"Young ladies,'' said Mr. G. H. Reid in a, speech at Sydney last, week, "remember thai handsome is as handsome does. The ,man. with the most accomplished imagination, the most fasinat.ing countenance, the most bewitching; ways, generally makes the worst husband— (laughter)—that is. to say if you ever get" him at all—(laughter)—and it* «ii?"v *&#"& <i#k him« Tlie simple testthat I would like to put—and it is :fnimdeidHi|«SM-''a. 'certain amount of forgotten ofxperiehce—<laughter)—the only • thine;-that* k«pt me from marrying for somany yea'tfs #as that I loved too many at Gnce^i&ughter)--until someone took-, their place: who made my life a very ' happy one.. I was saying the test & should like-to piit to a young fellow is; get him to, visit the old people. You will tesi>'tiie-young fellow better that way than-any otber. There are any number 'df ybtfrtg fellows that will take you out":f6r a walk in the moonlight. There :ar'ej not too many that will come to' the'l 'Ola ■> people ana, spend v quiet • evening jtfftere;" The best friendships you can" hjtveV Hi the world for young men. are the friendships that are cultivated in the light of the father and mother's 6¥eside. I would not talk that way now ihVmoonlight's too cold for me." "You *ised to do^lhat?" said a voice in the rear. Mr7 ReM adjusted his eyeglass, •itar^d'iftth^ direction of the voice, anddrawl eel"/ '^My memory is defective."
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12259, 6 July 1909, Page 5
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