His Criticism

"So you hev got an answer to the advertisement you put in a matrimonial paper for a wife?" inquired Josh Medders with interest. "Wa'al- er'h'm!- yes," replied Jay Green rather dubiously. "I've got a pink-tinted, bergamot-scented note from a lady who describes herself as a widow ot 26, 120 pounds, five feet, Hvely dieposition, snappin' black eyes, a yearn for an indulgent busband and so on; but - er-ah " "Wbat's the matter with the description?" "Wa'al, it's all accordin' to how you look at it. The fact that she's got snappin' black eyes and a lively disposition and desires an indulgent husband would be kinder enticin' if it wasn't for her claim to havin' five feet. That, together with her liveliness and the snap of her eyes, causes me to pause and wonder if she. wrmldn't. be iest a little bit too much