Show c FETE Of DEVISED VI Sf 0 BY 8 rt BELGIAN MAIDENS S Town Kinds hinds Itself Famous F Novel FC east Where Spinsters Hovel SCHEME TO GET HUSBANDS Adventures of or n 11 Correspondent Who WIt Found herself lit it a u Table Tallie With Matrimonial Candidates CorrM July Jill 6 When last year B tits h 60 00 marriageable young oung girls oC of In c me to the sorrowful conclusion that Hist their small smell village could not Ilot provide enough husbands to gt gb around and ont their now famous Invitation to the young men of at foreign parts time the expression In h local parlance Including the lads trout troll the village lIIn le over the hill hili a as well as 18 thOle from front strange countries to a n Router gouter that they might make flke acquaintance m e with a ble We view Iel to matrimony Ina they th as little realized that Ihal their Idea Id would world celebrated UN lill did 1111 I 1 that I should ever t r be associated with It II limit Hut fate and the of ot the editor for tor anything novel noel obliged me to steam sway away from by 11 an art early parly morning train a 11 few tew days ago IlKI en ell routs loute for tor that delectable delec 1 aLIP spot of where sv horn time the anniversary of ot the first successful venture having hll come route round the expert ment w was WAil n to 10 be lie repeated husband be IMS Ing lag expected on that day to tn drop dap ripe and ready reads for the time Hymeneal JI altar Into bite time the fruiting awaiting II lIa I II arras of or the spinsters of ot I An hours Journey Journe through one of ot tho the most meet charmingly parts of lit I reminiscent In Its rich rolling pasture posture of parts of or l brought me to 10 the goal where when the station Million was mite fared faced by n II little cemetery no so full tull of ot grand monuments that U it spoke volumes volume tor for the quarries of at proper not IIO to be lit co founded with it Qi l or Url ll ri tho rho Jpy II If g let j i i t V leib ry w wh W u o Is exported eIrl o France l ranee and nd Amer timer los lea Nero Here the Ihl natives native get It It so O cheap that In the th cn case e p of ot an extravagant wife af Ill a man confided the tha monument was wan reel real economy r which Is III first t reached IK Is 11 on ea the spur of or a It narrow ra rum tins In opposite hank bank la is crowned with the two be he Ing lag divided by hya a streamlet which II might he hs a 1 river of If blood no so effectually doe It separate them Hence cau t dl n professed to be he entirely Ig Ignorant II Ignorant of ot this days festival tl In Its sister Hinge even ven though thou h sundry Mower lower arches spanned ll Its 1111 reads rondi The proprietor tor nf of a 1 small drapers diapers strop shop with a tl tina air n Ir of ot Indifference w said ld sho had read react something about It Il In the papers but hut really knew nothing not nor 1101 could she chic he give me uie the limo address or of the time editor 1 of ot ofa a II local I I paper of whom I was soaking Information though time the sister village lay 11 at nt her very Ir feet The Thus rivalry hn hM has been nude made more bitter than limn ever since n line has ho hit upon nn al Idea which has brought many malt matil con li I prizes and much trade lands and anI r hat ban famous not only In to the tho Ih general Idea l but hul us as having actually succeeded In originating a R delightful country cus custom CU custom tom at III a II time lime when such tire lire fast die dis disappearing appearing ALL tL SORTS AND CONDITIONS n OP OF MEN nn In I r f found that lint the thi router to which the th young men mIll wore were did not place plure till 4 orlu lok k th thu a u term terns which may mean maul luncheon ten tea or m any odd In lu tune P and rakes Thin tf of r n i 1 turn round mound the village v with Ith lt Its i dd old ul l Gutu IP Ic 1 church dating from the thu i century ami containing among limong many mazy one fill tombs that of Inu thu HI Sin of or cM nerd and 11 ii prep pp P ep 1 nt t I tw t o till rashes with M t towers toss O era ra nil Inn with a II melt the his other bt hI b longing t to 10 lh hl I Ip ngen family parents Puente of f I H wife of ut the th lan minis t tar r to lc Washington My 2 ouch village vI 1111 III window framed drained the figure uro of a 11 Hi girl Mirl ell In her bo hOlt bout t and looking out like HUtor Anne Atme for sUllie one onu coming corning mid and ringing In hr ir heart henrt the old song nong 1 II nobody coming coining to met me by notices circulars And had been beel tout out ut and w II Me Ide kb unit and youth responded nobly to tn tin tte tI call Prom From 2 on young men m come en me In swarms They were Ie of nt all sort forte and mul i tl 11 the farm laborers laborer who clean shining and gut fawning arrived In lumbering farts Carta mid nett young farmers with hats hale and smart ties who mme come lu lit neat gig to the tilt who appeared by hy train in n II delightful Incongruity of ot nt tire having apparently themselves them amid the tho of ot their wardrobes whence they tM emerged 11 III In brown or White louts frock coats and hate hots Some evert Ilm III In automobiles and I wan left to tn wonder I they our werf the till owners of th the chauffeurs in search of ot partners for life Ife It Jt was w as noticeable that lint t few m men