Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-01-14
Choosing


"You cannot remain undecided long,"
Gaid Margaret's mother Margaret
tweaked the Angora Kittens ears and
said nothing
"They are both desirable" continued
Margaret's father. ut seems to me
that the problem is to fix upon the one
that is the more desirable. 1t means
providing our little girl with COM
panion for life.''
"And they both come to your office
today? That was funny"
mo, 1t was not funny. 1t was CO.
Incidence, but 1t was not fnnny. Pom
derson came in heavily, parted his coat
tails carefully and sat on the edge of
the chair offered him, smoothed his
| thinning hair and after his embarrass.
ment talked carefully and well. He
has a great deal to offer wife; he Is
| moderately successful, has nice
home, is deacon in the church and Is
of kindly disposition"
"But he always looks so sad," said
| Margaret's mother.
II know. That is because of his ten.
| der heart. He has had heaps of trouble.
| He worshiped his father and his
| father died. He loved his mother and
| she was bedridden invalid on his
hands for years. He very seldom smiles
but has u beautiful smile when he does
smile"
what do you yourself think of
him?"
81 admire and like him immensely.
No one can help liking Ponderson. He
is young, too. just the same age as Har.
lor, though he appears to be ten years
his senior.
1T is hard problem" he concluded,
lamely. I'm stumped."
"And what did you tell him?" asked
Margaret's mother.
81 told him l would talk it over with
you. He seemed anxious, but not hope.
full, when he left. Hn must have passed
| young Harlor in the elevator as he
| went down."
"Mr. Harlor is different"
| "Some No embarrassment about
Harior. He breezed into my office.
seated himself on the corner of my
| desk and put it to me- as he expressed
it. He has money, which was left to
him; he has more than the average
share of good looks and he knows the
pink section of the newspaper from the
first to the last column. / do not be.
lieve that he said anything about low
ing Margaret; but he did say that he
believed she loved him and would
make him mighty happy"
Yes? How very boyish!"
"Yes, almost too boyish."
'But youth will be served"
youth will be served. But it may
be better for our little girl to marry
someone who will serve, rather than
one who will be served. Mr. Ponder.
son would never have driven his auto
recklessly while Margaret was a pas
senger l believe | will tell Ponder
son Yes"
"Papa!" Il was Margaret herself
that spoke for the first time.
what is it, dear?"
'You will do nothing of the kind!
Am not to be consulted? have some
interest in this affair. / have not told
you the whole story about that auto
smashup. We were bowling along at
more than the legal speed, we two on
the front seat and the bulldog on the
back seat, when all of a sudden Mr.
Harlor let go of the wheel with one
hand and tried to kiss me! l threw
back my head as far as | could and he
let go of the wheel with the. other hand
and the next we knew we were both
in the ditch, which was about a foot
deep with mud, that must have saved
| Hunc Tho
the auto flat enough for rug and the
auto had turned turtle and smashed
against telegraph pole at one and
the same moment.
I'VE scrambled up and l exclaimed,
Now see what you did, Yes replied
he, with a grin, .but / got tfs kiss
My dress is ruined!' / sobbed. That's
right he said, but / got the kiss!'
And look at poor Hector!' / cried.
Rough on Hec.' replied he, but he died
in good cause-I got the kiss!' And
your car is wreckcd!' told him. Sure
but what's car or two,' he replied, Il
got the kiss!'"
1.-The ideal! l bet Mr.. Ponderson
never so far forgot himself as to try
to steal kiss. If he wanted kiss he
would ask for 1t like a gentleman"
Just the same, he grabbed me and
kissed me when l told him about the
auto accident"
HE did! What did you say to
that?"
81 just looked at him! And you
should have seen him grove! He said
he was sorry that he had kissed mel"
81 shall say no more, daughter" sur
rendered Margaret's father
"It will make Ponderson miserable.
am sorry!"
But he is used to being miserable,
papa. And l don't know that having
me for a wife will make him any
more miserable than"
"You don't mean"
81 do! You two dear stiles thought
you were picking out husband for
me when had him all picked out. Mr..
% hot h,