The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-25
A VERY WISE
YOUNG MAN

20 dictate: TO his S1SLGF, E0lIu, DIS 10
how her smiles were to be distrib-
uted.
eyes, I wish Edith were more tract
able" sighed the mother.
sTractablei" exclaimed the son.
.sWhy, / hadn't spoken 20 words to
her when she famed up and said l
needed a guardian myself. I'm "a and
she is under 20 and yet she will not
take my advice. What are you going
to do with such a girl?"
I'VE will have to argue with her.
Can you argue with girl who has
her fists doubled up? Now let's go
over the list. again There is Waters,
who is a perfect ninny. There is
+ Thompson, who hasn't. got dollar.
There is Rush, who is a perfect sissy.
There is AlVord, who sings passably
we'll, but will never earn s25 a week.
There is CHngham, who is living on
his poor old mothers bounty. The
whole five rolled into one wouldn't
make a man and yet she keeps them
dangling around her.
Edith somers had at least the five
callers named at the family council
Two or three OF them had escorted
her to the theater. Another had ta-
ken her to the horse show. She had
bowed to them on the avenue or in
the park and she had ehatted and
smiled at horne What Of it? Can't
a girl do that and much more without
being in love? Her 24-year-old broth
er will say no. Edith somers hadn't
vet given a thought to marriage.
In his class were three different
young men Fred liked exceedingly
well. He invited them by turns to
run down home with him and Of
course sister Edith met them. AS far
as Fred could make out they we're
simply added TO the five heretofore
mentioned He believed they were
impressed, but Just as soon as he be-
began talking with the canary or
playing with the cat. When he turn
ed and began criticising them she.
would go to the piano and strike up
ragtinle
Another family council was called.
Il threw up my hands," announced
Fred in tones of despair.
What's she done now?" meaning
Edith.
Got two more, One has been in
an insane asylum, I believe, and the
other will soon get there. I started to
say something to her an hour ago,
but she elevated her nose and walk
ed off. = ss
TT had five beaux at one time
myself, !" replied the mother. who
thought the case had not yet arrived
at the danger point.
But she's got 10 and more coming
every minute!
But she can't care for them ALL
But you see she'll pick out the
poorest one of the lot!
Summer opened; Fred came home
on his vacation and the trio went to
lake resort. The dozen DANGERS We're
heart-broken, but Edith Somers didn't
seem a bit cast down. At the end of
a fortnight a new face appeared at
the Somers table. Fred sized up the
stranger and said to himself:
3IIomely enough to stop a clock. No
fear of Edith taking to him"
And after several furtive glances
across the table Edith said to herself:
Strong, sensible, unromantic.
might like him"
After three or four days there were
introductions. The stranger was
George French, mining engineer.
Mr.. French was invited to go out in
a sail boat with the trio. Mr.. Fred.
was "a years old and he took charge
Of the boat. There was no great call
for wisdom in the managing of sail
boat in a gusty day. All that is need
ed is about five years experience.
Ten minutes of exhilaration and
then a gust struck her and she went
over. The wise Fred was tangled up
with the sail and the two ladies were
ready to 60 to the bottom when Mr..
French got clear of the rope tangled
about his legs and began work. He
reached out an arm for all and gath
cred them to the overturned boat and
directed and chilled and encouraged
until the rescuer came
1t was three months later that Fred
Somers said to his sister:
Eddie, what's become of that civil
engineer?
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