Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18

so much the better. but it isn't abso-
lutelyAnecessary. There are so many
potatoes in the world-twenty to every
rose. Why, look at the womans clubs;
they are full Of potatoes, nice, solid,
useful ladies'. who make the world good
and intellectual and stupid and unin-
teresting. Look at the reform organi-
cations and the working girls unions;
potatoesl potatoes. nothing but p0ta-
toes. But when man wants n wife
he doesn't apply TO the intelligence
office nor to the secretary of the reform
club. He doesn't so about searc1in.
for q nice, hard potato in short skirts.
eyeglasses and boots. He doesn't ask
woman if she can make good pie
crusts and darn socks so that they
won't be knotty-not nowadays. at any
rate. He Just goes blindfolded into a
ballroom or pink tea. or fancy dress
fair and walks out idiotically happy
with a rose in his mental buttonhole.
OF course, his theories are different,
and"
JUL. ttiSo utANtO1l4S
Polly turned with startled inquiry
in her eyes.
Its a thorn" 1 said. Nursing my
finger but looking at Polly with side
long significance. "Roses seem to have
thorns, don't theyT'
"Of course" said Polly. "and pudding
has spice. They are as necessary as
the sauce on the meat. or the pepper
ON the potatoes. A little twinge now
and then does a man good, and re-
lieves the fatness of things. A little
defect in a woman makes her perfec-
ton more prominent. A little dent in
the chin accentuates the graceful
curve, little dimple in her cheek
makes you observe its roses. And you
never fully appreciate the sweetness
of her smile until you have seen her
pouting."
Il think" said, as Polly began pick
ing up the scraps and poking them into
little paper box. "that I'd like a po-
tato with rose growing on it,
"Of course" said Polly, extracting
rose from the jar and pinning it in
bunch of curls over one ear. That's
what every man wants. They are all
like the baby who cried because he
couldn't see both sides of the moon at
once"
Il wish" I said. plaintively, that you
wouldn't put rose in your hair while
We are discussing a serious problem"
Because" said ], ''it~somehow re-
minds me of the lady who sent the
pink teacups-and, besides, it's dis
tracing"
Polly leaned over box and the rose
nestled down against her cheek.
"And dangerous" l added.
Polly pulled a potato out of the box
and held it up for my inspection
"Shall 1 change it for this:' sh1
asked, sweetly.
Don't you dare" cried.
Polly held the potato up against NY
coat lapel and stood off to admire it.
"Take it away" l pleaded.
Polly dropped the potato into its
box.
"And now she said. shaking her
finger at me, will You ever again ma
lign the lady who sent the roses and
the tea cups?''
Never" 1 declared.
'Or snub her if she should ever make
you sloppy coffee?"
II don't understand" said I.
Cor cry for meat and potatoes when
she gives you roses and kisses:"
But, Polly l began.
Miss Lee" said the maid. coming in
with trayful of dishes, 'here are the
teacups you told me to bring down,
and your mother says please to step out
to the carriage and bring in the rest
of the roses and things you ordered"
polly" said I, humbly, II beg your
pardon
Pally smiled forgivingly and tucked
a white rose in my buttonhole.
There is something" said l, 'that
you mentioned in connection With
roses-something that generally goes
with Them
And then somehow that rose in my
buttonhole got horribly crushed
Helen Rowland, in Washington Post.