Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-10

Lovely but to one on earth.
There are very few girls who ar,
blessed with a model lover, a man VIII,
has no faults. From the time his Wis
its indicate serious intentions. the fam
lily of his sweetheart begin to specu
late as to what faults he may have
Love is blind, they concede, declaring
among themselves that 1t is wisest ant
best to point out his shortcomings
Then she will not jump blindly into
matrimony.
Her father insinuates that a mans 6
sponge who comes calling on a Cir
Sunday afternoons and remains until
the dinner bell rings, accepting her in
vitation to dine. Company dinners are
more expensive than the plain, whole
some meals the family sits down to
Mother thinks daughter has made q
happy choice Of a sutton. insisting that
not n young man in a hundred would
be 30 c~onsiderate Of her daughter az
to provide a carriage when he takes
her to the theater, even II it's only q
few blocks on. And he dresses with
such perfect taste, and sends her low.
ers evenings he does not come.
That's sheer Extravaganza" cuts
in Uncle Ned. 1T may do for q mil:
lionaire not knowing the need Of
money. 1t isn't the proper caper for
a man who earns thirty per. or 80. I'd
think more Of his counting his pennies
II he thinks Of marrying"
Aunt Ellen fears he's inclined to
firt. She has seen him walking with
young ladies and each one he seemed
to pay marked attention to. One or
two Of the girls she m~istrusted to be
dreadful coquettes. Her brother was
OF the opinion that he wasn't a
stranger to the wine cup. He had run
across him at q bar in q cafe! A
chorus Of What took you there?" he
silenced by a lame excuse-he stopped
to buy a package Of cigarettes! The
way he looked from one to the other
said palmer than words that he hoped
the cigarette part would be believed.
BY the time the family sum up the
lovers faults they made It appear
that the girl would take a hazardous
chance on matriniony If she married
him.
There are maidens who accept these
insinuations as truths. Other girls de-
mand stronger proofs Of the short
comings Of the man in whom they
placed faith and love. She valiantly
defends the absent one. II he visits
her Sunday afternoons .she knows he
is with no n else. The hours are all
too short. Manlike. he does not stop
to consider the extra preparations for
n more at the table. Didn't he bring
a cane for father, a sewing basket for
mother. an expensive pipe for Uncle
Ned, a book for Aunt Ellen and q
charm for brother Toms watch chain?
The cash for these peace offerings
would more than set their table for
a week.
Can he turn his head the other way.
pass by his women friends, II they 90
in the same direction without a few
words Of pleasant greeting? / couldn't
care for a man who would show dis
courtesy to my sex. As for extrava-
gance, a lover should be pardoned for
indulging the whim Of a girl he loves
once In a while, eve II it is a strain
on his pocketbook. Both understand
that it will be trolley cars for
them after marriage. Some men have
but n fault. If it does not lead to
excess 1t can be broken up, II his love
for the girl who condemns It is of
strength. What can be ex-
from the man who conceals
his follies? She can decide IL It is
safe to take a chance in wedlock with
the man who is open and a~boveboard
In all he says and does.
Few If any men have the wisdom Of
Solomon. Love Is a c~orrecter Of
The good qualities of a lover
be found out, given credit. II
only perfect men went to the altar
nearly every girl would live and die q
'pinster.