The Irish standard., 1913-07-05
SENSIBLE PERSONS
Prospective Bride and Bride
groom AnaIyze Their Respse-
tive Merits and Dement'S.
BY JOHN DARLING,

hcated, taken abroad and given all adj
santages, and at twenty years old
she had half dozen admirers, and
there was talk that she would soon
be bride. She mingled good deal
with society, but she was by no means
q butterfly. On the contrary, she 80
Rstonished certain people whom she
came to know that they said of
her: rs
"Why, that Miss Cable really has
thoughts! I talked with her for half
hn hour last evening and she never
mentioned fashions a single time!"
1t was true that Miss Winnie had
thoughts "a heap of them. Her grand
mother was to present her with half
million dollars on her wedding day.
This had been whispered about. and
at least three admirers wanted the
handling Of that money. The girl
would marry some day, and she was
bne to consider the matter seriously:
What could she offer the man who
married her-what could he offer her?
There was plenty to think Of for
thinking girl. +~ :.
Young Mr.: Douglass Hardie was the
son of his father: His father was fair
" rich and easy going. AS long as
the son had an income from the IA
Their and expectations for the future,
why hustle? Why not belong to three
br four clubs and take in society? He
was not bad in any way, but just
easy-going. Just the sort of man an
anarchist would like to lift with q
bomb because he was taking life teo
easy.
Winnie" I have been sizing up
your various ADMIRERS" announced
grandmother one evening in her
-. bfusque way.
eyes,"
Il like Mr.: Hardie best of all"
"Yes?"
Il think he will propose for your
hand shortly"
Miss Winnie was silent,
you can tell your grandma what
you think about it."
Il shall not accept him-not for
while, anyhow. I've got a plan or
two, and when the time comes I'll
teu you ABOUT them.
I'm sure you'll act wisely and for
the best"
One evening two weeks later the
proposal came. Miss Winnie was pre-
pared for it. !.
Let US discuss the affair in a req
eonable way" she said. III I mar
TIED you I should expect home of
: my own There would be servants to
I. order about and expenses to keep. track
Of: I know nothing whatever of man
aging house: could not even ten
whether servant was doing the
sweeping as it ought TO be done. The
best Of cooks must have orders from
seine one. l couldn't give them"
"But we'll have housekeeper."
urged the lover.
but even she must have orders:
II left to her ways they might not suit
us. And then there are the house ex-
penses"
"oh, you will be allowed go much
. week.
with the servants doing the mar
keting and buying what they wishedl
Why, we would be nonentities in our
own housed"
"Other folks seem to get along all
right"
"Yes, they seem to, but they don't.
A wife who is novice at housekeep-
Ing can throw away most of her hus-
bands income. Every house servant
and every tradesman is CRATER.
Ninety-nine servants out of a hundred
would rather throw away so cents of
your money than save nickel. Do
you know that l never sewed on but
ton?"
But you will have maid," easily
answered the young man.
and be 50 helpless as to win her
contemptl" =
But, you see"
"Oh, yes. see lots of things. I
zee, for one thing. that you have never
given serious thought to the
matter"
Why. I have loved you for
months"
you have thought of love and q
bridal tour, but how far beyond that1
It's the beyond that's going to count
with our happiness. and 1 am frank
to say thattI am not yet prepared for
1t. I will not engage myself to any
man until am"
Then there IL no hope for met"
sighed the young man.
Il want you to sit down and think
things over. You think you are pre-
pared to marry. You think so be-
/. cause you have not analysed yourself.
have told you Of my lacks; sup
pose you, try to find few on your
side Of the shield"
And may I renew my proposal?"
Il shall not be engaged when we
meet again."
Let's go over this thing together
and see about my lacks" said young
Hardie to himself next day as he sat
down to it.
Il am twenty-three years old.
Il have 9 rich father, and can