Show I Inability to Make Meat Pies Is I Reason for Refusal to Marry an American By Hetty Hart MUSTERING 1 G together together the best French I knew I tapped lightly on the door leading into the office of Mile lUlIe Marie falie Destouesse teacher of French and who only recently r arrived from France rance A soft mellow voice answered aIl Come in There sat a a. petite petit with dark lm hair r and large sympathetic brOwn eyes who WIlO made made madea a sharp contrast with the cold businesslike atmosphere rc of th the office The young oung girl was yas no older than the average coed and was none other than Mile l Marie Marte Destouesse herself In the course of at our delightful conversation con con- I learned of ot many interestIng interestIng interesting interest- interest Ing French customs Mlle Mile Destouesse talked freely and with a certain pride However when I asked her whether or not she would marry an Am American rican she hesitated cocked her head to one side opened 4 her ber large brown e eyes es wider and amI naively asked asked- As soon as I assured her that I Idid Idid Idid did not mean to be too personal or rude she sid aid Well ll the American boys all love Jove mea meat pies and not having hav hV- ing that delicacy in rance France I cant can't make them What is that proverb you vou OU Americans say Oh Oh yes CS The way wart wat to 5 heart is through his st mach ALso o you OU American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean boy would not ha have e me mc now In my turn to fo look sur sur- Upon seeing me mo blink sho she laughed deliciously But at any rate ate I T I dont don't believe there is a a. single American boy who would not more nore ore than willingly be deprived o of his m mat at pies in return for the hand of ot l Iad Mademoiselle Dc Destouesse Seriously speaking continued mademoiselle I came to America to study and not to 10 marry marn My ly husband must bo of ot the same ame temperament as I. I Such a ono one Is Is difficult to find in cne's own o country and much mu-ch more so in a a. foreign land Not fully understAnding understanding under under- st standing the quick emotional character charac ter of the French Frech our married l lifo to might soon become incompatible The French hold hoid marriage more sacred than do the majority of or Americans It I Is j Till d death th do us p part rt in Fran France e while white in America It is oft often ofton n Till STIll the Judge judge- do dous us The Tho difference in our oUt languages would also alo mar mal perfect understanding between us should r I marry an an American Amer Amer- ican Jean I If 1 I should Jive Iv ir in- in America Am rica t L a. a I V t ii accent The Th same i r rb b true in my husbands husband's case should we live Ue in fri FrancO France Besides s I love lr France nce too too much to always remain in iT th tho thi United States and an an American Is Ia Is likewise too devot devoted d to his own o to to be willing to sJ spend nd his life lite In France So you see I would never neVer- marr marry an Am American |