Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16

O:'SAI
By HORACE BROWNE.

The spring was at hand. It was
i that time In April when sudden
warmth comes up from the south.
brings out the buds and sends the In.
sects humming. Frances and were
strolling on the hillside, part wood. part
open. Below was the river, It's banks
and fiats turning from brown to
green. The question with me was.
4 Would it be a suitable, prudent. wise
thing for me to ask Frances to be my
wife? What ! mean is, Did she come
up to the standard l required in a
wife? y. .
First and foremost I wished to get
Frances standard for the man she
would marry. / was not sure was
up to her standard would sound her
"Bixby has taken the valedictory at
college," remarked. :..
$50 | hear .. 51 !.
do you enthuse over valedicto-
rians r. s.:
mot especially 4: . ...*.s
what kind OF men do you enthuse
over?'' b
my idea of. man I could love is
not extravagant. He should be phys
ically and mentally and morally
strong. He should be a leader, not a
follower. Bravery is, Of course, one
Of woman's requirements. should
like him to be absolutely fearless"
I caught my breath at this catalogue
Of requirements. Since she had paus-
ed, supposed it was finished. But
she continued: = z .,
physically I should wish him tall,
rather slender, square shoulders and
thin hips. His hair should be jet black
and fall over his head in a profusion
of short curls.. His eyes. like his hair.
should be black. Under his dark mus
tache at the parting Of his lips in a
smile his white teeth should appear in
contrast" :. -"
Refreshing surely this to me. am
no fighter, rather short and pudgy, my
hair and eyes are the hue Of we'll pull
ed molasses candy, my teeth are not
very attractive unless one prefers gold
to ivory. hnt the gold harmonizes with
my sandy mustache. At first blush
was quite crushed under this list OF
beauties and virtues. but at Frances
bringing forth SO many manly charms
the very opposite Of my own make up
got mad. "
Would you like to hear what kind of
4 person my ideal woman ISL" asked.
mo. don't need to hear, since l
know already" a.
l was surprised, for had not told
her. Indeed, being rather practical,
had no ideal. was glad she could
give it to me- Nevertheless, since l
had spoken in nettled tone, was not
sure but she had retaliation In mind.
"She is tall and thin, has one Of those
bony, skinny necks that require putting
or high collars. Her hair you would
call Titan, but it's red. nothing but
red. Her eyes are gray aud the whole
contour of her face cold and cutting
Her voice is pitched in a high key and
rasping." - ~ =. 81 = s.
"Your description is particular
enough to describe some individual
"You wouldn't recognize her from
my description. You would say she
has the figure of Juno, the head Of d
Venus, that her voice was the music OF
the either" * "%=.
lis she real person?''
"Certainly-M Maud Baxter"
I remembered that l had seen
something more of Maud lately than
Frances. l plucked up little cour.
age. If Frances was really bent on
marrying god, why had | made her
angry by my attentions to Maud
But, no. Surely Frances would not
descend from the steps of the throne
on which her king sat to trouble her:
self about a pudgy man with molasses
candy hair. Nevertheless it was very
delightful this sudden sidelight that
was thrown in by means of Maud. II
appeased me wonderfully.
You haven't heard what kind Of q
| girl ! would really prefer-not one you
describe for me, but one have in
my own mind : i
~ 0AASO oSSOupdu4CA ILLS Will d
plainttve-plaintive is the only word
that occurs to me-look, she conde
scended not to exercise a Xantippe
for me, but let me give my own pic:
ture. r.
"The girl could love-" said, IFS
about your height and build. She has
i your eyes and beautiful chestnut hair
i She has your amiable disposition
Fortunately for me her ideal Of the
man she could love is not so high as
i yours or should be left out in the
cold ~.z ..
did it strike you that my ideal was
| very high?" 81. .. =..
'Rather-a combination Of Alexan.
der the Great, st. Francis of Assizzi
) and the Apollo Belvidere. s. s.:.
"Oh, that's how it looks to you!
Really, didn't you know whom had
in mind y .r..s. 5s.
We came to rustic seat and sat
down It was not more than minute
before / felt for her hand and held it.
who did you have In. mind when
you described that godlike creature?''