Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-27


THE PHOTOGRAPH.
Snly TO moderate height and flying ono
sided for lack OF some one To love. might
plume its pinions for Oregon, where it
and the great big. warm. dubious heart
Of the prune grower could nestle together
under the giant coniferous trees and
trailing arbutus and prune vines Of that
glorious Aidenn-
Many replies came. and many throbs
OF real affection. showing that through
the influence Of the press fond hearts
ssvered by the sad alchemy OF circum-
stances may be sokdered together. Some
contained photographs-not beautiful,
but earnest; not recently taken perhaps,
bat showing the couture OF the time
when our country was being jerked
hkther west and crooked by a fratricidal
strife, and woman's hair seemed TO have
entered largely into that confict-ths
days when traits" were worn inside TO
give the hair massive and rank appear
once.
Some have the marks Of tears on them.
- they might II they had been wept over
either before or after being returned by
some one.
None Of them 'does Justice TO the
writer" Iquote from eleven Of the let
tsrs 10 show how we are being imposed
upon by tho photographer. All say ''the
artist has been very grossly unjust to
me In the picture he has made" Why
DO women 50 often say that? Also why
do they pile up maledictions ON the brow
Of the photographer because the baby
looked like . typhoid idiot at the mo-
ment the picture was taken? do not
know. With all the great big crop Of
things I know. and the overproduction
of last year still on hand, do not know
that
Possibly IL Is for the Same reason that
> man tries TO peer into the dark arsi i'll
smelling barrel Of q gun, and no man
has ever returned 10 tell Us why he did
that. He Just sits up there on the lam
brequin Of a violet tinted cloud faced
with shrimp pink--the cloud. mean: not
the man-and with knowing look as he
puts new E string in his harp he says.
ssFind out for yourself like done" But,
seriously, why should we look into the
barrel Of gun when we know we can
not see anything
give one reply from Baltimore, with
photograph. partly because / have mis-
laid the address Of she prune grower.
and hope hs may see this and take
courage. Notice that her countensnce
changes with every emotion. which is
good thing, especially in her case:
BsrrrsoaE. Oct. 90
Nr DxsR Mn. Nvr-Arer reading your let
ter u sunday, asking for wife for the p-une
grower tbink perhaps I MAJ 10 eligible In
e.nsesl y0a viii dBd my photograph.
fhfnS may with alt noslesry assert that 10
bv no means does me tsetice. 50 please make
allowances Tor my complexion. which - strictly
Of pre- Hsphaslite tints- Ny hair. TOO. cannot
b. jasixed NJ il = Picturesque In hne. Ny ex-
preston changes with every emotion. The look
Of ARMY Is not due to broken heart or mis-
PLACED affections. merely 10 the retic OF bsrbsr-
Ism With which the photographer incased my
head. Yen may add 20 the p. c. that this
elaborate cos.uming il not hshitusI When
the phoro was made bad an idea Of going on
the ss.z. 70 elevate society snd scsndslise the
stage. Stnee giving ap that determination
A.~e refs p~ed into elegant simplicity. IL the
p q; demands pedigree. can srsce mine back
- sAs rvien - Chsrisnsngr. BESIDES Inherit
fox peiigree. have an snsigue gold buckle set
stoons. besides silver souvenir srcon donated
~ friend - the family Am scarcely old
enough % marry. being inst sds;sen-
Plesse reply st once. with photo. Of your
fsxend I would net -isk an ugiy nan. for
fetr ny beauty "a net qafte Sufficient 70 take
n. IN he ronr Hundred
4nsfher stipulation. Should like the mar
rf.sr ~ take psre ~ ance. and must xo on
H,nr suppose zen would not object IN having
rs srend crr honeymooa With ron and Ms
I'VE.
xsv rs.v $50 add thar mr. accomplishments
ore usns ard varied. and shall not demand
rs<irrocacy. Probably reciprocity Il intenced
h>fe Qnisr <ste1
,rffs r.r~~ss 70 r-~a and Mrs Ny~ tss 40
net uans 70 .1aks any woman ieslsusl. and
bs1sin< the ssvcr q an early revsy. am IN
A<xs RossRrs Ds LssrRu.
TIE euession now arises in my mind.
Cssrht ~ mite two people ike these
ar -. even in any way instrumental per.
haus IN tA- union of two lives that may
b. sise origiu Of race which IN futnre
vears VIII have - be protected by the
rasne lasvsfcf Oregon
Ear be n from ne - criticisr CT even
ousne sli1htnxiv 81 cne who has heen
Anr- main. andswh, has added 90 70 IN
af4e~ Years. for know truly god man
wke carried the Gospel ND The Cones
Y;ver and showed the natives. among
ether things. how much better = god
man and Just than a nauzhfy man who
A<s usra tpbaceo 70 excess all his hfs.
49, ouce mistaken snd almost killed by
= srffiila Cor his rival, and who bad also
ssuehf IN marriage The hand ~ chest
mt xrrs3laess with tsr rows ~ t~Tth
r, "a rsus< nee - -, critical regarding
mm.n.e.s lro<x. ssp<c,nlky Z enss fses