Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-11
Her Red HEADED LOVER.

Yes; I know Albert isn't handsome
Just the same"
That was what Martha Day Greiner
OF Denver said about Albert Charles
Dickenson or the same place.
Albert's face Is as homely as that OF
Abraham Lincoln.
Nevertheless Martha n In love with
him. Dan Cupid. who shoots ut hearts
regardless OF eIteriors. fatally wound
cd both Martha and Albert.
So that when Papa Greiner objected
that Albert was entirely too ugly to
be his sonin-hw Martha replied by
clipping with Albert 10 Chicago.
Greiner followed. and there was q
scene. The couple were arrested. Mar
tina pleaded for Albert, and Greiner
finally consented II they would all re-
turn home the wedding might proceed.
Interviewed by reporter, Martha
said:
II know he isn't handsome Fa-
Tiers objection Is that Albert has red
hair. but that 10 not his fault. He
may not be good looking, but he has
winning ways"
Good for you, Martial
For such a woman one might well
elope much farther than from Denver
to Chicago.
Martha sees qualities In Albert the
world does not see. She knows that.
while beauty 10 only skin deep. good
ness IL soul deep. She knows that Al
bert's winning ways come from
warm heart. And when you are choos-
fng one whom you ara to live with all
your life soul qualities count.
Abraham Lincoln's homely face was
giorihed by the great soul that shope
through the honest. rugged features.
And so Martha can SEQ a halo about
the red head Of Albert which her ia
Their cannot see.
And as for the red hair
Why. forsooth. let the father look
up tho historic records Of the red
headed.
To say nothing OF Rufus tho Red.
there's Shakespeare, and Napoleon.
and Oliver Cromwell, and Thomas JEFF
ferson. They had red hair.
And II yoa 90 into the feminine
class most distinguished women of
history have had flaming red tops
Titan red at -C3eopatra, and
Charlotte Oorday. and Catherine Of
Russia, and Elisabeth q EnGiend. ana
BeEnhardt.
Martha Is right.
Albert Is red headed and warm
hearted.
He is home,y. but he has winning
ways.
TIE cKliDREN or BELGRADE.
Modern history has It's "children's
erusads"-ths crusade Of the children
Of Belgrade.
The chiidren's crusade OF the mid
oss ages was warliks for the recovery
az the holy sepulcher: the chsldren's
crusade at Belgsads was against war.
Recently Austria annexed Bosnia
and Herzegovina. The lingo patriots
OF servia sent up a howl for war.
Such q war meant the ruin Of Seryta
by Austria.
The crown prince, the most dissolute
prince In Europe, celebrated the war
spirit by getting drunk and flashing
people In the streets with his whip.
A hideous blood demand filed Bel
grade.
: The people did not want war. but
they were afraid to make a demon
stration for fear they would start a
riot and be cut down by the troops of
the crown prince.
The people there have learned they
have little to gain by political changes.
and they are tired Of being killed 20
please princes.
IL was the women who acted.
They would not let their husba nds
be butchered without protest. but
knew the swashbuckiers would not
hesitate to kill them also II they
marched
But the children!
Soldiers would not dare slaughter
the children. And so the boys and
girls were organized and drilled. Ban
ners were made and lines of march
outlined.
On the very day when the crown