The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-04-06

Marriage 10 date does not appeal to
me strongly hope to trot quite a
number of speedy miles alone before
have to slow down under Il double
hitch. Naturally, considering the fact
that am your son and in view of your
business, have not escaped few at
taeks of "ealf love" l suppose it is ms
inevitable as the measles.
The worst case | ever had was when
in my first year ut Cambridge | made
desperate love to the accompaniSt who
banged the piano for the glee club re-
hearsals. She was n widow with
small child. who always accompanied
her, and her desolateness appeared to
touch a hidden. sympathetic chord In
my nature. Whatever the cause | was
dippy for fnir fairly bombnrded her
with music, and the kid must have
thought me an edition de luxe of Santa
Claus. It's only fair to say that she
seemed to try to avoid me, but | was
not 10 be turned aside. l insisted on
and then stood under her window for
hours. like II cross between ii hitching
post and jackass. She was courte-
Gus, almost maternal, in her attitude
toward me. The boys said she was
thirty five. but | seorned them. What
was age to love, which is eternity?
Sometimes she smiled at me, and
bounded up Into the seventh heaven,
although | often wondered If she was
only too we'll bred not to laugh out
right. QIer father and husband had
both been connected with lIarvard)
She was pretty. | have no doubt Of
that even now. but her hair was fam
Ing red called 1t Titan then but
love is color blind with all the rest
The fatal day" came in about six
weeks. proposed in the front hall
of her boarding house. and she took
me into the parIor and closed the door
Tint would have been the overture to
n breach of promise suit or Dakota
divorce purchased by my loving papa
II she had been some women. but she
wasn't She thanked me for the hon
orr have since realized that she was
not afraid of ii white leland then she
began To try To argue me out of It,
She referred TO the disparity in our
ages. 10 her widowhood and my youth,
to the difference in our stations, etc.
OF course poohpoohcd it and VOW
ed everlasting devotion | dimly rec
olleet that made some mention of the
Charles river. After | had delivered
a passionate Grafton that would have
given n long time discount to Demos
themes and Romeo rolled into one. she
looked ut me searchingly a moment
and then rose and said:
Very well. | will marry you-on one
condition.
What We're conditions to me? You
know, just the usual. | wanted to
name the day then and there. and the
next day at that. but she insisted upon
the condition.
II will 20 to my room" she said.
land put the condition in writing that
there may never be any doubt in the
future"
When she returned she placed in my
hand sealed envelope and eXacted
pledge that would not open it until
| reached my room.
'lf, when you know the condition"
she said at parting, you are still de-
termined on marriage, you will find Inc
in till noon tomorrow.
l ran all the way TO the dormitory,
and when | reached my rooms ! was so
nervous that ii took me five minutes TO
unlock the door and five more 10 light
a match. Then sat down ut my study
TABLETOP the first time in some weeks
tore open the envelope, spread out the
single sheet of paper ii contained and
read
"'rhe condition upon which | will en-
terrain an offer of marriage from you
is this: am unfortunately unduly sen
sitive about the color of my hair. VIII
you dye yours The same red 10 keep NJ"
in countenancci"
scarcely imagine she waited til
noon the next day-that is. II she had
anything to do She probably explained
to the kid that Santa Claus bad died
suddenly didn't recover my self re-
spect nor my common sense for week.
When | did. ! sent her box Of flowers
and inclosed note in which said that
ever afterward | should regard red hair
ny the accompaniment Of strong COM
mon sense.