Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-27
OUR IDEALS.
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Isabel ana lived in residential
park on the side oil e-hut was called
Lake mountain
1t WAS Il summer morning. The
fpcunihin side on which the park was
situated faced east. and the sun shonc
bright and warm on the face OF every
Eousc. sparkling on The dew II had not
yet dried from leaves and flowers. Ev-
cry garment we wore was white, Isa-
hcls being lawn, believe; niue, thin
flannel would have scorncd to wear
hat. Hats In summer for young
bloods have gone ont Of fashion.
There was walk shaded by many
trees beside IL rivuct running through
deep ravinc. We turned from the
road into this raylnc. Presently we
came to Il large fiat stone. on which we
sat. Below us the water gurglcd and
dubbed and sparklcd. love the
sound of running water.
We were at that age was twenty,
Isabel ninetccn-whcn Il boy and II girl
must talk philosophy or ut least what
thcy think Is the bedrock OF those prin-
clplcs which are Ia govern their lives
The visible world they lave already
seen. They nrc just getting their first
glimpse of the world of Thought Be
meath both Is n mngling of the spirit.
ual and the sensual, the former of
which charms them 10 want OF rec
ogniilon of the latter.
robbins Is back from college," | re-
marked. "Iic spoke the valcdlctory ut
commencement, | believe"
Il haven't seen him yet" said Isabel
indlffcrently.
"rerhaps you don't fancy scholars?r
Not If scholarship is all there Is TO
them"
whit is your Ideal In MANI"
Well medtntivcly. II think I
should like him tall. slender and with
raven black hair. Ills eyes
II don't moan physically; mean his
moral ana intellectual makeup"
"Oh! should want him to be
morally brave. He should always
choose the noblcr pnrt He must never
do anything mean he always generous,
Kind. forglving. honorable"
was troubled. feared was not
quite up to her standard. Indeed. IL
she know Of snndry small acts of mine
she would dcspise me
"'rhcn | should like him smart" she
went ON. warming With her subject
mot one of those blcar eyed. spec
tnclcd persons who II YOU speak TO
them appear to wake up as from Il
dream and cape mt YOU: mean. rather.
one OF those fellows who can take
prizes with theses Mt the same time
they are winning The game for their
college on the grdlron. who can leap
streams and walls on horseback who
sing dcllghiinlly-I always prefer II
tenor voice-who are sure To take n
high stand when they got into the
broader battlefield of the world"
1t did not occur To me that this
ideal dcmigod WINS not likely to he
realized in one and the same person.
| was intent only on the great height
on which he stood that is. the dis.
tancc between him and me was one
Of the Kind who could not learn with.
out "digging." and | confess was too
lazy To dix couldn't engage In
games because was ncarslrlltcd. rath-
or small and Il trlilc lame. though the
latter defect managed 10 conceal.
What under heaven could Isabel see
In me TO love with this ideal hero In
her mind?
shall glvc you my ideal of Il
woman?" asked.
She stirred the dirt with the tip of
her parasol mcditntivcly.
NO" SHE said after consideration.
81 know Your ideal OF IL woman"
This was remarkable. since had no
idcal. Young fellows don't spend their
time conjurlng UP ideal girls. There are
lots OF other things to take up thci.
attention.
WHAT is my idcalT'
"Nct,le Sackett."
/ had spent some time with Miss
Sackett M the tennis court the pre-
v'ous afternoon. Isabel being present
Miss Snckctt didn't play tennis, and |
couldn't. on account of my lame leg.
We couldn't very well help being TO.
gcther
"Thcn YOU have only to give me Miss
Sackctts traits to express my ideal"
You don't care for beauty. Miss
Saclctt is not beautiful, You know
nobody prctcnds TO call her so-and an
intellectual girl would bore you. Miss
Saclctt wasn't remarkable Mt school.
Indeed, she failed at the final examine.
tlon. You Ike wit In II girl. and you'll
find 1t In Miss Sackctt Her tongue is
sharp as razor. The only objection
have to this feature Is that she slashes
people behind their backs"
picked up stone and threw it into