n came alone alona hut but one 1110 w iv is to be he wat watched d near nearing ing lug tho the by hy a n winding road cheering his hiM with a concer on Ii he played moat hOlY choly love lovo ditties lift JIlt paid not nut the Ille slightest heed to the crowd on of arrival but bUI blushing played elt Into the till of ot a 1 rate cafe whence lie he emerged only when the moment of ot to Then emly haying having quietly marked sparked his quarry he be made a n dash for tor u a 1 young woman twice his liti size and certainly older alder with lIh whom he hr was wan to be lie seen eel later inter in conversation Hows Holls of ot men man Clime came to gather arm arnt In 11 arm ann u UN I hough for tor mu 1111 mutual tuft one ont party being headed bended by a n small email wheezy hand organ or an whoso encouraging strain perhaps re repaid paid for fOl the trouble rouble of currying carrying U it Twelve for tor the tM opell tr fe that dotted the tine email places on the back of oC the Hennette Bennette On nn these of ft entree coffee were wore placed pinned They bud Imd no lieu han bantiles handles I tiles wreathed with rotten and bore Imre affectionate to to the tho occasion an UM K did Ihl the many with de of ot Cupids l with how bow and arrow orrow turtle doves dOIel wed wel wedding weldin ding din rings 1111 1 carrier currier pigeon with love lave letters Indeed everything Imd h been done that was possible to age ng rout and lure luro that at elf shy bird the eligible young man Into the cage oge I of ut matri matrimony mony Flowers I loler and amt paper napkins gave guvo f un an air lIr of oC and propriety to 10 each table while several r Village vho In III their turn tutu perhAPs peek sweethearts further n II Held had tinned turned for Or the afternoon in into Into Into to s a waiters coY COV CO Excitement reached ranched fever h bent hent nt when 18 smut smart bachelors nil all with huge but bUI buttonhole bouquets and headed he by u II viva clous president arrived from mussels but there ther was tae nn ms awful poses pause when 4 struck and not one single young girl could be found with sufficient cour urge HBO to go 0 to 10 Iho he coffee tables able and await a 1 They hey enlarged emerged shyly sh IY from rain their own men doors linked arms nod and union giving thou them 1 to tt thread the tho Hut but they thay were deaf dont to tu nil All i fly Ily 10 minutes mInute past tour four OUI they were tos tossing their lade heads like Ilk proud society 11 11 U 1108 showing os oft off with nil the airs ulrA graces of co coquettes They even wound their wo between the tables whereat every ever young man tucked UI his hili collar and pullet pulled 11 his and pre prepared prepared lre pared for n da h but hut they would ouM nut not take thou their places It seems that envious of ot other villages el had hilI remarks on the of the th girls of nf 1 to tn anti ns till IH an nn old llono on 1111 a Ii u doorstep mumbled Our gills ghIs must show today lint Hint they thuy Mm I not to be hI picked up In him H a minute The were getting jetting more than thann n tI little rinse when the Cult TI to tn toJ J Airs Irs 11 IU having been pall paid 1 the th girls president lont the lute eldest of nt the party took look her nt ut table An Another other and another followed ouch each leav leaving mw ing it II varmint on ether side Thore n a shout trout from I It throats and in III n KU urn Instant Till 1111 had Imd a 1 Jock Jack beauto bf be h auto her though honesty compels the tho acknowledgment that Hint tho Iho afternoon heing holn hot anti ninny minty of tho till mon man come sumo long Ion distances they hey scorned i nt fit t tAr far mote morn Interested In m till the coffee mill a 1 peculiar made for tur forthe tho the occasion known us 19 ti II mas tolle tell than In lu looked 1 hard anti hut hit local custom allowed Il of ot UH ItH being dipped clipped In ht the cup till It woe WOI soft and AN A I looked on with oon Inter InItH TilE THE JAPS IN DASH OF THEIR CHARGES III k c is s 1 t i I o t 1 I Ii f t i L i It r N e C Q QI f I Military with frith both boll the thi II n and the thc Japanese armies have S a that Hint no army In the world coin cnn show letter hatter than the up o In ht Manchuria It Is le wild gald the tho y do not know what defeat meR III N N v NA I N NW W N r rr oat ost nt lit this tills fete god and nw rather to fled nOll that th the lor bo Lo tag tn greatly In him eX es of ot the lie gilds Ills 1115 I l win Will Invitations my olf to 10 take coffeo with one or of ot the part given Riven by u it lle u it 1 nudge fudge nil nila a 1 jerk nf of tho thu heed head In tint the th direction of ot the tables At tt t last but a n youn man frost from omo country countr town nd ad advanced with great greut form farm and with imich 1111 ot of h heels l II to In white canvas shines and n or of the hat tint begged ello to do till him Ii tho the honor qt taking coffee with him all that accepting his Ms Invitation might Im Irn Imply ply Illy I demurred d but Iut his a apice 1 pice of ot born bom of the I feeling us na fa 01 certain Instructions lolI always to 10 join In everything no so as fiR to get nil all local color me Inn change 1 my toy mind and n 1 smile emile In hI hImy my any at ot the I he thought of ot tho the luis hits I hund left ut homo I 1 