Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
AN IDEAL.


mark, and his aunt, Mrs. Henderson,
were standing before picture of hers
almost beautiful enough to justify such
extravagant admiration. Ii was called
Future" and represented at half length
girl in all the sweet freshness of bud
ding womanhood.
"Yes," he continued, mote the char
acteristics Of this picture and their sig
nificance and you will see why say no.
The figure is graceful, the head, deli
cately poised, il rather large. and the
brow, of unusual breadth, is brought
into full relief by the dark brown hair,
brushed straight back, with it, wavy
abundance only slightly confined by a
ribbon around the head. The eyes are a
dark gray, large and at once bright and
thoughtful; the mouth and chin, though
marked by the tender lines of youth yet,
show sufficient decision of character.
intellectually and nnseltishness are in
dictated. but the one characteristic most
prominent brought out its ingenionsness
lin the noblest sense of that often mis-
used word.
1T is more than innocence and does
nut 0tpEbd Oh ~ 10 nadEk
often seen ~ a characteristic of q noble
woman. and is retained by them in some
miraculous way in spite OF much intel
lectual knowledge of the worlds wicked.
ness. Such woman as is portrayed in
this picture would naturally be clinging
and dependent, but finding herself with
out support, or her chosen protector
proving unworthy, would meet the
emergency heroically and stand unfal-
tering. Such woman | most admire.
and such woman, il have the good
marry"
.'But she might be the original of this
picture, and yet not have the character
you describe" said Mrs Henderson.
mo, that is impossible; a woman
could not look that way without being
all that have suggested.
"But If you find her you still might
not win her"
Yes | would, no matter if she was
engaged TO be married and her wedding
day was appointed.
ut is like you to be SO sure. and like
You. too, to fall 80 desperately in love
with a picture"
In this Mrs. Henderson was right;
such determination was characteristic
of George Milman. Though born in this
country, his father was y native German
and his mother of German descent.
This, with \ practical American train
ing. gave him curious combination of
German and American characteristics.
His peculiarly intellectual head, SO 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 and conversation, were
German, while his figure aud usually his
manner were American. He had the
Germans ideality. romanticism and love
of deep thought, philosophic and specn
lative, with the Americans keen OBJ
servation, eye for the machine and prac
teal attention to details.
His dual nature WAS shown in his bust
ness. He was drummer for a larg,
mandatory, selling to jobbing houses
and 80 had IL take long trips from cit,
10 city. When actually at work he wa
all attention 10 business and put hi
whole soul into it-with distinguished
success On tho intervening trips h,
yielded to the speculative side of his ma
ture spending his time in reading tia
beat novels. histories and philosophical
works from Carlyle To Henry Georgt
He would sometimes feel aud express ia
deepest disgust for his worn, but he a
ways remembered that it brought him
handsome income and held on to his pos
ton.
Some three months after the aboy
conversation George again called to 81
his aunt, who asked him il he had "
found the object of his alteration.
Il can't exactly say that | have, bi
Your question reminds me that have
story 10 tell you. and | suppose migl
just as well begin at the beginning.
Please do. IL Ii abont that pietnr
l know" she replied.
We'll, you shall see" was the 7
sponse, and he began:
Il was on the Nashville, Chattanool
and ST. Louis train on my way 10 Mas
vile. had been travelling twelve hou
and was rather tired. was reading d
''Tale Of Two Gties'-trying to read
that is. for my mind was stranglye wa
dering in spite Of my interest in that 7
markable story-the best Dickens ev
wrote. Looking mp in one Of these q
Of inattention, | happened 10 notice
party which must have got on at II
last station, and had taken seats dag
nally in front Of me. II consisted Of 9
old lady. a yonng lady and hoy abo'
seventeen, evidently mother. brother al
sister. The mother attracted my ate
tion FIRST. ard was idly admiring b
still unusual beauty, sublimated, b
not destroyed 10y age, when the your
lady turned around
Aunt, shs might have been the orig
nal Of your picture. so like she was
every detail. was astonished and con-
hardly believe my eyes. ! watched ht
quietly and studied her features unit
there was no doubt about it. There wi
the broad brow, the dark brown Ia
loosely confined, the dark gray eye, ii
sweet, Arm mouth. and above all the e.
precision of intellectually. nnselhshnss