The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-06-24


that, but she wore number five shoes.
1 could not endure to have wife
whose shoemaker 1 would be ashamed
to meet. .
''Nollie Keene's weak point was her
hands. / should have said strong
point, for her technique on the piano
was mastery, but her hands wero SC
large; why, am sure she could reach
ten notes as easily as ] can an octave.
To see such hands Offering me my cur
of coffee every morning would render
me absolutely miserable Susie Hunt
was perfect until you heard her speak;
but her voice A half hour of it gave
me a headache for all day. What
would n lifetime of such screechinq
have done? Driven me wild, Pm
afraid. 1t doesn't seem to me that ]
am SO very unreasonable after all. ]
only want woman with fine figure
pretty-Eo, l mean an intellIgently
beautiful face, fair complexion, fine
ey es-I'mnot so particular as to color
and blonde, naturally waving hair; a
soft, low, womanly voice; good .musi-
cal ability and delight in classical
music. A woman of mind, of course,
not too literary, and a good house
keeper. That is all. / certainly ought
to be able to find such combination,
and l won't marry until l do. If
asked for money, or were in any way
unreasonable, it would be different,
but 1 ask no impossible she.' 1t is
true am thirty, and have never YET
seen my ideal, but I'll wait another
thirty years before l marry a woman
who does not meet my modest require
ments."
Chauncey Ward was business man
His sign aud cards read L. d. Ward 6
Company. -t
His place of business was simply al
Office, and his corps of employees were
principally con the road" Opening
ont of the Office was suite of pleasant
rooms, where Mr.. Ward kept bachelor
hall. One of these, which served a
private Office as well rs parlor, helt
fine upright piano, and near it OF
the wall was a bell telephone. "a
streak of economy putting it in here,
he explained to friend. "Saved just
fifteen dollars"
"How is that?" inquired his friend
"a telephone in the office woult
have been sixty dollars year, as thai
lis the price of ones place of business
At ones residence it is forty-fiv dol
lars Il year, and this is my residence
you know"
"Ha, hal" laughed the friend
"Quite dodge. I'll remember it,"
One clustering April day Mr.. Ware
found himself victim of influenza
-and surrenderipg the ofiico to hi
clerk, withdrew to the seelusion af.hi
parlor, where he sneezed and snuflleC
in lonely solitude, growing hoarser a
the day wore on. He felt too miser
able to play the piano, his eyes wer,
weeping so constantly that he coulC
not read, and he was listening dole
fully to the airs played by his magnifi
cent music box, when a callaEnre iron
the telephone. He stepped to the doc
of the office, but Smith was out Their
was nothing 10 DO but to answer tn
call himself. 1t proved to be from
customer in an adjoining village. TIL
man was little stupid as well as
little deaf, and with all his effort
Ward could not make him understand
The matter was an important one, an,
SO IN spite of trembling limbs AM
aching head, and the accompaniment
of sneezes and flourish of handker
chiefs, the poor fellow stroye to max
the business ineligible to his distan
customer. He was almost despairin
when n musical voice spoke throug
the telephone, "Let me assist you
Mr.. Ward" Chauncey started. "Wh
is that? All, the girl at the Ceutra
Office. What a sweet voice p' Thes
were his thoughts. His words were
81 shall be most gratefulif you can d
anything to help me, am so hoarse.
81 understand, i" said the inusicS
voices "and / can bear YOU with muc
less effort than the gentleman in B.
Tell me what you want to say and
will repeat it to him"
Following this suggestion, War
found that the girl was quick to hea
and comprehend, and he could hea
ber clear musical tones repeating wit
an enviable distinctness of enunciatio
his word of directness or explanation
The customer, satisfied at last
closed his part Of the conversation
aud Ward expressed his thanks to th
girl for her kind assistance.
! "NO thanks are necessary" was Ia
reply, and the circuit was at one
broken aud further speech made JIM
! possible. All the rest OF the eYeuiD