Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-08-04
HOW He Won HER,
By GRACE woRTHlNeToN.


Copyright. 1893. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
There have been stories afoat as TO
how John Chandler turned the scale 10
his favor with girl who haf deter
mined TO marry another man None
Of them are exactly correct. This one
is, and when / have finished it you
will know why it is correct
John was one of those plodding.
steady fellows who are often unat-
Itractiye 10 GIRLS. He was the only son
OF his widowed mother, who pinchcd
and scrimped and sayed-in short, did
everything she could to give her boy
an education lie was d plolding
scholar and a good one. AS boy he
could not do much to help pay his
way, and when he was graduated
from the high school everybody said
what a pity that he could not afford a
college education. But there was one
person who did not say any such
thing. and that was his little old moth
er. She said John was going TO col
lege, and he went
There are always two sets of young
men in. college those who are provid-
ed with the means to pay their way
and those who have to work for their
education John. of course. belonged
to the latter class. lie was referred
to hy one, Il wealthy classmate, as zone
who BACKED the presidents boots :"
He boned for scholarships and won
them He rang the college bell and In
lis senior year tutored He worked
hard both at his studies ana at such
things as would help to pay his tut,
ton.
But back of all this was that little
white b. red old woman, really too old
to work. but getting on as best size
could without servant, cooking,
sweeping. washing, patching, darling
These five duties We're all there WIS to
the old woman's life except wheL she
took what she had saved to the post
office and sent money order to her
beloved son.
So much for John and his mother.
Now for the Girl. She knew Johr. had
sterling worth in him, but she was
ambitious to ta,-e social
rank in the world, and to do this her
only way was to marry q man who
possessed the means TO entertain. .
Arthur Leighton was the only man
she knew who could fill this condition
He was twenty-one years old, an or
phan with fortune, and spent most
Of his time abroad He took fancy
TO the girl and wanted to marry her
In fact she had her choice between
John Chandler and Arthur leighton
If she married John size would proba-
bly, have a life Of drldgery; If she
married Arthur It would be a life Of
case. Some people sail that John
would make his mark hut what can
one tell about a mans future from his
scholarship?
All this the girl considered When
the period care on II which John was
to be gra IN ttcd Arthur Leighton
begged aer 10 be married and 20
abroad for a wedding trip. 1t seemed
absurd to decline. lie was a pleasant,
Fentlemanly fellow with delightful
manners. There was nothing against
him, whereas Johns future was a
blank. True, he was to be valedic-
torian Of his class, but there is an old
saying: What becomes of the vale
dictorians? How many rich men wear
Phi Beta Kappa badger
She concluded to 90 and see John
fg4sn 10
she would give Arthur his answer
Meanwhile she was gathering a few
things such as she would require for
trip abroad
John expected that his mother would
come to the commencement exercises,
but a few days before he was to de-
liver his Grafton she wrote that she
had been keeping from him the fact
that she had nothing to wear but
calico dress ard an old straw hat that
had been made over for the seventh
time. she WIS sure he would be
ashamed Of her How could be help IT,?
John sent a peremptory order for her
to come. He had reached an age
where be was master.
Johns Grafton was q gro; success
II was on the political condition Of his
country and was a mastery presenta-
tlon Of the dangers that beset the re-
public. Old men who were present
looked at one another In establishment
He finished amid enthusiasm and
whea handed his diploma descended
from the platform, walked deliberately
d0wn tie aisle 10 where his mother
sat. laid the 'sheepsgin" ID her lap,
put his arms around her neck aud
kissed her
The rsrl who was making prepara.
/ lions 70 20 abroad as Arthur Leigh.
toms aifA sat d few stats behind the
old woman ID a calico dress and taw-
| dry hat md satt the act 81 devotion. a