Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-10-31
ACTED en- Her
OWN JUDGMENT
How q Young Woman Sc
Icc:cd Her Life Partner.

d u. ),
Brown advocated giving way to love,
no matter how unproniising match
might be otherwise. Mrs. Tinker con
sidcrcd common sense the most dcSir-
able trait r. look for in life partner.
Mrs Evans declared that. after all that
had been said against marriages for
money. without it there could be 10
comfort and without comfort love is
short lived Mrs TWitrhell declared
that no man could ever have won her
who WAS not a fascinating couyegsa-
tioualist.
your remark. Mrs. Twitchel." said
Mrs. Anderson, "remnds me OF story
IA story in which WAS the principal
actor When ! WAS eighteen went to
visit Schuolmutc whose father WAS
very intimate with the superintendent
of an insane asylum. During my visit
dance was given for the patients,
and We were MI Invited.
My first partner watts so queer look
ing and mad such Il restless. anxious
look in his eye that was AFRAID of
him. Every now and again he would
look at solIie other mental wreck. ana
once | was dreadfully frightened for
fear he was going to attack Il demure
little woman who of all those present
looked the most traCtahle. My partner
said very little to me. and when | adj
dressed IL Remark To him he barely an
swered ne. He seemed preoccupied.
! NJ ht, fl,rp an
present his natural enemy and if | es-
capped being StrangIed by him before
the dance was finished would he for
tunate was much relieved when
the music stopped
My second partner WAS very differ
ent. Ee WAS about thrtytive years
cd and handsome as II picture shall
never forget the quiet. we'll poised look
in his e&eS. The matron introduced
him to me and as she did so whispered
something to me which | understood
to be that he was an invited guest.
But if she had not so Informed me |
should have been sure that he was Of
perfectly sound mind. He made sew
eral remarks To me in the intermiSsions
Of the dance that caught my attention
at once and | longed to listen to his
conversation. Such Il man at such an
age Is just the person to impress II
young girl who is naturally fattered
by any notice he deigns to hestuw
upon her. AS soon as the dance WIS
finished put my arm through his that
should not lose him.
He talked delightfully."-. He was
graduate OF an American. a German
and an English university. He had
Travelled everywhere and had the fac
ulty Of impartiug not only information
on abstruSe topics. but of making one
seem to visit the places he dlnd visited
His favorite topic was biology. re-.
member his telling me that scientists
were getting every day nearer to Il
knowledge Of the source Of life. and
he surprised me by telling me that the
day would come when they would by
chemical substances and forces pro
duce protoplasm. the fundamental liv-
ing substance t.
while we were chatting my first
partner passed us and gave my com.
panion a look which flattered myself
to be interrupted In my tete-a-tete and
showed by apparent rapt attention that
i was absorbed in what was being
said to me.
MY partner after this. continuing
his remarks on the source Of life. grew
animated. He made me feel that he
was a superior being sent down from
heaven to demonstrate that our mortal
part Is nothing more than chemical
combination to hold the soul during it's
preparation for another existence. My
enthusiasm waxed with his. But,
though was rapt In what he said.
there was dual current Of thought
In my mind. Il feeling of how happy
could be with. how proud Of. such
husband
Again my first partner came near
us. and again | noticed that he was
wrought upon by Jealousy. True. he
was lunatic. but ! was at an age I"
be pleased even ut the jealousy OF an
unbalanced mind. His insanity need
not necessarily interfere with his taste
AT that moment my companion gave
my arm clutch that caused me to
Shrek with pain. shouting. i will force
your soul from your body and put 1t
back again: And from the look In his
eye knew that were he free to do so
he would murder me.
Il heard n sharp whistle. In mo-
ment my first partner was holding my
second. and In II few seconds more he
was Joined and assisted by several
Keepers. The man | admired was hliS
tied OF like n frloii. and the man did
not admire superintendent his removal.
We'll. to rnd the story. 1t turned
out thai my first partner was bril-
hant young do tor who as medical d.
rector of thu asylum was studying
mental Diseases. My second was
!uhh'ic of no special education who
had picked mp II smnttering Of various
sciences. such WAS the Judgment OF
girl of marringenble age between
TWO men as to which she would marry.
nave two daughters. and am deter.
mined that neither Of them shall mar