Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-02-10
A MODERN VALENTINE
by Cora Whittlesey Gregory.


than whether shall be Mrs. William
| Wilson, Jr, or remain Kate Marshall,
spinster 1t is something 10 be con-
sidered seriously, and as mother would
say, reasonably | wonder how it
win end how it ought to end?
Everyone regards win as such "a
great catch, that, Of course, | feel
fatttred in ole sense by his offer, and
yet doubt il he cares for what is best
in ne, or if he and | could ever under
stand one another as husband and
wife ought to. He isn't at all my ideal,
but then | am n, and mother says a
girl past Is has no right to have ideals
Almost all the other girls are married
and mother is beginning to dwell on
the horrors of lonely old age, and
to discuss marriage 'sensibly," as she
calls It,
viii has money and will inherit
more, and his father viii give him a
hundred thousand on his wedding day.
! He spoke OF that last night, as If it
might influence my decision, and it
made me feel Inundated, and as If
were being bargained for but mother
says that is childish and that woman
ought to consider all these things in
choosing a husband. | couldn't sleep
much for thinking of it last night,
and ] have been reading over the mar
fiage service today and trying to fancy
myself vowing to honor and obey VIII
/ / IA loo I
should try to keep it, but it wouldn't
be easy. 1t tries me TO think of hay-
ing him around all the time. Now
there is George Farmer, George
Washington Farmer twhat a prepos-
ferrous nance After | have seen him
| already think of so many things |
want to say to him, and questions /
want to ask him. 1t is quite different
with VIII. Mother says that is be-
cause | have known him so long, but
that as they live together a husband
and wife find great many things of
mutua! interest. and grow to be more
congenial. George Farmer and viii
are so utterly unlike. l suppose that
is what made me think OF one when Il
was thinking OF the other
VIII is well-bred, and always knows
what to do and how to dress, and he
dances delightfully."-; and poor George
Farmer was brought up in little
country town, and he doesn't know
how to dress, and he can't dance, and
he is so honest that it makes him
appear abrupt and even rude at times,
At Mrs. Tracy's dance, last night, he
had on a dress suit for the first time
IN his life. 1t was becoming. l never
saw him look so we'll and let him put
his name on my card, ana set out one
of the dances for him. He might have
taken two II he had had the courage
to ask for them He is so modest that
he only thinks me very kind and con-
siderate--it doesn't occur to him that
find him very agreeable.
For better, for worse, for richer,
Tor poorer" How should WIN and /
get on, 1 wonder, II | married him and
his father : bank failed, and we had to
live in little house in an undesirable
ueighbot hood or even in rooms Sc ne
whore. No, | never could staai It,
living in rooms, yet | remembcr Ida
kept house in three rooms the first year
of her marriage, and seemed perfectly
happy, but then that was a love match
Mother says George Farmer is prob
ably used to seeing his old mother and
sister do the work at home and would
expect the same of his wife. ] dare
say he would be shocked If he had any
idea how little know OF housework.
lie Is one OF the men whom you feel
has a nice mother. tie has told me
something about her and said once
that he knew | would love her. which
pleased me, for | fancied he thought
she would like me. too. but then per-
hals she wouldn't. Men are never
good Judges of what women viii think
OF one another | should like to
show him how to tie his ueckties, poor
fellow That dreadful made satin bow
last night What would mother say,
what would everyone say, if one were
to marry such a man, I can inn
agine mother ringing the changes on
Mrs George Washington Farmer
However, If girl really cared for
man. she ought not to mind a little
thing like that, nor his speaking of
pretty ladies, rs he did last evening
] noticed him in the supper room
with May Britain They seemed to be
getting on very well together, and he
looked much more at his ease than he
does when he is talking TO me Her
gown wasn't at all pretty and her Eair
WIS done most unbecomingly VIII IS
$40 ohservant and appreciative Of pref
ty things. That particular waist Of
Mays is a trial 20 him She has >
Kind or yoke made Of silk and lace.
trat she hooks on when she don't want
to wear Il low, that NH calls a
"lambrequiu He said last evening.
Your friend George Washington has