The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-11

nmarred even when they are all charming and attractive.
Indeed, it seems a more hopeful case when some outsnlne le, o' - l ared
here are certain points of interest a mn cannot nsNahe, anu ms oeNNu1t
,ze does not wander aimlessy among them, trying n vain to dscoVe "n ca
t is that makes tn attraction. There are reasons VIII girls n ave many
listers don't as a ue, marrya as ONT would expect.
First and foremost a MAJ loses his head among hem Wnen ne comes na
20 the house they are all pleasant, all agreeable, it may be-; or, II hy are n no
In dehghte the combined atmosphere of association makes SHIN think them o.
He is charmed, fascnated-he feels sure he would b a fortunate man 10 10
,btan a wife out o tnat particular family, but when e comes to ask h1nsen
which it is he wants he is unable to provide any answer: .c,
He has a general conviuiont that they area Il lovely, all. amlabe n g1teo'
In reality, it is Mabel who plays and sings like a n angel n Grace race o wHo
with him, and Clara who is always ready to be his sympathetic conhoanse. ~
lis little Eva who las the pretty, taking ways Nell VIII is suh gooa tom
ing family with every attraction under the sun which can make a nan happy:
But it is obviously impossible that he should marry n|s sisters. he must
make his choice amongst them. ~
This seems past the power OF mortal man 10 10, anu ne noounu es:. n ~
|esly If he saw any O. the girls alone he would be content with her Individual
virtues and charms, but he has felt the influence ON r ombne Im Ivy la"
anauons, and he can't decide which is the sister ne ne wall pc con'ene WI WIZ ~,
SO he goes on, wondering and celebrating, til! day n meets d eHl
who las n 0 sisters, and who also has attractions. He eagerly DECIDES TO marry marry
her, for at least he has n other girls to Measure lei against ana he knows
what she is and what she isn't. Had any of the girls in that big famlyc ome
across him unattended by their other sisters, he would have found MS holse
easy. AS it was the very merits Of the whole spoit the chances OF ean 4"
hen.
There is another reason why girls with many sisters aren not likely 20 marry y
Girls who live together under the same family influence are little apt to
get groovy. They are content with each others views of life, and apt to set
an undue Importance upon themselves a Is a family. When the whoe ann
together can make up a u of accomplishments, or looks, or cleverness, it is
apt tt give that family a good opinion If itself and to make it hard to please.
So again and again girls trn away rom a maj Or honest "or'n' DecauS0
they don't think him good enough to marry.
There is the family value to consider-when, if each girl were a Sngie
specimen, she would be aware of her W shortcomings and not be tempted 10
set TOO hMh a value or her attractions. There is also the thought of the other
girls opinions tof face, and no is o unnerctult to a man Who van 10 Mafrs
D girl as that girls sisters.
Many a marriage that might have been made happily has been spoilt and
relation of the family they would nt venture o n frank criticism, AM tnen
opinion would no. have the weight that 1t does. Few girls are daring enough
The girl who meets a man away from hr own people has a far greater
chance o winning his love than when he has to do his counting in the family
circle.
With a sister always at hand to join in the conversation, and break in
across any approach to tenderness, how is a wretched mn to do his lovemak:
ing? 1t is no wonder that he should be driven bahed from the field, ad give
up the useless effort to win for ais wife one out OF that group of most desirable
istes-Nsw York News.