The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-14

satisfy the Longlns u an 1'is'ic
soul.
,ros the sweetest thing in the
.rld and she knew it, says the New
W.T.. evening World. To this very
lo ,,.foctorv state of affairs she en-
'1srored to bring pleasing personal
. u'@ which, according to her lights,
.,mnIv meant to gush all over every
This combination is to be re-
'.-tod only by those who are vulgarly
.sttrong-minded. Now, the Bachelor
~..1 was strongminded when that in
,.anito something had a marketable
-sI,o At other times she didn't care
a fg if she was weak or strong minded,
II indeed, she had any mind at all.
+hio &c q state of mind brought about
H. an industrial system condemned by
iocologists. When the Sweetest
Thino in the World saw the Bachelor
rirI she charged on her with all the
f,i1Is Of her elaborate gown set as
nrpt+ilv as the sails of ship at sea.
Tho hig fluffy feathers of her hat nod
dpd in friendly fashion as she gushed
forth Immediately after the introduce
linn ooh, you dear, clever thing!
TrD heard so much about you, and I
think YOU are just too strong and
brave and noble and all that sort OF
thing. don't you know. Do tell me,
there's a dear, how you happened to
become bachelor girl?"
well, I was born that way-at least
grew into one," explained the Bach
pIor Girl. "Of course. How stupid Of
me! And you've come to this great
metropolis all by yourself? Oh, just
think you're splendidm And the
Sweetest Thing beamed with enthusi
asm into the Bachelor Girls eyes.
Lots of girls come here alone, ;,
bumbly offered the Bachelor Girl in ex-
tenuation.
yes, but they're not like you. They;
work in dirty old factories and sell
things in shops, or some such thing.
You paint beautifully; every one says
So"
Not so we'll as you do, think"
And the Bachelor Girls critical eyes
measured the exact shade of rose on
her tormentor's cheek.
"Oh, I'm sure you dol" protested the.
fattered one. "And you've cunning
little studio way up in the top of some
tall building, where you live with your
high ideals and give free rein to your
aesthetic ideas and have too lovely a
time for anything. Do tell me how
you happened to come here and leave
all the Injuries of happy, home. 1t
was just ambition, and the desire of an
artistic soul, wasn't it?"
The Bachelor Girl was tired and she
fared angrily. She didn't like Sweet
Things very well, anyway, for she was
plain herself mo, it wasn't" she re-
tOrted in self-defense. ST came here
to get rid of the squabbles at home and
to rest my eyes from the never-ending
view of smashed crockery thrown at
my father by my mothers unerring
hand. l was tired, too, of having a
tribe of young brothers and sisters
ransacking my most precious belong
mgS and of making over gowns and
bOnnets for three successive seasons.
came"-the Bachelor Girl resolved
to free her mind for once-"I came be-
cause l was tired of the never-ending
Quarrels at home, of angry words and
mprovoked seedlings. I was afraid II
didn't get into the way of making my
own living that l might be tempted to
marry some man to make living for
me- and be as unhappy as my mother
and all of the other women whom |
Know. 1t was not to liberate aesthetic
ldeaS-I haven't any; nor to satisfy
Inc longings of an artistic soul. I pre-
Ter OroiIing steak any day, but you
see rust earn the money to buy the
STEAK and the other things, if my vic
Tory of peace is to remain a victory"
Graclous" said the Sweetest Thing.