MORNING ENTERPRISE, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1912.
A REALISTIC
PROPOSAL
By HORACE BROWNE
The spriug was at hand. It was
that time in April when a sudden
warmth comes up from the south,
brings out the' buds and sends the in
sects humming. Frances and I were
strolling on the hillside, part wood, part
open. Below was the river, its banks
and flats turning from brown to
green. The question with me was.
JVouId it be a suitable, prudent, wise
thing for me to ask Frances to be my
wife? What I mean is, Did she come
' up to the standard I required in a
wife? .
First and foremost I wished to get
Frances' standard for the man she
would marry. I was not sure I was
up to her standard. 1 would sound her.
"Bixby has taken the valedictory at
college," I remarked.
"So I hear."
"Do you enthuse over valedicto
rians?" "Kot especially."
' "What kind of men do you enthuse
over?"
"My idea of a man I eould love is
not extravagant. - He should be phys
ically and mentally ' and morally
strong. He should be a leader, not a
follower. Bravery is, of course, one
of woman's requirements. I should
like him to be absolutely fearless."
I caught my breath at this catalogue
of requirements. Since she had paus
ed, I supposed it was finished. But
she continued:
"Physically I should wish him tall,
rather slender, square shoulders and
thin hips. His hair should be jet black
and fall over his head in a profusion
of short curls. His eyes, like his hair,
should be black. Under his dark mus
tache at the parting of his lips in a
smile his white teeth should appear in
contrast."
Refreshing surely this to me. 1 am
no fighter, rather short and pudgy, my
hair and eyes are the hue of well pull
ed molasses candy, my teeth are not
very attractive unless one prefers gold
to ivory, but the gold harmonizes with
my sandy mustache. At first blush I
was quite crushed -under this list of
beauties and virtues, but at Frances
bringing forth so many manly charms
the very opposite of my own make up
1 got mad.
"Would you like to hear what kind of
a person my ideal woman is'" 1 nuked.
"No. I don't need to hear, since I
know already."
I was surprised, for I had not toid
her. Indeed, being rather practical,
I had no ideal. I was glad she could
give it to me. Nevertheless, since I
had spoken in a nettled tone, I was not
sure but she bad retaliation in mind.
"She is tall and thin, has one of those
bony, skinny necks that require puTing
or high collars. Her hair you would
call Titian, but it's red. nothing but
red. Her eyes are gray and the whole
contour of her face cold and cutting.
Her voice is pitched in a high key and
rasping."
"l'our description is particular
enough to describe some individual."
' "You wouldn't recognize her from
my description. You would say she
has the figure of a Juno, th head of a
Venus, that her voice was the music o.'
the zither." .
"Is she a real person?" "
"Certainly Maud Baxter."
I remembered that I had seen
something more of Maud lately than
Frances. I plucked up a little cour
age. If Frances was really bent on
marrying a god, why had I made her
angry by my attentions to Maud?
But, no. Surely Frances would not
descend from the steps of the throne
on which her king sat to trouble her
self about a pndgy man with molasses
candy hair. Nevertheless it was very
delightful this sudden sidelight that
was thrown in by means of Maud. It
appeased me wonderfully.
"You haven't heard what kind of n
girl I would really prefer not one you
describe for me, but one I have In
my own mind."
Since I accompanied this with a
plaintive plaintive is the only word
that occurs to me look. 'She conde
scended not to exorcise a Xantippe
for me, but let me give my own pic
ture. "The girl I could love," I said, "is
about your height and build. She has
your eyes and beautiful chestnut hair..
She has your amiable disposition.
Fortunately for me her ideal of the
man she-could love is not so high as
yours or I should bei left out in the
cold."
"Did it strike you that my ideal was
very high?"
"Rather a combination of Alexan
der the Great, St. Francis of Assizzi
and the Apollo Belvidere."
"Oh, that's how it looks to yoH!
Really, didn't you know whom I had
In mind?"
We came to a rustic seat and sat
down. It was not more than a minute
before I felt for her hand and held It
"Who did you have in mind when
you described that godlike creature?".
"I flon't care to make you conceited."
Qh. heavens, could she by any pos
sible means so torture her description
to bring it down to me? What mat
tered it? Did I not feel a thrill pass
ing through her hand to mine and
running up to .my heart?
Well, the rest of it was about like
what had preceded except that our
words more nenrly described our feel
ings. And I who had set out with
the idea of doing something sensible
or at lot'st in a sensible way had done
something natural in (he usually silly
way sin h thluvs are bivni"1' :ibout
DR. JOHN GRIER HI3BEN.
Recently Elected to the Presi
dency of Princeton University.
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EBY SPEAKS AT HIGH
L TOMORROW
O. D. Eby. school director, will Rnealr
-j-at the high school tomorrow morning
on "(Jivic improvement." Mr. Eby is
an eloquent and forceful speaker, and
his address last year at the high school
was considered one of the best of the
series. Superintendent of Schools
Tooze urges all persons, who can, to
hear t&e lecture. Governor West, who
was to have spoken at the high school
this spring, probably will not be able
to do so owing to the- press of official
business. Mr. Toqze, however, - has
aranged with several other prominent
men to deliver addresses and the ser
ies will be as interesting, if not more
so, as that last year.
Makes Sewing a Pleasure
French Not Spoken Here.
M. Fricassee was of a very emotional
temperament. He was staying in a
seaside hotel and had fallen violently
in love with -a pretty young English
"mees," who was also a visitor.
While he sat in the winter garden
reading his beloved one came in, leav
ing the door slightly open as it hap
pened. Up sprang M. Fricassee to his feet
and threw out his arms passionately.
"Ah, je t'adore!" he cried in broken
accents.
The young lady drew herself up
haughtily.
