Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-01-11

They had been discussing a certain
evergreen topic that seemed to crop up
1t regular intervals over the tea cups
ut Myrtle Villa.
Il don't care what you say" declared
aaetty. h hostess, pouring out fresh
Tea. Il don't care what you say q
. may be good looking and clever.
he may possess all the virtues under
D G sum wouldn't give that for him
X he hadn't perfect manners!"
Then you'll never get married" re-
turned Kate. the matter-of-fact, with
great decision. Men with perfect man.
aers don't exist"
The species has died OUT put in
Miranda sadly.
They never existed" retorted Kate.
Our grandmothers tell us-began
Miranda dreamily.
Oh, I know what you're going to
ray" interrupted Kate. S"Of course,
our grandmOthers' lovers were paragons
u perfection. Fifty years hence we
shall talk about our lovers in the same
way"
I: Because u memories have grown
dtm along with u eyes, I suppose you
mean" said Hetty. well I daresay
there's some truth in that"
But then-began Molly. who up to
this point had been a silent listener.
"Well?" queried the others expec-
family.
1t was not often that Molly could be
reused to argument.
Il was only going to say" Molly went
on, that 1t isn't only a dim memory
Mat makes n forget peoples faults.
4 you really love anybody, you
Know
Who's hat talking about love?" de-
ananded a masculine voice, the owner
Of which had just that moment entered
the room.
IF you're good, Jack" said Hetty, as
Mor hrOthnT chnn1k hnndo with ho,.
guests, you shall rave some tea and
listen to what Molly was going to say
1hen you had the bad manners to in
terrupt her. Go on. Molly
"Oh, never mind"
But this won't do, Miss Molly" pro-
tested Jack. Don't you see how badly
you're treating me-? You're making a
wet blanket of me against my will"
Come Molly" said Kate. You see.'
she explained to Jack, I'VE were talking
about the kind of men we wanted to
marry, and Julia said that her man
must be handsome, clever, strong, man
~, gentle, sympathetic and unselfish,
and then Hetty declared that she
wouldn't look at a man unless he had
perfect which were more i'm
portant than all the other virtues put
together, and l argued there was mo
SIGH a pusson" as a man with perfect
mannerS-and-and-"
And that there never had been 'sich
2 pusson.'" continued Miranda, and
mat when our ~grandmOthers talked of
The delightful men Of their young days.
come impaired"
-And at that, Molly here was up In
arms IN a minute added Hetty. 'sTell
rs what you We're going to say, Molly
Il only think" said Molly shyly. that
one can forget a mans faults without
the help of q bad memory-if one really
loves him, / mean"
Bravo. Miss Molly!" cried Jack. ITS
refreshing to listen to you. In this age
Ut scOffers." -.
What Molly says may he true Of
air OF superior knowledge, but I'm sure
love would never blind me to any mans
FAULTS
THAT shows how little you know
shout h subject. rejoined her brother.
BY your W confession. Hetty. you've
never been In love-"
That's because I'm hypercritical."
AHetty expects too much,' explained
Kate. She wants a man with perfect
manners"
And perfect taste In everything,
added Hetty.
Jack. They're apt to make little mis-
takes sometimes. But yOu always were
hard on our sex Hetty."
Because ] decline to fall in love
with Q man who puts his feet on my
mantel piece and wears scarlet neck
lies"
sAnd you honestly imagine that it's
because mems manners aren't nice that
you've never fallen In love-!
Yes, / do" replied Hetty firmly.
MY dear GIRL. said Jack, you're
labOring under q delusion. The fact az
your having been IN love has
acthing to do with your hypercritical
notions about the members Of my sex.
TO use a hackneyed phrase. you've
w met our afintty. I'm quite con-
vinced that when he does urn up, you'll
tall In love with him. even II his mani
hers are not absolute perfection"
Never" declared Hetty.
= believe your brother Ia right said
Kate.
Thine will show" remarked Julia
eFncnlarIy.
!. You're wrong. Jack said Hetty.
-lf ever do fall In love-of which I'm
extremely doubtful myself1t will be
Mitn.a man OF perfect taste and perfect
10 you think now. wait 4 see.
! nhQnldnst he surprised. .Hetty, if you
could 0sd IL In your heart to 6oreive
y 0Mlee 6el4rnentary Tudenes1v ana sven .
ecai4et necktle. when you do tall Ia
III voswstA
AZ this there was ! general exclam6-
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