Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-22

/ no foot in my own family that. even
with tight squeezing, could be reduced
TO the size of that track. SO I made 4
sudden dart TO the side door. entered
and. meeting my mother. inquired
/ who's here:"
who's here:" she repeated How
| do you know any one is here?"
| why. haven't l followed a woman S
tracks all the way from town. mother
And l never saw such a beautiful
FOOT
Its not any prettier than the owner -
my mother replied, ''Dut | suppose
you'll object to meeting her. you care
So little for ladies. so I've ordered a
small table laid in the breakfast room.
and You can take Jour supper alone. if
you wish.
Well, finding myself so coldly and
easily dipsosed Of l felt uncertain as
to whether it pleased me. But asked.
with woman-tating nonchalance. "Who
is the beauty with such perfect foot? -
''She is Miss Enid Gloriana Brand, a
school friend of your sisters"
How does she happen TO be here.
mOther:''
''She is going to visit her aunt in
Fairville. and stopped over TO spend
the night with Felicia. As she lives in
the city and does not often see the
snow in its purity, she preferred to
walk up from the train. She's a lovely
crea ture. I'm so sorry you won't make
her acquaintance. Morleyr'
81 don't know but 1 will, mother.
If she's as pretty as her foot, why"
Mother laughed and said in a tone
that piqued me, "Ha, she's so charm
ing and sc stylish she'd never look at
a country town beau like you"
Now, people may lay themselves on
the shelf and be willing to be over
locked. but they are not so ready to
have other people conSign them to OBJ
livion as unworthy, and, then, to think
of a woman looking upon me as Il
country beau. 1 determined 10 meet
Miss Enid GlOriana Brand (her name
was longer than her foot. Twas
wonderful with what hasty. spas
modic zeal dashed to my room and
wardrobe. Miss Gloriana could not
say the suit was country cut, for it
came from her own city.
l rushed into the parlor with some
little fitfidence, it must be said. de-
termined, however. to impress the
visitor, if possible, and escape the in,
difference which my mother predicted
she would feel toward me. My saluta-
ton accompanied with a compliment
IL knew some beautiful Cinderella
had entered my home, Miss Brand /
did not find her slipper, but l saw the
imprint of her delicate foot in the
Snow and felt that l was fortunate in
being able to follow her step"
Well. now. if you had seen that
sweet girlish face blush, look down
unconsciOusly to her feet, which were
peeping from under handsome dark
blue skirt. and then break into Il ripple
of confused laughter. would would I'M
derStand how ii was that in an instant
I repented of all the unkind things |
had ever said about girls, even about
those that had Tilted me. She was so
modest she hardly knew how to an
swer me. while l sat >half-dazed as she
thanked me for my gallantry, looking
first at her face and then at her feet
l did not take my supper in the
breakfast ROOM and l so completely
monopoliZed Miss Enid Gloriana
throughout the meal and the evening
my sister Felicia got jealous and
pouted OF upstairs. That suited me
exactly. knowing that fair Enid Glor-
lana would be under that roof but a
few hours, and feeling that Providence
had not only taken me mysteriously ~
the and. but was pulling me vigorously
in a certain direction, said with great
boldness:
Miss Brand, may | tell you what
said as / followed your tracks from
the village?'
"You may" she said, "if it was
something pleasant"
Gods, but her smile was winning and
anniLilating!
you may judge of that" I replied.
II said if the woman is as pretty as
her foot, she can have me. She is:
She is beautiful, and I'll stick to it,
Sister Felicia, the wretch, came in at
that instant, and Enid Gloriana could
give me no reply.
When we parted that night, slipped
followed her to Fairville and found
was on the right track from the be-
ginning.
Enid Gloriana is my wife, and all
have to say is that 1 believe there is a
sweet woman in the world for every
man, if he will only get on the right
track, and when he finds it follow it
up.-Cincimati Post.