Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-18
A FOREIGN
METHOD
By LUCY B. TAYLOR

There is a greater difference between
the social life OF Europe and America
than IN any other respect. In Europe
blood is everything; in America IT IS
nothing. Where blood is valuable it is
kept up, and It can't be kept up with
ont tine wherewitifai, money Marriage
Is made abroad. especially in France.
with respect to blood and money.
Therefore It IS a business transaction.
In other words, It is in the hands of
the parents. A young man wishing to
marry a girl would as soon think Of
robbery as to ask the girl before gain
ing permission Of her parents.
Jean lie Fevre, a young Frenchman.
came to America, went into business
and determined to make his home here.
He was a very thoughtfnl chap a
Frenchman and considered wen every
thing he was about to do. one bit Of
good sense he showed especially, Rea-
soning that If he purposed to grow a
part Of the great American nation the
best thing for him to do would be to
marry a Yankee girl, he cast about him
for a wife
Now. lean was gentleman Id his
native land. and a gentleman IN one
country IS gentleman in all others.
He had come to the United States to
take d position In the banking house Of
his hncleS. Re FeTre Freres; ana would
undoubtedly be showed upward rap
idly. The consequence was that he
was no bad catch for spinster, and
Miss Ethel Jones, whose acquaintance
he had made and with whom he seemed
much pleased. knew 1t. Jean deter
mined to try for her. She was an or
phan; consequently Jean could not
very well conform to the French Gus
tom OF asking her parents for her, so
he was Obliged to apply to her direct.
'.Mademoiselle.'" he said, Il find my
self in YER embarrassing position
whats the trouble, II. lie Fevre?'
You have no fadder, no mere. no
guardian. /.
Il should suppose that to be my
trouble. not yours. However. I have
no use for guardian. / can take care.
Of what property / have without one.'
You do not understand. I have a
proposition to make which should be
made to one of. these. But they are
not"
81 don't see but that you'll have to
make 1t to me-"
Tt makes me much ashamed to do
so. mademoiseIle, but cannot help my
self. Wen, to begin. / have a salary
Of $1,000, and / have an income from
property left me BY my mere of s.. 0O0.'
THAT should pay. all your club ex-.
penses and leave You plenty for cham
payne and cigars.
lie Fevre looked at the imperturb-
able young woman who made this OBJ
somewhat set back. But he
went on:
81 expect preferment In re house Of
lie Feyre Freres Indeed. 1 was brought
to America to take re place Of my
Uncle Francois, who expects soon to
retire and 90 back to France. Ny In
terest In re business win bring my In
come up to-
You can then keep an automobile
and possibly a yacht, can't your
.'Oh. ma chere Mile. Jones, you do
not understand. It is not an automo-
bile wish or a yacht It Is something
Ear more adorable"
Not an aeroplane?'
AN aeropiane! What would I do
with an aeroplane 2"
GO up in the afr That's what my
brother says he does when he treads
on his wife's toes. An aeroplane is
the bachelors only chance for that
Pardon, mademoiselle. we get YER
Far from re subject. am YER un-
fortunate Eat you have no ladder. He
would understand"
''I'm not a man, and I'm. not my
tather. Couldn't you say something
lifted for my ihtelligence?'
II say no more about re settlements, !,
now take up re familee."
what family %
''Ze one to which have re honor to
belong. One Of my ancestors was a
narechal to Napoleon lie grand"
Yon dent mean It."
cBut 60 ri i back Fan Eat. My
great gTeatsl ldfadder was master of
.e horse to- ze grand monarch Louis
XIV.
did he ride the kings horses to
vater?'
Ride gem to water: oh. mademoi-
seIle. zat was not hees duties. Re Office
vas an honor"
What has he or the ,mareehal to do
with what you have to say 10 me?''
"MademoiseIle. if you do me re honor
% listen to proposal for your hand re
frst thing would say TO your fad
ier''-
"Never mind my father. What would
You say TO meg'
Il say Eat you are adorable; Eat you /,
would max me ze h:lffaiest Of men If |
ron would listen to nay suit: zat wizout !
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