Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-10
OF MILO.
BY stanilaua hersea.

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f~Copryright, 1904. by w. r. Hearst.i
They had married from love. She
va a beautiful woman and she knew
1t. Her mirror told her many times
every day, and men had told her as
long as she could remember. Her hus-
band loved her Still more because she
was beautiful, though they had really
loved each other since they Were barely
out of school. when she was still
lanky, bony girl, who gave no promise
of her later beauty.
As 1t was, her husband dotted on her
beauty, and could sit for hours watch
ing her every movement. n he could
never get tired of praising her, even
at the risk of making himself appear
ridiculous.
They went on their wedding trip and
everywhere they went he noticed how
people admired her, and their silent adj
miration n jealous looks made the
young wife more conceited every day,
but her husband did not seem to notice
this at all.
Together they travelled through Prov
ence, and finally, before returning
home, they decided to spend a couple
of weeks in Paris. He knew the city
thoroughly, and a always loved to
imagine the day when he was to show
it's charms to a beloved companion.
The very first day they went to h
Louvre, and he first Of all showed to
his wife the famous statue OF the We
nus of Medicf.
The remained standing before 1t in
silent admiration, n he who had al
ways loved beauty before everything.
was In an ecstacy of bliss, which even
made him forget the living woman at
his side. His heart beat faster and his
eyes dilated at the sight OF the mar
velous statue. Its beauty made him as
one intoxicated.
His wife noticed the change which
had came over him.. and she Eyed the
classic rather coldly. so that is the
fhr rl Venus;. was her first
ty in 1t, which she did not think h
possessed to a far greater perfection.
She looked at her husband, who seemed
to have forgotten her very existence.
How was it possible that he could adj
mire this cold stone more thar he adj
mired her? A feeling OF jealously
came over her. u she said nothing,
simply waited for him to speak.
Finally he tore himself loose. rs not
she divine?" he asked, the expression
of a great happiness still in his eyes.
ooh, yes, the statue is very we'll done.
and the m is quite stately in her
bearing, but still l think that you men
make too much fuss about it."
Too much fuss!" he exclaimed in
establishment. Why that statue is the
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eyes, the intellectual forehead. the
classic nose. the small mouth, the
rounded chin"-
He stopped, struck by the strange
expression in her face.
Il admit all that she said, rather
e%xcitedly, but how do you think this
much admired beauty would look In
q dress like mine? Rather like a.
coarse dairy maid, I am afraid. And
think of her in evening dress, with
short sleeves!" she added with a smile,
thinking of the classic statues missing
arms.
ooh, / know very we'll that she could
not wear the foolish toilettes Of today,
because you women have strayed far
away from the ideal beauty and dis
torted your bodies to conform with the
bids Of stupid fashions. l love the Ve-
nus as she is, and think that she. far
surpasses by far any living woman"
She could hardly believe her own
ears. Was really her husband speaking
in this way?
You seem to forget the reputation
she had" she said bitterly, ''or you
would moderate your admiration some
what. But | suppose you will say that
all those wicked stories We're only in
ventions of other women, who were
jealous"
ooh, | know that she was rather UNI
conventional, but who can think OF
that, when, looking at the snowy mar
ble-but i see that you are rather pref
udiced against her, SO / propose that we
drop the subject" he said and looked
once more at the statue, before he could
tear himself loose.
All the way to their hotel, not one
word was spoken, and when they had
reached their room, the wife rushed
70 the mirror to make sure that she
had lost none of her charms.
Her husband noticed 1t with a smile,
and, taking pity on her, he went over
to her.
Throw your arms around me-" he
said; that is one thing that Venus OF
Milo cannot do"
N from that hour the NEUROLOGICAL
rival was no longer dangerous.