Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-11-04
NOVEMBER y.
PRUDENT PERCY.

There's a young fellow that has ON
sense."
He certainly had some sense. Lots
Of it, in fact, Cool, self-reliant, and
with a Judgment beyond his years. His
parents were often congratulated Oh
Percy's good, practical qualities. BIS
employer congratulated himself. No.
a bad habit to his name, industrious
and careful.
1.-THE girl who gets Percy will be
lucky" said the mothers.
Some of the daughters shifted, 9TH
crs sighed.
Bought three blocks of the subdi-
vision from Wheeler" said the fathers.
That boy is going TO make money.
Pretty hard-headed young chap, l tell
YOU. He'll have it paid for in a scar
or two"
He had it paid for in a year or two,
and the subdivision began 10 build up
II was q shrewd Investment for a
young nan
well" said some of the mothers
to Mrs. Widger, Il suppose Percy will
be bringing you home a nice little
daughtor-in-law some of these ine
days"
Il suppose So asscnted Mrs. Widger.
with a sigh. 81 tell hirl it's time ne
was looking about him, but he seems
quite satisfied to be at home as yet.
! think he is keeping his eyes open.
but he says he doesn't intend TO marry
until he's 80. He's "a now, so he's
got six years to make his choice"
Hell make a, good m when he
( makes it,"
"Yes, l believe he will. I've heard
of Somebody believe it was Franklin
who said he chose hts wife as .he did
his coat, for her wearing qualities.
Percy is always particular about his
clothes. He likes to be neatly dressed,
but he never buys a suit because the
pattern happens to be pretty. He tries
this sample and that, and makes sure
that every thread in it is good wool.
and that it is properly dyed AMI
woven, and her brings it to me to see
what l think of it,"
"How sweet! And you think he
will select his wife the same way
You must look up sossc samples for
him.
Mrs. Widger had thought of that.
She consulted Percy as to his prefer
ences in that sort of goods.
'We]l." said Percy, in his matter
of-fact way, Il always thought /
should like my wife to be a brunette.
DC I'm ctIrh q tOuhoad 7 think nm.
posites should marry. But tempera-
nlents should, Of course, be sympa-
thetic. | mean to satisfy myself very
carefully that the woman | marry Is
congenia1 in tastes and habits. |
mean | want a sensible, well-balanced
girl, and a w~elleducated girl. When
tsay well educated | don't mean mere
Is one who has been through Girtonrosa
Vassar or Wellesley only, because shes
might be VERY brilliant INTELLECTUALLY
and be a Very incapable housekceper'.s
| think more unhappiness in married-
"You don't say anything about nef
looks" said Mrs. Widger. with a smile.
"Wcll,' said Percy, Il don't want
her too good-looking. She receives 50
much attention that she doesn't think
Il necessary to pay any attention 10
others. I've found that TO be the case
with the girls around here. Q must
have been an exception TO that rue,
mother"
Mrs. Widger said she had always
known how sensible Percy was but
that little talk was an immense re-
tior IN bn, aftcr all
About a week after that Percy was
asked TO a little party OF young people
al Sanson's. Della Samson was r
Lice girl. and her brother, Duke, was s.
nice fellow. Percy decided to go.
When the maid opened the door for
him two girls were running down the
! stairs. hand in hand. One was Della
, Samson. and the other
Jessie" said Della, "let me intro
| once Mr.. Widger. Percy, this is my
very dearest friend. Miss Stralon.
Percy saw a slim, in fact, rather
waspy Young woman with a pile OF
yellow hair and big blue eyes that had
The most appealing look Imaginable
until she smiled. and then they were
rather misehievous in their expression.
she mt out a hand. and Pcrcy's pulse
as he took II made so beats above nor
NAL.
you're just in time said Miss
Stralcn. Were going into the kitch-
on. and I'm going to make Judges.
can't boil water without burning II,
hut | can make Judges. Can't /.
Della
Then had a Jolly time in the kitch-
en-that is, It would have been jolly IT.
some OF the Fellows had not acted so
like fools with Miss Stralen. But OF
course that was hard to avoid. Percy
felt conscious that he acted rather that
way himself. 1t was a little lock OF
that yellow hair that had got astray
!. and curled itself across Miss Stralcn'5
heat-Hushed cheek that made him feei
particularly idiotic.
- H. R..I.r.