"Sir!" she retorted. "Shut it your
self!" London Answers.
BANQUETERS GET MESSAGES
FROM PROMINENT MEN
Gilbert L. Hedges, toastmaster of
the banquet given by the Democratic
County Central committee at Wood
men Hall Saturday night, read tele
grams of regret over their inability to
attend from W. J. Bryan,- Woodrow
Wilson, Champ- Clark, Governor Mar
shall, of Indiana, and Governor Har
mon, of Ohio.
School To Entertain
An entertainment and basket social
will be given next Saturday evening
April 20, at 7:30 o'clock at the Hazel
dale school house, District 90. Every
body invited.
Sues To Quiet Title
Leoi Hostetler, Se., has sued N. M.
Owen and others to quiet title to land
in section 32, township 4 south, range
1 east.
Before He rnougni. .
Indignant Customer (at telephone)
When are you going to send that load
of coal you promised me a week ago?
Absentminded Coal Dealer It's slated
for delivery tomorrow afternoon, 1 be
lieve, sir. St. Louis Times.
TEMPTATION.
The joy of resisting temptation is
the highest joy men can feel. The
victory brings a moment when our
little life here grows larger and we
feel ourselves lifted into a wider
sphere. We have a sense of fel
lowship with higher beings and are
somehow conscious, of their sym
pathy. All God's creation smiles
upon us and appears made for our
joy. A. B. Davidson.
A Saint's Tomb to Order.
An English contemporary tells the
story of an East Indian frontier tribe
which, having been jeered at by an
other tribe' because it possessed no
tombs of saints, went out. killed a well
known holy man and buried Jrini.
AUT01ST ON TRIP
ADVERTISING FAIR
John Clark, who is making a trans
continental tour of the United States,
by auto, advertising the San Francis
co World's Fair stopped in Oregon City
for several hours Monday. The ma
chine, a "Schacht Forty"-was re
cently chosen by the advertising com
mittee of the Pair Association to tour
the United States, advertising the Fair
The tour will include all of the larg
est cities of the country and will last
two years. Mr. Clark said that the
trip to Oregon City had been a pleas
ant one and that he had not had any
serious accidents.
DELEGATES ARE NAMED BY
I. O. O. F. TO GRAND LODGE
The I. O. O. F. has appointed dele
gates to the Grand Lodge and Rebek
ah Assembly, which convenes at Pen
dleton May 30, and which will continue
three days. The delegates are R. J.
Hodgson, S. S. Walker and James
Shannon. The Rebekah delegates are
Miss Ada Bed well, Mrs. S- S. Walker
and Mrs. E. W. Scott. S. S. Walker
is also delegate to the grand encamp
ment, having been apointed last
year. He is grand outside sentinel.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
The following are registered at" the
Electric Hotel: W., W. Sanderson, St.
Johns; O. P. Coshow, Roseburg; Miss
M. Ohme, R. C. Markee, Portland
Thomas McCabe, Sandy; William
Guire, Portland; A. DeFord, H. Moore
and wife, J. Burr and wife, Cascade
Locks; A. Guerrier, C. Johnston,
Clackamas, Jos. R. Dean, Clackamas;
W. Wheeler, J. Draper, O. Kent, C.
Munson , Levi Munson, Harvey Dris
coll, Lena Rivers Co.; E. H. Harris,
Charles Williams, Manager Chinese
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MAIN OFFICE SEVENTH & ALDER STS.
PHONES MAIN 6688 AND A. 6131.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
W. H. Dobyns to Emma B. Dobyns,
lot 9, -of block 8, South Oregon City;
$200. - - " '
Jesse Arthurton Keek and Gussie
Keck to Sarah Elmer, lots 37, 38, 39,
block 43, Minthorn Addition to Portland;-
$10.
Elizabeth Miller and Amelia Miller
and Louisa Miller to J. D. and Mary
Lofgren, 109.43 acres Tf section 28,
township 4 south, rang 1 east; $10,
945. Vanda and William Walters to D.
D. R. and C. W. Michael, 25.80 acres
of sections 19- and 20, township 3
south, range 1-west;, $10.
Ellen M. Rockwood to Sarah Math
ews, lot 20, Rockwood Acres; $90.
Charles and Elisa Richter to Lucy
Meyer, lot 1 of Tract 73, First Sub
division of portion of Oak Grove; $1,
960. Mrs. T. W. Sullivan and T. W. Sulli
van to Charles and Nellie Overbaugh,
lots 1, 12, 17, 18, block; 18, Milwaukie
Park; $850.
Peter A. Kane to Charles and Nellie
Overbaugh, lot 3 in block 18, Milkauk
ie Park; $200.
Hibernia Savings Bank to Mrs. T.
W. Sullivan, lots 1, 2, 17, 18, block 18,
Milwaukie Park; $140.
Oregon Iron & Steel Company to
Florence C. Lvman. land in section
2, township 2 south, range 1 east; $1.
Oregon Iron & Steel Company 'to
Florence C. Lyman, 4.45 acres of sec
tion 2, township 2 south, range 1
east; $1.
Charles E. Fuge to Emma M. Juhnke
lots 5, 6, 7, block 37, County Addition
to Oregon City; $1800.
G. D. and Elizabeth Boardman to
Grace Loder, lots 64, 65. Jennings
Lodge; $1.
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work we will give a prize every ten days. These, prizes will not affect the fina
count in any way as all votes will count on
THE GRAND AUTOMOBILE
These prizes will be given to the one that hands n the largest number of votes
very ten days. - ' " ' "
The Fourth Special Prize for the best 10 days showing
will be an order on some local merchant. This order
is good for anything in his store worth up toil 5.00 'or
can be applied on a larger account. This order had
ought to be worth every effort you can put forth.