Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-11
THE ROSARY OF "A RAMBLER


The discussion of ITO Have and To /
Hold which has proved SO popular,
called forth a remark a few days ago
which seemed, as chairman would
say, to beswell taken. The story has for
its inception cargo Of nlaidens brought
over from old England 10 be sold as
wives TO the colonists in his majesty's
loyal dominion, Virginia. The love story
which the genius of young woman
has woven from such material is assl
sweet and wholesome as it is unique
and II was apropos of this romantic |
stinge to what might seem a cold blood
ed arrangement of convenience that the
gentlemen made his original observa-
ton. He has spent much time in travel |
and he knows Virginia as Well as Iowa. |
III is almost a proverb that no people |
can be prouder of their ancestry thansI
are the Nirginians. But he said. while
every one claimed to belong to the,
First Families of Virginia, he had yet \
ito find one person descended from the
marriage of an early colonist t6sa naid-
zen brought5ov by the company, which
provided not only for the necessities of
its soldiers of fortunes, but for its lares
and penates as Well. 1t is not to be Won
dered at, ii the novel will have put the 4
lmattersin 50 rosy a light that many will
trace their lineage back, not to POGO
lhontas, whom historians are trying TO
teach us never lived. or at least never
lei John Smith ive,9but to one of those
poor but bonnie lassies,5 Who became pi-
sopeers in the new and untried wilds of
What they hoped would prove an Eldor-
ado.
Four years may not seem long
enough periodic have taught one Very
much of discretion Or diplomacy. but
Isthcre is quality which is rarer than
either5and more charming and that is
tact. Now tact, like the poet. is born.
moi made. So, after all, the remark
I.of n tiny 4-yeae-ola girl not long age
was not 50 strange. An extraordinary
| beauty OF face and form and temper
has made the child of great popularity
Isand; her list Of admirers is donsidera-
bly5lonser than that Of many a girl
who longs 10 be a society belle. Among
lsthose who bestow8 favorsS upon her and
feel amply repaid Just by doing so is a
| man the bette noii of whose life is
the Titan color Of his hair. The first
bright Sunday of this spring he8called
LAT the litrle damsel.s home and asked
|iser mother if he could not take his lit
ssle lady love FOR a spin. OF course the
Invitation was no5a declined and an
! hour or more later, With flushed cheeks
land sparkling eyes. the little belle was
Handed safely back u her mother
who.. a little later on, was electrified to
Ihear her say. II noticed today that Mr..
4 Blank was a little red headed, but he
does,l't know that / noticed il. be-
l5cause, he said. of course i didn't say
4 anything about it, The mother
A ihought the story3too gopd a one to
keep and so she told it TO Mr.. Blank.
IEie says he can't imagine what manner
4 of woman she will be. if she grows in
tact as she grows in other things.
A Every one has seen a child. and per-
4 haps been one himself. Who was When
sIsaWaN from homo like the little girl who
4 had the little curl in a very proper
jpiaoe u ns,se *. s very, cry God y but
4 3Whp the moment he reached home car
4 ried out the rest Of The nursery rhyme
and was llDrrid." A consolation it
was To the mother to know he was an
l4vidence2 Of her care and discipline TIC
A strangers, but No doubt she could not
4 keep from wishing that he would not
make SO much trouble when he came
4 home. 1t is the mother of a great
4 household whois SO chagrined today at
the words and actions of one of her
A favorite sons. But our foster mother,
thesrepublic as you know. may console
4 herself that Dewey did appear We'll at
4 the other side Of the World.
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