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Show HAD ALL THE BEST OF IT Wise Girl Selected for Husband Man Who Had Both Seasons for Garnering Wealth. ''Daughter," said the anxious father to the eldest daughter of a brood of seven, "your mother tells me that you have had a proposal." "Yes. father, I have," demurely replied re-plied the young woman. "In fact, I have received several." ' I hear the ice man proposed to you?" "He did." "And you accepted him, of course?" "I did not." "Unwise child! Think of the money he coins every Bummer! " "The plumber also proposed." "Ah! That is better. A man of untold wealth garnered every winter. Beyond doubt you told him 'yes!'" "No, father.' "Wha-a-a-t? Do you mean to tell me you let so golden an opportunity slip by ungrasped?" "Yes. father. You see, I accepted a man who sells ice in summer and is a plumber in winter." "Ah, daughter! Fly to my arms! You make me weep with pride!" |