The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03
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Bread" The heroine sufficiently resembles
some women whom one does not like TO
make one feel her reality keenly, and yet
ut the same time, she Is so objectionable
that one wonders II IN her person Judge
Grant Is not slandering all The aspiring
ard haf-educated women OF these Unite'l
States. She is astonishingly real. and yet
q little too bad 10 be true. Here Is the
outline OF her story.
Selma White was the daughter ~ ply
stefan in a small Western town; she was
used 10 consideration from her childhood,
and she knew herself To be the smart
est Girl In Westheid, "a society OF serious.
though simple souls" She did not AFRO
gate to her small native town any un-
usual qualities OF mind or soul In distinc-
flon from most other American commun-
ties. but she regarded II as Inferior IN
point of view to none aud typical OF the
best national characteristics. She had
probably never put into words the reas-
ons OF her confidence, but her daily con-
sci0iispess was permeated with them. To
be an. American meant to be more keen
~ alive to the responsibility OF life than
other citizens OF civilization and to be
an American woman meant 10 be some
thing finer, cleverer. stronger and purer
than any other daughter OF Eve Under
the agreeable but SOLDERING influence of
this faith she had grown to womanhood
and the heroic deeds of the civil war had
served TO Intensity belief. the truth Of
which she had never heard questioned
Her mission In life had promptly been
recognized by her as the development of
her soul along individual lines but until
the necessity for choice had arisen she
had been content to contemplate a little
longer" After the death OF her father
she teaches school and lives with an
aunt aud uncle. until the appearance of
Mr.. Lewis Babcock, manufacturer of
varnish In the neighborlng city OF Ben
ham.
When Babcoek asks her to marry him
she inquiries "wtli you lot me do thngs2"
do things" faltered Babcock
Yes. do something worth while. Be
somebody I've had the idea l could. II
ever got the chance" Her hands were
folded In her lap. There was a rapt ex-
preston on her thin. nervous face. and a
glitter in her keen eyes. which were look
Ing straight at the moon, az though they
would outstare II In brilliancy.
You shall be anything YOU like ~
you'll marry me, What lis It you're wish
Ing To he2'
II don't know, exactly II isn't any
thing especial yet. It's the whole thing.
thought might lind It in my school. bar
the experience so far hasn't heen-sat
iSfying"
IT Is moderately safe to prophecy that
the young woman who enters upon mat
rimony as the indirect not as the direct.
means ~ being the whole thing" "a
hound to give and to receive dtsappoini-
menia semas HE la Bcnham teaches
her number OF things She outgroNs
the metal stag which Is her husbands
fond idea 81 a lawn ornament. and she
learns 10 serve afternoon tea with self.
possession. She conveys to the world with
out~she reader wonders how shat she il
woman Of sense ANA Ideas and she
serves upou the committee which has In
charge all matters pertaining a. the build
ing 81 new church edince and SD Zoe.
comes acquainted with a young architect
from New york. who Is "A man OF tieats
enthusiasm aud refinement
There Is = startling Discrepancy hafuesp
everything that Selma really g. and "a,
erNthing thai she appears to the Warla d,
he She Il beautiful AMI she has the pre.
hiu &C Worried HtchanEv} AMI -.
has theory that she cares far tba tNf,~s
ct "a" mind aot soul a theory which 4.
Shated hy almost everyone she ,n.,t.
especially W heg masculine ae4uatniap...s
and ytt She ocNrr saws Ivy aute Ia s.f..l.
thlus watch would prove saea afantt,,. ~,
her part Her few observation. ....A,....
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