The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-16
THREE PROPOSALS
BY HAROLD EYRE
THE FIRST.

THE FIRST
From where he sat the young man
/ CuId aeu his reflection in the .I"r-
| Gla.- TaHug advantage of a moment
when The girls attention was distract
ct. boz "a sci his hand furtivcly to I.t
/ brow aud with u movement almost I'M
| po.cop'i1la RULED the long hair into
more picturesque disorder.
Miss Morton, he began. when her
/ ga" agaiL met his, will you allow
N, ,U laar Tor an instant the barriers
/ OF convention which surround U.S..
Certainly" she answered I'll you
don't leap too high"
"Ouo cannot leap too high. he OBJ
| served s,Ateutiously, mot even 20
reach star want you to let ue
| talk to You for a little while freely
anu frankly. "a one human being Oo
/ another. I.r, me ask You this: "uo goI
not l.}r womruts when the Whole
world seem q vast cNpanse of dark
ness withou, the oasis of a sinaI" beam
OF ilghl9'
Il suppose she assented, eve all
have uur moods Of depression. ! don't
know why / should hope to escape"
! thum
Yes" he continued. you have
youth beauty, intellect-a rare com
| binarion And still by your own adj
mission you are not happy, Does not
| that Ioint a morai?'
81 don't know, I'm sure What
moral"
1T il that you we're not sent into
the world to live alone. What you need
! Is tie companiunship OF a kindred
| som ,f one endowed with the quail
ties qusitc To round your ltto .aD9
harmonious whole"
Il see. And what KIND OF person do
you think that kindred soul ought 10
be-"
Iu.oluntarily the young mans eyes
again sought the glass. In the FIRST
place he shuIIl have youth and
health Worldly possessions In such
matter are Of liy,le consequence.
When two people are happy In them.
selves. poverty loses las sting What
Is murn more important Is tnlt this
kindred soul should be- in complete
sympathy with you. He should be a
man Of the wui!l, yet uusullied by
contact with the more iGuOJle things
OF life. lie should have an artistic
temperament, capable Of approaching
the beautiful in every form. Above
all, he should understand you fully,
30 that he might read your heart like
al oron book
WHAT a wonderfully gifted iudiyld-
ual he would have 10 be, remarked
the girl DO you know anyone who
could do all that
Il think So" replied the young man
confidently. "lu fact may say am
sure | do One who not only Is ros'
sessed Of the qualities have referred
to. but who is most anxious to be put
to the test
why who could that be?
Myself | say 1t in all modesty
although II Is perhaps more than
ought 10 say and yet when two souls
who need each other, who, firmly be.
lieye. were intended for each other
when two such souls may-er-unitt
to the lasting happiness of BOTH surely
the lack of few plain words should
not keep them apart"
Believe me" said the girl, after 9
ueceut interval of silence, 81 appre
ciatc what you SAVIOUR interest IL
my welfare and your desire to hell
| mo Rut II cannot no "
The young mans face changed color
MAY | ask why?'
because you are too romantic"
TOO romantic"
Yes. believe In poetry and 70
nance, but after all they are only 1
part of life. Happiness depends, sc
much more than YOU seem TO realize
upon material things. I'm afraid
was never intended for poor man'l
wife. might stand poverty for awhile
but In your casc-iorEive my being &
franl,--i fear # would be permanent
No, my friend, respect your goot
qualities, but am sure that If wer,
TO marry yoa. We should both b,
wrctchcdly unhappy"