The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
SPECIMENS OF TIE
 AMERICAN GIRL Two Superb Ones on Their Beautiful Way to
 Europe. HOW THEY WERE LOVED And How They Dealt With Love-A Lost Answer Strike at Antwerp.
HOW THEY WERE LOVED
Strike at Antwerp.
lAntwerp. Aug. 2S. 1907

To the Editor Journal and Courier:
 There were on the boat coming over two superb specimens of the "Purella Americana" They were tall and state- ly without being in the least stiff or willowy. Their limbs were long. They moved with the grace and freedom of lawns. Their features were large, but admirably put together. Their eyes were broad and deep; full of sparks when sparkling was in order and re- sponsive to fun; but ordinarily quiet, meditative; with perhaps, a faint tinge of melancholy, as if there had already been serious episodes in their owners short lives. They were very good, kind amiable, responsive ,considerate. The sadness of their eyes may have come from relegating to hopelessness sWains who wanted more than the pleasant affections they seemed ready to offer to everyone. No evil thought, or pur- pose could have entered their blessed heads. No unpleasant words escaped their ruby lips. It was very happy to be on the same boat with two such lovely creatures. All the young men fell in love with them as matter of course. All the elderly men raked their genealogies. hoping to find a clue of relationship. Two young men were completely gone, each after his own fashion and each according to the law of contrast. The one, fiery, impulsive Southerner, became so infatuated with the elder and more quiet of the sis ters that he made no secret of his in- fatuation. He was quite willing she and all the ships company should know of it. He proclaimed it. With the hope fitness and boldness of youth he cried aloud: T want her. l will have her!" The other lover was a sober minded party, retiring, diffident, awkward, conscious of his inability to please, mistrusting himself, fearing he might do or say something to produce an unpleasant impression His inamorata, who was too young to have lost the glee of little girlhood and who could rot help at times bubbling with charm ing petulance at his amusing wooing, was always polite and restrained Sle must have felt bit fiattered, too, at having captured so uncouth mon- ster; for he was of tremendous size and had the face and the form of a gladiator It was lucky he and the southerner did not fancy the same girl, for in a fight, unless the South erner were quicker than cat, the sober-minded one would have caught him and have flung him far out to sea, So far the narrative has been ordln- ary and commonplace. Now follows something to give 1t specific value. Just before landing the Southerner, having found out where his lady-love was going, said to her in most humble tone: May I go, too?' Several wit nesses were about at the time. All can swear to the exact words he used; for all were struck by the extreme humil- ity of his tone and it's extreme contrast to his talk and behavior all the way over.
 Most unfortunately for 8 psychologl- cal study of the incident, the witnesses were so surprised and confounded by his question that not one of them can recall her reply. So soon as they re- covered their self-possession and rec ognized the importance of the reply they eagerly questioned one another only to find that the reply was lost forever. No one would presume to ask the principals Probably the principals themselves could not remember. The moral philosopher, however, may not leave the question without an attempt. ed answer. If the answer cannot be established by evidence it may be es- tablished by wise reasoning. If we can. not know what she actually did say we may know from her character and from the surrounding circumstances what she may have said and what she probably did say. It must be premis. ed that the question was silly anC would not have been asked except by a person overcome by temporary amor ous paress Travel is as free in Flu rope as in America. No one will bt denied admission to car, boat or bus