Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-02-26

IL Is very nf't dit fN'N-
natural that girl. especially Al the
romantic age of II or 10. should set
her mind upon an ideal man VINO Is
some day TO win her heart ana haha.
As time goes by. however, she realizes
that the perfect man. like the perfect
woman. IL yet TO be born, and, If She
L. sensible little woman, brings her
ideal to II lower standard she learns
To love man who has faults, ana III
timately recognizes that the warm low
ing heart and generous nature when
he possesses more than counterba lance
those blemlshes which at one time she
would not tolerate In n member or the
opposite sex.
ON one occasion IA welded wife OF
about five years standing said, refer
RUG to her husband was far
from being perfect;
It's an extraordinary thing. but l
should not like him TO be without his
faults now. | believe love them Just
ns much AS | do himself" How differ
ent many married lives would be II
every wife could say the same, and
Instead OF deporlng her husbands I'm
PROJECTIONS,
Be to them little blind,
And to his virtues ever kind.
There are some girls foolish girls
] WAS almost going to say-who, hav-
Ing decided that their husband must
bo an Admirable Criehton among men,
refuse to moderate their aspirations In
any way. The penny novelette, some
times furnishes such girls with their
ideal man. and they become possessed
OF the idea that there must be such
man I'm real life waiting for them. Good
looks and a tall. commanding figure
are probably essential characteristics
In the man they mean 10 marry, not to
mention his power of holding his own
In the professional or business world
ana on the athletic field.
Such a man would be faultless in
their eyes. even although his chara cter
aud nature would not bear investiga
ton, Now and again girl is success
fnl In discovering the man who comes
very near to her ideal, but more often
than not she fails completely, and
while waiting for him. neglects the
love OF a good and true man whose vir
tues are many. although he does not
fulfill her particular requirements.
II could not possibly marry George
an impressionable maiden was heard TO
exclaim on one occasion. 'Iie Is n
very nice fellow, loves me very much.
and believe | could love him II |
tried But then he Ia so short and
plaln-featured. besides being such
'dufrer' at athletics, that l am certain
l should never feel absolutely happy
II married him.
One could almost wish that such
girls We're always left old maids. Some
Of them are; while others. after yainly
waiting for their perfect man" to
come along. and losing the love of a
man whose only faults were to be
found in his outward appearance, have
TO content themselves with husband
WHO can boast of none of the virtues
of their ideal, in order to avoid being
left on the shelf"
or course. a girl cannot be too par
ticular about choosing the man she
would honor with her lifelong society.
At the same time she must not pay too
much attention to the outer man, and
neglect to study his inner self. Fine
feathers make fine birds. is very true
saying, but they only make fine birds
for the time being. Stripped of their
plumage, they probably have no other
Virtues.
And so II often is with the hand
some. finely dressed lover. The partc-
ular girl marrles her ideal in this re-
spect. only to find after marriage that
his character and nature are by no
means in keeping with his outward mp
nearance. He proves himself to be
narrow minded conceited man, who
having been always accustomed to
think OF himself first owing to the
fiattery OF admiring friends, has little
or ~ thought for his wife. 1t is sad
awakening, but 1t Is what invariably
happens when girl in search of
faultless husband only looks for out
ward blemishes-Home Monthly.