Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
Aunt Phebe's Story.

!. M wiling to confess that I would
hare married Gus Waters at a
rorI He was the sort Of young
!, Girl instinctiyely likes and
has Perhaps this is not the kind of
r,s the story books call love, but l
wir is just rs good.
. n was good-looking, with strongly
r:p6 features, rather tall, and well
A and when he chose to be well
,spd made good appearance, and
r looked i'll, however old his
tbes might he, when about his Or
t,rv work. He did not depend upon
clothes to command respect.
Hp had calm, confident air, and
\ ID express himself concisely when
needed to assert authority. That
vbat woman likes-to have a man
10 deal with men and not be
ned aside from his purpose or make
rktake. He was q good talker, with
ne, coy humor, not putting himself
|7aTd to be amusing, but easily hold
bis own. Like most strong men,
EVas hard to provoke to q quarrel,
NIB in his school days he had his
Tance Of fisticuff encounters.
rs will admit l would have mar
iGus had be asked me, though I did
think he was in love with me nor
Eh him. l did not believe he would
deeply in love with anyone.
ghaps was too reserved, or feared
how decided preference unless it
shown first, though other girls said
lew myself at his head, and was
1ay chagrined when he devoted
belt to Hattie Trude. I had other
EleFS, and if L was not as handsome
Hattie mere beauty is not every
& There is no denying that Hattie
the prettiest girl Of our set, and
EES pretty without having to care
her complexion or wear becoming
t& We girls all knew she was in
Fably selfish, and wondered that
Nung men did not find her out.
Feauty hides 4 great many defects
|4acter, and if girl only pretends
; Akind and sympathetic she is sup
NJ to possess all the angelic quail
Rday Robert Carpenter asked me
! Iiry him. He proposed in a blum
s as roundabout way, so clumsily
I'll did not know at first what he
Ih lie made me almost as confused
4 taeIf, and whether 1 said yes or
% not now recollect, but he went
FSnlling, so conclude he thought
veil an accepted lover, and I had a
which put away in a box, unde-
4 ! whether TO wear it or give it
aat think l expected that Gus
hear Of this and come forward
4'oefts rival. He did not, at any
When met him he simply said:
''' little girl, so you are engaged
~penter. He is a good fellow, but
ne Young. You should have wait
little longer"
engagement does not mean mar
replied, somewhat sharply.
Out think it ought. It keeps
Young men straight to be en-
out they ought to feel confident
Ie girls heart is fixed upon
,slaps the girls heart has little to
~, y Tue matter nowadays. She has
tNaer other things"
suppose so. But the heart is
eb ignored"
Vas about all that was said
% suggest that Gus was jeal-
rAeiy to enter the list for my
e NV, sO' did l expect it, though COS
,pV''ed the contrary.
IL ~ was inpatient to be married.
nas not He accused me of being
W ol not reciprocating his pas
Ssoiy all men in love are apt
n. 4uulshly. l found Roberts at
"eariSome. 1t might be said
= H., would be cured of them by
kH ~ out this is painful expert
.| look forward to.
~ su'hg We had a quarrel. He
h., Ie Of a secret admiration for
s mls l held him off hoping
Ma, s come forward as a suitor.
s,, sl' as final rebuke. that he
I, has 1fude had been married
sSa '1OTe. He showed me a paper
= marriage notice printed in it.
b IusrY at the accusation that
Us T .u hlm the engagement be-
ad oiohen. Then he began
Al G S;. himself, expressing such
sso +.s nasty words that gradu-
ssbrrs su' After all. had I treated
At last 1 agreed to mar
h II Vuce' 1t was becoming the
3 s, pan a half elopement and
\ ssIs 5enses and publicity of a
~ hn, lung at home. 1 consented
\ Roh n the next day.
NsnaHsF departed I looked for
anapse containing the notice.
bs W. S ind it. He had had sew.
aken a r but the special copy
eonntowsl with him. I do not know
sst toeu ME to write a note of
bcatbu to Gus and dispatch it
I'D S0sE. Ned, lad of 12. I
uaFlng seen tho no+,oa e.