advanced to take my m y place l lIt with sv lilt tho the teat rent It mutt must bo ho Mated fluted t I that earlier In Iii tho tIto afternoon my hostess had hlll Informed mu me that my arrival had hind been beon viewed with great disfavor by h the tho who saw SIW n a possible advantage In III my Illy clothes nod ond the fact that I wore score u II hut hat while they did not already pro pm provided vided with ii how bow n never oer ever they could now afford to 10 bo he son gen sonorous orous my nil mill n II ranch candi candidate dote date for tor coffee and matrimonial honors wag Willi greeted with Install It wax suns with much that I settled nettled down to coffee corfee and my 11 new conquest Oddly enough ho knew kit a n afew 1 few fe words worde of at tho language and ho gao gain 1110 mo many terribly tortured phrases to limn vol hut but at ot boat laRt ln l bo le sank fink into comfortable FrenCh Fremin lie IIo won was good to any RII he hind hail noticed ni mn me the Instant b ho arrived that ho he lilted something high chiM chaas that 1 I perhaps nt at atthe the tho head hand of ot soma or perhaps mold maid to some Borne Indy of oC title Ho Un wai wn seriously l looking for a It It anti nn 1 I ru loUII about the end of lit 0 the o nth Brent grent rent volubility ho lie pointed out that ho hI was wag jolt ynh Taking off oft hili hot hat that I J might admire Mu hta curly lokI locks unit dark e ee be told m me ine that hH hi position in life lire will tens tres bonne lIonne that he bud economies and wa ill all the time art artfully artfully fully trying byln to In resolve thAt burning question for tor mil torn my tint dot lie tie told mo me he hI lied Imd a R mother and lint limn she sll had Imd coming with him that day to look out for tor hint him but prevented presented by hy illness She would live lIe with him hint after marriage and would lie he was WAN sure mire welcome mid love In her hor iu Hut But there tharo was wn u II shadow across his hili IM eyes IOA ns liS be lie te that mild made mo me doubt whether n stronger In would hate havu ha a 1 good time AH As nn till for tor hi Isla hll wont of t con ren In III II seeking coking a Il wire wife nt lit l enus CIUl ulnes he lie sold said that It often orlon III In these there out of the places ono found a 1 good and with that Inherent in It fHI that having an nu would make him very r chic ch In III hi ills hili Willi cir dr circle clu cle nut Hut he lie always hedged fledged behind the Uio J IV nil oil the affaires march mach well ell When I count could get t In a n word I 1 heel told him biro I wan wa not lint u candidate for tor t drawing off my Glove jUne that lie lis should see xeo my I wadding ring He lie grew un an angry gry gl told lohl mo lIe iii o I Imd cheated che him and wonted his hili time tine and was no so Inclined to tobo bo ho rude that I lied Imd to remind him that It wan Wall ha hI who hAil hwd Invited me m 1110 to 1111 It Il was tuns nut not I 1 who hail had I I taken my sty III nt cit an as an um I lion to any ally comer coiner that I was tins free ruin Fortunately a n diversion occurred In Inn Inn Ina n a welcoming speech to the tha bachelors bachelor I front from the lady matlo from n it I rude platform In storm h In III u u 1 voice v choking with 1 emotion It it lAIi cH very ery cleverly put pt to toI I and her thanks fur for the thin ready rendy I of the tho to the th spin tern lore cull call for Cor succor was very i Ing An excellent reply on uti behalf of oC oCI i the bachelors lors wan Willi 5 made by h the tho preM president 1 dent of ot the tho Brussels party P who ru 10 rui i minded his hearers that last hUlt years fete feto had resulted In 14 adding I do lu 10 thou and do likewise Both Hoth he 1 and the lady ladr president were presented with bouquet mid exchanged the thC kiss of ot friendship tn m example so no promptly followed by fly nil all tho the couples that I J wits was glad to have lost my Illy young than man In III the tho I crowd cr twit I Ivery A very fat tut girl with thin the voice of oC a u mouse then ten gave gate pe n a love song son dikes on Oil tho the tender passion tot fol An Incident was tens the tho I speech of hrH ono it tf those bachelors who vho had hod been belli tumble to who bewailing slut sad fillet suggest cd 01 that Import girls enough to go o round Witha With a It bow bit to the tile stronger stranger lady lad he was WIlS ovo oven ovell good Komi enough to Invite tho the blonde blon miss misses es of ot Albion Before I 1 left 1 t learned that Menus tellus I cuts sines viewing with dismay tho rho of ot moneyed visors 8 had nil day d du pas 0 by hy hud hind to bo he ou It ti tId e d toh n feuN festival the tho l girls of 0 the villages to 10 no hi In III providing the coffee and cakes mid and the tho tenet feast to be he held alternately In each ench I i It Is probable that In III tine time the tha whole will lose much of ot its lis do de delightful originality and sincerity but hilt in us inI usI I euw It U It was simply a IL rustic mimetic festival VII I In lit which rill nil took putt part In iii serious ear eur neat Cert nel t An open nir bull ball dosed closed the pro rending was orderly In tn inthe the tho extreme there thero no going off orr to flirt In corners and the was all done dOlle In III full view of |