Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-21
A Sociological
 By MARTHA MCUllOCH-Wlll llAfMS.
Copyright. 1907, by F. C. Parcells.

If Josefa had not bad the Morris nose. things might have happened. The Morris nose, understand. was more than a feature-rather a hall mark of sorts throughout Rabun county. Who ever owned it was held bound not only to follow it, but to keep it going in the social lines marked out by Great grand father Morris, q gentleman whose spir- 1t had been as hign as his nose.
 She was not high spirited, but in stead meek and lowly i'll mind, as be came her very moderate fortune. Her mother, born Morris, had married badly. At least the family thought so and had never scruplcd to say that poor Billy Clayton never did but one sensible thing namely, dying before he had quite wasted his wifcs dowry. She had brought him land and money and the land remained, only little farm, to be sure, but big enough to maintain the widow and her child
 1t would take managing, of course, but the widow Clayton, she that was Anne Morris, was a born manager. That was exact truth. In proof take the fact that when JOsefa was eight cen she had been fairly educated, kept always in wholesome comfort and had had all along clothes quite as good as any of her richer cousins. Moreover, the house was trim and trig and the small farm shipshape-in much bet ter condition than the shiftIess master had left it.
 What wonder then that Cousin Anne, who never whined or asked for any thing-advice least of all-was well liked and wholly respected throughout the whole family connection.
 What wonder either that Cousin Maria Dalton, also a born Morris, who. having no children, was q chronic join CT and daughter of whatever came along, took a violent fancy to .JOSefa. Maria Dalton was mighty proud of the Morris blood and dotted especially upon great grandfather. She had copy of his portrait over the mantel in her front parlor and had coaXed Lemuel Morris. his eldest grandson, into giving her his commission in the Continental army. That, too, of course, was framed and hung up beside the portrait. Inevitably the next thing was to entertain her fellow daughters upon the occasion when state chapters foregather and that meant having Cousin Anne and Josefa help in the entertaining. not withstanding neither of them belonged to so much as one chapter. There were reasonS, Mrs. Dalton was careful to eX- plain to the visitors--Cousin Anne was the greatest home body, and Josefa, staying with her dutifully had no need of belonging.
 A "Yes. ,yoseta is going to be my heir -ess believe so in blood" she contid cd to the lady president. That person pric,ed up her ears. Mrs. Dalton was rich, and the lady president had q son, a lawyer, just starting to practice in the county town. He needed wife badly. especially one with expectations and family influence, and he was right on the spot, having come along with the chapter, not only by way of escort, but as speaker of the occasion. He had seized upon it as a chance to show his enthusiasm for local history. His moth CT, Mrs. Melvin, was inclined to regard the fact in the light of a special provi dence. She managed to speak with him quietly a little apart, before he read his paper and was delighted to hear him throw into the reading solid oL,,p1,o of an th,,Sias1O for Rahun conn. ty and it's glorious past.
 Before the assembly broke he had met Josefa and talked with her q good half hour Next week he called on her and the next, and the next. Mrs. Dal ton was early taken into his confidence and of course was his warm advocate ''Yes as you say, Josefa is Morris out and out. all but the name, and wei change that" she said smiling at him And. remember. you are going intC politics. I want you to be senator al xhe very least No matter how higt you go, Josefa Il do you credit. Shes going to make the finest sort of woman If she is so ,luiet. But don't you foo yourself thinking you can get her jus for asking. That is not the way witt girls of the Morris blood Court hel like man, and don't take No if sh' gives it to you the first time.
 Jack Melvin listened, yearning to grl his teeth He was not the least bit II love. Josefa was not p:e " for all sh' was so fresh and who'll )me. and h. craved beauty above everything. Be sides, there was Amelia Ware, but h' dared not let himself think of her Since they could not mary he mean to marry this Josefa. II made hin laugh only to think of he" ying No to him. How could she " n she knev nobody else save few 2 svard coun try fellows:
 Imagine his stat, then Jo sefa did say No time, th second, the third, a .,a time nor and more as though -,.,. meant it. Aft ser the third rejection he went 10 Mrs Dalton. She laughed a laugh of in dulpept pride when he had finished bu