Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-11-21

time ought it to take to know them
thoroughly"
"Oh, few weeks, should think"
"A few weeks! cried the Baroness.
All, my poor fellow, it would take you
a hundred years, and then you would
be no further advanced. A young wo-
man, my dear, is the most difficult
thing i'll the world to penetrate. God
only knows what she will become,
once married, and still!
However, aunt,
81 know what you would say.
would assure you in advance in such
an affair there are only three things of
which. one must be certain, to know:
the family, the dowry and the face.
For the rest one must trust bravely to
Providence, inasmuch as it is not yet
the custom to try women as one
would horse. Though there is now d
divorce law, which is making one
step toward it. But then, leaving gen
eralities, it seems to me that if were
man l should have fallen completely
in love with Mademoiselle d'Alvarez.
It is because she has said nothing to
your"
"She has said too much to me,
dear aunt. Her eyes are a little too in
candescent and black for my taste.
Save your respect, she is Venus COM
plete, ct cetera."
Bah! What do you know about
that at your age. Blue eyes are some
times the worst. And that adorable
little American, Miss Nicholson, an
angelic figure, with dowry of three
millions and proportional expecta-
tions.'
She is very good, aunt, only she
walks IKE a man, and besides, have
you not discovered that she and her
father both have faint odor of pc
troleum?"
What foolishness! Well, we will
reserve Miss Nicholson. And that
other delicious blonde, Mademoiselle
Lokaye?"
Very well, also, aunt, only her
father sells wine; that is distilling.'
Yes; but he sells much of it. And
what do you say of Mademioselle d.
Aurigney-a true beauty and very
accomplished"
Very accomplished, aunt! Icily, for
example"
"Ah, well, icily now. A moment ago
it was Venus who frightened you, and
now it is the contrary. But then, my
dear fellow, you are afraid of them all.
What is it you were going to say?"
You will admit, my dear aunt, that
she has the air of an icicle, that Mile.
d Aurigney?"
ct is you that have the air of an
icicle. shall truly believe at last that
it is a part you have taken, refusal
to concur"
But, my dear aunt, you asked my
Impressions and gave them loyalty"
"Yes; but you lind objections to all
and three-fourths of them are puerile.
1T is to abuse you'a little, my dear
aunt"
But, really, it does not amuse me
in the least! And look at MademoI-
selle Chalvin-a little airy-perhaps-
but SO elegant; so charming!"
And so we'll raised, my dear aunt.
Yesterday 1 heard her mother say or
her affectedly: My daughter has an
excellent character, only we have
never denied her anything-her father
and T-she is like an escaped colt.
When one crosses her she becomes
unmanageable."
Her mother is a goose" said the
Baroness; but then, it is not her
mother who you will marry. At last,
have come to the queen pearl of my
diadem-Mademois de la Freillade
i defy you to find fault with her"
Certainly, aunt, I think her to be
the best one of the whole collection"
"a face like the Madonna" said the
Baroness, "and. moreover, vivacious,
intelligent, modest, even her institu-
trice is an exemplary type, true per-
lection. Apply yourself particularly to
studying her, my child, if you will take
my advice"
To be continued.