The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
TIE NONPAREIL MAN


How the Rev. sMr. RroWnbacis os Reading,
Pa, Won a Most Sensible Lady with
Raven Tresses for Wife After Long
and Almost Despalrfui Campaign Why
the Ungody Sit In the Back Seats Of
the scornful at pr. Brownback's Sane
tuary and GlssIe When He Appears at
the Sacred Desk
during the last year accounts of the Rev.
george W. Brownback, whom the yellow
correspondents have named .the wife,
hunting parson." About a year ago the
Few Mr.. Browhback whose charge is
at Reading. Pa, realized that he was 80
years old and that he was still single. In
stead OF king to wife some bright haired
daughter Of his own congregation, Mr..
fBrownback began sensational campaign
| ~ the matrimonial press and elsewhere for
wife. that should correspond to his
Ideal.
Ny own town, am sorry to say" an
nounced Mr.. Brownback, lis place where
there Is altogether too much mother-in-
law.
There are some women in this world
who could not be controlled by the
strength Of Samson, the patience of Job
and the wisdom Of Solomon y
| So the pastor went far and wide an
sWerlng letters and looking over candi-
dates for his hand and heart The pas
tor was especially particular on the mat
ter Of cooking and Of Homework. Dark
hair, or as the poet would say raven
tresses," was also a sine qua non.
/ u never. did like a light-haired woman
Isaid the shepherd.
i Well, time went on and the pastor was
lkheCOfo frf,,1 Iry1,n he ~
i Blanche De Cou of Newark, N. J. 1t was
I almost love at first sight. Each recog-
i nized what Mrs. Darlington, in her at
/ tempt to say an affinity, might have
tcalled an '.asininity''
i The pastor says that the counting was
brief, but thoro. He tested Il Blanche's
cooking, spent week at her home observ-
discussed religion, politics, philosophy, do
mestic economy, relations of husband
land wife; also of SON in-law and mother
in-law; in everything they agreed; they
carried on short but very active corre.
Ispondence, and ardently admired each the
others eptstolary attainments.
"A pious woman" says Mr.. Brown.
back, Should always recognize. the su:
premacy Of her husband" = s 53, 4
After he had satisfied himself tina,
Blanche was large, soulful it, the pas
tor couched his proposal Of wedlock IL
Lille tletLSudSS Ol llOly Will as
And now beseech thee, lady, no
as tho wrote a new command ment unto
. thee, but that which we had from tn,
a beginning that we love one another
And Blanche hunted over the concord
ance and sent back Ruths celebrated, blu
somewhat overworked reply: i.5 ~ ~
"Entreat me not to, leave, thee, nor 4!
return from following after, thee: 10
whittier, thou goest, will 60, and Wher
thou lOdgeSt will LODGE 81
So they were married and all the Iadie
In Mr.. Brownba ck,s & congregation ar
sore" at him and his usefulness as /,
: winner of souls is slightly impaired b
: the publicity he has gained; for the un
cody sit in the back seats tof.5lis sanct,l
airy and giggle and says.s.that,s him., .whe
the Rev. Mr.: Brownback appears to minis
ter to the needs Of the sinsick. =sgs
) But, anyhow they dos say that he ha
, an awfully nice fe-and 50 sensible. Z
I'm glad the weather's warming ,lp J:
little aren't you. Our garden has bee
SO backward this year. .z3 5t.' it=S
II The sun worship fad in Chicago ca
!. Hardly be understood in a. season in whic
-. the sun is doing SO little; for. us.5 y "a
: Nov is the time .for lawn. fanciers
! bat the dandelion; with the hoe. ~ Ute
The lawn, like Oliver Twist, has. aske
for mower. "a
" The Panama canal commission has ru
:, head on into a bunch of trouble that
2 bound to cause it intense thought. TIL
:, fag ends Of several ex-revolutions hay
0 been found fighting out in the bush. The
. have not yet discovered the changed cor
dition Of affairs. - i,o4s-s.<.-. j,
I A bill prohibiting the watering Of Wa
s street stock failed at the last congress
h If a bill like that went thru we rich boy
!, could never have. our Japanese garde1
: along the Hudson. ..
s.; t Lieutenant Peary thinks he now know
n Il how to reach the pole. The simplest We
" seems to be to take"the boat as far /:
the ice edge and then walk
II The drinking water at Chicago is no
If so bad that it wears bathing suit. j
A microscopical examination Of IL
water supply showed eight million bo
$ wiggles, six thousand tetrabads and abo
l. fifteen hundred thousand meddywobbl
r. biters to the cubic centfmeter The heal
department says that the excess Of DO
wiggles over tetrabads is dangero
y symptom, indicating that the water Dug
20 to be boiled.
d This analysis may be the reason tn