of hs alteration.
~ can't exactly cay that | have, hu
your question reminds me that have
ucty 10 tell you and | suppose / NIGH
jus. ls well hogin az the beginning"
"Plcaso do, 1t B. about that picture
know she replied.
"Wou, you shall soe,' was the II
Bponso, and ho began;
If was on the Nashville, Chatianoog
and st. Louis train ON my way 20 Nasl
willie, lhBd been travelling twelve hon
aud wa rather tired. WAS reading q
"'rale OF Two Cities'-trying to read
that IL. for my mind was stranglyc wa
dcring In spite Of my interest In that T
markable story-the best Dickens ov
wrote. Looking up in one of these Il
Of nattentiou, / happened to notice
party which must have got on at q
lat station, and had taken SEATS dag
nally In front of me, 1t consisted Of
old lady, young lady and a boy abo
seventeen evidently mother, brother a
sister. The mother attracted my att
ton first, and | was idly admiring
still unusual beauty, sublima,ed,
not destroyed by age, when tue yor
lady turned around.
Aunt, she might have been the or
nal OF your picture, 80 Ike she WA
every detail. was astonished and CO
hardly believe my eyes, watched
quietly aud studied her features u
there was no doubt about 1t. There
the broad brow, the dark brown
loosely confined, the dark gray eye,
sweet, firm mouth, aud above MI the
PRECISION Of intellectually, unselhshl
and ingeniousness. | forgot the III
and I could not take my eyes ON her
minute fear she must have noticed
81 know she did" interrupted
Henderson. you must have stared
ont OF counter nance
81 suspect 1 did, and all the tin
was ondeayoring TO realize my good
tune, and thinking how should maj
10 find ont the Young lgdy's name